A Little Side Trip

 Just taking a little break from 

the big quilts with some small stuff.

First up on the chore list is the coveralls.

I just need to cut off the bottoms 

worn out from dragging on the ground.

There was just enough fabric left from 

the cutoff to make a small cuff,

with the salvaged fabric, and they're done.

 

Next is a bunch of small quilts.

The Northwest Babies gives out

any size quilts for stroller use, 

 so it's a good spot for all my bits of quilts 

that just need some zhuzhing up 

to be turned into lovely little treasures.

First up is this little nine-patch. 

It will get a sawtooth border from 

triangles that were gifted with it. 

 An extra block will be deconstructed 

to make hourglass cornerstones.

Tada! It was a bit more work than I bargained for, 

but it turned out very well.

I managed to pull out enough flannel bits that 

all of these little quilts will have 

cozy flannel backs.

Next was this beautiful autumn block that 

was left over from a guild table topper challenge 

a number of years ago. 

I found an absolutely perfect flannel piece in the bin, 

and with an additional border, 

this little quilt will be warm and fuzzy 

for a little person this winter.

The hits keep on coming.

 The Discovery table yielded this big purple star, 

a leftover from my star string quilts two years ago.

I must have had a late night and 

made two purple stars, 

because this one didn't make it into the quilt top.

A cute piece of flannel later and, 

A cozy 31" square cuddle quilt for a stroller!

The little kitties around the outside are adorable. 

This triangular beauty was waiting 

for bigger borders to be turned into a twin.

 I just couldn't resist and it joined the party

 as a wonderful little snuggle quilt 

with cows and pigs on the back.

Only two more to go!

This sweet little four-heart square has been 

wandering around sewing room.

The table yielded a little bundle of strips and, voila.

Four extra stars and one more border,

will make it a perfect size to snuggle up with.

The last one here is a beautiful, very elegant log cabin topper.

I found a soft flannel back for it that should

 make it cuddly and still maintain its elegant look.

Whoops here is another from the discovery table.

This one will be an add-on at the end, 

since it requires a piano key red border 

that isn't quite complete.

It is a snow day here today, 

so I should have lots of time to get all these 

little tops layered and stitched. 

Stay safe and Sew On!

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One More Side

 The Rainbow Squares Quilt is almost complete.

Last corners always seem to be a little tense, don't they?

It ended up fitting very well.

Yay!   Here it is all sewn up. 

It certainly used up lots of squares.  The remainder 

be incorporated into the back.  

Now to get busy on the rest of the tops hidden 

on the Discovery table.

Stay safe and sew on.

UFOs Away!

 We love UFO days!

Lots to do and a set aside time to get it done is always fun!

First up, the blocks for the final weave top were ready to stitch.

These have a white background that really

 makes the colors pop.

The top is complete!

Then the posy blocks were next to be opened up.

This little found/gifted project took up a lot more 

time than I'd planned.

It needed 17 additional stars to fill in the alternate spots. 

They are very fun to make and 

use up some scraps too, bonus!

Two sides of half the posy blocks had 

to be removed to make row joining easier.

That done,  the rows were stitched up and 

set aside awaiting decisions.  

Do I piece together the lattice bits, 

or find a fabric to match and cut new?

White background stars may be side borders to 

make a twin sized width. They have been 

waiting patiently for a purpose. 

A pinning day for the tops in waiting will have to 

keep waiting since the Discovery table has 

more tops to be unearthed!  It's is archeaeology February I think!

Lara Croft may be playing later in the workroom theatre!

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Rainbow Squares is Coming Along Nicely

 Well, it looks like we've seen the last of the 

2000 guild squares from millinium exchange. 

They are in this nearly complete top!

Just a bit of tweeking to get the rainbow 

borders to fit and it should be ready for the rack.

The remaining squares from three quilters

combined to make the center of this 

Rainbow Square quilt top. 

It started out as piles on the Discovery table

and some raw ideas.  Then, combined with 

the tail end of a red squares with blue accent quilt, 

 

and a false start on a green one, 

additonal color family blocks are being stitched up to make 

the rainbow border. 

A wealth of low volume prints came

together to produce the neutral inner border.

This top finishes should finish around

 55" x 66" and will be a great gift.

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Stash Report, Stitching Time , Scraps In?

 It's  the end of January

and I have one finish and no other fabric in,

 so my numbers are holding steady. 

This brings me to 7 meters of usage so far,

 with 0 fabric added,

so -7m fabric increase.

However with  guild /group 

meetings coming up that may change

for February. We seem to treat fabric stashes 

like a lending libray, meters move around a lot!

Sewing time has been consitent for the past two weeks, 

catching some minutes every day and still working on the

Millennium exchange blocks. 

A Discovery table clean up found these little posy blocks and 

a new top was born. 

They will be combined with some blue background stars

from this parts department:

and look something like this!

It's an exciting time for the begining of February

with a new top in the works!

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Strings Are on the Move!

The late night layout of some multicolored string blocks

yielded another top for the rack.

My ongoing, ready to sew bag yielded 

a nice stack of 10" blocks.

I sometimes feel that multicolored blocks don't play well together. 

The addition of a four-block accent of gray, 

makes a nice moderation of the chaos of colors.

This top finishes at  57" x 76".

I am finding the 10" cut block is a bit 

ackward to get the desirable size .

The next blocks will be a friendlier size, 

possibly 7" or 8" cut. 

The layout started at 6 x 7 blocks, 

but looked a bit short, again the impact of 

the 10" block showing. 

So I separated the rows and 

both my eyes and my brain were much happier. 

I even used my cool cordless iron for the piecing of 

the addtional row. 

It is a Steamfast SF-760 cordless iron. 

A very good find at last year's quilt show.

Fast and fun, with good steam too!

Here is my victory lap. 

It will certainly help keep it all together

while it is waiting for quilting.

I had to use the floor for the layout as the design 

wall is full of little tiny squares for the next 

project from the Discovery table. 

This top will have a multicolored center and a rainbow

colored border.  The center is made of random 2 1/2" blocks and 

a few more 5x5 blocks from 2 " squares

will need to be sewn up to add to the border.  

The few extra red and green blocks will go on the back. 

The beige crumb pieced inner border is almost 

complete and will be cut to length as needed. 

The next creation may be a colorway rail fence

from this pile of premade strip sets that were in 

another basket of block parts. 

Always something fun to work on !

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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A Finish!

 Yay, my first finish of the year.

This big beauty finishes at 66 x 74.

The second of three, 

this 8 x10s quilt,

 has a great paisley back.

I had so many strips out and ready that 

I had enough for three tops.

The first large one that I finished was a gift.

It fits perfectly on the king-size bed of the recipient

without too much overhang.

It did take a bit of time to choose the binding for this one. 

It needed to be something that would 

complement the colors or pull them in,

 as well as suit the black on each block.

I finally figured out that I could use one of these

lovely confetti-type black yardages.

Does anyone else save certain fabrics for the perfect place?

It's time to free those fabrics and start using them!

It certainly worked well for this quilt.

Its fellow, the last of the 8 x10s tops, 

is sewn together and on the rack for 

future layering and finishing up.

The First Finish of 2026 is definitely 

something to celebrate.

Have a great week stitching!

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