August 27, 2018

I'm going to see if I can't do interim goal reports. I've been somewhat productive since I posted my goals. So the first report, August 5, will be productivity in red. 

My second report for August 12, will be productivity in blue :)

Time for my third report of the month, August 20. This week hasn't been quite as productive. But every thing done, is a step forward.

It's the end of the month, well almost. This will be my final post for August except for one for my September goals. 

Did I get everything done?

Let's see . . . 

1. Monthly blocks of the month

- Elefantz 
downloaded and drawn off

 

I was behind, so I had two to draw off.

- Clever Chameleon Color Bear downloaded, pieces for this block have been prepped.
DONE

There are now enough bears to put two complete rows together.

Half of a quilt DONE.

I just love the "party" print I found to use as sashing.

- Designs by Jen Color Block downloaded, DONE

And the beginning of another row . . .

- Quilt Doodle Doodle BOM * downloaded

- Honeybee Cloth Sweetest Things * downloaded

- Alida's Starry Night downloaded, assembled

And . . . 

The first two rows are sewn together !!!

- Janda Bend Quilts Fall into a Quilt (x2)
Pie block - DONE

Second block has been downloaded

DONE
I have enough blocks to put a row together, but have opted not to do this one just yet.

- Morning Glory Designs BOM * downloaded

* some of these I'm just collecting patterns and will make at a later date.

2. Maggie's First Dance

- top needs to be sandwiched 
I reserved a room at church to layout the quilt, have all my supplies packed and in the car.

And after a morning in my old Sunday School class, I have a pin-basted quilt ready for machine quilting.

- begin quilting

3. P&N BOM

- prep block for next class (August 8) 
prep work done
DONE

4. Busy Bee BOM

- cut and assemble first border

- finish stitching June blocks (2 of 4) DONE
All four blocks have been hand appliqued.

5. Needle Book

- finish assembly DONE

6. Postcard Swap

- make

- get in the mail
DONE - I'll post pictures next update.

7. Mystery project 
(not to be confused with Mystery #3)

- pull fabric

- cut, assemble

- get in the mail
DONE

8. Curtains

- make curtains, so Honey Do can hang rod during his vacation :)

Didn't quite make it, but I did work on them a little

9. Holly Cottage Christmas

- review and plan next step

still not done.

10. Christmas PJs

- make at least one pair

still not done.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wishing you a day filled with kindness.

Verse of the Day Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-5

Stay-cation

Honey Do and I are enjoying a "stay-cation" this week. It began a day late due to some unforeseen circumstances at work. Both of us were okay with that. It's timed this way because it falls around his birthday and with Newton being 17 (yes, already!!!) he really wants to spend time with his friends, so he'd prefer to be in school anyway.

One of many efforts to bring awareness, this one to cancer. The "field of Hope" is a huge field filled with sunflowers. It is a gorgeous site, it is unfortunate that a child lost their life to this horrible disease. What a beautiful memorial. This is the last year this event will take place.

Honey Do is getting ready for hunting season which begins at the end of September. How quickly this year has passed us by.

Cabela's is new to our region, so we went and checked out the store and he got some supplies.

There's really not much there for me, but I did find some beautiful wildlife.

And how's this for an entrance?

Very cozy and welcoming.

And just because there won't be much sewing happening this week . . .

Doesn't mean we can't do some shop hopping. Honey Do is very generous with his time and wallet, as he paid for all of my purchases.

First stop . . . 

Here's what I found, along with the RXRs that were the motivation for these stops :)

The half yards in the background were $3.99 yard and are earmarked for Fall into a Quilt, along with the fat quarters in the foreground. I don't usually purchase fat quarters, preferring to make my own, but at $1.00/each I couldn't say no.

And the "eye balls", yes, for the Halloween quilt :) 

And our second stop. 

Two half yards of Halloween prints and a remnant for my Starry Bright collection.

Wednesday, we have no other plans but to go to one more quilt shop. Their RXR is done in three parts because they have three locations. Together, the "rows" will spell Cleveland as part of the block. This year, you kind of need all three rows together. Not sure when I'll get to work on these, but I love this year's theme and am pretty partial to several of the blocks. I'll share that in another post.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wishing you a day filled with kindness.

Verse of the day:

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Psalm 27:14 NIVUK 

HQAL

Three week round up for Hand Quilt Along.
To see what everyone else got up to, just follow the link.

Here's what I got accomplished this go round:

Block of the Month sewing class:

Everything was done on the machine except the embellishments:  the yo-yo and the button. I love these little added touches.

The Color Bear Challenge is now two completed rows. I hand sewed the sashing on the back of the rows closed. Next month will complete the third row.

Starry Bright - hand sewing back sashing closed.

It doesn't look like a lot, but sewing all that sewing by hand on the back of the quilts takes some time. I am absolutely thrilled with these accomplishments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wishing you a day filled with kindness.

Verse of the Day

But the LORD said to Samuel 

'Do not consider his appearance or his height for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.'

1 Samuel 16:7 NIVUK

August 20

I'm going to see if I can't do interim goal reports. I've been somewhat productive since I posted my goals. So the first report, August 5, will be productivity in red. 

My second report for August 12, will be productivity in blue :)

Time for my third report of the month, August 20. This week hasn't been quite as productive. But every thing done, is a step forward.

1. Monthly blocks of the month

- Elefantz 
downloaded and drawn off

 

I was behind, so I had two to draw off.

- Clever Chameleon Color Bear downloaded, pieces for this block have been prepped.
DONE

There are now enough bears to put two complete rows together.

Half of a quilt DONE.

I just love the "party" print I found to use as sashing.

- Designs by Jen Color Block downloaded, DONE

And the beginning of another row . . .

- Quilt Doodle Doodle BOM * downloaded

- Honeybee Cloth Sweetest Things * downloaded

- Alida's Starry Night downloaded, assembled

And . . . 

The first two rows are sewn together !!!

- Janda Bend Quilts Fall into a Quilt (x2)
Pie block - DONE

Second block has been downloaded

DONE
I have enough blocks to put a row together, but have opted not to do this one just yet.

- Morning Glory Designs BOM * downloaded

* some of these I'm just collecting patterns and will make at a later date.

2. Maggie's First Dance

- top needs to be sandwiched 
I reserved a room at church to layout the quilt, have all my supplies packed and in the car.

And after a morning in my old Sunday School class, I have a pin-basted quilt ready for machine quilting.

- begin quilting

3. P&N BOM

- prep block for next class (August 8) 
prep work done
DONE

4. Busy Bee BOM

- cut and assemble first border

- finish stitching June blocks (2 of 4) DONE
All four blocks have been hand appliqued.

5. Needle Book

- finish assembly DONE

6. Postcard Swap

- make

- get in the mail
DONE - I'll post pictures next update.

7. Mystery project 
(not to be confused with Mystery #3)

- pull fabric

- cut, assemble

- get in the mail
DONE

8. Curtains

- make curtains, so Honey Do can hang rod during his vacation :)

9. Holly Cottage Christmas

- review and plan next step

10. Christmas PJs

- make at least one pair

Thanks for stopping by,

Wishing you a day filled with kindness.

Verse of the Day He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from the LORD. Prov. 18:22 NIVUK