Time to link up to Texas Quilt Gal's Tuesday To-Do!
How is everyone's fall sewing going?
Chipping away at that Christmas list?
I don't have much left to make for Christmas but I
do have plenty I want to get done before Christmas
--actually, before Thanksgiving--
so let's check in on last week's to-do's and get
things rolling...
Last week's to-do's
Finish G's quilt
The puzzle has been solved: the shaft in the base of
my longarm had slid slightly out of place.
It is back home and up and running.
I don't have an updated pic but this is finally quilted.
Because of the issues, there are a few rows of
not-so-great tension on the back but we'll just keep
an eye on it and if anything goes amuk while in use,
Grandma is always available for fixes.
Choose J's fabrics
After a quick look in the stash, I think I need to make
After a quick look in the stash, I think I need to make
a run to the LQS, which seems like a horrible idea due
to the fact that I'm so far up/positive [45 yds!] on my
fabric tracking for the year but it is what it is.
Finish "Set Aside" top
I pulled this back out so that temporary name is
gone; it is now officially Hudson Valley Palisades.
The drive from Newark Airport to West Point puts
us on the Palisade Parkway. In the fall, this drive,
thickly-lined with trees. comes alive in all the beautiful
fall colors. For me personally, it's a great building up of
excitement for the entire trip: seeing our cadet, West Point,
football, all the fall scenery awaiting in the valley, etc.
The highway was named after the Hudson Valley Palisades
that line the west side of the river. The off-set patches in the
quilt could be these cliffs spotted with vibrant fall trees.
The black sashing could indicate the highway. I realize
a highway isn't very poetic but to me it will always have
happy feelings and memories. It also kind of reminds
me of the railway that follows the Hudson on both sides.
(The east side seems to be a passenger line and it is
kind of on my bucket list to ride this once. Silly?
Well, I think it would be fun in the fall!)
The churns also carry the leaf colors but they also
remind me of the Bear Mountain Bridge Circle,
the large roundabout where we turn off toward
Highland Falls/West Point.
Along with finally naming it, I also pieced the
strips of the remaining border (more palisades).
Not much longer now!
I sold another quilt this week so again I am lamenting
my lack of time to get more made. However, the holidays
always fly by and soon enough I'll find myself in 2 months
of nothing else to do BUT quilt. For now I am going to
shoot for getting Hudson Valley Palisades listed
before Thanksgiving. Lofty goals, especially when I'm
sneaking off to play golf later today. Just how many
more nice days can there be? A girl needs her
outdoor fall time!
What a girl doesn't need is more fabric when she already
has too much but sometimes she just buys it anyway,
especially when some of it is Pam Buda (top right)
and all of it was only $5/yd.
With 2 yds of each, ten yards have now been
added to the fabric tracking system. Sigh.
What a girl needs is a blizzard that lasts all of
January to keep her shut up in the sewing room!
Next week's To-Do's:
*Finish Hudson Valley Palisades top and choose backing
*Choose J's quilt fabrics--visit LQS
*Bind and label G's quilt
Happy fall quilting!
Comments
Hope you enjoyed your golf, and thanks for linking to To Do Tuesday!