shortlist Sunday

This past week I knew I was going to be busy, so I gave myself an easy list. I should probably do that more often because I actually got things done that weren’t on the list. I also had a teacher wellness in service where I got to learn some embroidery and make a drip painting. So how did I do overall.
1. Finish getting the wedding quilt ready and photograph it for my next blog hop-done expect the post Friday
2. Get the Hospital Sketches quilt at least into a top-done and the other block of the month is  also a top. I started hand quilting and I love the way the back looks.

3. mail my block exchange blocks-done
4. Hand appliqué more of my snowmen-I made progress on the one I was doing last week but no new ones
5. Prepare my penguin blocks and the blocks for the Dust off an Old Quilt Book blog hop.-I made some progress
6. Write that baby quilt post-done!
This coming week
1.  Color it red blog hop hosted by Carol of Just Let me Quilt post on Friday
2. Finish the fire victim top I started this morning
3. Hand quilting of my Hospital Sketches
4. Continue prepping my penguins and Dust off an Old Quilt Book Blog Hop
5. Keep the dining room relatively lean for having my family here next weekend for a birthday meal.

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  1. Alycia~QuiltygirlFebruary 17, 2020 at 2:17 PM

    For a short list.... thats pretty long... Fingers crossed for you!!!

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    1. Rebecca SmithFebruary 24, 2020 at 4:21 AM

      A lot of it sounds more impressive than it is! Like hand quilting really meant about a block got quilted.

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