2021 Tuesday To-Do #20

Who let Tuesday in already?

I keep thinking one of these weeks I'm just

gonna kill it...but alas, not this week!

I have some bits to share so here we go:

1)  Positivity Quilt Along

Pull fabric, start cutting.

Done.

I love the new Smoke and Rust fabric line but I

want to stick to my stash so right now, I have these

cut out so far.  The pluses will mostly be dark rust

but the plan is to throw just a few black and/or

dark charcoal in for some added interest.

My fabrics are pretty scrappy and not very mod,

or perhaps even trickier is that they're a mix

of everything, so I'm not real sure how this will

turn out but...I like them so that's a positive sign.

I need to hit the LQS for a few more fabrics.

I've been thinking that two is better than one

so, why not?   It is summer after all!

I'll share the pull for a second one soon.

2) HST & Outdoor Sewing

Done.

Hallelujah I finally made it outside for some

outdoor sewing and you can read about it here.

 Most of these HST's needed trimming so that

did add some time but having them all made

up really made these blocks a lot of fun.

I finished the top of my runner but it's on the

longarm so no pic yet.  I'll save that for next time.

Along with the scrap HST's, this project also used

up some scraps and stash and scrap batting.

A win-win-win-win.

Last [dangerous] thoughts:  I'm not someone who

keeps every little thing but I really don't think

I'll ever toss another set of HST trimmings.

3) Three sets of Placemats

One Done.

I previously mentioned I'd be making a patriotic set

but I think these cover that well enough so that time

would be better spent working on other projects.

I played around with minimal quilting on these

but I plan on doing more on the next set.

4) Gardening

Prune tomatoes, peppers; enjoy the bounty.

Done.

I know I'm stating the obvious but fewer plants

has really made this much easier than last year.

This is the time of year where I can't get enough of

my garden, especially when the weather cooperates!

Hubs was doing some pool maintenance so excuse

the backwash hose.  My timing.  Oy.

(Don't worry, it's not draining in the garden!)

Fabric Tracking

My efforts have had a positive effect, or rather a

negative one, depending on how you look at it.

In summary, this is where I'm at for 2021:

Purchases:  50.75 yds

Used: 54.06 yds

Net: -3.31yds

It kinda floors me that I've purchased that much

fabric but I had some unusual January clearance

purchases--this isn't normal so, eh, no biggie.

The good news is, it's all going the right direction

which is the purpose of this whole thing.  I do have

that Shop Hop in the fall so much stash-busting

is needed.  Luckily, that's my favorite Rx!

I'm sure you've already seen that Blogger is nixing

the email subscription option so, a couple notes:

I am on Bloglovin' if that works for anyone.

I also have been working with Mailchimp to try

to switch things over seamlessly.  Sloooowly,

because I despise dinking with stuff like that

when I could be sewing, or gardening or, frankly,

be cleaning the toilets because I'd really rather

do about anything than mess with technology.

Now looking ahead:

I'm taking a break from any HST projects for awhile.

So this week it's just:

Positivity QAL

Finish cutting both

Placemats

Finish second set

Gardening

The rainy days are over so time to water.  Also, I've

finally begun Project Re-Do the Front Flower Beds.

Our focus is more and more going to our backyard

haven, along with the veg garden so I'm looking to

make the front more inviting, sure, but with a simpler

look, and most especially a simpler upkeep.

Happy quilting!

Linking up to:

Chris Knits:  Tuesday To-Do