October 2020 One Monthly Goal

My October 2020 One Monthly goal is to finish the chenille blanket that I have been working on for a little while.  I need to finish cutting the channels that I have created, trim it up, and bind it.  I should be able to accomplish these items.

 

Don't mind my little photo-bomber.  Now time to decide on what fabric to use for binding.  Here's to a successful month!

 

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-Christina

To Do List 7/7/2020

My list was started on 7/7/2020, but the rest of the day got away from me.

Let us see how my list from 6/23 went.  I spent the last two weeks working on it.
1. Finish sewing lines on Mickey top - Completed
2. Repair work pants - Progress
3. De-paper 10-20 iSpy Quilt blocks - Completed

Not bad for a two week period.  I need to make my list even shorter as who knows what the day will bring, and my time at home will be even shorter soon as I am going back to work.  I will admit, I'm nervous to go into the office, but I know my company has policies in place for protection and I will be hyper sensitive and hand sanitizer is my best friend.

My list for the week of 7/7/2020
1. Trim and prepare binding for the Mickey Chenille top.

2. Finish repairing work pants.  I was able to get one and a half pant legs done, I just need to finish and iron to give them back to my husband.

3. Order next panel for another Chenille blanket.

4. De-paper 5-10 iSpy Quilt blocks.

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-Christina

July 2020 One Monthly Goal

After missing June's link-up, I am happy I am on time for July!  My goal for the month is two fold.  One is to finish this chenille blanket.  I just need to trim it and put on the binding, as the rows are now sewn and the top two layers are cut.

Second is to order the next round of panels for the new addition that will be joining the world in the next few weeks to a friend's family.  I need to start working on the panels once they arrive.

Two decent sized goals for a busy month as I go back to work in our current conditions, and take care of an infant at night.

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-Christina

To Do List 6/23/2020

This last week was pretty productive.  I missed out on one night this past week due to being too tired after putting my son down.  We are starting to look into sleep programs because it takes a while for him to fall asleep and we have no evening once we finally get him down.  Any recommendations would be helpful.  Two of my three goals were completed, and I'm proud of that.

Lets see how last week went:
1. Mickey Chenille Blanket - half done - Completed
2. Sunnyside - Figure out how many units - Completed
3. Repair Husbands pants - Not Completed

To Do List for week of 6/23/2020:
Mickey Chenille Blanket - I would like to finish sewing lines on the other half of the top, and cut the top two layers to create the chenille affect.

Repair Work Pants - These pants have been on my repair pile for a very long time, and I just need to hem them.  They are a great project for when my son is asleep on me in the mornings.

Kate's iSpy Quilt - I have blocks that are ready to have their paper's pulled from there.  My goal is to pull papers from 10-20 blocks.  I have over 50 blocks that are ready to have this job done on them.

Not a bad list.  My goal is to make progress on each item listed.  It does not need to be finished, because who knows what the week will bring.

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-Christina

To Do Tuesday 6/16/2020

I have not posted for a while, due to having and making this bundle of joy my number 1 priority.

We are getting into a schedule now and I am finding a little more time to blog and work on the many projects I have going.  So I am going to join into Home Sewn By Us' To Do Tuesday link up.  As a result, I do not have a list from last week, let alone the last two months!

To Do List for week of 6/16/2020:

Mickey Chenille Blanket - I would like to finish sewing lines on half of the top, and start cutting the top two layers.

Sunnyside -  I am going to make my son's first quilt using Busy Hands Quilt's Sunnyside pattern, but I am using four colors instead of 2.  I am going to continue to work on figuring out how many units of each type I need to make, maybe finish?

Repair Work Pants - These pants have been on my repair pile for a very long time, and I just need to hem them.  They are a great project for when my son is asleep on me in the mornings.

Not a bad list.  My goal is to make progress on each item listed.  It does not need to be finished, because who knows what the week will bring.

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-Christina

May 2020 One Monthly Goal

We have a family friend who is expecting their fourth child in July.  When their third child was born, I thought it would be a great idea to make all of the childern chenille blankets.  Did that actually happen?  No, it never got completed.  So for my one monthly goal for May, I plan to finish one of four of the blankets, and order the panels for the soon to be new addition.  The first panel I plan to work on is this one.

My stretch goal for the month is to start on the next blanket, which I will be doing this Mickey one.  Do you see a theme?  They love Disney!

I have been able to find all of the parts for these two panel blankets, including the binding.  Now I need to find fabric for the last two bindings.  Good thing I have all month!  Hopefully my little one lets me find some time to be productive.

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-Christina

April 2020 One Monthly Goal Finished

My goal for the month of April 2020 was to sew on the first set of pink or purple triangles.  This was accomplished.  My stretch goal was to trim and prep for the second set of pink and purple triangles on all of the blocks.  This was also accomplished.

I was even able to finish three piles (that is why there looks to be so few), trim them and while recovering from child birth, I am tearing off papers from each block.

I'm calling April 2020's goal finished, and I love that this quilt is moving closer to the finish line.  Now to figure out what my May 2020 goal will be.

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 16 of 2020

Let us see how the last week went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 7 out of 7
Days spent stitching in April: 19 out of 19
Days spent stitching in 2020: 109 out of 110
Success Rate: 99.1%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

Finding time to stitch was not hard, especially after a eye opening doctor's appointment on Friday.  It was a great weekend escape, even if it was just 15 or 30 minutes each day.  This next week will be interesting as we are having baby!  I am being induced sometime tonight.  We are just waiting on the phone call to come on in.

Fabric purchases finally happened last week, and they started to arrive this week.  My total fabric in shot up just a little.  A few more purchases were made this week and over the next month a few small purchases will be made.  Then I'm cut off, at least that is my goal.  Even though fabric came in, fabric did go out, which is a great thing!  I will keep chipping away at my gain, and I hope I only gain max 350 yards for the year.  Fingers cross it is less though, we will see what happens.

Fabric out this week: 0.78 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 13.72 yards
Fabric in this week: 15.67 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 149.05 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 135.33 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 15 of 2020

Let us see how the last week went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 7 out of 7
Days spent stitching in April: 12 out of 12
Days spent stitching in 2020: 102 out of 103
Success Rate: 99.0%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

It was not hard to find time this week to stitch.  I keep trucking along on my projects, including making some masks for family.  I know in a few short days or weeks my stitching time will be precious to me, but my husband is going to use it as bonding time for him and our child, so I can do something I love too.  It will be more interesting when he goes back to school in August, but we will figure it out.

As for fabric purchases, none have happened, I haven't even done any online yet.  I might break down soon, especially since I do want to support the online retailers, and my LQS, but I will have a plan for everything I purchase.  I keep seeing some really cute quilts on Instagram as people finish up long term projects.  The wheels are turning in my head as to what fabric lines/where I want to get fabric for each project that is going on my list.  Now to buy in moderation, and try not to over buy.  When does that not happen?  At least I'm slowing increasing my fabric out.

Fabric out this week: 1.55 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 12.94 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 133.38 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 120.44 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!

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-Christina

Design Wall Wednesday

This past week, I was able to meet my goal and started working on my stretch goal.  I finished trimming and glueing the next round on piles 2 and 3.  Then I was able to sew and ironed piles 4 and 6.  To keep working on my stretch goal I was able to trim and prepare pile 6, and started to trim pile 4.  This will have to be continued during the next week, but that is okay.

In addition my husband and I set up the pack and play, where baby will be sleeping in our room for the first 6 months of life or longer.  Not everything else is set up, but that is okay as we will continue to work on it until baby arrives and after we get home and I start to feel human again.

So, what are my goals for this week?  I'm trying to keep it simple as baby could come anytime now!  I would like to finish trimming and gluing the next round for pile 4.  In addition, I want to sew, iron, trim and glue the next round for piles 5 and 6.  My stretch goal for the week is to sew pile 1, iron and start to trim, as it would be great to have more blocks to have papers to tear after giving birth.

My second goal is to make a total of four more masks.  I was able to get three done last week, and I just need to make the new type of masks I found.

My third goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  Our plan is to finish cleaning and caulking the master bedroom, order the last of the baby stuff that we believe we need before baby comes, and clean at least the master bathroom.  My stretch goal is to work on my table pile of paperwork and stuff that needs to get processed and put away.

I hope everyone has a great week!

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 14 2020

Let us see how the last four weeks went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 27 out of 28
Days spent stitching in March: 30 out of 31
Days spent stitching in April: 5 out of 5
Days spent stitching in 2020: 95 out of 96
Success Rate: 99.0%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

I missed a day during the last four weeks, and it was the first day all year.  It was for a good cause, as my husband and I were enjoying putting a puzzle together, and it got too late to do any productive sewing, especially on a work night.  Plus we had had a rough week and weekend due to learning the changes for birth plans and parents meeting their new grandchild, and other things all because of COVID-19.  That is okay as progress is being made on a long time planning quilt that I am loving seeing progress on every night.  I'm almost to the point where it will be the perfect project to work on when we have our first kid later this month or early next month with lack of sleep.  I will just be tearing papers off of blocks.

Well the first week, week 11 saw a big increase in numbers as I still had some outstanding purchases from the quilt run I needed to tally up.  Then the following weekend, I bought some fabric from my LQS as I was prepping for a quilt along I want to do.  That increased my fabric in.  But, week 12, 13, and 14 there has been nothing in, as I haven't gone to any quilt shops or shopped online!  My fabric out for week 11 and 12 was a little bit, and week 13 there was no change, but I feel like week 14 I saw some bigger numbers.  Below are the break downs from each week.

Week 11:
Fabric out this week: 0.43 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 8.89 yards
Fabric in this week: 30.07 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 133.38 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 124.49 yards

Week 12:
Fabric out this week: 0.66 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 9.55 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 133.38 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 123.83 yards

Week 13:
Fabric out this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 9.55 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 133.38 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 123.83 yards

Week 14:
Fabric out this week: 1.84 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 11.39 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 133.38 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 121.99 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!
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-Christina

Design Wall Wednesday

This past week, I was able to work on sewing the piles below.  I was able to get three of the five piles sewn, and all ironed.  There is still some trimming to do, but a new picture will be shared next week of my progress.

In addition to that, it is now a requirement per the County we live in to wear a mask in essential services stores.  As a result, I had to whip up some for my husband and I as we had to go out this weekend.  I think they turned out pretty well for 45 minutes of work.  I followed a tutorial from See Kate Sew.

So, what are my goals for this week?  I'm trying to keep it simple due to some possible pregnancy complications that could be arising.  My first goal is to continue work on my niece's Ispy quilt.  My goal is continue to work on sewing the 2nd round on the blocks.  I would like to finish trimming up pile 2, as those blocks are fully done, trim up pile 3 and glue on next round, and sew pile 4 and 6 (I found the missing blocks, they were hiding!).  My stretch goal is to iron and trim pile 4 and 6.

My second goal is to make a total of seven more masks.  Five for family members, and two more for my husband and I.  My husband and I will need to be wearing them when I am in labor and delivery, and in recovery after our child is born.

My third goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  Our plan is to work on cleaning and caulking the master bedroom, plus setting up where baby is going to sleep, order the last of the baby stuff that we believe we need before baby comes, and work on baby's room, going through a few bags.  My stretch goal for the week is to finish cleaning off the table, and work on the living room.

I hope everyone has a great week!

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April 2020 One Monthly Goal

For the month of April, I will be continuing to work on my niece's iSpy quilt.  I am trying to get it done for her birthday, in August, and she will be starting school around the same time too.  My goal is to sew the first set of triangles of pink/purple round onto all blocks.  My goal is light this month as who knows when this child is going to come, and I want to make sure my goal is accomplishable before I hit my 38 week mark.

My stretch goal is to trim and prep for the second set to sew onto the blocks.  Nothing too fancy as, I'm sure I will need to find something very easy, and safe to do when we first get home as the loss of sleep is going to get to me, and with little support thanks to being in a mindset of safe at home.  I will not be able to have my parents or in-laws in the house to help with meal prep or cleaning and it falls on me and my husband as we are learning about our new child.

I hope everyone has a productive and wonderful month, and everyone stays safe!

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-Christina

Design Wall Tuesday

Wow!  What a difference a few weeks make.  I am working exclusively from home now, I am restricted from working in the field (due to me being due in a few weeks), and our state has been under a Shelter in Place mandate for the indefinite future.  With the impending birth of our first child I will admit, it has been an emotional roller coaster for myself, but also for my husband on many different levels.  The changes with our birth plan that have taken place, and that will take place, the thought of loosing my birthing partner (what some of the hospitals did in New York), mourning the fact we won't have a baby shower to celebrate the fact we are bringing a new child into this world, the fact that our parents will not be meeting our new child for who knows how long, and scrambling to figure out what do we need to buy now to make sure we are prepared for baby due to shipping delays, and people buying out items such as baby wipes.

During this time, I have been able to escape into the sewing room for even just 15 minutes a day has helped.  Yes, tears have happened, but I'm working through the emotions and my husband and I have had a lot of discussions and planning between us.  Somethings we have clued my parents in on due to contingency plans involving them, like if I get COVID-19 the CDC can remove my brand new baby from me until I am well.  I do not want my child going to someone else's house, baby will go to Grandma and Grandpa, or if my husband contracts it, who is going to be my birthing partner (my Mom).  I want to be as prepared as I can be.  Thanks to my little escapes into the sewing room, I was able to complete my One Monthly Goal, which was to finish sewing all of the yellow on for my Niece's iSpy quilt.  I even got the stretch goal done of getting the next round ready to be sewn on.

It felt great to make progress.  Now I need to figure out what will be my April One Monthly Goal.  Good thing I have a few days to figure that out.

My goals for this week are simple.  My first goal is to continue work on my niece's Ispy quilt.  My goal is to work on sewing the 2nd round on the blocks.  I have them in a total of five piles, and I would like to sew through three of the five, and start trimming them.  My stretch goal is to get them all trimmed and ready for the next step, whether it is for the last round of triangles or de-papering.

My second goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  We are working on the front as some of the dirt has dried out after our three week stint or rain, finish cleaning off the table, and figure out what we need to purchase before baby comes home.  My stretch goal is to work on the 2nd bedroom, cleaning out 5 bags/boxes/piles.

I hope everyone has a great week!
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-Christina

March 2020 One Monthly Goal Finished!

Well I was able to finish my one monthly goal, just in time.  My goal was to finish sewing all of the yellow onto the blocks, and my stretch goal was to trim and prepare them for the next round.  Here are all of my blocks prepared and ready for the next round of sewing that will take place on them.

I feel pretty accomplished!  Now, time to decide what to do for my April OMG, as that begins in just a few hours!

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-Christina

Another Chenille Blanket Finished

What a crazy week it has been, but I have a finish to share that has been just been waiting to be shared with everyone.  I was able to finish this Chenille blanket that I had intended as a Christmas present in 2018 for my best friend.  It got pushed off to 2019, but I did not finish it until the end of January of 2020.

Why did it take me so long to finish?  Great question, I had a knot in the thread and I had about an inch left on the binding to finish.  I got frustrated with it, and left it and just did not come back to it until a year later.  When I picked it up to finish it, it took me about 10-15 minutes.  What a nice easy finish it was.

It was made using 3 of the same panels placed carefully on top of one another, and some nice minky on the back.  I washed it the day I saw my best friend as she was coming over to visit, and I pulled it from the dryer, took pictures of it, and gave it to her.

Quilt Stats:
Finished size: 34.5 inches by 41.5 inches
Started: March 29, 2018
Finished: January 30, 2020
Gifted to my best friend for Christmas (a month late).

Off to go find the next project I am going to work on!

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 10 2020

Let us see how this last week went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 7 out of 7
Days spent stitching in March: 8 out of 8
Days spent stitching in 2020: 68 out of 68
Success Rate: 100%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

Finding time each week is getting easier.  I know it will change between a month to a month in a half from now, but the progress has made it totally worth it for me.  I am beyond excited about the projects I am working on, and seeing how my goals are being exceeded every week motivates me to do even more.  If only I could use some of my energy to clean my sewing area!

Fabric followed me home during the San Diego Quilt run.  More than I thought would to be honest, but most of it was on sale.  I was able to find the two or three fabrics I was looking for at the first store we went to.  I also did not have enough time to weight the scrap packs I bought, so that yardage will be added next week.  It was fun to see how some shops have changed within the last year.  No fabric went out, as I did not iron or quilt anything.  I do not know if I will be able to recover from what I bought without a fabric gain at the end of the year.  I have a few things I would like to purchase, and then I'm cutting myself off, until who knows when.  I hope this self imposed cut off will work.

Fabric out this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 8.46 yards
Fabric in this week: 37.25 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 103.31 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 94.85 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!
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-Christina

Design Wall Wednesday

This last week was great!  I was able to be productive quilting wise, and around my home.  I almost got all of the blocks that I set out to sew sewn.  Below is all I had left Sunday night.

I finally got Christmas put away!  After having it sit around for a few months, it is finally picked up from my living room.

In addition to that, my Mom and I went on a quit run for San Diego County, and we had a lot of fun.  In addition to having lots of fun, of course we found many things that came home with us.  Below is my haul from our adventure.

I also picked up all of the quilt blocks for the quilt, and some of the stores made more blocks to make the quilt bigger, so I can make a 4 by 4 quilt, instead of 3 by 3.

My goals for this week are simple.  My first goal is to work on my niece's Ispy quilt.  My goal is to finish sewing the first round of yellow, iron all blocks, trim and glue down the second round of yellow.  My stretch goal is to start sewing all of the second round of yellow.

My second goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  Who knows how long that will take.  The big goals for the week are catch up on washing dishes (almost there), finish our registry for baby, moving the stuff for our master closet back, and working on our front yard.  A stretch goal is to go through paperwork from the table, that is in a box now.

I hope everyone has a great week!
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Baby Chenille Blanket Finished!

I finished it in less than a month!  But, it has taken me the whole additional month to blog about it.  Opps, Fridays seem to get away from me.  I finished a co-worker's new baby blanket, and it has already been gifted.

It was made using 3 of the same panels placed carefully on top of one another, and some nice minky on the back.  The binding was a flannel I had in my stash (yes! used some stash to finish this)  Once it was washed and dried it turned fluffy and perfect for the new addition to the family.

Quilt Stats:
Finished size: 34.5 inches by 41.5 inches
Started: January 8, 2020
Finished: January 30, 2020
Gifted to a co-workers baby

Off to go find something else to finish!

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-Christina

March 2020 One Monthly Goal

My goal for the month of March is to continue making progress on my Niece's Ispy Quilt.  I have this pile of blocks that are prepped and ready to go.  My goal is to get all four yellow triangles sewn on to all of the blocks needed for the quilt.  I have completed about half of them, and the stack in the picture below is what is left.

This is what the blocks with yellow triangles will look like soon.

This goal involves sewing, ironing, trimming, glueing the next set of triangles on, and sewing again.  My stretch goal is to get all blocks to the point where I am sewing on the first round of purple or pink triangles for the third square.

I'm ready to get to it!

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 9 2020

Let us see how this last week went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 7 out of 7
Days spent stitching in February: 29 out of 29
Days spent stitching in March: 1 out of 1
Days spent stitching in 2020: 61 out of 61
Success Rate: 100%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

With making stitching time a habit every night, it has been very nice.  I'm surprised my success rate is still at 100%, but I also want to go work on the projects I'm working on as I have the urge to finish some things up.  Maybe it is pre-baby nesting, but for quilting?  Whatever the reason may be, I'm happy for it.  I also love seeing progress made on various projects.  I almost have one quilt top that will be quilted after baby comes and I am healed.  I hope to have at least another one done and ready to be quilted by then.

No fabric followed me home again this week!  It feels amazing to be honest.  I do know that next week will be a different story as my Mom and I are going on the San Diego Quilt Run.  I'm excited to spend time with my Mom.  We both do not need anymore fabric, but I'm going to try really hard not to buy much.  I have a few goals (border and binding needed for a quilt top), and some background fabric for a table runner, but I do not plan to pick up a lot of extras.  Except the kits to make the blocks for the run, and maybe some clearance items, if I really need it.  We shall see what follows me home.

Fabric out this week: 1.01 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 8.46 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 66.06 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 57.60 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!
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-Christina

Design Wall Wednesday

This last week was productive.  I did not finish all of my stretch goals, but that is okay.  I was able to get the last border on the Christmas table runner, and I found the backing and was able to cut that out.  I just did not get a picture of the finished top.

I was also able to sew through this large stack of blocks.  It is over 60 blocks, which was what was ready for me to sew on.  I then ironed, and started to trim them.

My goals for this week are simple.  My first goal is to work on my niece's Ispy quilt.  I would like to get the stack I created trimmed and ready for the next round of sewing, and start sewing the first round on the last stack of blocks I have to do.  My stretch goal is to finish the pile that I will be starting.

My second goal is to layer the Christmas table runner as I am close to finally finishing.  It will be an easy project to do in April as I will not need to be on the ground to finish it as bending and stooping is starting to get difficult for me.

My third goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  Who knows how long that will take.  The big goals for the week are catch up on washing dishes, putting away Christmas, finish our registry, moving the stuff for our master closet back, and working on our front yard.  A stretch goal is to work on cleaning up the table, with the final goal of finishing this project.

I hope everyone has a great week!
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February 2020 One Monthly Goal Finished!!!!

My February 2020 One Monthly Goal is finished!  You can see my original goal here.  I finished putting together all of the blocks and sashing pretty early on in the month.  I only had about 5 blocks to finish.

Then I laid out the quilt, and started to sew the top together.  My original goal was to only get three rows put together.

Well, I did more than that.  I was able to complete my stretch goal with more than a week to spare as I was able to get the whole quilt put together.

The only thing I am missing is a border.  I am trying to pick it out, put it on, and prep the binding.  I will be quilting it after baby comes and I start to heal, as right now my bump will get in the way of the quilting machine when I need to lean over the rails.

Now it is time to think of what my March OMG will be.  I have a few ideas I am tossing around.

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-Christina

15 Minutes of Stitching - Week 8 2020

Let us see how this last week went.
Days spent stitching in the week: 7 out of 7
Days spent stitching in February: 23 out of 23
Days spent stitching in 2020: 54 out of 54
Success Rate: 100%
My week runs Monday through Sunday.

I found time each night this past week.  I even started thinking of what project(s) to work on that would be great to do during my hospital visit after I have our child.  With that thought, I might have a problem.  It does relax me, if that counts?  It also depends upon if I have the time that I'm not resting as I know Grandparents will be visiting a lot during that time.  The drive to finish some outstanding things this year is strong still, and I'm excited to see what I am able to accomplish.

This past week I had no fabric come in!!!  That is great news.  I had some fabric get used up.  I will slowly decrease the gain that I have created at the beginning of the year and my goal is to come out with using more by the end of the year.  We will see how well I do with that.

Fabric out this week: 0.46 yards
Fabric out, in 2020: 7.45 yards
Fabric in this week: 0.00 yards
Fabric in, in 2020: 66.06 yards
Fabric difference in 2020: gain of 58.61 yards

I hope everyone had a great week!
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-Christina

Design Wall Wednesday

This last week I was able to get to all of my quilty goals, which feels amazing.  I was able to complete putting this quilt top together.

I was then going to stay stitch it, but after measuring and thinking on it, I am going to add a decent border around the edge of the quilt to make it just a little bigger.  Now I need to go find a green fabric that will tie it all together, and think about the binding that I want to use.  A different color, like blue or should I finish it in the same green?  I might buy some extra fabrics so I can audition them.  What do you think I should do?

I then pulled out another UFO that is a semi fast finish.  It is the Christmas table runner I started over two years ago, and "gifted" to my grandparent-in-laws.  I hope to finish it for them soon to give to them.  This past week I was able to sew the blocks together, and added two of the three borders.

My goals for this week are simple.  The first goal is to finish the top of the Christmas table runner.  I need to sew on border 3, and then I would like to layer it and prep it for quilting.  The quilting will be simple with wavy lines, but I think it will look great.  Unless I do straight line quilting, which is also an option.

My second goal is to work on my niece's ISpy quilt.  I would like to make progress on 50 blocks.  They are all prepped for the next round of sewing, and then iron them.  My stretch goal is to prep them for the next round of sewing.

My third goal is to continue working on the house.  This will always be a goal, or at least until we are fully settled in.  Who knows how long that will take.  The big goals for the week are creating and sending out the invites for our BBQ and baby shower, catch up on washing dishes, putting away Christmas and working on our front yard.  A stretch goal is to work on cleaning up the table, with the final goal of finishing this project.

I hope everyone has a great week!
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-Christina