2022 Tuesday To-Do #19: The Fung Shui Quilter

It's time for another Tuesday To-Do.

I'm sharing my progress and plans while

linking up with Linda, The Texas Quilt Gal

and all the other quilters out there who need

a little extra motivation and perhaps haven't

quite grown out of show-and-tell <wink>.

Last week's progress:

1) Finish both Christmas quilts

All That's Christmas I is a full finish.

(The lighting made the darker squares really

stand out; they don't so much in real life.)

Both quilts have the same cozy Christmas feel so

should be perfect for "home-y" holiday decorating.

I love that little pieced border!

(back of ATC II)

With less than 2 passes left on the larger version,

I ran out of thread as suspected so everything was

paused until UPS came to the rescue and I was able

to finish up the quilting. The binding and label will

have to be moved to next week's list.

 2) Hope for good picture-taking days.

I've had some great ones...just not when I was

available to take advantage of them.

Sigh.

3) Make post on labels

Done.

If you missed it, here it is:

"How I Label My Quilts" Tutorial

Please let me know your thoughts on how this

turned out.  (I don't do many tutorials.)

Moving on to next week, we're looking at a major holiday,

among other events around here so my to-do is more like

suggestions instead of concrete goals.

1) Bind and finish ATC II

2) Load next quilt?

3) Sew a few more blocks on Waves?

4) Start a new quilt?

I have everything picked out and fabric pulled.

Should I be starting another with so much to finish?

By my rules, absolutely not, but my mojo is waning

and I just know that excitement of a new project

 would fix me right up.  I'll keep working at the pile

of tops till it's gone--likely within weeks.

I need that peace of mind way too much.

I guess you could say I'm a fung shui quilter.

We are finally getting all the kids together for the first

time since last Christmas to celebrate the 4th along with

Mother's/Father's Day and my oldest daughter's

birthday (29!)...and another little surprise that I think I'll

hold off a bit on.  As usual, our whole foodie family

is pitching in with my oldest son taking on the main

main event--Taco Birria--and everyone else following

suit with the Mexican theme.   Taco Birria is similar to

the hub's amazing barbacoa so I'm really looking

forward to this.  (The recipe belongs to a housemate

so I cannot share it but Google has lots of results.)

The next day the Cadet will be heading

 out on the two-day road trip to get his Jeep up to

West Point. (Upperclassmen are allowed vehicles on post.)

His brother will be accompanying him (and flying back)

so I would appreciate prayers for this long journey

from Kansas to NY, and over a holiday weekend to boot.

Have a great week and happy quilting!