Back in Action!

 Fall is almost upon us and it's time to

 get back into the sewing room.

The design wall was home to an unfinished I Spy

for a bit of time over the summer.

Now it's time to get moving.

First is changing orientations of a few blocks. 

Some of the teddy bears were standing on their heads!

                                                         

Then it needs sashing.

Lots of decisions available,

and of course, I went with blue.

For a quick pull off the shelf, it was perfect.

There's even enough to do the binding.

It's going to be left open-ended with 

no sashings on the top or bottom. 

The binding will close off the rows  

to make it look finished.

I should finish 48"x 58".

The work room is fully loaded with things to do. 

Two little cats are waiting to be paired with our mates,

and stitched together into a smalltop.

There are 23 of these legacy cat blocks so maybe 

sashing or some alternate blocks may join them.  

Another duo is waiting for binding.

Both bindings are ready and 

will probably be finished up an upcoming Zoom .

Stay Safe and Sew on!

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What's up next?

 There are a number of tops on the quilt rack and 

all except one still need pinning. 

I do feel a pinning day coming on.

Fortunately, I've had quite a few requests for a quilt lately

so I have lot of homes for them.

Coming up I have two weddings,

one Outlaw request, and two adolescents who keeps stealing

their parent's quilt and would really like one of their own.

One wedding is very close so I will take a completed 

quilt from my quilt closet for the gift. 

The decision was easy, 

as it is the only large enough. 

I like queen sized for weddings. 

This Crumby quilt, will be perfect.  

It does urge me to make some additional 

large quilts to have on hand for gifting.

This one comes in at a nice 87" square.

Usually I try to have the wedding 

gifts professionally quilted,

(my imposter syndrome is showing).

This one ticks all the boxes so 

it will get wrapped up to go to 

the wedding in 3 weeks.

The rack tops were all measured and 

they are all large twins. 

I think the next queen quilts will 

again be scrappy.  A friend follows

the RSC blog and uses the monthly color draw

as a star or square in an ongoing quilt.

I think that's a good process. 

I'll jump on that bandwagon real soon.

I do tend to repeat my favorite patterns.

That would allow me to make as 

many scrap Stars as I want.

Here are the family Christmas 

gifts from past years. 

I am excited to see these 

coming up again in the workroom!

Look at This Quilt Rack!

 Since I had to measure my quilt rack tops recently

 to see if I had any queen size ones

I took the opportunity to take pictures of everything,

and here is what's waiting to be pinned and quilted!

There are two more items buzzing around the room .

It's going to be a busy fall! 

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Back from Away

 Well, I have definitely been away for a while,

Here are a few hints on where I've been!

Yes, it was amazing an amazing trip.

Definitely a sampler of all" over the ocean" has to offer,

We are still a little bit jet lagged 

but back to basics and everyday life.

On with the quilting! 

Today, after finishing up the mending,

I'm starting to quilt the little "Eye spy" top and 

 the goods are waiting in the to be quilted pile.

As my walking buddy said,

That will give me the bes feeling of progress

to get me back in the flow of quilting.

Here is the pile.

And here's the quilt first quilt going under the needle.

It is already have completed . 

I ran out of time pretrip.

Lots of packing and luggage weighing was happening.

The back is pieced

and used up more of the flannel basket.  

Have a great week sewing!

( Did you figure out where we went?

The statue on the right in the fourth

picture is Amerigo Vespussi. 

I think he looks concerned?!)

Right Beside Me

Trying to clean and organize led me to a great Revelation.

 Sometimes the answer is nearby.

All of us experience experience overcrowding 

on our workspace at some time.

My issue were all the boxes of accessories

as well of all the bobbin holders.

I was drowning in supplies!

Examining the wall by  my sewing machine,

I was considering a small shelf or drawer unit hanging on the wall.

Then I realized, I sew at a desk..... 

with drawers.

The bottom drawer is the  place for 

all the sharp objects when the GKs or non-sewers come down.

 The top two drawers however,

 were just full of odds and sods.

A bit of a clean out and a perfect place for not only 

accessory boxes and bobbin holders 

but also the sewing manual.

The manual was getting tatty for being 

moved and pushed around so much.

 This stitch card can also be stored in a drawer. 

The machine storage for it is not ideal. 

Either it's too tall , or obstructing 

the throat area. 

A nice clean out and some separators

and I've got a lovely storage area and 

have reclaimed my workspace.

 Stay Safe and Sew On!

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I Quilted This

Whupside Down I Spy

Yes, there are still loads of I Spy 

blocks kicking around my sewing room.

The first brick one is up on the wall after

a brief hiatus to make room for

the GK's 5 " block I Spy projects. 

Unfortunately, a few of the bricks are upside down.

A quick pick out with my handy mini rotary cutter

and I was back in business.

Now it's time to audition some sashing.

Putting in some lighter colors as sashing 

is always unsuccessful but

 like a bad movie plot, I try it again

and it always does not work.

Here is the second go round, 

The last one to chose from, 

and finally a pile of the winners. 

One winner turned out to be precut pieces 

for backing so they were sent down to the 

backing bin. 

The cutting was all 2 1/2" strips which

will also double as binding. 

The first top measures 42" x 58" 

but the subsequent ones will be 

a bit shorter at 42" x 52"

Nice pile of strips here and 

minimal leftovers too. 

Enough to do 4 quilts!

Have a great week sewing !

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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