To-Do Tuesday Edition Number 5

It doesn’t seem like we got much accomplished from our to-do list last week.  Good thing there is another week to get something accomplished!

To-Do Tuesday for May 9th – 15th:

1. Start assembly on the elephant baby quilt
2. Continue work on blue/gray queen-size quilt
3. Add sashing to ABC blocks
4. Queen-size Cubs quilt for nephew (!!)

To-Do Tuesday for the week starting May 16th:

1. Start assembly on the elephant baby quilt
2. Complete 5 center sections of blue/gray queen-size quilt
3. Add sashing to ABC blocks
4. Try a stencil border on Finding Nemo

#1

I think we were a bit over reaching when I thought we would start assembly on the elephant baby quilt! Although we have the fabric for the elephant baby quilt and I have shared the fabrics we plan to use, we did not start assembly or even cutting!  We do have the elephant and balloon paper templates made.  We need to narrow down the balloon colors with the mom-to-be.  Here’s a reminder of the basic fabrics so far:

It’s a little hard to see in this photo, but the top solid gray (for the actual elephant) has different shading, texture and even a few splashes of blue.  I think it will give it a real life look.  I’m debating with myself on the appliqué technique.  I don’t usually fold under fabric for a clean edge and to minimize fraying but this may require that.

#2 and #3

I sewed the remaining strip sets from the first jelly roll together.  Handily, I also sewed a few of the blocks together wrong so I spent some time ripping.  ~smile~  I also got three of the five center columns together, and a good start on the others.  I think we have more than enough fabric with two jelly rolls.  We want to make it a generous queen size quilt (called Jimmy John) so that’s a relief.

The first set of the ABC letters have moved off the design wall and are being used as a leader/ender.  Small progress to be sure, but a little anyway!

#4

I am back on the Finding Nemo baby quilt train.  This time I am going to try using the Pounce marking chalk to stencil all sides of the border.  I’ll share a picture of this product below.  You just drag or rub the eraser-shaped pad over the stencil.  The name pounce is a misnomer as pouncing will not work!  I think the center will be straight line quilted, 1/4″ from the ditch.  A friend also loaned me some quilting gloves, so I’ll see how I like using them.  I have to get the blue/gray quilt off my work area before I start this because it is so full of lint pieces from the edges of the jelly roll.

The Cubs quilt is falling off the list for now.  Too many other things to work on. I’ll give you an update on these projects next Tuesday, May 23rd.  Our Linky Parties can be found by clicking the link.