Year end finish up!

 Sneaking closer to the end of the year.

Our family celebrated our big Christmas yesterday,

and much to the delight of everyone we had a fantastic time.

Gifts were shared, lots of hugs too.

We all ate way too much

and still have lots of leftovers.

Even a few quilts were given.

The Colorful Filmstrip Quilt went to 

the sister of a daughter-in-law.

She really liked it and was looking forward to one as 

her parents got a quilt last year. 

The big 8s and 10s is on its way too.

It turned out to be a 90"x 90" quilt.

Perfect size for them.

Each 10 1/2" block is made by cutting

the stripped set into 8" x 10 1/2" sections and then adding

a 1 1/2" strip of black to each edge. 

Square up and then assemble!  

It is fun to do and you can make 

a lot of blocks quickly!

As you can see, I made a lot of blocks.

Here is the king-size quilt,

excuse the accompanying Christmas socks. 

You can tell my quilt holder is out and about. 

 One more quilt is waiting to be quilted and bound, 

and there is even another stack of 22 blocks.

These would make a nice 40" x 50" lap quilt.

I could also go ahead and make another eight blocks, 

and finish it off as a small twin measuring 50" x 60".

What to do , what to do?

I will figure it out and use up those blocks!

The large quilt has a durable yellow background,

which came in a 3 m chunk at a guild garage sale.

I enlarged it with a little bit of batik yellow

 and it made a very suitable backing.

Such a fun use of strings and strips. 

Also, it helps use up my never ending store of blacks!

Stay safe and sew up the season!

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Scrapping It Up to Year End!

Fifty of fifty two weeks are past and 

the big count down to 2026 is on!

I managed to finish up 2 pillowcases for giving

but have no pictures! Here are the fabrics I used. 

The chemistry doctor received thematic

fabric with a flange of medical heart tracing.

The medical doctor received the heart tracing

for the main fabric with a flange of 

the chemical material. 

That way they can dream about each other!

They were very well received! 

She couldn't believe I made them!!

Then we gave her a tour of my sewing room!

Stash-wise, the heart monitor tracing fabric 

was purchased but used up right away 

so no change impact on numbers. 

The large 8s & 10s was bound so a big 11m

move with that one! 

Also bound, ( I sewed like a demon at retreat)

was the first half of the Spring String sew along. 

That is a twin so it gets a 6m stash movement

Here is a sneaky picture. 

They are  up for blog posts this week. 

Amazing how 2 items can be so different!

8.5m Jan- Dec

Used:

 5 m donated, 

12 m (1+ 1 +1  baby )

60m (10+ 1 queen) 

-44.5 total meterage added YTD

Finishing up the year in the positive

used column will be great!

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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A Crumby Finish Up

 Well, the longarmers have come through, 

and the big crumb quilt is complete.

This quilt used up a large amount of beiges

for the lattice and large outside border.

A number of people who saw the quilt,

commented that a quilt entirely of 

beige strings would be lovely.

The low volume look is certainly attractive.

Each colour block of crumbs is 

framed by small border of gray.

Since all but a few small bits of the fabric 

was used for the block frames,

I had to scramble to find a matching gray for the binding.

My stash yielded a good match.

 The quilt was bound up at 

the last sew day of the year.

If you recall, I had to rework the framing of the blocks. 

 I'd gotten ahead of myself and edged the blocks completely 

before they were set into the quilt.

I am hoping this quilt remains a keeper.

I love how every different fold shows a different color. 

The look is really appealing and it really reinforces

my feeling that colour family blocks always look wonderful.

Did you catch a glimpse of the new floors?

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Pardon Me While I Stash

 Ye,s a small treasure of legacy fabrics 

walked in my door yesterday,

adding a good 15 m to my year total.

A friend came into the sew morning with 

a cart in tow and we all helped her disperse the 

bounty. She was very grateful her 

quilter mom's fabric were off to be loved. 

Look at these greys!

But, the next meeting of the week yielded

another 10 meters to the pile!  

They are all beautiful and 

I am sure I can put them to good use!

Here are those moving numbers!

57.5m  (10 m downsizer, 25 m legacy) 

YTD Purchased/acquired

8.5m Jan- Dec

Used:

 5 m donated, 

12 m (1+ 1 +1  baby )

60m (9+ 1 twin) 

-28.5 total meterage added YTD

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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More Mojo

 The sneaky little Mojo blocks 

seem to be quite addictive. 

I've managed to make the 

project a little more efficient for me.

A few moments on the phone or 

watching the end of a show,

gives me a few minutes to 

cut out the pieces for a block.

The pieces are then stored between

the pages of the book that have the pattern.

I do this three or five times, and the next time 

I go out to a stitching day I grab the book,

and a few supplies and  I'm ready to sew

without too much arranging.

The count stands at 24 / 100 but 

I think 1 block got scooped up 

into the scrap bucket so a treasure 

hunt is in the future. 

Wish me luck keeping my Mojo going!

Stay safe and Sew on !

OMG December ( and a Little November)

 The end of November snuck right by 

without me posting my finishes! 

This post will have to do dual duties!

I have to say I DID WELL!

The quilting rack is looking much less full,

and the stack of finishes is piling up.

I will hang on to them for now to 

enjoy the beautiful colours

and my hard work.

January will see many go off to 

charities our Guilds support.

Some of them are gifts,

and two are keepers.

My goal for December is to finish binding 

the 8s & 10s for Christmas giving,

and to keep working on that rack 

to get the other remaining 3 layered quilts

quilted up. 

Stay safe and look forward to the new year!

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Favorite Finish

Hip Hop Hopscotch Complete!

 The first of the two Hopscotch quilts is complete.

It gave me great practice on the stitch regulator,

and by the time I was finished, I felt very confident.

Each of  the whirly gig blocks received

a stylized swirl surrounded by flower petals. 

It is a cute pattern and compliments the 

playfulness of the quilt quite well.

A little surprise popped up during quilting.

One of the gigs was turned the wrong way.

There was just enough room between the previous quilted portions,

so I picked out the square and turned it.

Then two patterns ended up side by side.

I found a happy substitute, stitched it back up

and carried on.

Recently, I found an error in block placement 

when I was quilting,

and just merrily stitched over it. 

That's a story for another time,

The whirly gigs are also a great way 

to use up the tail ends of 

binding strips since they are 2 1/2 " wide. 

Oddly enough,

I still have lots of little bits of binding strips!

How many whirly gig quilts can I make?

It would be fun to make them with a variety of 

light backgrounds, maybe pale solids?

Setting the blocks on point would give it a totally different look too.

I just found a double whirly gig too!

Hmm, lots to think about.

The last of the green check was used on the backing.  

It sure is a great all purpose fabric!

It must be said that completing a quilt like that is very fun.

The binding went on like a breeze since I had just

 finished up binding a very large quilt.

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Hung up on Mojo Blocks

The Mojo blocks are coming right along.

The problem how I had however was how to organise them.

I wanted to be able to see what I had gotten done,

without having to constantly 

match them up with a pattern in the book

or search through a pile of blocks.

Here is my weird solution!

a printout of the 1 to 100 block numbers on

a sheet of address labels, keeps the block sorted.

One is stuck on the upper corner of each block.

A small check on the pattern page  lets me know at a glance

which in the book are complete.

Now to take care of the pile of blocks.

I looked up and there was my answer.

Lots of empty wall space by the ceiling!

Now the blocks are all lining up across 

the top of my sewing room!

It will be fun to see them marching 

across the top of the room.

There should almost be enough space for all 100!

Stay Safe and Find Your Mojo!

The Stash Numbers are Looking Good

 Finishing up a quilt always moves the stash numbers,

and it's very exciting too.

The first Hopscotch finish has put my numbers

well in to the negative incoming fabric for the year.

A twin size it will knock down my fabric intake by 6 m .

Yay! I stopped counting scraps in and scraps out 

but I haven't received any scraps recently so it's looking good.

I chose two scrap bags from an EPP

to be the supplies for my Mojo blocks,

so those scraps are actively being depleted.

Here is the stash update!

57.5m  (10 m downsizer) YTD Purchased

8.5m Jan- Nov

Used:

 5 m donated, 

12 m (1+ 1 +1  baby )

60m (9+ 1 twin) 

-53.5 total meterage added YTD

Here is the lovely twin Hopscotch that 

moved numbers this week. 

When the binding marathon is finished, 

the numbers should really move!

Whoops how did that little houseguest picture sneak in!

Happy Stitching!

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Mystery Solved

 This quilt was a Guild mystery project that ran

for 6 months. This year seemed to be a mysterious year,

 because I was involved in two mystery sew alongs not just one!

  

The total quilts from the mystery work equals three.

The Spring Fling sew along top ended up so 

large that I cut it in half to make two twins sized quilts.

The twin quilts aren't done yet but the guild mystery 24-25 

 is currently under the needle.

It is getting a wandering leaf. 

 First in white thread down the white pieces. 

Then a multicolored thread will do the same in 

the colored squares. 

Bound up with a nice red,

it will be a great winter warmer. 

Ta da!

The result is quite appealing and the

original design by my friend MA made it

 an easy to finish project. 

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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