I am joining the weekly To-Do Tuesday Weekly Progress Update Linky Party hosted by my friend, Roseanne, at Home Sewn By Us.
To-Do for the week of Jan 19th- Jan 25th
- Work on my Shoal Sew-Along project. √ Done
- Start another small Sashiko project featuring a beautiful Caribbean perle floss. √ Done
- Start cutting squares for the Meadowland quilt top I’m making for my nephew’s birthday this summer.√ Done
To-Do #1
I have made three Shoal fish so far. It’s still not quite intuitive for me yet, and I botched one big time, but overall I like how these three little fishies look. I definitely plan to make more but am going to prioritize other projects right now.
To-Do #2
I recently found some beautiful hand-dyed variegated perle floss in Caribbean color. I plan to use it on my 2021 Snowflake Sampler BOM and thought I’d try this floss out on a pre-printed light grey Sashiko coaster. It stitched up like a dream on Sashiko fabric. Hopefully it will also do well on the gingham fabric for the Snowflake Sampler where I will be learning chicken scratch embroidery.
To-Do #3
I am making a Meadowland quilt for my nephew, Jack’s 50th birthday in July that features fabric from the Whale Tales collection, and I am modifying the pattern to use 8.5” fussy-cut squares rather than (4) 4.5” squares sewn together which are background fabric squares in the pattern. If this is unclear, please see the Meadowland quilt I made in 2019 where the background fabric was a lightly patterned white fabric. Evie@evquilts shared a tutorial on her blog in 2019 on how to modify the Meadowland pattern that I can’t access any more, but I had made it into a PDF on iBooks, so I can still access the information (though with many blank pages in the PDF). If you go into her link above, you’ll see a beautiful Meadowland quilt featuring both 8.5” and 4.5” squares in a modern-looking floral. Here are the nine large squares I have cut out that I will use in the large throw-size quilt I’m making for Jack.
To-Do for the week of Jan 25th-Feb 1st:
- Bind Color Jolt quilt which came back this week from a new long-arm quilter.
- Write my Feb OMG post about getting my Meadowland quilt top done next month.
- Sashiko stitch a shoal fish.
Linking up to Home Sewn By Us: To-Do Tuesday Linky 77 .
Quilting is in my Blood 
The Meadowland quilt is going to be stunning with those fussy cut prints!
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I agree, the Meadowland is going to be very pretty in those prints. I cannot wait to see your Sashiko fish (I’m back to working on my Sashiko, thanks to you :-)) That Caribbean thread is so pretty! Those fish look like so much fun!
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Hi Mary! Is there a special fabric used for Sashiko? Those variegated threads in Caribbean colors are just perfect for you and right up your alley. Great choice on your fabrics for the Meadowland quilt – I’m certain your nephew will just LOVE it. Thanks so much for linking up today. Good luck with this week’s list. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Your Caribbean variegated blue thread is beautiful – it makes a pretty design! The chicken scratch embroidery looks fascinating, too – I’ve never tried it. Have a great week, Mary!
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