Finished Tops Instead of Goals

      Today is an anniversary to remember. I was a teacher specialist in a middle school and no regular instruction happened after the morning news on that day. The rest of the day was a blur of horror, sacrifice and bravery. I have a lot for which to be thankful. I get to spend a lot of my time sewing and quilting for fun.

This is how I did on last week's goals:

1. Make progress on the Quilt Con fabric challenge quilt. Done. 

The top is finished and sandwiched. I need to shop for thread before I start quilting. My son suggested the name “Twisted Transistor”. What do you think?

2. Make another Call Me bag. (free pattern from ByAnnie) Done. 

 I finished one for GD Lily and another for my guild silent auction.

          

   

Then I made a Piecekeeper Project Bag (another free pattern from ByAnnie). 

       

I am pleased to also be able to use a couple of almost antique metal zippers. Check this one out. 10 cents.

3. Do more quilting on the Celtic Fantasy quilt. Not Done. 

I just have not been in the mood to tackle this and other projects have a deadline which this one doesn't.

      A friend shared her unfinished quilting projects so I pulled an easy one and finished the top of this Christmas tree wall-hanging. It has the binding made and the backing fabric. I hope someone at guild would like to have it to quilt.

     Last Wednesday my church quilt group spent the morning sewing coffee gift bags. We help sell coffee for Cafe Justo which is a grower owned Coffee Cooperative based in southern Chiapas Mexico, formed to address the poverty and migration from Mexico to the U.S.A.. I brought home a fit and finished 12 more gift bags.

Stash Report for 2023

this past week-      Used: 3 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year- Used: 74.21 yds Added: 40 yds

         Net decrease 35.21 yds

Goals for this week:

1. Start quilting my Quilt Con fabric challenge quilt.   I would really like to get this totally finished soon. 

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.