Sunday Summary #175

Hello and welcome to this week’s Sunday Summary. I hope you are all having a wonderful Labor Day weekend, celebrating the history of our workforce and workplace improvements.

My weekend is being spent at the studio with D. I was able to get away since our good friends got back home and have a habit of checking in on DH every day (she is a nurse so I trust her implicitly).

There was a panic to get here. D ended up at Urgent Care and then the Emergency department so I needed to get here asap. With her history of AFIB, the swelling in her feet and legs to twice normal size and a horrendous rash was an indicator that she needed some attention. It’s been a bit hectic with tests, bloodwork and appointments. Now we are playing the waiting game 🙏🏻

In the meantime I did get to help with some of the needed repairs, chores and help finish some of her renovations. To date she has been busy having new quartz countertops in the kitchen, one bathroom and laundry room, new flooring in the laundry room and 2 of the upstairs bathrooms, and so much more I keep seeing new things every room I walk in! I have painted 4 of the inside doors, painted moulding (crown and baseboard) and will get to install them tomorrow. I also put new shelf liner in all of the kitchen and bathroom cupboards and shelves. On top of that I have been able to visit my favourite machines, spend some quality time with them and enjoy some fabric fondling. 😅

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 forgot to bring them with me! 😢

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 have the first of the memory quilts on the frame! 😃

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. With travelling to the studio I didn’t have much time to complete much more on this project. 😁

5. Finish making the blocks from my crumb blocks before Monique hands me another bag of Tula Pink scraps. No progress on this project this week. 😢

6. Start pulling and cutting fabric for my project for another fun blog hop. I’ve begun working on this one! 😃

7. Do not let Samantha or any of her squirrel buddies side track me🐿🐿🐿🐿. Samantha got me again, but it’s secret sewing so I can’t share just yet.😁

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.

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 24/31
• this week 7/7
• Previous Total 191/226
• Total: 198/244/
• Percentage = 81.15 %

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: 8 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: 55 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 @ Sew and Tell
• Monday Musings @ Songbird Designs
• Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• To-Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmilt