2021 Tuesday To-Do #3: Finally!

(Flowers from hubs!)

A happy Tuesday to the doers out there.

As I write this, it's a cold rainy Monday afternoon.

We're just a few degrees away from the snow

that was recently pulled from the forecast.

Well, at least it's raining; it's good for the trees

and it's still very good quilting weather.  

I had a decent week--as did our Chiefs!

(Going to the Super Bowl again!)

I made progress with everything on my list and then

threw in another Valentine's squirrel for extra credit.

I feel like my mojo is back and I'm ready to get

some UFO's finished and I'm really ready to

start cutting out something new.

(Am I the only one that really enjoys cutting?)
I'm also excited to learn that a LQS is partnering

with a charitable clinic for a contest.

But, I get ahead of myself; first, my list:

1) Finish Pumpkin Patch (for real, this time!)

Done!

For real--finally.

(52 X 63)

I love this binding fabric! 

I wanted to use up the extra black fabric on the

back but I didn't quite have enough.  Ordering

a little more lattice print to work in a strip

solved that issue.

Upon finish, I found a quilting issue that I'm just

calling a live-and-learn moment and not worrying

about, other than to keep in mind for dark

 borders and panto-placement in the future.

(Zoom if you want.  The right border shows

 all upside-down pumpkins.  Sigh.)

At least this quilt is just for me.

Aside from that, it turned out well.

2) Make 2 Valentine's placemats

Done.

I am not a fan of placemats for several reasons

but one is that they take up so much space

on a table so whenever I make them,

they're pretty small--these are just 12x9.

Scrappy.

Simple, straight-line quilting.

A fun little squirrel.

And now I'm working on another squirrel,

but this will need to be my last for awhile.

3) HST's:  make progress

Progress made.

I finished up one batch and started on another.

Two left to sew up but most still need trimmed.

Gee, I wonder why I'm avoiding that??

(Updated on Current Projects tab)

4) Knitting:  make progress on scarf 

Done.

A little here and there but there is not enough time

in the day.  If I could add an hour, I'd knit the

whole time.  If there were two of me, Self1 would

knit and Self2 would be in the sewing room.  If...

Well, you get the picture and I'd get a lot of cool

stuff made.  As it is, I like quilting a wee bit more.

5) Blog housekeeping

Done.

Technically, I'm not done but my Current Projects

tab is now up to date.  I just decided that having

all past quilts on one tab is too many.

Preferring my previous method, I'm working on

spreading them all back out.  It's tedious and it

makes for lots of tabs but it is more organized.

Looking over all of these, I'm so glad I began

blogging because I know I'd never take the

time to record my quilts without it.

Fabric Tally for the Week:

It's really hard to say this week--I have no idea, but

I used up batting too and that makes me happy!

Fabric purchases:  +0

Fabric usage:  -1.25 (?) yds.

YTD:  +24  / -1.25

(Seeing as how my hubs is a spreadsheet genius,

I should have him work something out there.)

On to other things...

I haven't done a chicken check-in in a while.

They're still proving to be the best flock of egg-layers.

Eighteen hens, 12 to 16 eggs a day.  Unbelievable.

Occasionally, I let the girls do some work in the

backyard.   You can see why it's occasional.

Chickens tear through everything!  They are

eating buried bugs and weed seeds so I put up

with it, and then walk around with a broom that

evening after they're all cooped up.

Looking to next week

1) Snowflake quilt:  Cut everything out.

  I've put off starting a new quilt because the last

two I made are still sitting out in my bedroom on

the floor.  I really am out of space.  However,

that situation doesn't seem to be changing so...

whatever!  I'm ready for a big project so I'm

going to make one anyway.  Another "finally".

Homespun Holiday

I'm not sure I have enough reds and greens but

I'm going to jump in and see how far I get.

2)  HST's:  keep going

3) Knitting:  work on scarf 

4) Think on contest entry & get required fat quarter

This baby quilt contest must include a notable use of

a specific fabric so I'll need to run out to the LQS to

pick up the fat quarter--and I'll likely buy a little more.

(Yes, more purchasing!)  I love that all entries

will be donated to new mothers in need.

5) Finish blog housekeeping

And that's it for this week's plans.  I have plenty to

keep me busy but it's also floating around in my

pull out a UFO as well so this may show up in

next week's list...or not.  That's just how

things are right now and it's fantastic.

Happy quilting!
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