Sunday Summary #166

Hello and welcome to this week’s version of my crazy life. First of all thank you for the sweet comments and messages and I received regarding my pity party for DH and myself. It really touched my heart and picked up my spirits. I don’t often give in to a pity party but I’ve got my big girl panties on and am continuing on no matter what! Still no news on my surgery date, but DH managed 7 holes of golf yesterday! 🤣

Now its time to get on with the business of updating you on the progress I’ve made on my list:

My Last To-Do Goals:

1. Keep working on my EPP, embroidery and embroidery sampler as time and my eyesight allow. Still not doing handwork 🤓

2. Get caught up with the Rainbow Neighbourhood QAL hosted by Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts, so I can start working on her new QAL! Managed a bit of sewing but it’s difficult to match seams or get perfect points right now. 🤪

3. Try to finish binding the four now five quilts. Not yet! 😢

4. Finish the memory quilts for my son and granddaughters from a collection of T-shirts from my son, DIL and granddaughters. I’m still trying to decide on block placement for quilts 2-4!🤪

5. Keep playing with the orphan blocks and goodies from Denise to use up more bits and pieces, and adding my orphan blocks and bits and some fabrics from my stash. 😉

6. Do not let Samantha or any of her squirrel buddies side track me🐿🐿🐿🐿. Sam encouraged me to do a pattern test for one of my favourite designers!🤪

This Week’s goals:

Now it’s time for my new To Do Tuesday List:

1. Keep working on my EPP, embroidery and embroidery sampler as time and my eyesight allow.

2. Keep working on the Rainbow Neighbourhood QAL hosted by Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts, and start working on her new QAL as my eyesight allows.

3. Try to finish binding the four now five quilts. 😉

4. Finish the memory quilts for my son and granddaughters from a collection of T-shirts from my son, DIL and granddaughters.

5. Keep playing with the orphan blocks and goodies from Denise to use up more bits and pieces until those project boxes are empty.

6. Do not let Samantha or any of her squirrel buddies side track me🐿🐿🐿🐿

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 and 1 hour at the end of the week to tidy up and deal with my scraps. I wasn’t really off to a good start, but it is getting better as things settle down in my real life time and commitments lessen. 🤔

• January 21/31
• February 27/29
• March 27/31
• April 20/30
• May 26/31
• June 21/29
• this week 7/7
• Previous Total 135/174
• Total: 142/181
• Percentage = 78.45 %

My percentage is slowly increasing as I get back to stitching again. 😁 I hope you all get to set and keep your goals for your Stitching Time and join Kate. 😁

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 Used: 2 yards
• Fabric Purchased this week: 0 yards
• Fabric Previous Balance: 69 yards
• Fabric Purchased this year: 0 yards
• Balance in stash to use this year: 67 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, but I have reduced my stash these past few years and really only purchase fabric if I need it for a particular project. If I do purchase fabric I add it to my Balance in stash to use this year in order to continue reducing my stash. 😉

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

Design Wall Mondays

Judy, at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, hosts a linky party for “Design Wall Mondays” every week.

I’m including some photos of my project bins filled some of the fun little blocks, bits and pieces and fabric that Denise sent to me, and my orphan blocks and fabric from my stash, that I’m working playing with to come up with some new quilts for an upcoming charity event;

PHD in 2024

This year you can join the fun and challenge at Ms P Designs USA 😉

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

Linking with:

• So Scrappy @ Super Scrappy Blogspot
• Sunday Stash @ QuiltPaintCreate
• Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Housework
• Frederique @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
• 15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
• Sew and Tell @ Melva Loves Scraps
• Monday Musings @ Songbird Designs
• Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Monday This and That @ Days Filled With Joy
• To-Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmilt