Tuesday Check In
I’m here with my Tuesday check-in with the To Do Tuesday link up hosted by Linda at Texas Quilt Gal. I’ll give you a little peek at my progress with my ongoing to do list.
First though, I thought you’d enjoy the above photo, which was my view on Sunday afternoon. BigJ and I celebrated our 34th anniversary. Our son and daughter joined us for the day and we rented a pontoon. I think we all needed the quiet cruise on the water. It was peaceful and lovely.
Okay, let’s see what I managed to get done this week.
Improv Quilt Tiles – Done!
I’ve made a few of these blocks before, and you can see them here. I find them so relaxing and fun. These three will decorate the women’s restroom at our church.
Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail Block – Done!
This was a fun block, and you can read about it here.
Monthly Color Challenge Block – Done!
I had planned to get this posted on Monday, but our busy weekend changed things up a bit. I’ll be showing you this block soon!
Llama Mini Quilt – Done!
Alphie the llama is done and ready to grace one of the classroom doors at our church.
In the midst of all the sewing and celebrating, our daughter recovered some chair seats. Wilbs was enjoying the texture of the fabric, and checking out that paper.
Ok, here’s my list for this week:
Start
Challenge Quilt – this is due Nov. 1st; so it’s time to get serious.
Continue
- Hole in the Day – this gets priority this week
- Wonky Star Runner
- Two and Four QAL – I’m caught up and waiting for the next step
Finish
- QIS Monochrome Challenge
- Bind Plus Playtime, Beothuk, and 2020 MCC
Prep
- Red/Tan Quilt back
- Backing for Coreopsis and Let Your Star Shine
And that’s my Tuesday check-in for this week. Thanks to Linda (Texas Quilt Gal) for keeping this linky party going!
Wendy
Grandmother's Block
26 Comments
Cindy Pieters
Alphie will look great gracing a classroom door! Love the tiles!
marissthequilter
What an innovative way to celebrate a wedding anniversary. Congrats on the 34 years.
Alphie made me smile (don’t tell Wilbur!)
Nancy Bekedam
Happy anniversary!!! What lake were you on? Improv tiles 👍 Llama 👍 And isn’t Molly clever–recovering a chair!!!
Laura
Happy anniversary! Love the pontoon on the lake…wonderful way to spend the day! The llama is so sweet! 🙂
The Joyful Quilter
Looks like you enjoyed a lovely anniversary, Wendy. The improv quilt tiles turned out beautifully! How did you do that? I’m hoping for a blog post about them soon.
karenfae
love your Santa Fe trail block – looks like a nice relaxing day to celebrate your anniversary on a clear sunny day on the water
Vicki in MN
Isn’t that just cool you will have your quilting pieces hanging in your church! Maybe you’ll get some business from that:) Those improv’s are delicious, are you using canvass frames to put them on? And the Llama is just crazy cute!
texasquiltgal
How peaceful that pontoon ride sounds. I dearly love our DIL and SIL and grands, but I would LOVE to have a day with just our son and daughter! Your improv is beautiful. I clicked on your link to read your May post. Those are gorgeous too! I love the stretched canvas idea – makes a very special decoration.
Thanks for linking to To Do Tuesday!
Nita
Happy Belated Anniversary!! Beautiful way to spend the day!! Love ya! ❤️
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
Happy Anniversary, Wendy and BigJ! Your day on the lake sounds wonderful! The improv tiles pieces are neat – I like the grays with a pop of red. And I love Alphie – so will the kids!
Helen
Pontoon boat + Blue Sky = Relaxation
Now what little one wouldn’t love to go into his/her Sunday school room when there’s an orange llama to greet him/her!!
Judy K Blauer
Fun post today! A calm cruise on the water sounds like a fabulous idea! Happy Anniversary! Alphie the Llama is the cutest! I really like the improv tiles too!
lapaylor
wow a day on the pontoon sounds fab! Was it hot like here? Did you sunburn on the water? Recovering chairs sounds like a good way to have a fresh look. What a lot you got done Wendy and it left the house as donations to brighten everyone’s day
rl2b2017
On the pontoon, eh?!! Look at that lovely view. Calm, serene – what a great way to celebrate 34 years together. Congrats!! Your latest improv tiles look like they should be a tote, to me. In fact, I hear them whispering to me – ask Wendy to make another improv tiles piece and then turn it into a tote. There’s a nice little fun squirrel for you. Alphie is adorbs (!!) but not as adorbs as Wilbs. HAHA – did he think that paper was going to bite him?!! I hope his visit is stress-free and filled with good news. ~smile~ Roseanne
Sandi
Happy anniversary! You do beautiful work on your improv pieces! Your llama is so cute and will look nice hanging at church.
Rochelle Summers
What a fun Day on the water! A great idea and having fun is so important. Wilbs looks happy to be in the thick of things. He must have been happy to see your daughter. Those improve tiles are lovely…are they pillows. Love the doorhanging.
laura bruno lilly
Ahhhh, nice, you really know how to celebrate an anniversary – congrats!
Ivani
What a fantastic view on Sunday afternoon!! Happy anniversary!
Love that Llama. So cute. Where can I find that pattern?
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
Happy Anniversary! You have some lovely makes this week 🙂
Quilting is in my Blood
Happy Anniversary! I really like those improv quilt tiles, and of course llama lover that I am, I’m smitten with your llama!
scottishmichelle
What a lovely way to celebrate an anniversary. Love Alfie the llama; I have a second one assembled but haven’t quilted either of them – must do that soon. Love the tiles too – so restful.
Kathleen McCormick
Oh, those improv pillows will be a welcome addition to the church! I love the pontoon anniversary – lots of fun and a beautiful day – congrats on 34 years! Wilbur is certainly a help in the patterning process.
Preeti Harris
Wish you a very happy anniversary, Wendy. Hope you had a lovely day and Big J spoiled you. I am a huge fan of improv piecing and Iike those tiles very much but your super cute Llama stole my heart!!!
Chrisknits
How wonderful you were able to get a great day in! Good luck with your list.
Cheree Hull
Happy Anniversary to you both! The pontoon ride sounds like a wonderfully relaxing way to spend the day. Your improv tiles are really pretty in color AND interest. Great art! Good luck on the to-dos! (I might have to skip a couple weeks! Gah!)
Carol Andrews
Happy Anniversary to you and BigJ! What fun projects you have finished or are working on. Love the Llama! Good luck with your projects this week.