2020 Challenges

All People Quilt 2020 Challenge

January - #2 Fish Bowl

February - #9 Ashley's T-shirt quilt

Awaiting Ashley to show me what shirts she wants in a quilt.

I will work on the band shirts first.

March - #7 Courthouse Steps

April - #1 Christmas Card Caddy

July - #5 Tree Geneology

HCMQG

January - #9  Ashley T-shirt Quilt

See above

February - #Mount Rushmore

March - #21 Art Glass - Ashley's quilt

April - #51 Cozy Days Lap Quilt

May - # 78 Harry Potter for Ashley

I doubt I will work on this one yet.

May - #167 Snowman

June - #35 Vacation Quilt

June - #14 T-shirt Quilt - Random from Carol

July - #19 A Heritage Quilt

July - #10 Bear from Mom's shirt

Stashbuster

January #6 6.5" 9 patches

January #66 Fish Bowl Quilt

February - #10 Adorn It

February - #99 Karen's Hexagon Quilt

March - #8 A Heritage Quilt

March - Map of Texas Lone Star State

April - #2 2019 Quilt Festival Shop Hop Quilt

April - #46 Christmas Pieces

April - #16 Bee-utiful Applique

I've been working on the pieces to prep them for the applique

May - #4 4-patches

May - #29 Brown Class Quilt

June - #1 - 1" HST

June - #60 - Equessense Embroidery

June - #101 Landscape

July - #3 3.5" 9 patches

July - #38 Chili Powder Quilt

July - #103 is already completed

Patchwork Times 

The Color Challenge

June - Indigo 

I'm going to call the blue in the placemat my "indigo"

July - Violet

Gift Giving

June - 

July - 

Read a Book

June - 

Hope On The Inside by Marie Bostwick

This is a book about quilting in prisons along with other "normal" stresses in life.

How to find happiness in life.

Just in Time by Marie Bostwick

This book is set around three grief support group dropouts.

Very moving and a good read.

From Here to Home by Marie Bostwick

This book is about the life challenges in a quilter's life.

It was well written and a nice read.

Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts

This is the first book in a trilogy about three best friends and their challenges against evil.

The Hollow by Nora Roberts

This is the second book in a trilogy about a town plagued by evil and the six people combating it.

The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts

This is the conclusion of the trilogy and all the trials during the battle of the ultimate evil at the Pagan Stone.

July -

Patchwork Times Learn Something New

June - Learn more from the Happiness Course from Harvard.

Practice meditation.

Meditation helps, I would like to be able to meditate without the guided meditation.

I found an app to help me have access when I'm away from home.

I do feel better when I take the time to meditate.

July - Find a new block or project with a new skill to learn.

One Monthly Goal

February/March - Ashley's Stonehenge Quilt

June - #31 Wildlife Quilt 

July - Second T-shirt quilt

Design Wall Monday

I'm linking to Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Design Wall Monday and Monday Makings.

My friend has been having trouble getting this T-shirt quilt together.

I decided to help her.

There is sooooo much white and light gray that it is difficult to arrange.

I need to even up the sizes of the shirts too.

My second design wall has all my Gyleen X. Fitzgerald Woven COVID-19 Class and Pineapples from her Trash to Treasures book.

I'm entering the final stages of the Woven Quilt, but the pineapples might take a long time to finish.

I'm still cutting strips.

stash report

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	Used this Week:	10.34 yards
	Used year to Date:	113.03 yards
	Net Stash used in June	13.08 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	30.81 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	95.59 yards
	Net Used in 2020	104.41 yards

Two items my Secret Sister sent me.

Light Speed "Shenandoah" Finished.

Diesel's Bandana for July

July placemats

I also had some postcards and a pincushion that I forgot to take a photo of.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	545
	Perimeter in inches:	38529
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	19 52.42
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	46%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	10
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	87
	Number of Spools Used this week:	0
	Number of Spools Used this year:	16

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching:	99%
	Number of Days this week:	7/7
	Number of Days this year:	178/179
	Days Organizing:	88%
	Number of Days this week:	7/7
	Number of Days this year:	158/179

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

Gyleen Fitzgerald has some fun things happening on Facebook. 

One of them is a COVID Woven class.

All the blocks are completed and probably in the right spots.

I need to sew them together and get the outside edge figured out.

I'm also working on some pineapple blocks, which are on the right-hand side.

I have 22 of them done.

Since I should have completed one a day, I'm behind 6 blocks.

Secret Quilter Gift

Look at the cute Tuffets and sewing machine cleaners and tiny clippers.

Thank you.

Thank you

My secret Quilter sent me Christmas fabric.

I think I have a plan for it.

Maureen sent this PC to me.

Its theme is Birds.

So cute.

Miriam sent me a fishbowl for a pairs theme.

Adorable

Meena sent me a seeing stars PC

Thank you everyone.

On a Positive Note

We didn't have out Quiltfest this year because of COVID-19, but the Emporium and Boutique items will be sold on October 3, 2020, from 9 - 5 at the New Braunfels Presbyterian Church.

If you are in the local area, please come join us and see all the pretty things.

Sadness

I met Marianne on-line in the Beginners and Beyond yahoo group.

She was always so funny and positive.

We met for a retreat in PA in 2005 and had the best time ever!

She was the life of the party.

She was full of wisdom and laughter.

She loved you for who you were.

Marianne left this world today to be in a better place.

She will be missed.

Placemats

PLacemats for DD's apartment

Progress

The test quilt is ready to bind.

I can't show you anything, but I'm having fun. 

Patriotic bandana is made.

My secret quilter sent this to me a few months ago.

I finally got them together and quilted.

The one on the left is the one my DD took back to the apartment with her. 

Light Speed is finished.

It is named Shenandoah.

I'm in the process of making the July items for DD's apartment.

Here is the wreath.

Placemats for the apartment.

Stash Report #25

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	Used this Week:	1.65 yards
	Used year to Date:	102.69 yards
	Net Stash used in June	2.73 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	30.81 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	105.93 yards
	Net Used in 2020	94.07 yards

No change to the finished items.

I've done lots of piecing, lots of scrap usage but not one finish. :(

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	507
	Perimeter in inches:	31156
	Number of UFOs finished this year: UFO Yardage Used:	19 44.80
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	44%
	Number of Bobbins Used this week:	3
	Number of Bobbins Used this year:	77
	Number of Spools Used this week:	1
	Number of Spools Used this year:	16

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

	Days of Stitching:	99%
	Number of Days this week:	7/7
	Number of Days this year:	171/172
	Days Organizing:	87%
	Number of Days this week:	7/7
	Number of Days this year:	151/172

Quilting is more fun than Housework has us working on scraps.

Gyleen Fitzgerald has some fun things happening on Facebook. 

One of them is a COVID Woven class.

I've cut for 10 blocks.

I think we need 50 to get the size she is making.

These are 100% out of my scrap drawers.

I'm also working on some pineapple blocks,

I'm also working on a Light Speed Quilt.