Make-A-List Monday - Back On Track!

 

Hi, all!

Monday has rolled around once again, and it feels totally different from last week!  Staying focused really helped - I've accomplished a lot and feel better about how things are going.  Of course, it didn't hurt that it was 62 degrees here today!  It won't last, but it was a lovely one-day break from winter weather.

So let's take a look at last week's list...

1.  Finish the list of charities and update the H2H Page on my blog.

Done!  I do hope you'll check it out - we've got a great list of options for participants, plus an extra special challenge!  And we've already got 17 people signed up, even though technically signups don't start for a couple of months!

2.  Contact potential H2H quilting community sponsors.

I've started this, and there were even a bunch of responses in my email inbox tonight.  It's going to be a good year!

3.  Write at least one String Therapy tutorial.

Well, I didn't write the tutorial yet, but I did quilt one of the quilts!

Fly was overseeing the photo shoot!

4.  Quilt at least one ministry quilt.

Done!  And for once, I got a fabulous "spin" shot!  

5.  Deconstruct the clothing for the memory quilts commission.

Done!  And not only deconstructed, but cut up and ready to be pieced!

Three quilt "eggs" all ready to hatch!

And in addition to that, I found time to clean and organize my pantry!

So a good productive week, all in all!  I feel like I've got a better handle on things now, but there's still a lot to do.  Here's what I'll be working on this week...

1.  Write at least one String Therapy tutorial.

2.  Keep contacting potential H2H quilting community sponsors.

3.  Quilt at least one ministry quilt.

4.  Work on the commission memory quilts.

This is plenty to keep me busy, I'm sure!  So now, I really want to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Things Are Coming Together!

 

Hi, all!

Friday is here and you know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!!  Monday I made a promise to focus on my to-do list, and that has done wonders for my productivity, so I've got some things to whoop about - I hope you do too!  Let's get started!

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Here's today's finish - repairing this little guy for my grandson!  If you look carefully you can see on the upper left side of the beige piece, there's about a two inch place that I had to resew.  He was willing to wait until Saturday to get it back, but I took it to him today and he did a little happy dance himself!

I also finished the last prototype for the String Therapy tutorial series this week, AND found backs for all of them!

And I managed to quilt one for the first tutorial post!  Now to get some great pictures (if the sun would ever shine again...) and write the post. This series will start on Sunday, January 31st - mark your calendars!

I also made barbecue ribs in the instant pot this week for the very first time - and yowza, were they good!  Fall off the bone tender and super easy.  And for those of you who will ask, I used this recipe!  Paired with some homemade coleslaw, they made an indulgent and fairly healthy feast!

But the very biggest thing I've done this week?

I've been working on this year's Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge info, and the new blog Page is up!  The button isn't ready yet, but it should be soon.  I'm writing potential sponsors, too!  

If you are interested in being a guest blogger for Hands2Help, please drop me a line at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com.  I think I still have five slots open, and I'd love to get those nailed down this week!

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?

Now this was definitely whoop-worthy!!

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

I May Have A Scrap Problem... But This May Help!

 

Hi, all!

Scrappy sewing has been the main focus around here lately, as I completed the final prototypes for the String Therapy series coming up the end of this month! 

But all that sewing meant a whole lot less time looking for inspiration on the internet...  Fortunately, though, Joy of The Joyful Quilter has come to the rescue with a year-long challenge that is right up our scrappy alleys!!  It's called The 2021 Table Scraps Challenge - a challenge to make a scrappy table topper each month, and I bet we've all got enough scraps - and time - to do that!  You can read more about the challenge by clicking here.  Joy has made it very easy to participate - easy "requirements" and almost no rules - and who doesn't need more pretty table coverings?  There's even time to make one before the January link-up on January 30th.  I hope you'll join in the fun!

So go dig through those scraps and see what you can create!

Hugs!

Sarah