Another

Another block is sewn together.  WooHoo!

A Day Off

Yesterday I had a day off work.  It's the end of the trimester.  

I have been spending most of my 15 minutes this past week pressing and cutting scrap.  My 2 inch square basket is filling up as is my 2.5 inch basket.

After cutting scrap most of the morning, I got out a project that was started last summer, a Christmas sampler.  I was using up old Christmas fabric as I want to use this as a backing on a quilt.  Here is the block I finished yesterday.

It was nice to finish this block.  I have the rest of the blocks I need to make all cut out, just need to sew them together.  I'll be working on that this weekend and into next week if need be.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Homework Is Done

My homework is done!  I love the way this Peas In A Pod quilt is coming out. 

Now to figure the next 2 borders as I want to use my charm squares from this fabric line to create the outer border.  Quilt Math!!

New Quilter

A friend at work wanted to learn to quilt so we started a beginning quilting class that is taught by my friend Jean.

These are Emily's fabrics....

So cute!


And these are mine.......

I had a bag of Wizard Of Oz fabric that I picked up at on clearance.  It was the leftovers of someone's project.  I also have a charm pack that came in this cute tin.  Not sure if I can give up all the fabrics as what do I do with the tin when I'm done?

Not Much

Not much new going on, still using my 15 minutes to cut 2 inch squares.  

There are more squares, as in the previous picture of my basket, you could see the bottom.  But I need to keep cutting so I have variety. That's what makes a scrap quilt fun, all the different fabrics!

Kits

I spent some time yesterday making kits of Leaders and Enders. I follow Bonnie Hunter and I fell in love with this idea.  Here is more information in case you are interested.  The How and Whys of Leaders and Enders.

As I was saying, I made some kits and used up most of my basket of 2 inch squares.  See:

Which actually is a good thing as my drawer that holds my 2 inch strips is getting too full.  

So I will be cutting up more squares so I can finish kitting up my project.  It feels good to be organized. 

To Do List

Do you have a "To Do" list that you keep for your quilting?  I kind of feel that's what the goal list is.  Right now, with the New Year starting, quilters everywhere are trying to decide what to do in 2019.

Back story here:
When I made a "To Do" list for cleaning, I would end up doing some extra cleaning that isn't on the list and I would be frustrated that I didn't finish my list.  So I started making a "Done" list.  I'd start with my "To Do" list, but if I did some cleaning not on my list, I would add it to the "To Do" list and cross it off.  Sounds silly I know, but I felt better about things.  An accurate list of things that I had done that day.  Sometimes it's all about what keeps you motivated. 

I've decided I'm going to keep a "Done" list along with the "To Do" list.  Sometimes in the middle of working on a big project, I would stop and make some little thing as a Thank You for a friend. Or a little Birthday gift. Those were never in the "count of things I have finished".  They are equally as important.  At least for me.

What are your thoughts on lists?  Do you make them?  Do you stick to them?  What tips would you share?