Design Wall Monday and To Do Tuesday Week 11

On the design wall today is an oldie but goodie. It is a UFO from 2004. Yes, these blocks have been sitting in a box for sixteen years. It's about time it is finished, don't you think? The original mystery design didn't include any borders, but I want to add a border and continue the effect of stars around a sun. It's name is Scottish Sun.

Now a look at goals. Last week, my goals were:
X1. Take down my design wall and finish the wall behind it - and I didn't touch it.
✔2. Finish Barnyard Quilt
X3. Finish the sweater makeover. I worked on it, but didn't finish.
✔4. Think of a new design for the Celebrate Freedom Quilt and recut the blocks - and I finished it too.

I am going to be a little more ambitious this week with these goals:
1. Join three rows of Scottish Sun blocks
2. Design borders with remaining fabric
3. Make floor mats for gransons's chair
4. Take down design wall and finish wall behind it
5. Finish sweater makeover

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Sewing Reports Week 10

Have you ever been sewing away, pedal to the metal, and all of a sudden your quilt won't move through the machine? That happened to me today when I was putting binding on a quilt. I checked my bobbin; I checked my big spool; and I checked to see if there was a pin stuck in the feed dogs. Nothing. I was beginning to think my feed dogs had broken when I happened to notice the cat was missing from his bed beside my sewing table. I looked on the other side, and there he was, cuddled on the quilt that had draped over the table onto the floor. After moving him back to his bed, all was well again. I thought about leaving him there because he doesn't move around much these days, but I had to get it done.

It was an interesting week in the sewing space. After the grandsons had been here all afternoon for a few days in a row, the attic sewing space became my therapy room, a calm place to de-stress. I never knew sewing could do that for me. On those high stress days, I logged in much more than 15 minutes, but the other week days were about average. Hubby spent Saturday afternoon on his radio, so I followed suit by spending the afternoon sewing. I am back to a 99% success rate in daily stitching.

The stash report is looking better too. I cut binding for two quilts this week and used a half yard for each. I have made an effort to use backing fabric from my stash even if I didn't really like it and that is helping. I may make my 15% reduction goal yet.

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Barnyard QAYG

Goals, Goals, Goals, What to Do Next? To Do Week 10

I never thought it would be so hard to choose just one goal for my One Monthly Goal. I was going to choose to finish Barnyard Quilt, but that is so close to completion that it almost seems like cheating. So, even though I have no idea how I am going to salvage it, I will finish Celebrate Freedom. It may turn out to be a quilt, or it may be a cat bed, or it may turn into a table runner. Right now it's laying in a heap on the floor where I threw it in disgust and my only plan at this time is to get it off the floor.


Moving on to weekly goals seems to be a lot easier. Last week, my goals were:

✔1. Finish Ameliorate Sampler into a flimsy, which coincidentally was also my OMG for February.
X2. Have a quilting weekend Friday and Saturday - just didn't have time for that.
X3. Take down my design wall and finish the wall behind it - didn't have time for that either, but the grandkids came a day early and there is no turning your back on them, especially with an open bucket of paint.
✔4. Find a March UFO for One Monthly Goal.

Now for this week's goals:


1. Take down my design wall and finish the wall behind it. I just looked back on other goal posts and I have had this as a goal twice before, so I hope three is a charm.


2. Finish the Barnyard Quilt.


3. Finish the sweater makeover.


4. Think of a new design for the Celebrate Freedom Quilt and recut the blocks.

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Sunday Sewing Reports

Another good week, but I think that's all about to change. My daughter and grandsons just moved in and boy are those boys a handful. But for now, I have a little peace and quiet so thought I'd get this post written while I could. Buddy has figured out that the boys are not allowed on the stairs, so guess where he goes when they come in? lol

I got in 15 minutes (or more) of sewing time every day this week and my success rate is coming back up. I hope I can continue that in the next few weeks, but I am the designated babysitter while Daughter looks for a job, so who knows. The stash report looks better as well. I need to step it up to achieve my goal of a 15% reduction though.

I've been trying to decide on a goal for March. There are a couple of non-quilt projects I'd really like to make and I hope I can finish a UFO AND do at least one of those projects.

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Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate