What's up?

 I've not posted in a while.

Today is the first day I've had time to do much of anything that isn't required.

My husband got ill in late June, and we found out he had cancer in the liver.

So, my time has been spent with him.

He had his liver resection mid August, and he is now in recovery.

The recovery could be a long time, but friends and family have been gently reminding me I needed to sew for my sanity.

So, I have started to sew again.

It is slow, but it feels good to do something.

I finished one more column on this T-shirt quilt.

Two more columns to go.

If I can even get one shirt added every day, I will be happy.

Finally found the white background to use on this memory quilt.

I'll start sewing parts together and see where it gets me.

Please keep prayers coming for a full recovery.

August Accountability

   I need to focus on accountability. 

This might be too much to plan for in August with DH going in for Cancer Surgery mid-August, but I have to have a plan.

So, my plans for August are:

1. Work onAmy's T-shirt Quilt

I have one of four columns done. 

I need to work on making more of the strips.

2. Work on Rob's Heart quilt

3. Quilt QFTIN Guild Quilt

4. Quilt QFTIN Guild Quilt

August Progress

  My to-do-list for 2023

I've updated this listing with only the things not yet accomplished.

1. I need to cut more baby clothing and even out the boy and girl fabric. I made her two quilts with her twin's clothing. I am in the process of making her one with both boy and girl clothing in it. I use this one as a leader/ender, and it is growing. I've run out of the girl fabrics and need to cut more.

2. Donna's memory quilt or two, depending on how it goes together. I think I will be doing hers in a heart shape.

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

4. Driesbach T-shirt quilt. 

One of the Four columns is finished.

5. Hawaiian pants for Ashley

6. Off Kilter

7. Christmas Panel - Winter's Eve

8. Third Memory Quilt from Rob's Clothing (Heart)

9. Fourth Memory Quilt from Rob's Clothing (Chinese Coins)

10. Start on the Wedding quilt for December

FINISHED in August

Progress July

 My to-do-list for 2023

It seems I have been distracted and have not finished these yet.

DONE 2. Memory quilt from Rob's shirts. The quilt center is together, and I'm ready to quilt when the long arm is open. I also need to make binding from the colored shirts. But I forgot to measure it, so I will wait until I have to load it on the long arm.

DONE 3. Second Memory quilt from Rob's T-shirts. They are cut. 

I need to find the finished photo, but it is done.

4. I need to cut more baby clothing and even out the boy and girl fabric. I made her two quilts with her twin's clothing. I am in the process of making her one with both boy and girl clothing in it. I use this one as a leader/ender, and it is growing. I've run out of the girl fabrics and need to cut more.

5. Donna's memory quilt or two, depending on how it goes together. I think I will be doing hers in a heart shape.

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

8. Larger hexagon pillow from Karen's leftover fabrics.

Found out first of July she really doesn't want pillows

9. Karen's Zinna Pillow.

Found out first of July she really doesn't want pillows

10. Driesbach T-shirt quilt. 

One of the Four columns is finished.

11. Hawaiian pants for Ashley

12. Hawaiian Applique

I finished one part of the Hawaiian Applique. 

There are two or three of them.

I need to figure out what I'm doing with all of them.

13. Hawaiian Sashiko

I am setting this aside to decide what I want to do with it.

I might have one other in my to-go bag.

Do I make a quilt? Do I make another pillow?

Do I make a table topper?

I'm not sure yet

14. Off Kilter

15. Christmas Panel - Winter's Eve

16. Third Memory Quilt from Rob's Clothing (Heart)

17. Fourth Memory Quilt from Rob's Clothing (Chinese Coins)

FINISHED

DONE 14. Test Quilt

The Test Quilt is finished, but I can't show a photo of it.

DONE 15. Baby items for Ashley's hope chest

It's a diaper clutch.

DONE 17. Pumpkin Table Topper

Finally finished this small table topper.

They are fun to use scraps.

DONE 18. Thanksgiving Table Topper.

This was a simple pattern but is finished.

DONE 1. Leach Pillows to use up the remaining T-shirts, I made 2 body pillows. I ended up making 5 tote bags too.

  

    

    

  

It feels good to have these done and picked up.

I think she loved them. 

DONE 7. Karen's Hexagons

Stash Report 30 July 2023

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I have done very little because my husband was in the hospital.

There will be major surgery on 14 August 2023, so if you are prayerful, please send your prayers.

No changes to my numbers

I still have projects for others:

1. T-shirt Quilt for Amy (in process)

DONE 2. T-shirt Quilt for Jennifer (needs binding)

This one is done, so that is a good feeling

3. Heart Quilt for Jennifer

This is on the design wall and needs to have pieces cut for it.

4. Chinese Coins Quilt for Jennifer

5. Memory Quilt for Donna

6. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

DONE 7. Purple Habitat for Humanity

DONE 8. Orange Habitat for Humanity 

DONE 9. Batik Habitat for Humanity 

10. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

DONE 11. Binding on Covered In Love Quilt

I forgot to take a photo.

DONE 12. Crayon Rolls

I did not get all of these accomplished and will be sending the prepped ones on for someone else to finish.

The health of my husband is taking priority and in order for them to reach their home, I need to let them go.

DONE 13. Test blocks (2)

 

	Used this Week (since the last report):	0.00 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	80.52 yards 5.00 yards
	Net Stash used in July	1.44 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	20.00 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	133.48 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	321
	Perimeter in inches:	45452
	Numer of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	18 50.77
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	73%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	1
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	47
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	1 6

2023 Challenges

 2023 Challenges

All People Quilt 2023 Challenge

January 1. Arrowheads

April 4. Driesbach T-shirt Quilt 

  

July 7. Baby Clothing Quilt

May 8. Wedding Quilt, Bailee & Ethan

9. Ashley's high school T-shirt Quilt

12. Off-Kilter quilt

APQ Completed

DONE 2. Leach Pillows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DONE January 3. Baby items for Ashley

DONE February 6. Pumpkin Table Topper

DONE 10. Thanksgiving table topper

DONE 11. Squared-up test quilt

Since it is a test quilt, I can't show a photo yet.

When I'm allowed, I will share this wonderful quilt.

5. Memory Hexagon pillows

I received word that the person these were for that she doesn't want them anymore.

Stashbuster

January

#29 Christmas Panel - Winters Eve

February

#52 Fall Panel #1

March/April

I am so overwhelmed that I'm not even looking to see what March and April's numbers were.

May

I know neither of these will be finished this month, but maybe later in the year.

#8 Double Wedding Ring

#28 Bow Ties

June

#10 Artic Wolf

36 Carol Fray Brick

July

#18 Bear - Jennifer

August

#30 Brown & Blue

Stashbuster DONE

DONE #7 Baby items for Ashley

#12 Bloom

One Monthly Goal (OMG)

July

Rob's T-shirt Quilt

OMG Done

 DONE January/February/March - Baby items for Ashley

You can see the baby item- diaper clutch above.

DONE April - Leach T-shirt Leftovers

You can see the Tote bags and body pillows above.

The T-shirts are all used and delivered!

DONE June - Radio Waves Baby Quilt

DONE May - Rob's Memory Quilt

DONE Aug #2 This one was already done earlier in the year