Tuesday To Do 41: Enjoying the Fall

Hello!  It's Week 41 of Quilt Schmilt's Tuesday To-Do 

and Melva Loves Scraps' Sew & Tell so it's time to again

check on the progress that everyone made last week.

For me, fall provides the best motivation for quilting.  And for golf.

I seem to want to do both all the time but I'm trying to keep some

balance....sorta.  Golf is currently winning because the weather has

 just been too beautiful not to be out there.  Plus, there's that

Walk the Walk Challenge, but we'll get to that in a bit.

First, I'll share the ol' progress report.

* * * Week 41 Priority * * *

SHOP HOP week!

I only took a few photos this year to share.

I just love anything with an Irish chain.  Kinda wishing

I'd picked up the little panels that are in this quilt.

I picked this pattern up along with a couple panels and four

of the fabrics in the collection.  I'm hoping I can supplement

enough from my own stash to get two of these made.

Aw, pretty!

Pumpkins.  I'm always into pumpkins.

Toss in some plaid and I'm even happier.

This is just me documenting a particularly large flannel

section that includes so many of the Woolies collection.

I'm slowing getting into the flannels--darn it--and now
I know where to go for the best selection.

This is NOT something my stash needs but they're just

so soft and so pretty and...

(I guess I should look into some plaid flannel pumpkins?

Not sure I could handle that much fallishly fun!)

One shop's 2023 shop hop quilt.  I like the layout,

though I would've put the border all around.

On almost every hop, there is one pattern that just

jumps right out at me.  Here's this year's winner!

Hoping to dive into this one very soon...

(Thinking after my next two quilts.)

2) Finish Monster Mash secret project top--NOT DONE.

Somebody's been playing too much golf but hey, I made

quite a lot of progress on this and I'm happy enough.

It's just taking some planning to keep it random

and that is taking more time than I'd expected.

3) Keep walkin' the walk

Two weeks ago, my daily average was 12,439 and

last week's was 14,441.  But hey, check out this week's:

It's become rather addictive watching these numbers go up!

One more shout out to Roseanne over at Home Sewn By Us for

getting me going here.  Anyone else rocking the daily steps?

Where do all of my steps come from?

I played 13 rounds in 17 days, and on one of those off-days, was

an intense driving range session (2 buckets & 30+ mins chipping).

I walked all but one of those rounds.

4) IF TIME:  Work on garden clean up.

We had a slight threat of freeze so I made time.

I picked 50 lbs of tomatoes and made 6 bags of what I call

chili starter.  (Usually tomatoes, Anaheim chilies, onions, maybe

a little bell pepper--whatever I have from the garden at that time.)

Mostly it's about the flavor of the Anaheims, but it sure is nice

having that starter to toss into the crockpot and then I build the

chili from there.  I still have lots more tomatoes to work with as they

 ripen fully.  I'm thinking I'll can these Italian-style, to make use of the

herbs before the cold hits.   Gotta capture those flavors!

 I pulled 2 of the tomato plants--a start.

I picked a few more pumpkins, adding them to our display.

It didn't fully freeze but I noticed a few pumpkin leaves got hit.

Still lots growing out there so I'm grateful it held off and that the

forecast  is currently showing no more threats of freezing although

next Sunday's low is 38.  I'll have to keep an eye on that.

5) Get an updated porch pic.

This was easy enough.  Yep, I grew every one of them

and, as I mentioned, there are many more to come.

* * * Week 42 Priority * * *

Finish Monster Mash Project, take photos and work on post.

That's a handful but somehow it's gotta get done.

2) Garden clean-up continues

Pull more tomatoes & pot herbs to bring in for the winter

3) Keep walkin' the walk (golfin' the golf?!?)

Until next week, happy quilting!