November PHD Report

Today I'd like to share my finishes for October. First up was the President's Challenge with my quilt guild. It was due in May, but obviously we didn't meet. Then it was set up for Zoom but due to one reason or another it was postponed from September to October to November. All participants have been asked to send a photo of our finished projects for a PowerPoint presentation at our next guild meeting, November 10th. Because the reveal is in just a few short days, I feel comfortable sharing mine here now.

Here were the rules:

I used every piece of fabric from the swap; I added the striped fabric for the base; my added fabric was the light blue (middle clam on the bottom row); and I initialed and dated my pouch on the off-white stripe on the left (not sure if you can see it but it's there!).

My 2nd finish was this sweet wall hanging. The pattern is by Sherri Falls of This 'n' That. It was the October project for a mini-of-the-month. I saw this pattern at a retreat several years ago and loved it so I ordered the pattern. Then it languished for a while and I finally brought it out at a retreat and made the kitty blocks. Then it languished again. I decided this was the year to finish it up. I gave it to my daughter during last month's visit.

     

One other finish was my needlepoint coin purse. I made one from a kit 10 years ago. Time to make another as the original morning glory one was wearing out. Found a new kit while on vacation in October and actually started & finished the turtle coin purse in the same month!

As for open-ended starts, of course I had a few of those too! I started a Wool Christmas Mini. There are twelve 4" blocks. Simple blocks with embroidery to jazz it up! I finished the wreath and Christmas tree and also made a good start on Rudolph.

       

For my LQS 2020 UFO Challenge, I'll be quilting up my Snowman Quilt which is due December 8th. I marked the quilting design the other night. The project was a kit and the top was completed YEARS AGO at a retreat. Here's a quick pic:

There's a piece of fabric marked binding and another marked backing. This quilt finishes at 71" long and it looks like I have only 4 yards for the backing. That'll only make a 72" long piece. My brains are rolling with this new dilemma. I saved the extra fabric from making the top so I'll just have to start cutting and see what I come up with. Probably get a pieced insert to extent the length.

I also made a re-start on a project offered through my guild. The group, Twisted Mystery, was scheduled to meet once a month but of course that was nixed early this year. Our leader has decided that we will meet every other Saturday on Zoom and work on getting our projects done! I'm a little behind and don't have anything to really show yet but I'll be working on it as diligently as possible.

So my list to work on over the next few weeks?

• Quilt, bind, and label the Snowman Quilt.
• Finish quilting, then bind & label Tiny Tuesday.
• Finish the blocks for the Wool Christmas Mini.
• Catch up on my blocks for Heartfire Hexies.
• Get a start on finishing up Awesome Land.
• Catch up Twisted Mystery quilt which I think I'm naming Election 2020 quilt.

Guess that ought to keep me busy, right?

Linking up with Quilting Gail for the PHD party. Wonder how much progress the others have made!

I Like Thursday #12

Here we are at Thursday again and time for some of our likes this week. Front & center for me:

I like pretty much any and all handwork. My needlepoint project is finished. I hope this little coin purse lasts me ten years like the previous one I made. I really like the turtle on it too!

Besides needlepoint, I also like knitting. Here are my latest socks, Jeck by Regina Satta. It was offered as a free pattern on Ravelry. These are my second pair of Jecks. They knit up so easily & quickly!

The yarn I used was Socks That Rock Lightweight by Blue Moon Fiber Arts. It's a wonderful blend of washable wool, nylon, and cashmere. So soft, so squishy! If you'd like to look into this yarn, I ordered it from The Loopy Ewe. This store used to be in St. Louis but moved to Boulder CO several years ago. I still love their yarn and their service is fabulous!

I like my Zoom get-togethers. Last Saturday morning my UFO Challenge at my local quilt shop met. I forgot to get a picture. OOPS! My Tiny Tuesday quilt was due. I'd love to show you a finished picture but I can't do that either. You see, I didn't get it done. If I had that two weeks back from vacation I'm sure it would have been completed. Of course, I wouldn't take those weeks back!! It was such a breath of fresh air to see family again. I like fresh air too! Lol!

My "like" for book reading would be an unexpected surprise. I was in the middle of reading "Walk the Wire" by Baldacci when it was snagged back by my library -- my Borrow Time was up. I quickly put it back on my Hold List and needed a quick read to fill in the time. I ended up borrowing a Reese Witherspoon Book Club book called "Such a Fun Age" since it is only 249 pages.

I thought it was going to be a silly type of book, just a fun fluff but it's hooked me and I'll definitely read it to the end. Click the picture to read what it's about. Goodreads.com does a much better job at that than I ever could. In the meantime, "Walk the Wire" became available already so it's loaded up on my Nook to finish up when I get done with this one.

As for TV viewing, I have been liking "The Weakest Link" again. I don't know what season this is but I hadn't watched it for several years. So glad I found it again. Over the past several weeks I've also enjoyed the Major League Baseball World Series. Hope my St. Louis Cardinals do better next year!

I hope you've had a few "Likes" this past week as well. Nothing feels better than looking on the bright side! I'm linking up with LeeAnn at Not Afraid of Color to share my likes with the others. Feel free to drop by too and see what the others have shared!