To do again!

 My list from last week got a bit adjusted and

 here is my list:

~Finish up the green log blocks Done!

    ~ Assemble 2 green log cabin tops Done

~Make a baby quilt out of the leftovers Done

              ~Trim out the work box of orange scraps Abandoned

               ~ Make up 2 - 5x5 blocks: 1 orange 1 green To do

            ~ Plant the last pumpkins in the big tub Done!

My list for this week will be:

 ~ Make up 2 - 5x5 blocks: 1 orange 1 green To do

~Work on scrap black framed log cabins To do

~Start Binding 2 string star quilts To do

It is a short list but more than enough to keep me busy . 

Here is my wealth of green log cabins added to 

the vault. They were so fun to do, can't wait till 

the quilting frenzy hits me!

It was getting a little sparse!  I had forgotten about

 

sizing up batting for these three tops. There are still are a

total  13 of quilts to be done !

I did manage to stitch up about a zillion 

 

Terri Rowland 3 1/2" blocks, (actually about 120).  

They very addictive and even made a dent 

in last week's  gifted scrap box!

2023 STASH TOTALS

  Used last week:     0 m

Used year to date:       29  m

                                      Scraps out               1 m    

                                   (1 bag=/.5 k=.5m)  

                                      Scraps In                  0  m

Added last week:          9 m $1.30/m

                                  Year to date:            52 m bolt 27m bucket batiks 15m

Net added in 2023          27.5 meter

I am going to sneak in a little stash report

here. I just realized tomorrow is Tuesday.

I lucked into a great find of backing or piecing 

fabric for $1.30m so my fabric in went up but 

very economically!

The early part of the week was full of block party, 

kid's day and quilt meetings

This week is flying by and summer is so 

nice here. The backyard is blooming

and I had a great time shifting my 

perennials around.  They don't seem 

to mind when I shift them so I 

attack my yard with my favorite tool often. 

It is a long handle, 1/2 sized spade. 

It is a repurposed sampling tool 

my DH used during his field service 

hazardous waste testing days. It is 

so perfect for getting lots of oomph

into a spadeful of soil!  

More quilty things tomorrow with 

my BFF coming in for a year end dinner, 

and meals with friends!

Stay safe and sew on !

Linking up with:

To do Tuesday 

Sunday Stash Report

Wait Loss Wednesday

Midweek Makers

Put Your Foot Down

Peacock Party

Finished or Not Friday 

Off the Wall Friday

Clean and Designing

 Wow, sometimes inspiration just hits. 

I got very tired of my too small and oh so 

thready design wall and needed to replace it.

While putting fresh towels in the bathroom, I 

stumbled across a comforter bag containing 

the last of a bolt of too stiff and too narrow 

needle punch batting.  Purchased from a 

store closing clearance, it was supposed to 

be a double width cotton but turned out to 

be  a narrow compact craft bat.  I used it 

for everything but quilting.  Some was gifted 

for fabric bowls, some used as mattress covers, 

table matts and even some window insulation 

during a cold snap.  

There was just enough left to almost cover 

a larger space for a design wall. It will get 

a bit more tacky as it is used but for now it 

is clean and tidy and a few well placed pins 

hold the blocks up nicely. Pinned in place 

with some unused lady bug pins it looks wonderfully 

white. Ta da! So beautiful and crisp! 

 

I will use my smaller gridded design sheet to start 

planning my Gypsy quilt made of orphan blocks. 

The first quilts have gone up on the new design wall 

and the blocks are now up in the 

summer sewing room for assembly. 

All pinned and ready to stitch !

 

The was not quite a Marie Kondo rid out but 

definitely a repurpose save!

Stay safe and tidy!

A Blue Twin Granny

 This lovely twin quilt was made following the instructions from 

MSQ.  The first step is making a pile of colored 16 patches. 

Cutting them diagonally and then sewing the quarters 

together yields an on-point style 

block quickly and easily with out triangle corners or set ins. 

Two of these were made up during a wild sewing 

zoom retreat last winter. One each in blue and yellow. 

The blue top was pinned and next in line for quilting. 

The binding was even ready!! Who said quilting fairies never visit!

Actually, I like to make binding, and had done four 

quilts worth one day! 

Never following my own advice of  "make it easy", I chose a 

quilting design with lots of starts and stops. 

 

My cutting button got a real workout!  

Then long serpentine stitch on the sashing finished it up nicely.

A soft flannel back in blue strips makes this very cuddly.  

I put in a 5 0z high loft batt, but experience has taught me that it will 

collapse after half a dozen washings, 

so I put in a 80/20 Hobbs to give it 

structure after the poly compacts. 

The variety of blue fabrics really make it fun 

to browse!

A scrappy blue binding for the granny and it is complete 

and ready for labeling when it gets called to be loved. 

It may have found a permanent home in the blue wing chair!

Stay safe and sew on!

Linking up to:

Oh Scrap!

Patchwork and Quilts

Brag About Your Beauties

Design Wall Monday

Sew and Tell

Monday Musings

Busy Quilty Weekend!

The weekend started off with a bang!

I have some fun new items!

First I was gifted with a box of beautiful scraps!

She'd saved them just for me!  

Even more  fun is I had a visiting friend!  Yay! 

We spent a lovely quilty afternoon looking at 

projects, organizing them, sewing a chatting, 

so great. Then off to hang a quilt show!  It was a 

great way to get up close and personal with some 

beautiful work and get inspired. So many talented

quilters willing to share their work.

To our delight, our friend of many years,

 got to hang her Dutch Treat.

Many, many finely hand pieced blocks, 

a real  "Treat" to see!

The vendors market was another stop on the day and I found this

lovely case for my traveling feather weight! 

I have tried many generic bags and I always

 ended up holding both the 

case and the bag as I didn't trust the straps. Now I can go off 

to classes and sew days safely and confident 

nothing will crash to the ground!

 The small but mighty scrap ruler was 

my second purchase and really handy for trimming. 

As for the stash, it was well served also! 

1 box of scraps in for 2 meters, (lots of chunks) 

but I had finished up 

a twin sized binding so that is 6m out so 

I am still on the good side for now!

2023 STASH TOTALS

            Used last week:     6 m 1 quilt softer granny squares

Used year to date:       29  m

                                      Scraps out               0 m    

                                   (1 bag=/.5 k=.5m)  

                                      Scraps In                  2  m chunky box full

Added last week:          2 m

                                  Year to date:            43 m bolt 27m bucket batiks 15m

Net added in 2023          19.5 meter

Will I get to net zero this year ?  We shall see!

Till then stay safe and sew on!

Linking up with :

Friday Nite with Friends

Sunday Stash report 

Stashbusters

Midweek Makers

To Do Here Already!?

Tuesday again!  So soon!

I got a bit done over the week and 

had a lot of fun when I wasn't getting things done!

Great big quilt show with shopping, 

lots of ideas cooking, guild wind up and 

visiting friends!  Last week's plan was here, 

let's see what I completed!

~Finish up the green log blocks Done!

    ~ Assemble 2 green log cabin tops To Do

              ~Trim out the work box of orange scraps To do

               ~ Make up 2 - 5x5 blocks: 1 orange 1 green To do

            ~ Plant the last pumpkins in the big tub Done!

I did get a few off the list!  

Here are some beautiful pumpkin plants. I don't do

a garden since my yard is over shadowed by pines and they 

produce too much acid for good veggie gardening.  The pumpkins 

are an experiment. We will see if or what we get!

They certainly love the sunlight!

Here is my big stack of greens!

Enough to stitch up into 2 nice twin sized tops,

130 blocks total . 

Lots of catch up for this week and lots of new

ideas to try!  Summer sewing room is going into play

too so up to the kitchen  I sew!

Oh look , an extra, green log cabin block!

Stay safe and sew on !

Linking up with :

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15 Minutes to Stitch

Collections!

 Wow, it has been a while since I had a OMG 

and even longer since I finished one!

This month I am finishing up ( or attempting)

my RSC queen sized stars!! 

Here they were just getting their borders sorted. 

Look how tidy they come from the quilter!

Unlike how they look after I open them 

like a five year old on Christmas morning!

 I did miss the drop off

date prior to holiday so that put me a month behind. 

Now they are waiting patiently for their scrappy 

binding. I can't wait to add one to my cozy 12 

quilts.  My plan is to have a quilt a month for 

my bed.  I think that is a great number for a 

personal collection of full sized quilts for my bed. 

Did you notice all those qualifiers I put in there? 

I do have other "collections" too, perfectly acceptable I think. 

There are the "Oh that looks great on that couch" collection, 

and the wow "that short railing looks great with a seasonal quilt"

collection and of course the "blanket box wall hanging, 

table runner" collection. The Smithsonian does it so I 

think I should too. 

Happy collecting!

Stay safe and sew on! 

Linking up with :

RSC 2023

OMG Peacock Party

Design Wall Monday

Sew and Tell

Wednesday Wait Loss

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop!

Finished or Not Friday

Design Wall Friday

RSC 2023

To Do Tuesday

 Today is clean up sewing room day with finishing off items and 

choosing some new projects. 

I went way off campus this month with my RSC and 

ended up working on a wealth of green log cabins!

I have lots of log cabin tops ready and the two greens

will bring the total up nicely. Lots of scraps were used up 

and the bag is empty.

 All that remains outside of the drawer,

 is a popcorn box of scraps and the chunk portion of the stash!

These little popcorn boxes are great for using as work boxes instead

of letting the desk or floor overflow with bits of fabric!

  My retreat friends would be happy I am controlling my mess!

The chunk section is large but orderly so that is all good. 

Time wise, I have been having lots of sewing time for the last few 

weeks. The smoke last week keep everyone in and certainly created 

good reasons to stay in and stitch!

This weeks plan is to :

~Finish up the green log blocks

    ~ Assemble 2 green log cabin tops

              ~Trim out the work box of orange scraps

               ~ Make up 2 5x5 blocks 1 orange 1 green

            ~ Plant the last pumpkins in the big tub

Looks like a nice plan to work on for a sunny day!

Must finish off with someone else having a great day!

Yes, three pelicans and two moose right

in the middle of our small town!

Stay safe and sew on !

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To do Tuesday!

15 Minutes to Stitch