To-Do Tuesday
I wasn't going to make any goals for awhile, but I've been exposed to covid and it looks like I won't be leaving the house for at least five days, so here we go!
This Week:
1. Keeping it simple, I want to finish Sugar Pie.
Since I can't go shopping for binding or backing, I'll have to take my chances with something from my stash. Batting could be a problem.
2. This isn't quilting related, but I want, no, I need to get my Christmas decorations put away.
3. Make Sugar Pie pattern into a QAYG while the instructions are still fresh in my mind.
2. This isn't quilting related, but I want, no, I need to get my Christmas decorations put away.
3. Make Sugar Pie pattern into a QAYG while the instructions are still fresh in my mind.
Sooo good!
5. Don't get Covid.
5. Don't get Covid.
Maybe this one should be Number 1.
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Design Wall Monday
On Sunday afternoon, Sugar Pie became a finished flimsy. The pattern didn't include yardage for binding or backing and I really think it would look best with the binding fabric to be the same as the outer border. I doubt I can find any more, but will visit some local stores and see if it is still current. I had exactly one yard of the red and just have a few scraps left now.
This quilt went together quickly. The designer at Fabric Cafe made it easy with strip piecing and then cutting all the smaller strips at one time which really saved time. And that made chain piecing easy too. Doing the piecing this way didn't allow for any errors though and I would have liked some of the narrower strips to be wider so I could square up between sashing strips. As it was, each block was a little small on at least one side. I used to quilt with a friend who couldn't see well and her seam allowances ranged from 1/8" to 3/8", her blocks were never square, and yet, her quilts always looked fine. This quilt is like that. It's good enough, and I've decided that is going to be my mantra from now on. There is no use beating myself up about seam allowances or miscuts that I can't see. It's really freeing to accept imperfection.
Now I wonder if this pattern could be made into a Quilt as You Go with just a little tweaking. If I have three more one yard cuts that look good together, I'm going to try it.
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Sunday Stash
My stash report looks a little better. I started a 3 yard quilt called Sugar Pie and quickly used that from my stash. There were very few scraps left too, which was a bit unfortunate as it turned out, but at least didn't add to my scrap box.
2023 STASH TOTALS
Used Jan 1-7 3 yards
Used year to date 3 yards
Added Jan 1-7 0 yards
Added year to date 0 yards
Net used in 2023 3 yards
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Stitching Stuff
I started sewing again this week and it feels good to be back to it again. As I sewed and settled back into my space, I started wondering if I should track and set a goal for Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge. Prior to last year, I can see that my sewing pattern is to sew mainly in cooler weather while outside activities take up more time in warmer weather. So how to make an attainable goal that reflects that schedule? The usual goal of 15 minutes per day for the entire year results in a 50% or less success rate which mentally translates to FAIL. Or do I aim for a 50% success rate, which mean I have achieved 100% success? That doesn't really work either.
I'll give it more thought, but for now, I'll report in the traditional method. I was hoping for 7 out of 7 days, but Hubby and I got the flu for Christmas and it was worse than the Covid we had last year and I lost a day for that and another day taking Mia to a veterinary ophthalmologist. Other than veterinary hospitals, I never knew there were specialists. Just when we thought our lives were going to get less complicated.
15 Minute Challenge for 2023:
Jan 1-7 5 of 7 days
2023 Total 5 of 7 days
71% success rate
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Design Wall Monday
On Sunday afternoon, Sugar Pie became a finished flimsy. The pattern didn't include yardage for binding or backing and I really think it would look best with the binding fabric to be the same as the outer border. I doubt I can find any more, but will visit some local stores and see if it is still current. I had exactly one yard of the red and just have a few scraps left now.
Now I wonder if this pattern could be made into a Quilt as You Go with just a little tweaking. If I have three more one yard cuts that look good together, I'm going to try it.
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Sunday Stash
My stash report looks a little better. I started a 3 yard quilt called Sugar Pie and quickly used that from my stash. There were very few scraps left too, which was a bit unfortunate as it turned out, but at least didn't add to my scrap box.
Used Jan 1-7 3 yards
Used year to date 3 yards
Added Jan 1-7 0 yards
Added year to date 0 yards
Net used in 2023 3 yards
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Stitching Stuff
I started sewing again this week and it feels good to be back to it again. As I sewed and settled back into my space, I started wondering if I should track and set a goal for Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge. Prior to last year, I can see that my sewing pattern is to sew mainly in cooler weather while outside activities take up more time in warmer weather. So how to make an attainable goal that reflects that schedule? The usual goal of 15 minutes per day for the entire year results in a 50% or less success rate which mentally translates to FAIL. Or do I aim for a 50% success rate, which mean I have achieved 100% success? That doesn't really work either.
I'll give it more thought, but for now, I'll report in the traditional method. I was hoping for 7 out of 7 days, but Hubby and I got the flu for Christmas and it was worse than the Covid we had last year and I lost a day for that and another day taking Mia to a veterinary ophthalmologist. Other than veterinary hospitals, I never knew there were specialists. Just when we thought our lives were going to get less complicated.
Jan 1-7 5 of 7 days
2023 Total 5 of 7 days
71% success rate
Maybe the goal is just to stitch when you can this year? Sometimes that's the best we can do. I drove myself crazy for a few years trying to make it +90% and that's really unrealistic. Even 50% is a good goal it means you managed time to stitch at least half the days in the year. It's good to see you back in blog land and on the 15 minutes to Stitch linky.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your sewing progress on the stash. What if you did 30 minutes each day during the sewing times of the year?
ReplyDeleteGood report! I try to sew at least so many hours each week rather than track my time daily. There are days I just don't have time. Maybe you could do something along that line with monthly goals that take into consideration the time of year.
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