2021 Tuesday To-Do #31

Today is an exciting day for me.

While I strive to be grateful in any season

for "the time we've been given" 

(to quote a favorite movie--anyone?),

oh my gosh do I love to say goodbye to

August...and Hello to September!

(photo credit unknown)

Personally, I couldn't wait so, after my latest Etsy

order (pictured below) showed up

(I'm beginning to show signs of an obsession)

and I got all excited, I figured it was close enough.

Out came a pumpkin t-shirt (even though it hit 93').

No, it is not pictured.  Yes, I have *that* many.

(Obsession!)

One of the newbies will help me

officially usher in September tomorrow.

What did I get done this week?

Outside of a million other non-blog-related things,

I did get this done on my current project:

Just look at that beauty.

The setting triangles are all ready to go on

but I have some decisions to make.

As a reminder, here is the original.

Do I want that outer patched border?  Or do I put on

a print border that brings it all together?  Likely going

 with the patched because I have plenty of pieces left and

 i don't know that my stash can ante up on the print.

My other decision is what black to use on the two outer

borders (red in pic) because, aside from the piecing, I'm out.

Might even have to run to the store.  Sigh.

Repeat Offenders

Good news!  After putting it off for weeks, I'm very

close to finishing the quilting on Positively Fearless.

(My friend didn't get back to me on needing the LA so,

for better or worse, I wasn't pushed to finish quickly.)

I'm so happy to be back in the quilting mode!

Just a few passes left and then I'll move on to finish

the West Point as well.  I received the most beautiful

compliment (blushing!) from my last sale so I am very

 motivated to get these listed!  It makes it so worth it

to hear the work is truly appreciated!

Mini Quilts

Still awaiting Pam Buda's next mini, I've been

envisioning a teensy little leaf quilt, or three.

We'll see what evolves there..

Garden

Things are sad in the garden.  

Rabbits.  'Nuff said. 

(But really?  With all the vegetation around

you couldn't even wait till they ripened?!?)

Btw, if you zoom in above the right pumpkin

(a blue jurrhadale), you'll see the teensy little white

tail of a teensy little demon--I mean, rabbit.

 After the interest I got about making my

 corn [cob] broth, I have to share this recipe that

Marie over at Proud Italian Cook posted last week:

Summer Corn and Zucchini Chowder

I love how she tosses the cobs in while things are

simmering to get that extra, creamy corn flavor!

I'm dying to know how it is so if anyone makes it,

please let me know.  Us gardeners usually have a surplus

of zucchini now and possibly still some red potatoes

so right into my "Garden Cooking" board it went. 

Why don't I make it?  I'm putting it off for now because, after

a summer of just maintaining. I'm getting back to dropping

a few more pounds and the bacon and cream in this chowder

are not allowed.  Hopefully in a few weeks....

Next Week's To-Do's

* Finally finish quilting Positively Fearless

* Finish fall quilt top

* Load West Point

What have all you to-do'ers been up to this week?

And if you're not a to-do'er...um...why not?

You make a list, you do the things, you post the

things you did.  Ba-bam.  Join us all over at

Chris Knits and get the things done!

Happy Quilting!