'24 Tuesday To-Do #13: "Picnic"--a Finished Top

Welcome to another Tuesday update.

All of the blog hop action kept things busy around here last week!

If you missed out, check my post here.  It was such a fun experience

and I'm already looking forward to next year's hop.  I really enjoyed

putting my own spin on Gypsy to make Orchard Daze so I can't wait

to tackle 2 or 3--hopefully--of the selected patterns.

My list of winners has been turned in and they'll be notified soon.

I wish everyone could win but to those who did not, well, there is

always next year!  I am so grateful for all of the positive comments

and a HUGE welcome to all of my new subscribers!  I hope you are

able to hang out often and get acquainted.

Today's update is a quick one as I kind of ran out of time.

(How does that happen?!?)

Let's link up to these lovely blogs and look at last week:

Monday Musings by Songbird Designs

Tuesday To Do by Quilt Schmilt

* * * Week 12 Priority * * *

1) Finish "One-Roll Wonder"* top

(from The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts)

With the gardening, blog hop and a family get-together

(carnitas and all the fixings--yum!), there wasn't quite

as much quilting but I did manage to get this top finished.

(sorry--quick pic!)

I've got my work cut out for me when I go to get pics of this

as a finished quilt for my Etsy site.  Hopefully the usual place

I use for photo shoots will work its magic and show how truly

cheery these fabrics are because they sure don't look it here.

Especially on this dreary day.

I struggled with the no-border/border issue, and then I struggled

with what fabric to use.  Finally, I crossed my fingers I'd be able to

deal with the loss of some backing fabric when I decided to use

some of it for the border.

And then I almost ripped the border right off because I just

wasn't feeling it but then hubs weighed in, saying to leave it.

So, after all that struggle and drama, I'm leaving it as is.

"Picnic" finished up at 68 x 88.

*Just a note on comments:

I ALWAYS respond to every comment but I did happen to notice

one that went through but I never got an email to reply to?
I have no idea if this happens often but if I don't reply for some

reason, I apologize, but it is beyond my control...at least I think it is?

So to Carolyn:  One Roll Wonder is indeed a jelly roll-friendly

pattern; however, I made strips from scraps for my version.

2) Continue Phase 2 of the Garden Re-Do

Poor hub's stay-cation was constantly interrupted with work

 so he's pretty disappointed that that he didn't get finished.

I'm just happy each bed is set and plumbed with its own faucet.

I filled half of them before the cold rain and snow moved in.

Half of the strawberries have been relocated to new low beds along

the fence (somewhat visible in lower right corner).  Another low bed

(along the fence in the back) will become the asparagus patch.

I'll move it over when I'm done harvesting it in a month or so.

With the bad weather, I wasn't able to get better, and more current,

pictures but those will come about in due time I'm sure.

Walk The Walk Challenge

I averaged 15,500K steps/day!

 Today I'm feeling it--and lamenting that the weather isn't allowing

for a round of golf to loosen things back up but it does allow

a whole day in the studio so let's start looking at those goals.

* * * Week 13 Priority * * *

Quilt and finish "Picnic" (aka, One-Roll Wonder)

2) Start on next quilt
I'd meant to have it picked out for this post but I just narrowed

it down to a handful.   I promise it'll be a good one.  Kind of

thinking fall or Halloween...or maybe a two-tone....
Stay tuned!

So fairly short and sweet this week but next week

should certainly be more entertaining!

Happy quilting!