Piling Them Up!

 Well, I am doing it!  Earlier in the month

I made the wild claim that July would be 

quilting month. There are actually 3

and almost a 4th, pinned and ready to quilt!

The largest obstacle for me and I am sure for 

many is the backing.  The 20 " square plan 

is usually good but it does get complicated 

when I try to make a pattern happen on the

back of the quilt.  The 20" plan is just 

digging into your stash and pulling out 

a bunch of fabric to cut into 20" squares

to make up a back.  5 x 5  20" make a lovely

100" square piece that will accommodate 

most large back and makes longarmers

happy with lots of extra fabric on all sides.

My BBP ( Bin of Big Pieces) is a great 

place to go but I still try to mix and match 

to make an interesting back. 

The selvage quilt got a nice piece of the 

yellow batik. An interesting 

set of triangle strips came in the door Wednesday 

so the back got a nice accent. 

Thank  you DD for the great pieces!

A nice, blue 60" x 80" log cabin got the 20" squares

block with a set up of 3 by 4 but was just too 

narrow for good quilting comfort. A few 

cut off strips, (it is good to be a saver)  

were added to bring it up to good 

size and adequate coverage. 

The third quilt pinned, got a large piece but

again, it was just too narrow and the block bank was 

called into action. Lifting it down from its home

let me know just how full it is getting!

Some extra blocks really spiced up the large print backing. 

This morning, I 

did concede to using a lovely piece of 

wide back but there will be a snazzy label

going on to dress it up a bit.

Off to pin up some more tops and 

then get quilting!

Stay safe and sew on!

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Crazy Log Cabin, With Black Accent

 Completed my goal this month, all crazy log cabins

are squared up to 10 1\2",  101 of them! 

Once again my numbers got away from me and 

I now have enough blocks

to make 3 twin or 2 queen sized quilts.  Addition of 

an interesting border treatment will bring them up to size

so I will most likely go with 3 and donate or gift 2.

I have lots of ideas for border treatment so it should 

be a great adventure, wish me luck!

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Stash Update- no More Selvages

 This month is clicking on by and my stash is going up 

and down with the temperatures!

The selvage quilt top is finished but it

doesn't count until it is bound. 

A few more scrap bags and donated fabric have 

gone out the door, and a few more bits and things

have come in. 

It seems that whenever a group of quilters get 

together, fabric gets shared!

The lovely quilt starters came home with me!

A baggie of precuts, 

some block starters, 

and some premade units all 

ready to go!

 2023 STASH TOTALS

  Used last week:     0 m

Used year to date:       53.5  m

                                      Scraps out               11.5 m    

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

                                      Scraps In                  1  m

Added last week:        0 m

                                  Year to date:            117 m bolt 27m, bucket batiks 15m

destash gift 68m

Net added in 2023          56. meters

It always feels like a birthday when I get

a bag of scraps in!

Outside in the garden the lilies are

finally blooming. They survived a lot

of beetle squishing and slug picking but

wow do they look great!

Stay safe and sew on!

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Bargain for a finish?!

 Well that big ole' squirrel is all sewn up  and the 

back is a bargain to boot!!

Here it is!  It is going into the pile to be quilted soon 

and may even end up as one of my cozy collection. 

It measures 74" x  76" and is heavy for top. 

A single batt should be perfect and it will be a 

very warm quilt for winter. 

It really surprised me since I had assumed 

selvages would not have a lot of color. 

There ended up to be many greens, 

orange/browns, 

blues 

and reds,

 with just a few purple and yellows. 

I did not include blacks, browns or pink.  I felt 

they would give a different tone to the quilt. 

A back of yellow batik will set it off nicely and 

the muted color will be beautiful as a binding.

The batik was actually found at a thrift shop!

Many thrifters find treasures in thrift stores 

and now I can add my self to the list of lucky shoppers!

This bolt was priced at a stunning $9.50 and contains

8 meters of good quality batik. 

I machine bind my quilts so the tough needling of the 

batik shouldn't be a problem. 

There are only a few stray selvages kicking around the 

sewing room so I believe , " my work with selvages is done! "

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Stash reporting, wowzer

 Very busy week here, lots of movement all around. 

Helped a friend destash a neighbor, well make a start on it anyway. 

The numbers reflect the huge gift of fabric. This is after a big 

split and 2 big donations elsewhere so lots of goodies for all. 

 2023 STASH TOTALS

  Used last week:     0 m

Used year to date:       53.5  m

                                      Scraps out               4 m    

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

                                      Scraps In                  8  m

Added last week:        60 m

                                  Year to date:            116 m bolt 27m, bucket batiks 15m

destash gift 68m

Net added in 2023          66.5 meter

It looks like I should start sewing faster!

Here is some of the "in" fabric.

Lots of projects

are moving forward and my OMG will be finished up this week

and maybe even have blocks joined up!

Here is a picture of the teenagers and

their parents in one of our town's many ponds.

Productive spring for them!

Enjoy a very creative week!

Stay safe and sew on.

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Rain, rain looks like another sewing day!

 On and off rain here so perfect to observe the 

gentle trickle from the sewing room. 

Red is the color of the month and surprise, I 

seem to have a bunch of red strips and bits!

Come on RSC log cabins!

Zipping up some wonky log cabin blocks 

from beautiful red fabric will be a great time so 

here goes. 

First the centers, which are random colored 2" 

squares of polka dots , (or close to polka dots!)

I keep a supply of polka dot squares ready and 

add to it as I find them on the way to other projects. 

Next the cream or white bits, harvested from 

assorted scrap boxes, save for later bags and 

other mysterious places. It is sometimes hard

 to dig for a small piece when nice strips are 

nearby but that is the lot of a scrap quilter with 

way too many bits to tend to!

Tada!  After a few days of stitching in the warm sunshine, 

after the rain, there is a nice stack of red log cabins!

All the sewing and I now have a stack of 

40 blocks ready for final trimming and

and an almost empty box and a small pile of red strips!

 Time to replenish from the scrap bins!

Stay cool and sew on !

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Sunday Stash Report , progress all around!

Busy week working on some project and enjoying the 

wonderful weather.

Great work on the stash report, with 

5 bags of scraps going out. 

 2023 STASH TOTALS

  Used last week:     0 m

Used year to date:       53.5  m

                                      Scraps out               2.5 m    

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

                                      Scraps In                  0  m

Added last week:        0 m

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

Net added in 2023          2.5 meter

I am making good progress on my projects,

but need to get some tops quilted up. The 

big question is, do I make a few double sided quilts? 

It would utilize double the tops but would the recipients

still appreciate the quilt?  Not sure yet but 

I am not ready to do up backs and start 

quilting so that decision can wait awhile. 

Moving ahead on :

black scrappy log cabin, 

red RSC log cabin,

and this big salvage baby!

( not for a baby just the way I feel about it!)

Stay safe and sew on !

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