a list for April...

In an effort to be intentional about my sewing priorities, I'm making a 'to-sew' list for April and linking up to To Do First @ Lawson and Lotta.  I'm looking forward to the challenge of revisiting my list at the end of the month to see how I did :)

Must Do
1. Meadowsweet tote bag
2. quilt my Wizard of Oz quilt top
3. Hands2Help quilt
4. duffle bag for my quilt retreat in a few weeks
5. 4 Pink Penguin fabric buckets
6. 3 album blocks
7. a stacked coins top made from a jelly roll
8. finish cutting 2.5" squares for a swap over at The Curious Quilter
9. tidy up my sewing room - Amylouwho is going to have a link-up for before & after pictures.  I took the 'before' pics already.  It's downright embarassing. 
10. Stay open to whatever sewing whims hit me during April :)

Might Do {as if that first list isn't overly optimistic :) }
1. DP pillow - I have 4 leftover blocks from  my DP quilt, and I can't let them go to waste, can I? :)
2. Disappearing Nine Patch - I started this last fall, and I haven't touched it for at least three  months. I'm just looking for progress, not a finish on this one.
3. laptop sleeve
4. Pink Penguin lunch bag
5. a few coffee cozies

Yikes, there is alot on those lists! But most of those are small projects or are already nearly done.  What is on your April Must-Sew list?

a fabric bucket

Edited to Add: I'm linking up with Sew Modern Monday & Manic Monday. I may even do some more linking on Tuesday, because this is one of those finishes I just have to wave around for everyone to admire.  Thanks so much for humoring me  :)

I was putting away all my fabric like I said I would, when I came across some Hungry Catapiller scraps.   They said they were tired of sitting around unused, they wanted to be made into something.  Now. 

{yes, my fabric talks.  doesn't yours?}

I used a tutorial from Pink Penguin.  The fabrics are scraps from a quilt I designed and made for my son. 

I think this bucket is so. stinkin'. cute. - if I do say so myself {grin}

Ok, back to what I'm supposed to be doing...

When good things come in the mail :)

The postman recently brought these lovelies to my mailbox. 

On another note, I may not have made great progress with fabric today, but I did do this

My notions drawer was a mess, and I couldn't find the blue thread I needed for my mug rug, so I oganized instead of sewing.  Looks good now, doesn't it? I found some nice stuff I didn't know I had tucked arround my sewing room, like unopened packages of binding clips and basting pins.   Should have done this sooner  :)