ToDo Tuesday #113

I’ll be linking up with To-Do Tuesday which is being hosted by Linda from Texas Quilt Gal and making sure I go see what everyone else is planning for the upcoming week.

Once again it has been a while since I managed to link up with Linda, but life out of my sewing space has been busy. I’ve been back to the studio twice to help K and D, and then had to help my friends with K’s trip to hospice and his final days. It was a blessing to see him finally at peace and free from pain. Another two days were spent making and receiving phone calls and the last decisions. I will be attending my friend’s service on the 22nd.

A trip home had me receiving a phone call to work the Municipal Elections (3 x 12+ hour days) in the upcoming weeks, and of course this week involved some training days.

Last goals:

1. Keep working on my hand quilting and EPP projects. No progress.

2. Keep working on my pattern test since everything is cut now. Finished and so much fun.

3. When I get back to the studio, if time allows, I need to finish quilting my version of Sandra Walker’s, A Roll of the Dice. Once again I didn’t manage any time with the longarm.

4. Finish next Blog Hop projects, and get my posts written. The first hop is done and published. The next is now a works in progress and I need to write my post.

5. Do not allow Samantha to sidetrack me this week. 😁🐿. This past weeks my inner squirrel, Samantha, stayed quiet and allowed me the time to deal with life and start grieving for my dear friend.

This week’s goals:

1. Keep working on my hand quilting and EPP projects.

2. When I get back to the studio, if time allows, I need to quilt my version of A Roll of the Dice which is on the frame.

3. Finish next Blog Hop project, and get my post written.

4. Work the first day of our Municipal Elections.

5. Start working on a new commission by drafting my design in EQ8.

6. Give poor Samantha, my inner squirrel to a chance to inspire me with a new project to keep me occupied with something crafty this week. 😁🐿

Stitchin’ Time

Kate from Life in Pieces hosts a weekly linky party to help us keep to our goals of stitching every day.

I’m trying for at least 30 minutes a day this year, but also want to at least spend 30 minutes a week tidying up and dealing with scraps.

• January 31/31
• February 28/28
• March 26/31
• April 6/30
• May 13/31
• June 25/30
• July 28/31
• August 24/31
• September 17/30
• this week 2/7
• Previous Total 177/232
• Total: 198/273
• Percentage = 64.84 %

To see how our blogging friends are doing check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces

Stash Report

I like to link with Donna @ QuiltPaintCreate to keep track of fabric in and out of my stash.

• Fabric previous balance: 59.5 Yards
• Fabric Used: 0 yards
• Fabric Bought: 0 yards
• Balance in stash to use this year: 59.5 Yards

* my goal is to lessen my stash by 100 yards this year. I haven’t managed to actually figure out how much fabric I really have in my stash so it just seems to be reasonable to set a goal to continue working from my stash.

* any fabric used from the scrap bins, was gifted or a prize; doesn’t count as stash

PHD in 2022

Quilting Gail is hosting her PHD in 2022 Challenge again this year.

Thank you for stopping by and reading my post. Your comments make my day and I do reply to each one. 😉 Carol

Linking with:

• Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
• Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
• Frédérique @ QuiltingPatchworkApplique
• Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Monday This and That @ Days Filled With Joy
• Monday Sew and Tell @ Melva Loves Scraps
• To-Do Tuesday @ Texas Quilt Gal