Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Meeting Goals....

 

Hi, all!

Wow, can you believe it's Friday already - and almost the end of August?  This year seems to be flying by like a runaway train.  Before we know it, it will be Christmas!  

And speaking of the year flying by, I have a special request for some input from you all.  At the beginning of each year, I usually do a series of tutorials for simple donation quilts with some sort of theme. Past series have been Sweet Sixteen (16-patch blocks), Nifty Nines (9-patch blocks), Stunning Stars (star quilts), Scrumptious Scraps (scrap quilts), Rockin' Rectangles (rectangle-based quilts), and Charmed, I'm Sure (charm-based quilts).  I usually start working on the plans for these tutorials during the summer of the year before and that means it's time to get on the ball.  So my request?  What would you like to see in next year's series?  I'd love to hear your thoughts as I prepare for 2021 - which will surely be better than 2020!

And now, it's Friday and that means it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on - let's go!!

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My main goal this week was to get all the blocks for the commission t-shirt quilts prepped and cut out so I could go on vacation guilt free, and Hooray!!!  I succeeded!  Here's the first one...

...and here's the second.  

The customer wanted full size quilts, which worked well for the width, but I needed additional length.  Adding the fabric strips between the blocks (all of which will be sashed) gave me just the right amount extra!  Plus it's a fun way to work in a little more memories!  Hopefully Hancock's will have my fabric order delivered by the time I get back from vacation, and I can get these two quilts finished soon.

And I got an interesting message on Wednesday from a friend.  Turns out she's moving and seriously down-sizing, and she wanted to find a good home for all of her quilting "stuff".  Was I interested?  Heck yes!!   So all that in front of my shelves came home with me, along with a Bernina named Bernie that I'm getting acquainted with.  She won't ever replace Tillie, my Juki, but it is kind of fun to have a new machine to play with!  I'm still sorting through all of the fabric and stuff, but it's a fun process.

And just to keep it real, here's my #scrapmountainofshame - the accumulated scraps from the last few months of sewing.  I really need to deal with these, but it will have to wait until after vacation.

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

What's making you do a little happy dance?

Share!  We want to dance right along with you,

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah