Sew Much Fun

Well, the first retreat post pan went 

wonderfully and we are almost to 

time!

Here is what I managed to sew up!

The red postage stamp has a bright zinger

of a border and needs only 8 more squares to 

be  a complete flimsy!

The yellow granny square blocks were stitched up 

with borders added to two sides. That makes them 

almost ready for assembly. 

Really fun but confusing were my lovely pineapple blocks. 

After misreading the ruler, it seems my daughter's wedding

quilt was more of a reverse pineapple with the white looking

more like the pineapple portion. So they turned out like this:

They were supposed to be this:

Thank you to my Dr. DIL for the samples. She is doing a 

wonderful pineapple with a dark grey background and may blend the two types of squares. 

After some rework, 

I successfully created quite a few pineapple blocks!

Yay!

Another retreat is coming up so I am packing up projects.  Two tops 

managed to find their way to the longarmer yesterday so I am really 

moving through September with flying fall colours!

Colours mean RSC and my final two colours were 

stitched up over the weekend. 

These will be joining their fellows and be ready for 

a unique border of some sort.  One will definitely 

be remaining in residence. The other is as yet, without a home!?

I am fairly certain an occasion will arise! 

Stay safe and sew on !

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Retreat , Retreat!

 First retreat season after 2 1/2 years 

and I am getting ready to go. 

I found my book, or actually a new book

since the other is MIA. It is just a little notebook to

write down my projects so I don't forget them or what

needs doing! Then, I pulled out my first project!

First up is the zinger and border for the postage stamp red top. 

 

It will have a 2" cut border of blue with a final border

of pairs of red squares. Then it will be on  a pineapple quilt 

using the Creative grids ruler .

 I made one for my DD's (Darling Daughter)

wedding but I would like one for our bed. 

They are so much quicker using the ruler!  

The final one is a two parter. I have two stacks

 of softer granny squares and enough blocks

 to make 2 quilts. 

Each stack will have a same color sashing

 and then a unique border using same color squares.

I did draw out a few sample borders so it should work?

A few more scrap half squares made it into the box too! 

The rainbow scrap string stars is lacking 2 large 

squares so an old work calendar was pressed into service 

for laying out the pieces.  It was something to do during a zoom

meeting.  Hopefully, the pieces stay in place for travel!

My project boxes got a snazzy side label.

Now I can pull out one at a time instead of unpacking 

all of them!

 It looks like I will have 

enough to keep me busy for the weekend!

Stay safe and sew on !

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A whole stack of quilts to be quilted! 

Lots of progress this week!

Woot Woot to me. 

I have been very busy  churning backs out and of course my 

area is bordering on a disaster but wow am I having fun!

A few more quilts basted and I even condensed my batting

scraps by cutting strips for a jelly roll rug. 

I will be using a box of 2 1/2 " strips I already have for the rug!!

Unless, of course I have a look and think they are too pretty 

to end up as a bath mat. I feel that might happen. 

Just looked and yes, I will save them for a pineapple quilt I have

 started. I do have a seasoned pile of fabric 

I can certainly use without too

much trouble so that will cut up tonight. 

I received a wonderful package yesterday with these inside.

No, not a glitch in the matrix but much anticipated bobbin

cases to repair my sewing machine.  It seems that I tend to pull

a bit when free motion quilting and damage the bobbin case 

causing the thread to ball up and seize the sewing mechanism 

 causing worrisome error messages. 

A quickie clean, a break for tea and a bit more patience and I can 

get back to work.  The local store was out of stock, (maybe more 

sewers have this problem), so a shop 2 hours away had some

and mailed them to me inexpensively and quickly.  Yay! 

I also I found a new-to-me website that lists 

topical blogs as they are published. 

So much fun!  You can add your own 

blog to increase numbers if that is your goal, 

(I was thinking about adding an amazon link so 

my kids can buy thru my site and we would get our own

commission?) or just make more connections ( that is my goal, 

I do love the support I get from the blogverse!!). 

It is called www.quilterblogs.com  and wow, so much fun!

Finishing up this post with a look at the current 

bedcover in our house.  It is the "Aliens Have Landed " 

from last year and it is certainly appropriate for 

the beautiful night skies and moon views we have 

been having recently. 

Stay safe and sew on !  

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Going well!

 September is shaping up to be a varied and 

busy month!  Lots of change happening everywhere!

The gardens are are winding down, and going dormant 

families are falling back into routines with school, and activities.

My September is chugging along with 2 quilts finished

 and coming out of the closet. 

    The first up is a large hourglass quilt inspired by B. H. 

but following the RSC colors of the month. 

It was sent out for quilting and came back complete and beautiful. 

The medium blue binding really frames

 it well and sets of the hour glasses perfectly.  

It has a single Hobbs 80/20 batt and will be off to a new family 

as soon as it is labeled and 

the accompanying baby quilt is complete.  

It is still in the planning stage,

but I think I can see the final 

design developing. 

    Next a lovely small, twin zipper style quilt

went under the needle and 

is all stitched up and the binding is complete. 

I tried a machine template technique

 and found it very difficult 

to both hold the ruler and guide the quilt!  

They may end up to be some very handy 

pattern templates but I will try again. 

    The clamshell design turned turned out very cute

and this will be loved by a little GD I know.

 Most of the rectangles in this quilt were from a 

friend who overcut and had lots of spares!

Very successful month so far!  

Stay safe and sew on. 

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