Purple Progress!

 Purple is moving right along . The scrap drawer and bag 

are sorted and cut into strips and squares, so the purple 

hoard is under control. It was much smaller

in volume than the other colors so the trimming

took just one evening.

Just strips left here 

and the shelf stash is organized and stable.

 A few garlic knots later, and

RSC is done for the month! 

Finally got the large log cabin 

pinned and ready to quilt, 

but guess who arrived early!! 

A beautiful bouncing baby girl! 

 The quilt will get stitched up this 

week and my DD will deliver the family set 

next week.  Hopefully, I work well under pressure!!

Stitched up an impressive pile of purple for

the log cabin and with a strong dose of sewjo,

a purple, twin sized log cabin is born!

 Now back to quilting that

log cabin and making backs for all those battings

prepared last week!  

Busy, busy not time to rest , 

a jam packed schedule is the best !

Stay safe and sew on !

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Plan on Progress!

 Sometimes, miscommunication can be beneficial!  

I had planned on a road trip today , but 

alas, the show is next weekend! 

So I have ended up with a "free" day!! Woot, woot! 

Lots of plans and all of them fun!

First off is pressing and finishing up some purple log 

cabins to add to this month's stack.

Then, it will be time to  pop on a podcast and 

get this big log cabin pinned and ready to quilt.  

I picked up my 7700 and although the foot pedal port is now 

non-functional (needs a new mother board),

it will still sew with the stop go button.

I will attempt to quilt up the log cabin 

using the Go button.  I am sure it will be an adventure!

If time permits, the purple scrap bag ( or one of them)

 will get processed out into strips and usable squares. 

The purple bits are living in four different 

areas and I think it is time they move into communal housing.

A bag is in the bottom of the closet,

a pile is in the stacks,

and another small pile is below.

When they all get chopped up, 

I think one drawer for raw scraps would be ideal!! 

I do aspire to many things today!

Stay safe and sew on!

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Scrappy or Not

 Well, I learned that sometimes it pays to read the directions!!

I took a class with two mystery blocks,

 and didn't quite get the cutting done correctly. 

The precut scrap boxes were called into play, and combined 

with a wild family birthday coffee time and a rushed evening, 

I made a few booboos.   

It turned out to be a star within a star using two sizes of flying 

geese.  Here's is what my first attempt looked like. 

It looks okay but there is no outer secondary star!

So I swapped out some of the yellow, but still no star.

The outer star is lost since the blue and yellow are not the correct 

colors in that position!  So, I dug back into the scrap boxes and

 found more blue and replaced the yellow bits.

Tada!  Here is the finished product!

 

It is lovely with the inner and outer stars.

I even managed to get some 3" bonus squares!

Working in a class seems to make me pay more 

attention to details and all my cut-offs stayed consistent! 

 

The second blocks we made have a partial

seam so the newbies in the group could learn a new technique

and the experienced quilters could have a refresher. 

Mine are purple and red with a striped cream feature strip.

Turned out very nice and easy to do even with the partial seam. 

One of blocks even falls into the RSC color for this month!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Flying into April and making some progress!

I had a great Friday getting the brakes 

replaced on the Jeepster.  All the unscheduled time 

let me leap ahead on a bunch of projects and I finally feel 

organized and my sewjo is renewed!! 

Follow that up with a surprise guild sew day, 

(a surprise to me, I forgot) and I got heaps done!

A bit of purple was sewn up into some 5x5s, 

the crumbs even ended up with their buddies!

The one pink finish has been joined by the 

accompanying Mom and Dad quilt laid 

out on the work table and ready to be pinned.

I even got a table full of gifted scraps/larger bits is sorted and 

ready for filing. A great day to be in the sewing room!

A few small successes and some sunshine can really 

improve a mood and give you back your sewjo!

I've made a nice stack of green log cabins, 

all sorted into groups of 10 and marked with a clip.

 I even managed to keep the cut-offs to a minimum. 

A big bag built up for dog beds but 

there has been a bit of controversy

over the stuffing being eaten by  

the rescue dogs and causing blockages. 

So I will continue to use my little scraps as much

 as I can try keep as much as I can out of the landfill.

Last but not least, I was motivated while cutting 

batting for the log cabin, and managed to 

cut up 6 more pieces for other quilts!

Certainly one of the most productive weekends for 

me in quite some time. Stay safe and sew on !

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What a late start!!

 What a late start for the year, but I finally have a finish!!!

This little pink log cabin will be half of a pair to a new

family.  The new addition is due in three weeks so the 

matching multicolored quilt will go under the needle for

quilting later this week . 

I made the top during a pink rampage of log cabins

earlier in the year. 

 The wonky design is so much fun 

and quick that I have made it my go to for RSC and 

taming at least some of my scrap hoard. Yep I used the 

H word.  Even if it is organized I think it should still 

qualify as a hoard.  My definition of hoard refers to 

treasures so call me a dragon and envy my hoard!!

Some gifted bits of minky were used to soften this 

little darling and I left out the batting to make it even more squishy. 

A pillowcase flip and a little faux binding

stitching and it was complete in an afternoon. 

 The first finish of the year and we are

already into April, yikes!!

Must make sure to add some labels!

Let's celebrate some finishes and stay safe and sew on !

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Ready to Sew!

 Disaster has occurred to my Janome  7700.

It seems to be permanently in the shop waiting

for a replacement motherboard, hopefully used and 

inexpensive. In the meantime, my singer featherweight,

complete with its extension table is going to slide into that

spot and keep me happy in the main workspace.

I cleared out the remains of the 7700 and

stored them out of sight so I don't miss it too much.

I have a small table that I purchased at the local

Walmart and have been using as a drop down

sewing table. It puts my sewing machine level

with my other tables and makes me feel like

I have a massive extension table.

It's worthwhile since I do a lot of  larger quilts.

It is also portable so I can haul it to retreats if I want.

A thrifty find of a wooden TV tray set has made

that unnecessary so it stays put now.

First, get the table to correct height, or close.

Oops needs to drop down one notch.

Then adjust the extension table height with

the handy screw up/down feet.

This made the machine too low for the extension table!

I drafted two quilt magazines into use under

the machine, and now I am ready to sew!!

This little featherweight dates anywhere from 

1941 to 1957 since the SN prefix is not on the charts. 

I still love it and pretend it is from my birth year. 

It is great to take to retreats or sew days since it is 

light and stitches quickly. 

There is even room for my thread holder on my new setup!

All ready to get to stitching! Lots to sew!

Here is some puzzling fabric I found. It is sure 

to make an interesting addition to the latest family quilt!

Stay safe and sew on!

How many sewing related words can you find!

Labels All Around

 Don't you absolutely love when you find a good deal you can share!

This is one of my favorite finds.  The first part was so good it never 

happened again but I did find more at a great price too. 

Labeling is always important for both craft projects and quilting.

 

I have even started labeling family 

heirlooms so their history is not forgotten. 

 I was inspired by finding an adhesive tape  label on 

the bottom of a turkey platter. The platter has been in 

use for years but the label from the previous household

is still firmly gripping the bottom. 

A big stash of yardage/panel labels

is on my shelf and gets lots of use, but I 

do enjoy making custom labels also. 

My good find today, is quilt label fabric.  

Three years ago, I stumbled onto a packet of cotton fabric 

sheets for making labels at a dollar store!  

There were five in a pack for a loonie.  I snapped up the last one, 

but I was never able to find them again.  

So, using the package I searched for the 

manufacturer and local distributors and voila!  

A local art store carries

 them in two different quantity packages.  

More economically priced than our usual

providers and they come in 30 and 10 sheet packs. 

A friend need some lately so I was able to get 

for $2.70 a sheet. A considerable savings!!

My new, latest, favorite find!