To-Do Tuesdays – 2 February 2021

Good Tuesday morning.  The weather is calm and cool today!  The wind has stopped coming in from the North which is a blessing for me!  This Cedar season has been mixed with dust from the Plains blowing in and giving me fits, but I am great today!   Additionally being a Celiac, the diet can be very challenging, to say the least.  I was eating eggs (5 a day) for years, but now I have discovered that I have an intolerance to them.  Within 24 hours of eliminating them in my diet I began to feel 100% better with great energy coming back like I used to have!  This is really a big blessing for me, even if I can only tolerate chicken and potatoes – I am losing weight, sleeping better, and feeling great – so it doesn’t matter about limitations on food!

I have had a very productive week and very thankful for it being that way!  I made decisions that will keep me on track to finish as many of my UFOs and Longarm quilting backlog in the next 5 months.  I would hope that by June I will be working on new quilts!

Goals for 26 January – 1 February 2021:

• • Applique Projects:
    • •  SAG Medallion – Continue on with the 2nd half √
      • Jacobean Holidays – 4 Blocks remaining  X Waiting…waiting
  • Cross Stitch:   Minnie Mouse project – X  Waiting… waiting
  • Longarm Quilting:  Load a quilt and quilt it for PHD 2012 goal. √ Done
  • Sewing:  Continue on with OMIGOSH blocks. √ Done
  • Knitting:  Continue on Dish Cloth- √ In Progress 
  • Stay At Home Round Robin  (SAHRR) (Weekly). √ Cancelled
    • Complete Round 2 for Kay’s Quilt (Sashiko Medallion)
    • Feathered Star Wall Hanging
  • Cut 10″ squares for The Arrowhead Block as I need to put the 4′ table away   I can put the fabric back in the stash bin and out of the way!   √  Cancelled

SAG Medallion.  I have started on the 2nd half of the Medallion but after taking this picture, I realized that I had to change one of the leaves on the right hand side since I am using a different fabric for the leaves under the Daisies (little oops).   SAG Medallion and Jacobean Holiday hopefully by the end of February.

Poor Minnie Mouse and Cross Stitch – she is just not getting her just do.  I am hoping to play with the Counted Cross Stitch this coming week since I have made some changes to my projects that will free up a lot of time.

PHD 2021:  I had not quilted in quite awhile, so I had to let my HQ warm up, set up a practice piece, and then worked on the backing, cut the batting, and loaded the quilt on Saturday!  I quilted it on Sunday and did the binding by machine (not my preference, but…it is done!)!  My HQ is not computerized, so I do free motion.  I did a mid-size (small) meandering.  I am calling it Colorful HSTs.

And the backing:

OMIGOSH – I decided to make a total of 30 blocks.  I have 8 ready to sew (completed 4 this week) and have the remaining 8 strips cut out and ready to sew the 9 patches together and Shoo Fly HSTs and they will be put in baggies waiting to be sewn together.  A good goal would be to finish this quilt by the end of February – we shall see.

SAHRR.  I have decided to not continue on with the Round Robin, so I am stopping with the first border and will hand quilt both wall hangings.  I am so happy that I have now completed these UFOs as they have found a home!  They are basted and ready for the quilting hoop!

The backing fabric is Kona Bay for Seattle Bay Fabrics, a fabric line out in the mid or early 2000’s.  Very difficult to find any and if so, it is expensive.  I wish there were more fabrics like it.  It feels like silk and to me it was the perfect fabric for the backing.  My only regret is that I had only purchased 1.5 yards.

The Arrowhead Block:  This project is cancelled!  Another decision – I have too many other quilts that I wish to make or finish this year, PLUS I do not know if I will ever use the Jenny Beyer fabric! 

I am thinking I need some suggestions as what to do with this fabric!

Goals for week of 1 February – 8 February

• • Applique Projects:
    • •  SAG Medallion – Continue on with the 2nd half
      • Jacobean Holidays – 4 Blocks remaining
      • Mary Brown – Prepare a block for the month
  • Cross Stitch:   Minnie Mouse project –
  • Longarm Quilting:  Load Autumn Autumn Jubilee for PHD 2021
  • Sewing:  Continue on with OMIGOSH blocks.
  • Knitting:  Continue on Dish Cloth
  • Hand Quilt –
    • Indian summer
    • Kay’s Wall Hanging Quilt
    • Radiant Feathered Star Wall Hanging
  • Baby Quilt for Julie

Included in this weekly goal, yesterday I did my monthly house clean and did all the washing!  DONE √  This will give me the entire week for quilting!

Have a wonderful week and keep on stitching – it is truly calming and rewarding!

Hugs, Nanette

Linking To:  My Quilt Infatuation; Confessions of a Fabric Addict; Finished or Not Friday ; Em’s Scrap Bag; BOM’s Away;  Sew Fresh Quilts; Crazy Mom Quilts;  Oh Scrap; Scrap Happy Saturday; Slow Sunday Stitching  Quilt Fabrication Mid Week Makers; Peacock Party; Design Wall Monday, For the Love of Geese,Scrap Happy Days, Quilting Patch Linky Party To-Do-Tuesdays;PHD in 2021;