Week 31: Just Get Through August

Hello there!  Welcome to the weekly check-in with

the Tuesday To Do party hosted by Quilt Schmilt.

Anyone else kinda dislike August?

Especially the horrid, hot, triple-digit weather?

At least now fall is around the corner.  July is done,

school is starting, here comes September... All of that,

along with getting early-fall decor out and making

fall quilts, all help to get me through the month.

My main focus last week was my first fall quilt of the year:

* * * Week 30 Priority * * *

Piece "Poolside"  Sweater Weather:  DONE.

With these colors, a new name was a must.

This one is getting set aside while I wait for border fabric.

2) Fair Isle Friends

Find border fabric--Not done.

Fair Isle friends is also still waiting for border fabric.

I guess I'm too lazy to drive 15 minutes to go find some.

Well, it's more like I don't want to go anywhere in this

heat.  I think we can all understand that.

3) Photograph quilts and list--not done.

Does anyone really think I'm going to do

photo shoots in this oven (105 today!)??

(Anyone sensing I don't like the heat?)

On the positive side is my list of hopefuls for next week:

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Find border fabric(s) and finish Sweater Weather top

2) Find border fabric and finish Fair Isle Friends

3) Start next quilt

The fabric is pulled and ready to cut.

4) Start fall decorating

You'd think as a quilter, I'd just make some decor.

Nope, too busy making quilts to sell I guess.

Anyhoo, I'll start bringing things out slowly.

A quick note on the garden scene:  things are buggy.

Vine borers (I found something that works!) and squash bugs.

All are under control but it's a battle.  As are the weedy paths

that I'm just trying to keep them contained.  My hands/arms

just can't do what they used to.  The new garden layout will

solve a large part of this problem.  But that is a multi-year

project--one we're not in a huge hurry to do.

I'm relieved that I planted a minimal amount of everything.

The tomatoes are producing more than we need.  The onions,

squash, peppers, scallions, eggplant, potatoes and all the herbs

are gracing the table.  The pumpkins and gourds are thriving.

The squash bugs haven't found them.  But oh, they will. 

Any day now.  Diatomaceous earth to the rescue.

 And hand-plucking.  I will have my fall porch decor!

Happy quilting!