15 Minutes To Stitch 2021 - Week 41

I loved participating in Kate's Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch since 2020 and am a fan of her blog. She's continuously hosted since 2011!

My 2021 goal is to stitch at least 15-minutes 50% of the days in the year.

• Week 41: 7 of 7 = 100 %
• 108 minutes/day average across 7-days
• October: 10 of 10 = 100%
• 2021: 246 of 283 = 87 %

Work has finally slowed down. One project finally closed out after 2-years. 

I'm still following my own pace for String And Story's Fall 2021 Free Motion Quilting Academy with a little doodling this week. HollyAnne Knight has given me the courage to really go for broke with my quilting. 

I'm hoping to try the different Basting Sprays made last weekend. I need to cut the batting to sit between the already pressed Fat Quarters. 

Continuing to work on who I want to be and forming my habits from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, Still following Dr. Mindy Pelz YouTubes and The Menopause Reset book to help feel good. 

So, how did the sewing projects go?

Top items with progress:

1) Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2022 Artisan Challenge - Completed the flimsy, created quilt sandwich, created a custom quilt plan and practice quilting motifs both ruler and free-motion. This quilt will not be shown until after the MQG submission process. Here are the focus fabrics for the Challenge:

Here's a rejected Quilting Plan drawn on a shower curtain with a dry erase marker:

This is one shape available from using the Terry Twist Ruler by Sally Terry

2) PBJ Monthly Color Challenge - 3 October Blocks: Watched the making video for these blocks

Lil'Trixie will have to wait until it's time to get all the October blocks sewn. Reference photo from June of the first 6 blocks:

3) String and Story Free Motion Quilting Academy

Going to try a few different basting sprays to test:

1. S&S HAK Flour paste basting spray with cheap Vodka
2. S&S HAK Flour paste basting spray with isopropyl alcohol
3. Washable Glue diluted with water
4. Washable Glue diluted with cheap Vodka
5. Washable Glue diluted with isopropyl alcohol

I am making a commitment to doodle on 2 pages/day going forward. 

4) Happy Go Lucky Unicorns quilt purchased in 2016: First of 36 pinwheels made. I'm going to use this quilt to practice my early FMQA motifs to finish it.

Updating Mini Archie's Fettle Those Finishes! to continue my focus for the Fourth Quarter of 2021. 

Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects UPDATE (Q4):

1. SECRET: QuiltCon 2022 Artisan Cotton Fabric Challenge - IN PROGRESS
2. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge October 3 blocks - IN PROGRESS
3. Happy Go Lucky Unicorns quilt (FAL #56) - IN PROGRESS
4. Free Motion Quilting Academy Practices - IN PROGRESS
5. Free Motion Quilting Academy Sampler
6. Free Motion Quilting Academy Whole Cloth
7. All About Me guild challenge quilt - ON HOLD
8. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge September (1 lil blocks) - ON HOLD
9. Kinship Fusion Sampler - #100days100blocks2021 - ON HOLD
10. Cheerful Christmas quilt - ON HOLD
11. Two Hold Tite Folio's for SewTites
12. EPP Training Tablerunner - ON HOLD
13. Honey Teddy Bear - ON HOLD
14. Unicorn "Bear" - ON HOLD
15. 2020 PBJ Monthly Color Challenge Assembly & Finish - ON HOLD
16. 2021 EPP BOM Smitten - Months 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 - ON HOLD
17. Journey2Nebula #2: Lucky Charm pillow
18. Journey2Nebula #3: Jawbreaker
19. Journey2Nebula #5: Candy Dish (2-for-1)
20. Journey2Nebula #6: Gazebo
21. Journey2Nebula #1: Seaside - Living room table runner - ON HOLD
22. Journey2Nebula #4: Rock Candy - ON HOLD
23. Journey2Nebula #8: Infinity Stones Throw - ON HOLD
24. 2021 BOM Nebula - Blocks 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9
25. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #1 (FAL #1)
26. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #2 (FAL #4)
27. EPP training - Heart kit
28. Pick a washable purse for myself (from FAL #5, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101)

What are you working on?

Link-Ups:

• Life in Pieces Week 42 (instead of 41) of 2021 - As #9