Making Plans

I have been making plans, in my head that is.  I think today I shall share them and perhaps it will give me a good check list and keep me motivated.  (or something to look at and ignore)

 This is part of my motivation.  In some ways it seems like a really long time.  In others, not so much.

 Must finish this weekend!  Four pillow covers and two duvet covers for a friend. 

Next week's project.  A friendship star quilt in turquoise and yellow for the kid's violin teacher.  Last lesson is 4/22.   I would really like to give it to her in person, pre-baby.

Here is my fabric plan (more or less).  The Fireworks will be the center, the yellow: the stars, and then scrappy turquoise, which looks blue in this picture. I have a one week time frame to get this done.  Since the blocks are 12", I may cut it down to a 3'x4' quilt, which is still pretty big.

The next week will have to be my next Four-in-Art Quilt.  I have gathered supplies over the past few weeks - on to assembly!

Then, E's quilt.  I have totally stalled out on this one.  Poor girl. 

I plan to add some Mickey Mouse Silhouettes to these T's for our upcoming (epic) trip.  More on that another time...  Deadline for these is May 23, although I'll have plenty of car time for embellishing, I suppose.

Crayon challenge quilt.  They are due by the end of July.  Since baby is too, I should really get this one done.  12" x 12" or 8" x 10", so not huge, but I want to do well, since they are auctioned for charity!

And this is our weather.  No sun since last Sunday - and those two days shown with sun?  Still mostly cloudy.  Perhaps I will sit under the Ott Lite and absorb the full spectrum rays.

The biggest problem with all of these 'have to's' is that I look at all my other fabric and get the urge to start something new!  Must Focus!

What are you all working on these days?  I seem to hardly keep up with blog reading, let alone commenting.  My biggest challenge today will be meeting a potential cello teacher and a stop at the grocery.  Maybe I'll get in some sewing time.....

Fabrics For a New Year

I guess its time to start looking ahead.  I've got two quilts that Must.Be.Finished. in the month of Jan.  Actually, the first needs to be done in the next two weeks.  Here's the fabric and charms all ready to go.

 I also need to do my next Four-In -Art Quilt.  Our theme is Tree.  I know exactly what I will be doing.  I am hesitant to post my inspiration photo, though, because I'm afraid it will give it all away.  So I guess you'll just have to be surprised.

On to other fabric goodness.  Thanks to a *cough* couple *cough* of Craftsy mystery boxes, I've got 3 Tina Givens design Rolls.  I don't actually know the line, though.

 I've got 12 packs of 2.5" squares of Chateau Rouge. 42 squares per pack. 504 squares ready to go.  I've got some background fabric ready for cutting.  I'm thinking a simple 9 patch, maybe Irish Chain.  Definitely a leaders & enders quilt, since this will be a just for fun quilt.

 Two lovely stacks of 10 FQs Robert Kaufman, Spring Blossoms.  Yum.

 And a 10 FQ stack of Watermelon Tango.

 The LQS had a great after Christmas sale.  I picked up two Stonehenge Charm Packs, in case I need something less girly in the future.

 Some Christmas fabrics, that aren't overly Christmasy.

 And a stack of neutrals - I've been wanting to do a neutrals quilt for a while, so decided to pick up a stack of half yards.

 I also have two very over-due quilts for my oldest two kids, so they will go high in the to-do list.  In fact most of the fabrics for those are already purchased.  So off we go into a productive New Year!

 And, I've promised the ladies at the LQS I won't come back for at least two weeks.  With my new fabric purchases, and two rolls of batting in the garage, and a whole box of thread, I think I'm definitely set for a while.  I'm also expecting many scrappy backings in the future as another attempt to use up the stash!