Smalls

Tuna Quilters met for lunch last Wednesday and we had our show and tell.  We had all met our goal.  (Me.  Kinda.  Darn squirrels.)  

I did find my list and was only halfway done.  Maybe I was too ambitious, Nah, never.  

My 2023 and Tuna Quilter projects are: 

• Civil War Bride/Bountiful Life Quilt.  I did meet that goal with block #6 half done.  Will finish the applique this month.  
• Heartfelt Quilt.  I did nothing.  Need to have two blocks finished for March gathering.  
• 365 Quilt:  blocks that have been done were either added to the quilt or sashed.  This week all currently sashed blocks will be added to the quilt, and I will get back to making more.  204 blocks will have been joined!
• Ella Maria Deacon Quilt: Hasn't been touched since 2021!!!!  What was I thinking.  What is left are applique blocks for the most part.  I have a list.  (Laugh soundtrack here that lasts 5 minutes)

Squirrels, or should I call them smalls.  These pin keeps are shades of grey (photo faded and too lazy to fix).  These were to be given to Kathy and Betty in December, but we didn't meet due to weather.  January they were not stuffed.  So, they had to be ready for last week.  I stuffed them two nights before we met.  Talk about procrastination.

I did make a promise last week.  Promise to me.  To you, I said I would finish the pin keep.  And I did.  

I am just amazed with myself.  Not about the pin keep but about the photo.  I took it with my phone camera and was able to send it to myself and save it for here.  Talk about slow to technology, that is me.   

You all have a nice day with your threads.  I will be working at the machine to meet today's goal.  Then, time with 3030 hand quilting.  But I am chasing another squirrel.  You will meet that after it is caught.  Make that maybe two squirrels. Tuna Quilters are talking about a red and white quilt.  Blocks made up of half square triangles only, hmmmmmmm.

 

Tuna Quilters

I will begin with finished, almost.  The first is Black Dog Sampler by The Scarlett House.  I did not show it to you off the stitching frame.  I need to have it framed.

Here is Spring's Messenger by Scattered Seed Samplers.  Begun on the 8th of February and last stitch placed on the 15th.  About 24 hours of stitching time.

It is a pin keep so I will finish it.  Read me very carefully here.  This is important and related to the rest of this post.  I will show it to you finished next week.  

These were both stitch-a-longs from Jo's Country Junction Blog.  I thank her very much for sharing the ideas for these stitches.  I enjoyed them both.

Now to the reason you read so very carefully.  The Tuna Quilters, Kathy, Betty and me, meet next Wednesday.  (Our name comes from our lunch menu which have been mostly tuna salad.)

Last time we met, I said that I needed someone, them, to hold me accountable.  It is so easy to be a slug.  I wrote down goals that I had to meet for our next gathering.  They also set goals.

First is my Bountiful Life, Civil War Bride Quilt.  I have four blocks done and it has just sat there.  I don't know when I last worked on this as I can't find the paper where I documented that info.  

Goal: to have another block marked and half appliqued.  Goal not quite met.  Here is the Hospitality Table block started.  I mark the back with the design traced in pencil.  Then I place the fabric on the right side and outline stich, trim and needle turn.  I haven't finished the leaves.  I wanted the leaves and stems done.

Here is my 365 Quilt by Sentimental Stitches.    My last block was made on April 28, 2022.  

Goal: to have all the finished blocks stitched together.  Goal not quite met.  153 are now stitched together.   (102 were already stitched together,)  214 blocks have been made out of the 365.  They will be put together before I stitch up more.  Can't stand seeing them loose in the basket.

I set them up in rows of three and then stitch the rows together and then add to the quilt.

I had other goals but I can't find my list.  I saw it the other day.  That means my goal for today is to pick up my cave!  After that is done, I will stitch more leaves and get more blocks into rows of three.

Next week you will see the pin keep finished and maybe another finish.  May you all have a wonderful week and enjoy your threads.