2022 Tuesday To-Do #23: A Finish, a New Project (Sort of) and Exciting News Times Two

Welcome August!

And welcome 'Do'ers dropping by from

Texas Quilt Gal's Tuesday To-Do Link Up.

I'm doing my best to get a little done here

and there without sitting too much.  My back

is still giving me some pretty strong pain and

my patience is wearing thin.  How can I distract

myself when my two happy places are off-limits?

So yeah, I'm sitting a little here and there, okay?

1) Quilt Christmas Grace; finish?

DONE.

Since machine quilting is a standing

activity this was an easy accomplishment.

This was one of three finishes for July

so it has been a great month!

July Monthly Goal (posted here)

And now my pile of quilt tops is no more!

2) Maybe progress on other two projects?

DONE!

I haven't shared much on this next project yet but

I actually started it last month.  Finishing up the

Pile 'O Quilt Tops has left me free to give it my

full attention so it's time to let you all in on it.

I'm kind of a fan of Erica Arndt's patterns.

This is the first quilt that I made from Erica's

pattern Peppermint Pines back in Jan '21.

And you'll recognize this second one that I just finished up

last month.  While I was working on that, I came across my

copy of her Farm House Fall pattern and decided it should

be my next project--especially with fall around the corner.

Erica's version is light and cheery but, as usual, I gotta

do fall my way.

Here's the progress (showing my colors) I've made

so far and my little fall-loving heart is quite happy.

 If you didn't click on the link to see the pattern,

next week's post will show the design.

Now for the exciting news times TWO!

I've been sitting on these long enough!

It's time to share!

Firstly, my oldest daughter is expecting the arrival of

their third child (our third grandchild) in January!

Waahoo!

Time to put another baby quilt on the list, eh?

Also, the cadet has officially been chosen to be

a Team Captain for West Point's Track Team!

We are such proud parents!  And I can't believe he's

already starting his last year!   We have four WP trips

planned throughout the year so far but I know I'll

never get enough of it.   What will we do when it's over!??

I hope we'll continue to visit occasionally

especially in the fall when it's so, so pretty.

Goals for next week

1) Finish pumpkin blocks, maybe start piecing top together?

2) Figure out a project for the

Get On Board With Sewing Blog Hop in September

Hosted by Melva Loves Scraps and Songbird Designs.

I have a couple ideas...

I think that should be it for me.  I'm just hoping I show

some better progress in the healing department this week!

Happy quilting!