To Do Tuesday #75

Made it safely to Seattle and thought I would whip out my blog before we head out to Canada on Wednesday. As is normal in Seattle, it is raining but temperatures are mild.

I will be linking up with Carol @ Quilt Schmilt again this week with the To Do Tuesday linkup.

What Got Done This Week

It has actually been a very productive week. I had another quilty zoom day as well as some quality time on the weekend. I was able to get the following done:

• Blocks 69 & 70 done for this year’s 100 days 100 blocks
• Finally finished August 28th & 29th of the 365 Block Challenge
• Finished sewing up my four patches for my Leaders & Enders Daydreamer blocks
• Finished the December Monthly Color Challenge block
• Finished another block of the Scrappiness is Happiness QAL – Patchwork Star
• 3 rows assembled from my 2019 100 days 100 blocks
• Spent one day layering tops ready that included my Teal Batik Table Runner (pictured above), December Gnome is Where the Heart Is, Year in Words – Christmas, and Blooming Pointsettas
• Quilted Welcome Friends Banner as well as make hanging tabs, binding, label and finish embroidery. Even started sewing on the binding until I was distracted.
• Got myself organized to start cutting and sewing the car/tree blocks for Bringing Home the Tree by Lori Holt. Greens and browns are cut for all 6 blocks.
• Cut all the sashing and filler pieces for Section 3 of Sweet Childhood Memories (not pictured)

APQ Resolution 2023 Status

No activity on these quilts this past week.

• January – 2019 Mama Gypsy – ready to quilt
• February – 2020 Rainbow Half Square Triangle quilt – ready to quilt
• March – 2022 Tula Pink Tiny Beast quilt – needs borders
• April – 2017 Rainbow Log Cabin – needs top and bottom borders
• May – 2021 Halloween quilt – ready to quilt
• June – 2016 Princess twin quilt – ready to quilt
• July – 2018 Charming Sunflowers Squared – ready to quilt
• August – 2021 Hawaiian quilt – ready to quilt
• September – 2015 Dorothy’s MSQC Double Sliced King quilt – Rows 1-6 center assembled, Rows 7 & 8 assembled individually
• October – 2013 Fall quilt – ready to quilt
• November – 2021 Sunshine Quilt – need to work on pieced border, pulled fabric to use with pieced outer border, finished piecing flying geese/nine patch units
• December – 2018 Quilter’s Planner Sampler BOM quilt – ready to quilt

To Do List for the Week of December 19th

While I will not be doing anything for this next week but english paper piecing, it is easier to bring forth my list and update it for the next step for the quilts that I am actively working on.

1. Continue working on #100days100blocks2023.  My goal is finish through block 74
2. Continue working on #365blockchallenge.  My goal is to cut 8/30 & 8/31
3. Bind the Welcome Friends applique wall hanging
4. December Gnome Is Where The Heart Is – pick out threads
5. Assemble Section 3 of the Sweet Childhood Memories QAL
6. Add borders to Patriotic Table Runner
7. Cut large wheel block for Butterfly quilt
8. Attach rows 7 & 8 to Dorothy’s quilt
9. Cut borders for Rainbow Log Cabin quilt
10. Cut borders for Tiny Beast quilt
11. Cut & Sew Scrappiness is Happiness next block (only 7 left)
12. Schedule long arm maintenance
13. Organize pink, purple, & gray threads
14. Continue working on March Block of the Day as leaders/enders project
15. Start Queen of Diamonds block 2-1 (EPP)
16. Layer and quilt rainbow angles into placemats
17. Trim down and layer Big Sur Coastal landscape
18. Make flower units from Hummingbird class
19. Christmas Year in Words – pick out threads
20. Blooming Pointsettas – pick out threads
21. Make angled pieces for pieced border for Sunshine quilt
22. Assemble last row of my AG Christmas #100days100blocks2019
23. Cut one Bring Home the Christmas Tree car/tree block.
24. Work on APQ Resolution 2024 list.

Afterthoughts

I was in my cutting room this week and was in the process of throwing away all those scrap battings I had saved when I realized I needed them. So I ended up cutting 12 4 inch batting squares for me to use up when I get home. LOL! You are wondering what those are for? I will be working on doing the Final Finish on my Cross Stitch projects – Year in Celebration. I have all the supplies to work on finishing them.

I folded up all those scraps of batting and put them back in my batting basket. 😂. I did end up throwing away and/or cutting away anything smaller than 4 inches so I did end up with more room in the basket. It felt like a win!

Design Thoughts

I also came across an idea to use felt tiles for a design wall. So I purchased a dozen of them after measuring my wall. The box came last night and so when I get home from my trip, I will be working on setting that up. It will be huge help as it is time to assemble the 12 inch border (with 6 inch blocks) for my 365 quilt and a design board would be sooo useful.

Fabric Organization Thoughts

I recently watched a video of quilter who uses a lot of scraps. She only sorts by color and when she pulls from her stash, if the collection salvage doesn’t have the information, she has not idea what she is using. She had a trunk show and her quilts were gorgeous.

I have been sorting my Alison Glass collection by color, my Tula Pink collection all together, and then everything else lumped together by color for fabrics larger than 7”. Oh and I have a box of half square triangles sorted by designer. Plus I have bins for 1.5”, 2”, 2.5”, 3.5”, 5”, and 7” strips and squares together. I have another pile of Lori Holt fabric in my english paper piecing area and flannel in another box as well as batiks in a different box. Then there is my Christmas box, my Patriotic box, my Fall box….

While I know where everything is…. After seeing all her quilts, for 2024, I am just going to sort everything by color. At the end of the day, it will take less storage area to sort by color. It is definitely something to think about right?

Happy Holidays everyone!

Peggy Stockwell from San Jose, CA