Another To-Do Tuesday

 I cannot believe another Tuesday is here. Some days seem to go by so slow and when I look back, the week is gone and did I get anything done? Well, I did complete 9 of the 12 items on my to-do list last week. 

I got all the sashing strips sewn together with most of the cornerstones. I had to look for the rest but found them in a box of threads? They are the ones going down from the left to the right. 

I cut out the rest of the fabrics for the Macaron Mystery, sewed up half-square triangles, and started on the flying geese. Interruptions came when the girls returned after being away for 5 weeks. Over the Christmas holidays, they went vacationing to snowy Quebec with their father and when they had to do remote learning, they all went back to Quebec and did their school work and played in the snow. We finally had some lasting snow last week and the temperatures dipped to -20C. That is a bit chilly for this farm girl but I did get into the hot tub a couple of times at -14C. 

I made significant progress on Lucy during several zoom meetings. I have not yet sewn any blocks together, but there is a lot of prep work to do before that. Cutting the fabrics after choosing them. Basting the fabrics onto the paper pieces. Waiting while more paper pieces are shipped. I had cut a lot of white background from 2 1/2 inch squares I cut with the GO cutter. Trimming them to the one-inch elongated hexies was easy then. I want to avoid using glue so I can reuse the papers. I decided to use wonder clips to hold the corners in place before hand basting. This is working for me for now.

My list for this week:

1. Square up the Summer QAL blocks and sew them together.
2. Finish the 5 Ella blocks for OMG. What is the point of joining the group if I do not actually follow through on the challenge?  
3. Make one, just one Bright Jane block in January's RSC colour red. I have 10 red blocks to make to complete that colour. I wonder what the Feb colour will be? I have all the green and aqua blocks done, so I can do more red instead if one of those colours is chosen. If it is purple, it may be a while since I still have 19 more of those. Bright Jane is on my PHD 2022 challenge list. 
4. Virtual Writing Retreat on the weekend. This is when I set aside 2 whole days to join my online writing group and actually write instead of talking about writing and writing about writing and thinking about writing. I wonder what I will write? In the 2 years I have been part of Christian Book Academy, I mostly wrote blog posts and did coursework for my doctorate. Well, I completed the doctorate last year and graduated. So now I cannot use that as an excuse to finish writing my books. I have 3 on the go. 

This should be enough to keep me going this week. 

Blessings,

Chris

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To-Do Tuesday

 Last week was quite successful in accomplishing many of my weekly goals. Even in the midst of changes. We ended up staying over a second night and brought the boys back to the farm very early so they could log into online school. Some serious cleaning and more declutter got done. Well, much of the clutter, already boxed up, got relocated out of sight leaving my old quilt room a happy place for the retreat I was hosting and teaching. We are limited to 5 people. Three showed up and we did some inductive Bible Study skills training. It was good. I certainly needed the refresher. I have taught this many times in many places but the first time in my quilt room. 

This week's To-Do list:

1. Sew up the rest of the sashing strips I cut today for the Ella quilt.
   
2. Attach the cornerstones making sure I get the one-way design on the strips going the right way alternately. 
3. Get them all up on the design wall in the right direction. 
4. Continue making the 5 Ella blocks for OMG. 
   
   
5. Cut the rest of the fabric for the Macaron Mystery. Clue #8 comes out on Feb 4 and I am still back on Clue # 2 or 3. 
6. Press, trim, square up and sew together the blocks for the Summer QAL.
   
   
   
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7. File T4 Summaries for the last time ever because we sold the cows and no longer have employees and we are doing taxes next week. 
8. Breast screening Tuesday
9. Massage Wednesday
10. Booster shot Thursday
11. Zoom quilting Friday and again Saturday.  
12. Spend a bit of time with Lucy. 
    
    
    
     

And why can I suddenly plan to be so productive this week? Because I decluttered the Old Quilt Room aka the parlour and home office and have 2 very large empty tables together where I presently have no less than 4 projects on the go. My brain can function better in less clutter. 

Blessings,

Chris

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To-Do Tuesday

  Last Week's List:

1. Better get that booster shot booked -  next Thurs
2. Put the 50th-anniversary Quilt up on the wall- -up and adding blocks
3. Cut more sashing strips and join them together -need to cut more yet
4. Keep working on that chocolate - almost ran out but more showed up
5. We are back in a fifth wave lockdown so spend more time in the hot tub - it is freezing cold outside but the tub is just 4 steps from the back door
6. Water pipes froze Sunday and we are waiting for the trencher to come to dig a trench for the underground water pipes to bypass the barn where the pipes froze because there are no cows in there to keep it warm. Interesting that Facebook told us that our water pipes froze on the same day 12 years ago - done and discovered foundation stones for something buried there years ago. 
7. Get the 5 blocks made for my OMG goal - nope but did work on a couple
8. Stitch with FNWF  - Saturday was a Q@F stitching party on Messenger and I hung out with sisters and friends for 7 1/2 hours. Going to do it again in 2 weeks. 

This week's List:

1. Help David celebrate his 6th birthday.
2. This means a sleepover.
3. I am supposed to pick up the cake and watermelon.
4. Make sure they print instead of write on the cake because David is in Senior Kindergarten and does not yet read cursive. 
5. Remember 15 Minutes of Stitching a Day. Taking Lucy along. 
6. Get some housework done before the retreat this weekend at my house. That is why I hire a cleaning lady. But she has been off sick 3 times in the past month. We are allowed 5 people and 4 coming plus me equals 5. My Sweetie will be sleeping over again with the boys. 
7. Finish prepping my lessons for the retreat. I will be teaching 3 lessons on how to study your Bible inductively. 
8. Hot tub some more. Oh My Goodness!! My Sweetie says what did we do to deserve this? It may be -10C outside but the water in the hot tub is +102F. You can do the conversion. 
9. Remember the Morning Pages. I am doing the Artist's Way course so have homework every day. More on that later. 
10. More on other things later also. I plan to take some pictures. 

Blessings,

Chris

To Do Tuesday

Last week's list:

1. Continue reviewing manuscripts - all the kids and grandkids have been here
2. Clear my quilting workspaces - done and filled up again
3. Eat all the rest of the holiday chocolate - tried but more showed up
4. Make more turkey soup - just made and froze broth
5. Make leek potato soup - oh yes made lots and froze lots
6. Buy leeks - yup
7. Hot tub again and again and again . . . until all the grandkids showed up and filled it to overflowing
8. Book that booster appointment - not yet
9. Zoom sewing - yes joined in twice during the day

This Week's List:

1. Better get that booster shot booked
2. Put the 50th-anniversary Quilt up on the wall
3. Cut more sashing strips and join them together
4. Keep working on that chocolate
5. We are back in lockdown again so spend more time in the hot tub
6. Water pipes froze Sunday and we are waiting for the trencher to come to dig a trench for the underground water pipes to bypass the barn where the pipes froze because there are no cows in there to keep it warm. Interesting that Facebook told that our water pipes froze on the same day 12 years ago
7. Get the 5 blocks made for my OMG goal. 
8. Stitch with FNWF 

 This should be enough for this week. 

Blessings

Chris

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January 2022 OMG Goal

 I love making goals. I love making plans. I love making lists. I love dreaming about the possibilities. But I need some accountability to follow through on those goals and plans. When we canceled our plans for a 50th wedding anniversary celebration last April, I pretty much stopped working on the 50th Anniversary Quilt aka Ella. This is what it looked like the last time I put it up on the big design wall.

 

I want to get it complete. For my Jan OMG goal, I am aiming for completing at least 5 more foundation pieced blocks this month. I could also sew on more of the sashing strips. That would make it easier to put on the wall. But there is a directional design and I am trying to get all the little designs going in the correct direction. Maybe I could even sew on some of the brown cornerstones. I have them all cut out. Sitting in a box. Somewhere.

Blessings,

Chris 

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