To Do Tuesday #84

I missed all of you last week but I really didn’t have anything to share as I was off on vacation. Had a great time. I shared some with my Friday Floss post so check it out if you want to know more.

I will be linking up with Carol @ Quilt Schmilt this week for To Do Tuesday Linkup party. Join us!

What Got Done This Last Two Weeks

While I have been gettings lots done, it hasn’t really been in the sewing studio stuff. I was so thankful to have a Quilt Zoom day last Friday to help kick start myself after the road trip. Yet, I didn’t go back into my sewing studio until yesterday when I cut my Monthly Color Challenge block (not pictured). Let’s take a look:

• After finishing the January cottage, I have continued working on making 8 of every temperature block. I only have 3 more magic 8 to make! I finished making (4 x 8) 32 this last couple of weeks. I have made a total of 152 2.5inch HST so far. Whoo hoo!
• I also continued making HST for my Sweet Childhood Memories pieced border. I was thrilled to get done to only one to go. 72 out of 80 are done baby!
• I wrapped up another set of 4 of my leaders and enders project DayDreamer 4 patch that I started LAST March for the Block a Day challenge with Pat Sloan. They turned out so cute. I laid out the next four blocks. My twosies are sitting next to the machine.
• Last Friday, I was a little unprepared for Quilt Zoom day. I had nothing precut except for whatever I had on my cart (temperature HST, border HST, Leaders & Enders project). So at lunch, I ran into my cutting room to cut two more 100 days blocks. It felt good to get those done.
• While on the road, I worked diligently on my Queen of Diamonds block 2-2. I only have to sew the end units on to make it a diamond. Another win!
• February Monthly Color Challenge fabric pulled & cut.

As I reflect, I feel good about what did get done. There has been some major progress on some very boring fronts. That is a total win!

UFO Resolution 2024

Unfortunately, I did not work on any of my February UFO projects. LOL! I keep working on my January projects.

Quilt List for 2024 and Current Status

1. 2015 Dorothy’s Double Slice Quilt – Center assembled (rows)
2. 2017 Rainbow Log Cabin – Needs Top & Bottom Border
3. 2021 Sunshine Quilt – Working on Pieced outer border
4. 2022 Tula Pink Tiny Beast quilt – needs borders
5. 2022 Bring Home the Christmas Tree – Tree Only blocks done
6. 2018 100 Days 100 Blocks – blocks done
7. 2019 100 Days 100 Blocks (FEB) – center assembled; find a backing
8. 2024 FQS Temp Cottage Quilt (JAN) – Roofs & tree trunks completed; HST 0-75 done; January Cottage DONE!
9. 2020 Meadowland Quilt – blocks done
10. 2023 100 Days 100 Blocks – 75 out 100 blocks completed
11. 2017 Halifax Temperature Quilt – On Sept 21, 2018
12. 2019 Tula Pink Zuma Charm Squared Quilt

Quilty Project List for 2024 and Current Status

1. Table Runner – Teacup runners is ready to quilt; Teal Batik runner quilted, binding ready
2. 2023 Gnome is Where the Heart Is – Started appliquing December only red thread left to do
3. Blooming Series – Dec, Jan, Apr left; started appliquing Dec with yellow and white thread
4. A Year in Words Series – Feb, Mar, Jun, & Dec left; started appliquing Dec with yellow, red and white thread
5. Backdoor Banners – found kits for Feb, Sep, & Oct; August finished
6. Ruby’s Garden (English Paper Piecing) – On Block 23
7. 1920 Farmers Wife (English Paper Piecing) (FEB) – On Block 45
8. 2023 Queen of Diamonds (English Paper Piecing) (JAN) – Finished Block 2-1; Working on Block 2-2
9. Lost & Found (English Paper Piecing) – Blocks done, Time to add Sashing
10. 2023 On Wander Lane – Series started with March which is done; April blocks sewn, need to fuse house block
11. Placemats – New start
12. Potholders – New Start

Things to Do for the Week of February 27th

Here is a list of the next step in all my active WIPs. Active you ask? Yes, I have over 100 WIPs. I have mentioned that I am ADD right? So this is the next step on my WIPs I have pulled out and actively working.

• Continue working on #100days100blocks2023.  My goal is finish through block 80
• Continue working on #365blockchallenge.  My goal is to cut 8/30 & 8/31
• December Gnome Is Where The Heart Is – applique with red
• Finish sewing HST for Sweet Childhood Memories border
• Add borders to Patriotic Table Runner
• Cut large wheel block for Butterfly quilt
• Cut & Sew Scrappiness is Happiness next block (only 7 left)
• Schedule long arm maintenance
• Organize pink, purple, & gray threads
• Continue working on March Block of the Day as leaders/enders project
• Finish Queen of Diamonds block 2-2 (EPP)
• Layer and quilt rainbow angles into placemats
• Trim down and layer Big Sur Coastal landscape
• Make flower units from Hummingbird class
• Christmas Year in Words  – applique red areas
• Blooming Pointsettas – applique red areas
• Bind Teal Batik Tablerunner
• Finish first round of temperature HST blocks for 2024 Temperature Cottage
• Start assembling February Temperature Cottage
• Fuse House block for On Wander Lane: Bunny Knoll
• Find backing and binding for the 2019 100 blocks 100 days quilt
• Pull out and replace missing pieces for Farmers Wife block 45

Afterthoughts

I have a few projects that are close to being DONE. It would make me feel very accomplished if I wrapped up those projects. Now wait. I still feel accomplished so I will give myself some grace.

I started a online course this week and was doing my “homework” before our first live class this past weekend so I would be prepared. I tried to take this class last year but I was behind by three weeks from the get go. This is a very intense class for the next 8 weeks and I am determined to be on it this year which means, not as much sewing time as I work on my homework.

I had a goal to work on a Foundation Paper Piecing project this year and found another free pattern on Fat Quarter Shop’s website. (They have tons of free patterns as well as Pat Sloan). I decided that I wanted to use my new happy mail from Alison Glass (Sunprints 2024) for this project. They have available to purchase pads of blocks to use so I went ahead and bought those versus printing my own. I could have printed my own because they are all simple blocks and I have EQ8 which can print them. The only fabric I needed to purchase was background fabric (black). FQS did two color quilt with 4 inch blocks. I am doing a rainbow quilt with 12 inch blocks. I messed around with the colors last night in my Goodnotes app. I just kept duplicating the color page and messing with the colors. The final decision will come when I get my order. I am going to call this project #Venti12QAL.

Meanwhile, I need to finish working on my February projects. I love planning! I know, I know. I didn’t need another new quilt project. Did I mention “squirrel”!

Happy quilting,

Peggy Stockwell in San Jose, California