Sunday Summary #174

It was another busy week for me; meeting with the people who are organizing the Resiliency Center to debrief, plan new strategies, re-organize the Center and the setup, and write our lists of needed equipment and services for the next emergency that affects our community. Add to that DH had several doctor’s appointments and it was time for our next vaccines!

In the meantime our temperatures are cooler and we’ve even had a bit of rain which means our firefighters are getting the wildfires more under control and campers can now have campfires again! 😅

In a few weeks we will be heading to America to attend the wedding of DH’s niece. I’m still waiting to hear what colors the bride would like me to use for her quilt. It will be a huge gathering of family and friends, so we need to be cautious with DH’s health and just be able to relax and enjoy the time to visit. DH says this is his last bit of travelling. 🤔

My Last To-Do Goals:

1. Keep working on my EPP, embroidery and embroidery sampler as time and my eyesight allow. No progress. 😢

2. Try to finish binding the four now five quilts. I’m still down to only 3” left on the first of these quilts.🤗

3. Finish the memory quilts for my son and granddaughters from a collection of T-shirts from my son, DIL and granddaughters and our Clarke’s clothing. I’m ready to get these on the frame on my next trip to the studio.😃

4. Keep playing with the orphan blocks and goodies from Denise, with some additions from my stash, to use up more bits and pieces until those project boxes are empty. I have managed to start another project from the bins and the goodie box. 😁

5. Keep making crumb blocks until I can start using them for my next quilt. Crumb blocks are finished and trimmed to size. I’ve started building the blocks from the pieces! 😃

6. Start planning my project for another blog hop. I’m ready to pull fabrics now that I have a plan! 😃

7. Do not let Samantha or any of her squirrel buddies side track me🐿🐿🐿🐿. 😁 Samantha tried her best but I managed to stick to my lists this week.😁

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

3. Finish the memory quilts for my son, granddaughters and Clarke’s family from a collection of T-shirts from my son, DIL and granddaughters and our Clarke’s clothing as soon as I can get to the studio.

4. Keep playing with the orphan blocks and goodies from Denise, with some additions from my stash, to use up more bits and pieces until those project boxes are empty.

5. Finish making the blocks from my crumb blocks before Monique hands me another bag of Tula Pink scraps. 😉

6. Start pulling and cutting fabric for my project for another fun blog hop.

7. 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 22/30
• July 31/31
• August 17/24
• this week 7/7
• Previous Total 184/219
• Total: 191/226
• Percentage = 84.51 %

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. If I can plan a trip to the studio I expect my stash to be reduced terrifically when I start making backings for all of the quilt tops I’ve got to do. 😁

• Fabric Used: 0 yards
• Fabric Purchased this week: 0 yards
• Fabric Previous Balance: 63 yards
• Fabric Purchased this year: 0 yards
• Balance in stash to use this year: 63 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 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 current WIPs;

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
• Sunday Stash @ Quilt Paint Create
• 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