To-Do Tuesday 12/22/2020

At this time of year, the to-do list is more important than ever, whether it is a list of Christmas gifts. groceries, or quilting projects. Today it's time to catch up with the To-Do Tuesday Weekly Progress Update and Link-up hosted by Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us. I did very well on last week's lengthy list, with progress on all of my projects except one.

To-Do List for 12/15 - 12/21/2020

1. Santa Ho Ho Ho--binding                                         ✔done

The Santa wallhanging is finished and hanging near the back door. Finished size is 10" x 19".

2. Another secret Christmas gift                                   ✔done

All secret Christmas projects are done (unless I decide to make something at the last minute--it has happened before!)

3. Thimbleberries wallhanging--continue quilting            not done

This project is not going to be completed for Christmas this year.

4. Grassy Creek mystery--work on Step 4                     ✔progress    

All of my units for Step 4 have been stitched; half still need to be trimmed.

        

5. Sewcialites QAL--make blocks #12 & 13                    ✔done     

I am caught up on this block-of-the-week project.

6. Glorified 9-Patch--stitch last brown block                   ✔done  

My yellow and brown blocks are finished, but some need the outer edges trimmed. I have also prepped the parts for four black/grey blocks.

        

7. RSC Square Dance--continue joining blocks together  ✔done

Half the blocks for this quilt have been stitched together.

My list for the next week will be less ambitious, allowing plenty of time to enjoy Christmas, but I still hope to do a little bit of quilting every day.

To-Do List for 12/22 - 12/28/2020

1. RSC Square Dance--finish joining all blocks together

2. Grassy Creek mystery--finish Step 4, begin Step 5

3. Sewcialites QAL--make block #14

4. Glorified 9-Patch--stitch one black/grey block 

That should be more than enough to keep me busy for the next week. I'll report on my progress and post a new set of goals next Tuesday. I'm linking up with other To-Do Tuesday lists at Home Sewn by Us. 

Merry Christmas to all! I hope you have checked everything off your Christmas to-do lists!

Julie in GA

Stitching and DeStashing--Week 51, 2020

The end of the year is drawing near, and my stash totals show a small change in usage for the past week, but no new fabric was added. I used 3/8 yard for this cute little Santa wallhanging. I made it for my husband who collects all things Santa.

Santa Ho Ho Ho, finished size 10" x 19"

I also used 3/4 yard for the first two sets of Glorified 9-Patch blocks. These were started after I completed my previous hand-stitching project, and they will carry through next year as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. These are all of the blocks finished so far, and a set of black/grey blocks has been prepped.

Glorified 9-Patch, 6" blocks

2020 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                           1.125 yards

Used year to date:                    186.875 yards

Added last week:                              0.0 yards

Added year to date:                        81.5 yards

Net used year to date           105.375 yards

Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces has us tracking how many days each week we get in at least 15 minutes of quilting time. I spent time stitching every day last week, and it was split between the projects shown above, finishing a couple of Christmas gifts, and working on the next step of Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek mystery.

15 Minute Challenge:  

12/13 - 12/19              7 of 7 days

2020 Total            345 of 354 days

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces. I'm also linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts and Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework.

Happy quilting and stay safe everyone!

Julie in GA

To-Do Tuesday 12/15/2020

Today it's time to catch up with the To-Do Tuesday Weekly Progress Update and Link-up hosted by Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us. I keep making to-do lists each week, but haven't been doing so well at posting them on the blog. I missed last week, and who knows what will happen next week.

To-Do List for 12/1 - 12/7/2020

1. Grassy Creek mystery--finish Step 1, start Step 2        ✔ done

2. Sewcialites QAL--make block #11                               ✔ done

3. Glorified 9-Patch--stitch one brown block                     almost done

4. Thimbleberries wallhanging--fix border, begin quilting   ✔ done

To-Do List for 12/8 - 12/14/2020

1. Grassy Creek mystery--Step 3                                   ✔ done

2. Sewcialites QAL--make block #12                              not done

3. Glorified 9-Patch--stitch last brown block                    not done

4. Thimbleberries wallhanging--continue quilting             ✔ done

5. RSC Square Dance--continue joining blocks together    ✔ done

I surprised myself by completing Step 3 of the Grassy Creek mystery over the weekend. You can read more about that in yesterday's post. I'm one block behind on the Sewcialites QAL, but it should be easy enough to catch up this week. I haven't touched the Glorified 9-Patch blocks in over a week and need to prep some more. On the Thimbleberries wallhanging, I fixed the wavy border, then pin basted and started quilting, but I haven't gotten very far. Half of the RSC Square Dance blocks are stitched into columns, and I need to lay out the rest of the blocks.

Besides the limited progress on my lists over the last two weeks, I've spent some time on a couple of Christmas projects. One is a gift that I can't show just yet. The other is this little wallhanging that got quilted up yesterday. All it needs now is a trim around the outside edges and a binding. The finished size will be about 10" x 19".

My to-do list for the next week is long, and I don't expect to get through everything, but it should help me stay focused. The first three items are the priorities, and any progress on the rest is a bonus.

To-Do List for 12/15 - 12/21/2020

1. Santa Ho Ho Ho--binding

2. Another secret Christmas gift

3. Thimbleberries wallhanging--continue quilting

4. Grassy Creek mystery--Step 4                                  

5. Sewcialites QAL--make blocks #12 & 13                              

6. Glorified 9-Patch--stitch last brown block                             

7. RSC Square Dance--continue joining blocks together     

That should be more than enough to keep me busy for the next week. I'll report on my progress and post a new set of goals next Tuesday. I'm linking up with other To-Do Tuesday lists at Home Sewn by Us.

Julie in GA