To Do Tuesday
It has been an age since I’ve written a To Do Tuesday post, but I thought I’d link up with Carol over at Quilt Schmilt for this week’s linky party. There’s lots of stuff going on here at Pieceful Thoughts, so let me catch you up!
No, I haven’t outgrown my quilt studio – haha! BigJ is busy building his workshop in our backyard. Since our trip to North Carolina was canceled due to Hurricane Helene, he has been making great progress. This is an earlier photo, so I’ll have to snap another one soon. He’s putting the trusses up now, so it’s looking a lot different than in this photo!
I had some fun testing this cute pumpkin block for Sandra Healey Designs. The pattern is the Halloween Pumpkin Quilt Block and you can find it right here. There are two sizes included in the pattern, a 12″ block and a 6″ block finished. It is a simple block to do and goes together quickly. And you have the option of making your pumpkin happy or sad.
My Fall Forest quilt is hung! This is a very unstaged, keeping it real photo (I actually snapped it to send to my kids).
That area of our living room is a work-in-progress – our upright piano used to be in that space, and now it needs some filling in. Anyway, thought you would like proof the quilt is on the wall.
Ok, back to the topic of To Do Tuesday. Here are a few things I’m working on this week:
A new thing for me, I signed up for the Block Study Collective Season 2 with Tara Faughnan. Each month, we are given a suggested fabric pull to use, either purchased or curated from our own stash, and a block. I have thoroughly enjoyed messing around with colors I don’t usually put together. The first three blocks in the photo are sewn together; the other three are waiting for more arranging and rearranging. So that is on my to do list before the month is over.
A friend gave me some novelty fabrics, and I thought some of them would be fun for doll hospital gowns that I will send to A Doll Like Me. If you are not familiar with Amy and her organization, I hope you take a minute to click on the link and see what it’s all about. From time to time, I (and other quilters) make doll hospital gowns for Amy to send along with the dolls. Is this gown too cute, or what?1 I have made two of them in that fabric. I have 6 more gowns in other fabrics, waiting to be finished and shipped off to Amy. That’s my second item on my to do list.
My last item on my to do list is finishing a quilt top using the Lilac Love pattern by mmmQuilts. Sandra will be releasing this pattern soon, and I am having so much fun playing with my stash as I work on my baby/wall quilt version. No photos yet, but a post will be coming soon! You can see Rose’s version here – and check out her stylin’ Master Quilt Holder!
Okay, that should keep me out of trouble for the week! What are you working on this week?
Wendy
Fall Forest
19 Comments
Quilting is in my Blood
I love the block studies, and the pumpkins are adorable.
Cheree Hull
The tree quilt looks lovely up on the wall. I’m sure it gives a great fall vibe to the room :o). I’d have a lot of fun with picking fabrics for those pumpkins (Who makes a sad pumpkin tho??) and you’re clearly having fun with the block study (more for the book Fun With Wendy in the Sewing Room!). Going to town on those doll gowns and yeah, they’re sure cute. I know the recipients (and their parents!) will get a lot of joy from them!
Karen
I’m sure it will be nice for your husband to have a workshop – I didn’t realize you were to go to NC and had to change your plans – glad you were not there for the storm. All your quilting progress looks great
Bernie
Good morning Wendy – the quilt looks wonderful up on the wall. Perfect for fall! Hope J enjoys having a workshop. Kudos to him for building it himself. Is he siding it to match your house or does he have a different plan? Love the super hero doll gown. I haven’t made any of those for a while. Such a great way to use up fun fabrics and help out at the same time. I am working on finishing up the binding on a quilt and then I think I will (finally) cut up that green fabric you found for me to finish up that repro quilt. Have a great day.
Barbara J Stanbro
Lots going on at your place. I love how Wilbur photobombed your forest. I like your blocks. They remindme of that postcard quilt (Postcards from Sweden?) from several years back.
texasquiltgal
BigJ’s workshop sounds exciting. Will it have heat/cool/plumbing? How can you say the Fall Forest quilt is unstaged? Wilbs’ very handsome tail is pointing to it. Looks like you are enjoying your space. Have you had rain/cool yet?
Vicki in MN
What fun blocks you are making! That doll gown will win over some child’s heart for sure.
marissthequilter
There is certainly a lot going on at your house. It must give you much pleasure to see your beautiful forest quilt hanging on the wall. What a finish!
I have fallen in love with your blocks from the Tara class. They are so striking and bold!
Melody
That quilt looks great on your wall! I see you’re keeping busy as ever.
Carol Andrews
Hi Wendy. It was so much fun seeing your post and catching up with you a bit. I loved doing that Pumpkin Block for Sandra and my version of Lilac Love is a WIP! I’m looking forward to seeing H’s shop progress and the new quilt looks beautiful on your wall! Thank you for joining To Do Tuesday and sharing the link. 🤗
Diann@LittlePenguinQuilts
You always have such fun projects in the works! I love the pumpkin blocks and the block studies in those great solids. The hospital gown for A Doll Like Me is adorable! I have made a few doll quilts and sent them to her in the past – do you suppose she’s still taking them? Good luck to Big J with his workshop!
LA Paylor
the workshop is exciting! good you have the land to build on!!I just watched a video of a sewist who built a “shed” in the back yard, and outfitted it with all the insulation and shelving and spaces she’d need. Her windows were a great choice, it is inviting but not really big enough for us as quilters.
L.A.
Helen
So many great projects all going on!!!
Kathleen McCormick
So nice to see you catching up on things. I am glad BigJ’s workshop is coming along; sorry it involved the canceling of your trip. I love the trees, and you will figure out that space in the living room, all things in their time. Your workshop blocks and colors are fun…and it does remind me of postcards from Sweden, a bit, but different. So sweet to make some things for Dolls Like Me. I need to get sewing…so many
aquilterstable
I was glad to see you were in BSC. Is this your first year?
Kate
So sorry your vacation got canceled, but you both seem to be making the best of it. Those pumpkin blocks are really fun. Your tree quilt looks great in the space. Good luck with this week’s to do list, you have some fun projects on it.
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
Your pumpkins are fun and I like those triangly blocks. I hope BigJ gets his workshop up before it gets too cold 🙂
Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
Your leaf quilt looks so good on your creamy colored studio wall, Wendy!!! Go, Big J!!!
tierneycreates: a fusion of textiles and smiles
Love to see your hubby’s workshop as it progresses so I can show John, but then he might have “separate building workshop envy”! A Doll Like Me sounds like a wonderful organization. I like your block study collective blocks! I have a stash of solid color scraps and what a great way to use them. Except I can’t add anymore projects right now. Fall Forest looks spectacular!!!!