Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Focus of a Fig!

 Wow, I am in a high work phase!!

A workroom full of fabric, machines 

humming, programs playing and 

zoom meetings on the screen, 

I am a multitasking queen!

Today I am pulling off the top

of the "to be quilted pile" and 

getting things done!

First up is one of the many log cabins.  


This one will get a cross quilt wave in pale yellow thread. 

Most of the recent tops have been twin sized

or slightly larger.  The gift potential is optimal 

for this size.  Great for a smaller bed but 

definitely perfect for couch sitting too!

Took a break from stitching to go cheer on 

the local team but alas, the boys in blue and 

orange were not successful. 



However, I was, and at the end of a long day of 

stitching, trimming, and thread picking I 

finished up ..... two yellow log cabin quilts!

Here is the second in progress with my 

zoom friends cheering me on in the background!

(More like quietly supportive.)




The second has a linear pattern

repeating across the squares with a 2.5" 

distance between the rows of stitching. 


Yes there are actually two! I had difficulty believing that myself!

 It is a lot of yellow!

The biggest difficulty I have sewing yellow is 

that a few oranges always sneak in and then 

the whole thing starts to look like a sunrise. 

That is not always a bad thing.







I still am enthralled with the 

polka dot center squares. 
 
They just need a good binding and 

then will be tallied up into the stash report.

A great day !

Stay safe and sew on !!

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Stash Update and a Favorite New Find

Well, sometimes the fickle finger of fate

jumps into a blog post and deletes the whole thing!

So this is a remake of the stash report!

Funny how we feel so on top of tech and 

it still serves us a piece of humble pie.

Enough clichés, let's talk quilting!!

Quilt Canada 2024 was in Edmonton

this year and wow was it great!

We shopped, we chatted we met and we viewed. 

Four days of show and classes and we are 

tired and inspired!

Here is one of my favorites.


The members of one guild made chain links that 

spanned an entire wall! (I will update with the guild name)

Very cool and inspiring! 

Stash wise, I showed great restraint and 

came away with only 3 meters of low

volume fabric, but lots of fun gadgets and samples!

First, the report:

Fabric Purchased: 3 m

Fabric In to date: 25.5 m

Use to date 2024 : 12 m

Scraps in : 0 m

Scraps out : 0 m

Big Batch donation : 60 m (June) 

Net Fabric In: 70.5 m

I am getting closer to whittling down 

the net numbers , but that is for its own post. 

Now my new favorite find!

Wonderful helpers for your machine sewing!



Stick ons that keep track of all

the necessaries while you sew!




I scored a wonderful multicolored set.



Laurie over at Sew Clever

has lots of ideas and items to facilitate our 

creative endeavors!


Linking up with:

Sunday Stash Report

Salon Pit Stop