Wednesday, October 16, 2024

To Do List August/September/October 2024

  My to-do-list for 2024

It's been a slow month for completions.

The NBAQG QuiltFest took up most of my time.

Since that time, I have accomplished zero in September, and doubt there will be much more in October.

1. Donna's memory quilt or two, depending on how it goes together.

I have the second box and have started deconstructing it.
I think I have decided on at least one of the patterns.

3. I'd like to make some memory teddy bears from Rob, Lillian, and Donna's leftovers.

Lillian's bears are cut.
I need to mix the two fabrics to mix and match the bears.
They will give me one more shirt next month to make the 10th bear.

I mixed up the fabrics and started one bear, but have not finished anything.

4. Wedding quilt
(This one may be delayed for a bit)

I have 5 of the one block done.
I need to make 4 of the second block to ensure this will work.
I don't know how big it will become.

5. Ashley's High School Graduation Quilt

All the T-shirts are deconstructed.

9. At least one of the Stashbuster UFO numbers each month (12/24 in the year)

Finished 8/16 (50%)

March #2 5-Pocket Pouches

I'm using these as leaders/enders to prepare all the pockets, and then I'll put them all together at once.

March #53 Christmas Trees
This will have more mug rugs made.
It really isn't Christmas trees. 
I won't remove it from the list until I've used all the paper-pieced printouts.

April #19 is Bench Pillows/Door decorations/swatter sweaters

May #11 Ashley's HS Organization/Miscellaneous T-shirt Quilt

June #3 A Heritage Quilt
 I'll take it with me on vacation and finish cutting.
Had a problem, so it is still not cut out.

July #10 Ashley Grocery Bags
I made lots of these, and then Ashley gave me more to make.
 

 


August #6 America's Pride
This is an applique project.
The applique is traced on the fusible.
There will be hand stitching after everything is fused.
I'll be taking this on the vacation.

August #34 Butterfly Bliss Panel
The panel is large and has been trimmed.
The border fabrics are picked, and some are cut.
I hope this one can be finished this month.
It wasn't and I am about ready to put it away until another time.

10. Complete 80% (9-10) of the All People Quilt Challenge projects.

Un-Finished 7/14 (50%)

March 
#2 5-pocket Pouch
#53 Christmas Trees

April
#19 Bench Pillow/Monthly items (partially done)

May
#11 Ashley High School Organization & Misc Quilt

June
#3 A Heritage Quilt

July
#10 Ashley T-shirt Grocery Bags
Three more to make.
A black stabilizer was needed to finish this UFO.
But now DD added two more shirts to the pile. 
See above.
Apparently, I need to make one more and I'll be done.
  
August
#8 Sweater Swatters
There are 12 of these, and some are done and some are not.

September
DONE in previous months #7 Jacob's Ladder

October
DONE in previous months #6 Flamingo
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COMPLETED in ALL categories
You can see the January completions here.
You can see the February completions here.
You can see the March completions here.
You can see the April completions here.
You can see the May completions here.
You can see the June completions here.
You can see the July completions here.

August Completions:
DONE July # 49 Christmas Panels


Finished or Not Friday 8/9/2024

Plan for 8/16/2024


DONE 1. Finish Christmas Mug Rugs

DONE 2. Finish quilting Jacob's Ladder
I posted here about all my troubles with this quilt.

DONE 3. Bind Jacob's Ladder
I'm sure this one is going in the car for me to bind.

DONE 4. Quilt Stonehenge

DONE 5. Make Stonehenge into a Pillow Cover 

DONE 6. Handwork in the car

Plan for 8/23/2024

1. Wool Ornaments
a. Poinsettia
b. Pinecone
DONE c. Christmas Tree

2. Trim HST
I trimmed lots of HST, but there are many more to go.

DONE 3. Cut Kitchy Khristmas Kits
DONE a. Meloney
DONE b. Ashley

4. Cut A Heritage Quilt
I had a problem with this one, which might be why it is one of my UFOs.
I didn't have the right amount of fabric.
I will need to see if I have anything that will work in my stash.

DONE 5. Embroidered towels - 2

Life has taken a turn, and the planning for each week has gone by the wayside.
I have zero time for myself, so I have no idea how I will accomplish anything for a while.
I keep trying, but.....

Stash Report 10/13/2024

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I am not sewing much.

My husband is going through chemo, and the amount of doctor appointments is high.

I am trying to do something.


Used this Week:
3.14 yards

Total Used Year to Date:
Donated fabric
230.53 yards
59.75 yards
Net Stash used in October    
0.64 yards

Added this Week:
2.50 yards

Added Year to Date:
149.75 yards

New Goal:
200.00 yards

Yards to the goal:
59.47 yards

 
Chemo Port Pillows

 

 

Tote Bags

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:


Total Number of equivalent blocks:
1144
Perimeter in inches:
171271
Number of UFOs completed
UFO Yardage Used
63
180.4
Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:
78%
Number of Bobbins Used this Week:
3
Number of Bobbins Used this Year:
135
Number of Spools Used this Week:
Number of Spools Used this Year:
1
25

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Stash Report 9/22/2024

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I am not sewing much.

My husband is going through chemo, and the amount of doctor appointments is high.

I am trying to do something.


Used this Week:
3.11 yards

Total Used Year to Date:
Donated fabric
227.24 yards
55.67 yards
Net Stash used in September    
3.11 yards

Added this Week:
0.00 yards

Added Year to Date:
147.25 yards

New Goal:
200.00 yards

Yards to the goal:
63.34 yards

Advent Calendar

  

Senior Water Bottle carrier

lavender sachet


Senior Flat Wallet

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:


Total Number of equivalent blocks:
1118
Perimeter in inches:
169675
Number of UFOs completed
UFO Yardage Used
62
177.82
Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:
78%
Number of Bobbins Used this Week:
8
Number of Bobbins Used this Year:
116
Number of Spools Used this Week:
Number of Spools Used this Year:
0
22



Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Design Wall Monday 8/12/2024

   Design Wall Monday 

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

My butterfly quilt is still not changed.
I do have the pattern I changed to, so this UFO is not what it was going to be.


I worked on some Shashiko while DD drove this last weekend.
I'd love to see what I have done for the vacation quilt, but that will wait until after vacation.
I think I know what I don't like about the block to the right.
I think it is too scrappy for my tastes.
I will plan it out a bit better and see if I like it more.



Monday, August 12, 2024

Stash Report 8/11/2024

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I'm preparing for vacation, so I'm unsure how the next two weeks will look.

I do have a quilt I want to bind on the trip, and I have some hand sewing that will make things easy to finish when I get home.

But August will probably be another light month.


Used this Week:
1.61 yards

Total Used Year to Date:
Donated fabric
212.17 yards
55.67 yards
Net Stash used in August    
1.77 yards

Added this Week:
0.00 yards

Added Year to Date:
147.25 yards

New Goal:
200.00 yards

Yards to the goal:
79.41 yards

Christmas Mug Rugs
Water Bottle Carrier

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

Total Number of equivalent blocks:
1063
Perimeter in inches:
156503
Number of UFOs completed
UFO Yardage Used
59
164.86
Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:
78%
Number of Bobbins Used this Week:
6
Number of Bobbins Used this Year:
108
Number of Spools Used this Week:
Number of Spools Used this Year:
0
22


Friday, August 9, 2024

What a day

 This quilt does not want to be quilted.

First, it was loaded before the quilts show.

I wanted to quilt it but had no energy after the show.

Then, when I did start, my thread kept breaking.

Why? Who knows.

I changed to a different needle brand, and the breaking thread stopped.

Then, after that, it was quilting fine until a bobbin change.

The machine felt heavy, and that's the only way to describe it.

Did I stop and check it out? Nooooo.

When I rolled the quilt, there was eye-lashing everywhere.

So, I changed the bobbin case and re-calibrated it.

I finished quilting the quilt and went back to unstitch the last bobbin change.

It was easy because the stitching was so loose.

This is how much thread I took out.

I have a wide space to re-quilt.

The holes are still visible in this fabric, so I should be able to recreate what I'd quilted.

I want to take this on the trip so I can bind it.

Hope I can make it happen.

The funny thing is I seem to like these two browns paired with black.

I was doing my yoga class and turned towards my bed, and this is what I saw.

Notice anything similar?

Yep, exactly the same two browns with different black prints.

I must like the combination. LOL