midweek tally

happy to have been woken by thunder and lightning, signaling a change in our weather, yay!  probably short lived, but any respite is welcome.  being sequestered has been beneficial for my UFO list, though...tackled these blocks....

all pinned and ready to baste--today's task.  impetus is, of course, a new applique project firmly planted in my mind but others must be done first.  what else?

the nativity blocks are also ready for basting...i changed out the dark blue under the kings and also shortened my shepherds a bit so they'll fit, quite satisfied with the results.  this, too, will get basted today.

also in the basting pile are 4 small pieces--tuscan starburst, blue lanterns, bricks/blues wall quilt and another that'll be donated to a local church as a bingo prize.  backs had to be pulled for all four.  happy to use up more stash, and a few smaller pieces completely.  good thing too.....

my neighbor--the one who made the zipper bag for me--came by with some fabric pieces.  did i want them?  i took this one, a lovely neutral-ish repro print....about 1.5 yards.  nature abhors a vacuum...lol!

and what's this?  laundering money?

yes indeed.  got some quarters for laundry and they were icky sticky with some putty-like residue and one was completely obliterated with some substance.  could be they were found under a car seat or such.  machines can be finicky so decided to give them a bath--at least they look like quarters now.  

bride-to-be has selected a quilt design for me to make.  called 'liberty crossroads' designed by anorina over at https://www.sameliasmum.com/.  my bride wants lots of color but "no red".

 

while it looks like not much accomplished, these tasks sucked up a lot of time.  today is all day basting probably and might even pull out a larger piece while the table is up.  leg coming along slowly.  cardioman said lengthy recovery and ongoing issues due to fact that bypass vein was harvested from the same leg in nearly the same place.  i had completely forgotten.  itching to get back to regular gym visits, impossible in this weather.  my previous housing had a fitness room but not here.  anyway, hope you can stay cool where you are and it's a day filled with blessings!

this week's to do

soldiering sweltering on in the oppressive heat while not as severe as some, it's way too much for my liking.  i've given up watching weather reports--even my maine family are in the throes of this heat wave.  aside from a few quick morning errands, it's indoor fun, not necessarily a bad thing.  

tuscan starburst is now a flimsy, waiting in the basting pile for some day this week.  i honestly wasn't sure i'd like it but now that it's done, i quite like it very much.  blue lanterns and 2 other small pieces also in line for basting. 

with one block done, pulled out some vinyl to make a template for the remaining 3 blocks.  the original plan was for a swag border--the purpose for starting originally--but alas, find i used some of the fabric on something else and not enough left....ay caramba, not again!  thought had set aside what would be needed--well now i have done so with what's left hoping something can be fashioned.  

an entire morning spent on getting this moving forward.  had to modify the 3 kings a bit so they would fit on the background piece and shepherds will get the same treatment.  not sure the 3 kings background is a final, so will rummage to see what else might work better.  i did have to resort to a few tiny dots of glue, which i almost never use, but happy to find that mine was still usable even after years of being sidelined...it's roxanne's of course. 

another week of stronger antibiotic and leg is now much improved.  anxious for surgeon's impression later this week.  *** daughter's best friend getting married and i will be making a quilt for them, queen size, and i couldn't be more honored to do so.  no rush so should be able to whittle down UFO list quite a bit and maybe even sneak in another new project whispering to me daily....lol!  ah the temptations we quilters face....hoping you'll be cool and safe!