Hello and welcome to week 9.
Our temps have taken a very drastic swing.
Our temps have taken a very drastic swing.
Going from -21 windchills to 70 degrees and sunny within
a week is crazy but I think it has been a welcome change.
I really would take a little more winter but I'm starting to feel
that pull toward spring cleaning--indoors and out. I'm making
my garden notes as I look forward to all of the farm-to-table
meals shared with friends and family--outside, of course.
I've needed this hibernation but it's time for life to pick up its
pace once again.
Even though I was inside, my pace wasn't too shabby last week.
Grab your cuppa and let's have a look at how things went.
Week 8 Progress
1) Start on Nestled in the Trees
DONE.
DONE.
just a few houses and small trees remain.
Cutting from the scraps of my "Christmas at Buttermilk Acres"
FQ set (used in Star Twist) added a little extra time of but the
instructions have been the real battle. It's very cute but when
I go to make my Halloween house quilt (2025 list), I'll be
choosing from any of my other house patterns. Oi!
All that aside, it's looking good so far and I'm hoping
for a finished top by next week.
2) Complete QAL weeks #6 & 7; post #6.
All HST's sewn; pic and post to come.
3) Find baby quilt fabrics.
Still looking.
I still haven't found what I'm after so I guess that's my cue:
time for a MSQC run.
I'm not a huge fan of them lately but I love a good road trip so
I try to make the 4-hour drive every year or so, and it's been a
long while. They're a solid resource when hunting for specific
fabrics so off I go. And I hope the yarn store is still there among
the shops and I'm able (with help) to set myself up with a few
projects to take on all of those upcoming trips.
4) Finish photographing and listing all 4 quilts
DONE!
WP Stars 6 (56x56) SOLD
I've already shown the smaller but I'm showing both WP
quilts for comparison. (It's a struggle to avoid shadows!)
The interested party has already purchased WP Stars #6.
WP Stars 7 (55x70)
The others were Star Twist and FallSpice (previous posts).
5) Finish knitting UFO #1; look into #2
So close to being done--just a few more rows to go.
It's kinda funny how many times I've gone back and forth:
knit, un-knit, knit...<curse> UNknit, and so on.
At least I can laugh about it.
Next week is looking pretty busy with the road trip, and lots of
tee times (yay!) but I'm still shooting for decent progress.
Week 9 Goals:
1) Finish Nestled in the Trees top; rename.
2) Finish knitting hat; pull out UFO #2
3) Start on baby quilt--assuming I find the fabrics
4) Post Week 7 of QAL; sew up more if time
5) Take MSQC road trip pics and post
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