Tuesday To-Do #69

 Hello and happy December!

Checking in on last week:

1) Enjoy Thanksgiving:  it looks like there will

only be 4 of us which is just sad.

~ Done ~

Well, it turned out there were only three of us.  Our

son unknowingly came home from school with Covid

so we're in the middle of a quarantine.  We spent over

a week with him but both hubs and I have tested

negative, despite my having minor symptoms.

Is it allergies? A chest cold?  Should I test again?

I might go again but I have a yearly visit to

the doctor's coming up so I have a call in there

to see what they want me to do.

(If I can do it with lab work, why bother?)

All I know is that one minute I feel fine, and the

next...not so much.  I never "do sick" very well;

I generally don't stop for it but this time I am

trying to be good and take it easy.

2) Put up Christmas decor:  all of it

~ Done ~

Both trees are up, all the indoor and

outdoor lights and some miscellaneous decor

all around.  What this house needs are some

Christmas wall-hangings though.  Hmmm...

(The bulb under the tree is a deterrent

for the cats.  Think it'll work?)

I've actually done a good job minimizing our decor

over the last few years but now I feel like I'd like to

get some homemade things thrown into the mix but

that will likely have to wait till after the holidays.

3) Load September (November?) Glow

~ Done ~

Completely loaded up, pantograph on and marked.

I'm good to go here but it will depend on hubs'

meeting/work schedule if/when I get it quilted.

4) Start a new quilt

~ Done ~

Last week I was trying to decide:

I really wanted to do the above in blue/white or 

red/white but I also wanted something with trees. 

If you put in your opinion (thanks!) I decided on both,

of course.  I bought the Peppermint Pines pattern and

I printed out the snowflakes.  And when I went to pull

fabrics, I came across some red/white/gray holiday

fabrics that I've had set aside forever so...

squirrel!

I never could find the right quilt for these fabrics

which is why they've sat in a bin for several years.

I made up my mind that I was going to make

something with them now, no matter what, so

I went with some standard triangle trees.

Above is a small glimpse but I'm farther along.

I'll share the full pic next week.

Which brings me right on into my current to-do's.

I basically have only two weeks before things go all

full-throttle-Christmas around here; that is to say, the

cadet comes home from NY and the festivities begin.

So I need to step things up.  Fast.

To-Do's:

1) Quilt September Glow

2) Finish triangle tree quilt top

3) Get some cookie dough in the freezer

for quick holiday baking.  I'm thinking

at least several kinds.

4) Finish "project B" gift

And that's it folks.

I am really missing my morning coffee shop sessions

to get myself all together.  I'm just not as productive

without them, though I'm sure it's just because those

are the days I take the time to drink two cups of coffee

instead of just one.  But, anyhoo, I would really like to

get the loose ends tied up and the holiday cleaning

and menu-planning done over the next two weeks

so that when the family is all around, I can take part

in more of the fun instead of spending so much time

 in the kitchen and trying to do last-minute sewing.

After such a low-key Thanksgiving,

I'm feeling the serious Christmas spirit!

Happy quilting!

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