Affirmation really motivates!

 

Woow!  Great week and 

another great one coming up! 

Open house for one of the off spring.

 They now have a  beautiful and 

modern home. There is even a 

loft sewing area! Yes I managed to 

convert my DIL and now she is a quilter.

Reconnecting with extended family, 

and I have grad quilt to make!

Since next year projects included working 

on my block bank, a grad quilt started 

coming  together this week using these piles 

of string squares!

A quick count of clips showed the 

distribution. My block bank has

the waiting squares clipped into 

sets of 10 so counting is always quick.

 

The inventory lead to the pattern and Voila!

The reverse L shape for this 

quilt was born.  

It looks a bit 

busy deconstructed. Once sewn 

it should come together nicely. 

The outside blue row was a late 

addition for size and a lone 

grey needs to be replaced with a 

black block, but it is ready for joining! 

This week's To Do list 

and last weeks completions!! :

                    1. quilt small pink coin -Done

                    2. Add borders to the scrap lozenge quilt - 

                         Hatchet  Now a flimsy!

                    3. Organize 1/2 square projects Getting there!

                    4. Drop 1 to long armer Done!

                                 

                    5. Bind two! Done!

                    6. Create grad quilt In progress

                    7.  Plan tic tac toe quilts (project for new year)

The focus for this week will be on 

the grad quilt. If it leaves soon it 

should arrive before year end. 

After hearing my nephew say, 

" I miss your quilts!" I have lots of motivation!

If that wasn't enough, I got a 

beautiful picture of a wedding quilt.

Designed by Kathy Hamada in

Quilt Sampler S & S 2014.

So wonderful to see our gifts in use!

Stay safe and sew on !

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UFO Busting

Peacock Party

And over the finish line!

 Wow, what a great sew day!

I had some finishes lined up, 

supplies ready and bobbins wound.

Chores completed yesterday so 

the whole day was set aside for

stitching!  

First up were finishes on 2 quilteds. 

 

Berries and Cream got a lovely creamy 

print binding . Inspire by a designed by Cheryl Filby 

in Australian Patchwork & Quilting.  

I used one of the 20" x  20" 

 25 squared on the back so 

it could almost be reversible!

I also tried the quilt ball /rolly thing for 

a photo. I think it looks like a cinnamon knot.

It is not destined 

for a home yet but I am sure 

the little gift gnome in my 

brain will find a place for it!

Next up is the double batted 

Pink Coin. I put a saturated pink 

binding on it and it really pops!

This inspired me to start thinking

about doing up some more lap 

sized coins in colors for the RSC 

challenge next year. Imagine 

the stack I could have to gift next 

December !!

Didn't get this pesky orange block done.

 

If I do it up , 

the process would be set and 

I can make other colors stress free. 

I think this will be a carryover for 

next year's RSC also. 

Is there time for big strings 

work ? Always.  I use this basket 

for zoom meeting work and it is 

really fun for ready to sew anytime.

 

The last snow day precipitated 

(see what I did there ?!?)

  a pile of crumbs borders

so those got all trimmed too!

The triangle block bin was 

pulled out for in between , stop and go 

sewing.  I really have trouble remembering

to slid in a triangle set but I will keep working on

it. I managed to get about 10 half squares

put together but it is a process. 

A bit into Monday and 

borders got mitered and another flimsy 

was born!  

These borders will 

be scalloped after the top is quilted up. 

A very productive weekend!

Stay safe and sew on !

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One Monthly Goal!

 

Oh ..the weather ..

.. was not too bad , but now has

ramped up to a full blown Blizzard!

 A great day for a zoom meeting 

and some stitching! 

My workspace is wonderfully tidy!

I have to clear the table when

I am quilting a top and it is always fun to 

start in a clean area !

Of course if I don't everything ends

up on the floor! 

After a few videos and some 

practice, I am getting more 

confident with my free motion work. 

Every quilt is a learning experience 

in pin placement tho. The quilting 

pattern never reveals itself till the 

piece is under the needle so I think

I will just become one with my 

pins forever!

There is some improvement showing

so that is good!

Yes, that is Berries and Cream all 

quilted up!! 

It was fun and has 

motivated me to get another quilt

layered up! (My great nephew also 

needs a grad quilt so there is that!?!)

Block chain is next up! 

My weekly 

list is going to have a 

lot of " Make binding!"

These two are waiting!

This week's To Do list 

and last weeks completions!! :

                    1. quilt small pink coin -Quilted! Now bind!

                     2. Add borders to the scrap lozenge quilt - 

                          Hatchet ( carry over) Still waiting 

                    3. Organize 1/2 square projects Getting there!

                    4. Trim and bind Stretched Stars Done like dinner!

                        ( and find a better name, maybe Birthday Wishes)

                    5. Layer a few flimsies , drop 1 to long armer

                        Layered 3, but no to long armer. 

               6. Keep on scrapping! Making great progress!

                

                    7. Bind two! 

Needed some brain rest , so I 

turned to the crumb box

 and stitched up some strips .

 

It is very relaxing

and seems to be helping the 

fella marooned on Mars too!

(I love a good movie with hope!)

Stay safe and sew on !

 

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Off the wall Friday!

Can I get a Whoop Whoop !

Finished or Not Friday!

Oh Scrap 

RSC 2021

The North Wind Doth Blow!

 Brrr , chilly here! A brisk wind (44 kms!)

and -1 make for a cool walk.

Looks like winter is just waiting

to decent and make us get to quilting!

Good finish this week, a 60th 

birthday quilt is all stitched up!

This quilt measures 82" x 84" and

 just needs a label for gifting. 

It has one of the 20" squares pieced backs.

Two more tops are quilting ready. 

My OMG (one monthly goal) 

is looking attainable!

Went to a sale yesterday, it was 

a garage stash clearing. 

Enough fabric for a quilt shop. 

The find of the day was a bag of 1/2" hexies

stitched to the papers and ready to join!

Delighted my hexie making friend.

The sale did make me more determined

to get my sewing house in order tho. 

My stash got a bit of a tidy and 

some appreciative looks from me

when I got home ! It is not too large, 

not too small and for me ,

 just about right! 

I did find some beautiful blues. 

The prices were okay, $8 a meter. 

It seems I am not destined to find

amazing deals (like Nann ) but I do enjoy 

hearing about quilters' finds. 

My buddies  keep me funded 

with scraps so no complaining here!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Finished or not Friday

TGIFF

Can I get a Whoop Whoop!

Off the wall Friday!

Quilt directions!

 It seems the best 

quilts are the ones 

that just happen! The 

organic coming together 

of fabrics and feeling is 

very rewarding. This big

Stretched Star quilted up 

like a dream with one

big shadowed wave side to side. 

A trim and some binding 

will get it finished up soon!

I also discovered a new photo venue, 

the end of the stairs! 

My list for this week with some

leftovers!

This week's To Do list :

                    1. quilt small pink coin

                    2. Add borders to the scrap lozenge quilt - Hatchet 

                        ( carry over)

                    3. Organize 1/2 square projects

                    4. Trim and bind Stretched Stars

                        ( and find a better name)

                    5. Layer a few flimsies , drop 1 to long armer

                    6. Keep on scrapping!

 I just have to post this!

So close! 

No winner, winner chicken dinner tho. 

Stay safe and sew on ! 

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Little Pink Pillars

 This little top measures 

42" x 50"and came about when I 

 needed to clear out a spot for some premade

borders. The little dark pink pillars

add interest and make this jelly roll

race style quilt visually fun to look at!

It also made room for my scrap border pieces. 

There were some premade coins in the box too, 

so they are now ready for their own post!

Happy quilting!

Block Chain

 

This Block Chain measures 

65" x 74" and use 2 " x 4" squares. 

Inspired by the current wave of 

Bitcoin quilts, the rectangles are 

larger and have a few smaller, 

bitcoins mixed in for interest 

and to carry out the storyline. 

Block chains refer to the precursor

behind bitcoin. They are the multiple

journal entries that make  bitcoin

immune to counterfeit.

 Great fun to make and easy to sew, 

this quilt really reins in some scraps!

Great finds! One, two...

           Great  Finds

 Sometimes you just find things

that are great to upcycle.

Often, you don't know how

you lived without them.

Recently we were clearing

out a rental property and

came across some foam core that is

perfect for whiteboards.

 We're going to use one of them

to do some vacation planning.

We can brainstorm where we'd like to go,

write it out and cross it off easily without

destroying endless sheets of paper.

The main reuse is fabric/scrap sorting!

 I found that I was putting bits of tape all over

my cutting tables and mats every time

Cutting would be a treasure hunt of trying to

find and remove tape from pieces!

Even my my rulers and cutting blades got taped!

 After cutting over the tape a few time the

little pieces were really difficult to remove.

 Since I just made a cheat sheet of all the sizes

I'm going to cut scraps in, I decided to use the boards to

layout my scrap cuts.

I put the tape on the whiteboards and

use that as a quick portable place to

put my sorted scraps before

moving them to their final resting place.

(I really mean the ready to use spot!!!)

That way I can move it quickly if I

need to use the cutting area or

need space for pinning.

The measurements stay on the tape

and don't transfer to fabric or hands.

It is working very well. The squares go

above, the strips below. When it is

getting crowded , the pieces are

placed in assigned boxes, ta da!

"Very clever." says my great uncle!

The only downfall is the need to

sort out a few of the storage boxes,

but that is an adventure too!

Just discovered a wealth

of 2" 1/2 squares!

This great find had a previous life,

are you ready! One, two ... Tattoo!

The renter was well known

tattoo artist ! The boards were for

sketching out designs when

video conferencing with the customers!

Only used in a home design studio

so no worries there. This fella just

designed , very creative!

The sorting is starting to go

a bit better, long road ahead

but a system is developing.

Press scraps into a stack or two,

take a stack to the cutting table.

Process, repeat.

Strips first, then bricks then squares.

Leftovers go to strings, crumbs or bin.

Surprising to me is that there is not

nearly as much waste as expected!

Hmm. Also assisting is another

great find, a stack of postage labels.

Found at a thrift shop, each

sheet has 2 - 2 x 6 inch labels!

Best 3 dollar purchase ever!

I can color code the year of

my projects and leave the

names the same . The scrap

boxes can get labels that

wont peal off! Yay!

Back to my scrap taming!

Stay safe and sew on!

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