To-Do Tuesday January 18, 2022
Oops! I forgot to post on Tuesday and now it is Thursday! My sewing group was canceled for today – Covid again. The hostess of our gathering has been exposed to Covid and her husband tested positive. We moved the meeting to my house, and one friend had planned on coming, but her daughter went into labor, so she is happily at the hospital with her this morning! That all said, I’ll take time to write my belated post this morning.
So what have I been up to stitching and quilting wise?
To-Do Tuesday January 11, 2022
- Finish quilt for son & DIL! Only have the binding to complete and then launder! ✔️
- Quilt and maybe bind Hungry Caterpillar quilt. I’ll share its story next week. ✔️
- Prep fabric for EPP project I hope to work on through out this year. ✔️
1. I DID finish the quilt for my son and his lovely wife! They just celebrated their 3rd anniversary yesterday!
I started this quilt August of 2020. I used a quilt-as-you-go method. Meaning I first pieced the center, sandwiched and quilted it. Then I appliquéd the four vine sections, sandwiched and quilted. Then attached the vine sections to the center. Then four sections of appliquéd clam shells, sandwiched and quilted were attached to the quilt. Doing the quilt is sections made it possible for me to quilt each smaller section my domestic machine.
Not the best photo. I hope to get a better one with the quilt on their bed.
2. I’m currently working on getting the Hungry Caterpillar quilted.
This quilt was created by my daughter more than 10 years ago. She never finished it and gave it to me to finish. The Women’s Ministry group at my church is putting together a basket to donate to the local rescue mission’s auction coming up this Spring. Someone suggested a children’s quilt and I said I thought I had the perfect quilt to build on. Also added to the basket will be pillows, pillow case, Hungry Caterpillar book, and hopefully a stuffy. I have the outer border to quilt, and binding to attach.
3. I think I’m crazy to start another project before finishing last year’s BOM. I’m so slow at English Paper Piecing.
Prepping 1/2″ hexies!
Stitching progress in the evenings. I’m following along with Katja Quilt Shop Homage to Grandmother’s Flower Garden. The flowers will make a wreath. Go take a look at her quilt along! The pattern is written for 1″ hexies to make a 82″ quilt. Doing 1/2″ hexies should give me about a 42″ wall hanging. I’m only on week one, and this is week three of the quilt along. I was waiting for supplies to arrive in the mail. I might switch to machine piecing if I continue to fall behind. But this handwork is supposed to be relaxing, right!?
To-Do Tuesday January 18, 2022
- Finish Hungry Caterpillar quilt
- Start piecing background for last year’s BOM – Nebula
- Work towards catching up with EPP
I’ve been asked to sew together a t-shirt quilt top. But have not received the t-shirts or fabric yet. And I have the appliqué quilt Granny’s Garden started, but currently on the shelf. I want to finish the BOM Nebula by Jaybird Quilts then I can go full steam ahead on Granny’s Garden and the EPP quilt.
Linking to To-Do Tuesday hosted by Linda of Texas Quilt Gal.
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