The Next Few Weeks

I plan to spend the next few weeks

crossing a few more to-do items off my list.

First will be this set of five utility mats for October.

Second will be a set of five for November.

I have cut the fabrics for December's set

but have to wait until I pin baste the next two quilts*

so I can trim their leftover batting pieces to size.

*Trick or Treat, October's kitchen table quilt

will be quilted/finished this month

and Sweater Weather, November's KTQ

will be right behind it.

Merry and Bright, December's KTQ

is cut out and ready to sew together.

I bought this yardage to make two pillowcases for Little Man.

He loves asteroids/outer space and wants to grow up

to be an astronaut who is also a volcanologist.

(volcanoes are also very high on his interest list -

as are mermaids and the ocean)

The last of the October yardage

mixed with a couple of stash fabrics

will become another pillowcase for him.

Ditto for the last of the November yardage.

I'll use the remaining yardage from Merry and Bright 

to make two December pillowcases.

This pile contains the makings of eight XL (Artist) 

lined drawstring gift bags now waiting to be sewn together.

This stack contains the pieces and parts 

for nine of the XXL (Laundry - the biggest one) gift bags.

Side Note:  My idea to work by size rather than color

is making the cutting out process MUCH easier -

hoping it will be the same for the sewing side.

(next month will be the L and M sizes)

Then there is the matter of making a liberated bird

for Lynne's student bird quilt project.

And the list goes on and on . . . 

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Needless to say, I won't be posting 

quite as often for the next few weeks.

(p.s.  double-click the graphic

so you can really read/enjoy it)

Quiltdivajulie

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“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade.  It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred orange and scrub the floor.”

D.H. Lawrence