Our temps dropped way down and we received a
great rain--hallelujah! It's already warming back
up but that reprieve felt great! But, you know,
technically the days are getting shorter now and
that always makes me happy because it means
we're on the downward slope toward my favorite
times of the year, especially for quilting.
Tuesday has rolled around again so it's link-up
time at Chris Knits for Tuesday To Do.
I've got my coffee so let's do this.
How things sit after last week:
West Point Quilt(s): Choose design and pull fabrics
No time for this one yet.
Positivity QAL #1: Finish blocks; arrange on wall
Done.
Success! All blocks completed and this
should be my final layout.
Positivity QAL #2: finalize fabrics, start cutting.
Need a few more black fabrics; just getting started
on cutting. I have a twist that I want to try out on
this second quilt but I'm saving that for when (if?)
it works into the quilt well.
HST Runner: Finish (bind)
Done.
As a reminder, the HSTs used were the scrap
trimmings from this quilt (currently on our bed).
We'll enjoy this topper for a few weeks yet
before I switch everything out to "summer".
Placemats: Finish (bind)
Didn't get to them.
Patriotic runner: For entry table
Done. And then another one!
I posted a quick tutorial yesterday--mostly to get
my measurements down- if you are interested.
(Also under the new tab) I hope to add in
another runner with a different theme very soon.
Gardening: Prep for fall crops--yes, already!
Done. As ready as I can be.
I'm dealing with asparagus beetles, squash bugs
and vine borer wasps. (It's a glamourous life I lead!)
I've been gloved up and tapping beetles off into a
bucket of soapy water. I've killed 12+ of the nasty
squash vine invading wasps and I've been playing
the squash bugs' game of egg-hide-and-seek--quite
well, I might add! After last year's successful addition
of ladybugs, we had them everywhere this spring!
And then, sadly, we lost a ton of them when our lawn
guy did the yearly treatment of bagworms on the
cedars. I could've cried, but what good would that do?
I just need to go buy more ladybugs asap. There is
no way around the bagworm issue so I guess I'll
buy ladybugs every year. Weeds are one thing but
nothing wears me down like the great
War of the Pests that occurs every summer.
On to the week ahead:
It goes without saying that my fingers are twitching
at the thought of fall crops and colors on the way.
This motivates me even more to finish all of my current
projects (and maybe those few lingering UFO's?)
I want to be free to jump right into those next
month so they'll be done in a timely manner.
West Point Quilt(s): Choose design and pull fabrics
Positivity QAL: Start piecing; work on post for link-up
Maybe hit fabric store for options to add to Pos #2?
Gardening: Buy ladybugs.
I've set up a bit of a "quilt retreat" for myself this
week and the theme is: Kill it!
The projects and the bugs.
I'll spare you the bug part--maybe--but watch
for a post or two later this week on my progress!
Happy quilting!
Comments
We have BUGS too. Chinese Beetles to be exact...they will eat every leaf off the plants and move on to the next one. We use Sevin-5 dust. It really works great. We get ours at Lowe's. All your runners are awesome...they look really nice on your table. Have a great day!