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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PhD in 2022

I have not taken part in Quilting Gail's PhD program before because I could not commit to trying to complete 12 ufos. I did complete my own Doctorate in Ministry Christian Counseling this past year. The rules state that you have to complete 12 unfinished projects including binding and labels. Not just tops. And any new starts must be completed within the year otherwise they become more ufos and who wants that? And, since I am not exactly planning to start any new projects, I stand a chance at some completions. 

This is the same list as the Quilting Jet Girl's 2022 Planning Party. 

1. Bright Jane
2. Corn and Beans
3. Summer QAL
4. The Curves
5. Disappearing 9-Patch
6. Disappearing 4-Patch
7. Dolls of the World
8. Ella Maria Deacon
9. 3030 Sampler
10. 1857 Album
11. Serendipity
12. Bricks and Mortar

Blessings,

Chris