To Do Tuesday – #2
I know it’s not Tuesday….I didn’t realize I hadn’t hit the “publish” button yesterday. 😦
To Do Tuesday is a linky party hosted by fellow blogger and quilting friends Roseanne & Sue at Home Sewn By Us. It’s a great way to document projects you are working on, stay focused and be inspired by what others are making!
To-Do for the week of March 31st through April 6th:
- Meals on Wheels Placemat – √ done
- Potholder & Extra Large trivet – √ done
- Come Sail with Me Baby Quilt – √ done
- T Shirt Quilt Plan – X not done
To-Do #1
Carole with From My Carolina Home wrote a great post titled “Staying Busy in Challenging Times”. At the end of her post she put a challenge to her readers to create a placemat showing how you spent your time during “Cornacation”.
The placemats can be used as a donation to your local Meals on Wheels or mail to her. I decided to do both, I have plenty of orphan blocks that need attention. These were paper pieced, AQS (American Quilting Society) offers lots of free patterns and quilt a longs. My placements were two patterns, Colorado and Iowa from the State Block Quilt Along. I was just learning paper piecing — they’re not perfect but I learned lots and developed a love and appreciation for paper piecing.
To-Do #2
We’ve had friends from Wisconsin visiting since February 1. I wanted to give them a handmade gift for their RV to thank them for spending time with us. I noticed she could use some new potholders and was a fan of bright colors.
To-Do #3
Another baby quilt finish for my shop. The pattern is Come Sail With Me designed by Chris Malone for Annie’s. I love applique and was excited to make this quilt. I used an Island batik FQ bundle and an aqua cuddle fabric for the back, the quilt measures 40 x 48 inches.
It was fun to make! Sorry for the bad picture it was raining outside and dark inside.
To-Do #4
T-Shirt – unfortunately no progress here! Instead I made masks for the family ♥
To-Do for the week of April 7th through 13th:
- Avantegarde Quilt & Pillow
- Quilt Hexie Blooms Quilt
- Baby Girl – Tri Recs Pinwheel Quilt – create design & layout
- T Shirt Quilt — starting cutting the shirts
Happy Sewing and stay safe!
Love your placemats! Thank you for sharing the link! I’ll have the whole project post on Friday with the prizes and parameters again.
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Thanks Carole — the place mats are on their way to you!!
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What fun projects! I love the baby quilt, with the little fish and boats. Those placemats are bright and fun; great for brightening up a table! I have a t-shirt quilt on my to do list, but it’s on hold until my daughter relocates (whenever that will be).
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Thanks Wendy — the baby quilt was fun!! I’m dreading working on the t shirt quilt –I stress way too much on things I’m being paid to create!
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Hi Karla! You did great on your first list. All those checkmarks – woot woot! I love your applique baby quilt – those little fishies are so darn cute. Did you friend from Wisconsin love the kitchen items? I know she did – who wouldn’t love those pretty bright colors adding a splash of color and cuteness. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Hi Roseanne — yes Helen loved the gift and was surprised…their RV is gorgeous it’s like a mansion on wheels 🙂
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Yippee for Helen! I forgot to say thank you for linking up this week. R
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Hi Karla, love your Coronacation placemats…I need to do mine but I don’t know how to put “Stress & Anxiety” into a placement – HA! Such a cute baby quilt – I love those fish!! I understand stressing about the t-shirt quilt, I like to start with cutting out the image on the t-shirt pieces as large as I can get them, you can trim them down once you know your design. Good luck, can’t wait to see what you make 🙂
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Thanks Sharon — the t shirt quilt is for my daughter’s best friend — that’s a great tip about cutting large then trimming down!
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Hi Karla! Those placemats are just gorgeous! No one would know that you are a beginner paper piecer. Take care, Mary.
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Thanks Mary!
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Oh my goodness – I love the idea of a Meals on Wheels Placemat! Yes I agree with that post from Carole on staying busy! Staying busy with crafting is helping so much! And you are doing a fantastic job of staying busy! Lots of great projects in this post and I love the baby quilt!
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Thanks!
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