It 'should' mean that I am being productive but I feel like I am getting nowhere and not crossing much off my list of things that I would like to get done. Sigh....
1. Layer cake started at retreat
2. Catch up on my CQA 52 blocks in 52 weeks
3. Layout, join blocks and quilt and bind my last Baby Bricks #3
4. Stitch the last 3 blocks for QOVC for 2019 samples and cut kits
5. Make some samples of Garden Stiles for Canada Stitches for October
6. Quilt and Bind Sunrise
7. Quilt and bind QOVC log cabin #3
8. Quilt and bind QOVC log cabin #4
9. Quilt and bind Joannes quilt top for QOVC
10. Summer Solstice.
11. Rainbow scrap challenge blocks in black/brown/gray
12. Doorprize for modern guild for Oct
I added my list so I could see if I could cross off any items. Managed a couple! But still feel frustrated.
What I have accomplished:
I caught up on my Meadow Mystery step 2 and I started trimming the leftover triangles from step 1. That actually felt like it took forever!
My teal swap came in the mail and this is what my partner, Sharon in NL sent me. Quite perfect and instead of using it as a mug rug, I put it up on the wall as a reminder. The next two pictures are both sides of the mug rug I made her plus I sent her one of my zip pouches made in teal fabrics.
I worked on the layer cakes and no matter how I rearranged them, they just didn't look good to me so.... I took off the second border on each block and mixed them all up and stitched them on again. I have played with the layout for far too much time and am ready to just stitch the blocks together.
My first attempt looked like this:
My second attempt is looking like this:
I can see more blocks that I should move around but the problem is, when I move one, it creates a problem that I don't like, elsewhere, and I have been manipulating these all morning. I don't think I would make this again. It is a Missouri star pattern that should be so darn easy but with so many duplicate fabrics in the layer cake, it doesn't seem to flow when I look at it. I almost think that the first arrangment was ok and should have left it alone! This might go into my UFO bin for a time out.
At the very end of September, I got my five yellow brick road quilts all finished except for a couple of bindings. They are now done and ready to donate to We Care in our guild.
And my brown Rainbow scrap challenge blocks are done. Ready to be put away with the rest of the blocks that I started last January and dealt with later. The colour for this month was brown and black and I ended up making 64 blocks. Almost enough for a complete quilt.
I did manage to also get a few blocks for Canada Stitches made. This is the paths and stiles block.
And my blocks that were the second set of 3 for Quilts of Valour got made and I also cut kits for the blocks.
Second 3 blocks made a total of 6 new ones for 2019.
So I need to focus on updating my 52 blocks in 52 weeks and deciding what to do with these layer cake blocks!
I also got my Janome back from servicing and need to crawl around on the floor and get her plugged in and set up to start stitching.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my family and friends here in Canada.
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