Making progress!

 Well, lots of progress this week,

even the geese are getting things done. 

Some more organization came into the sewing room,

as well as some more items that need 

to be organized (that's another story).

41/2-in sashing strips for the sashed colour

 family crumb quilt, are well underway.

Now I'm moving on to the eight and a half inch outside border.

This border is also  low volume crumb pieced.

I have lots of pre-existing crumb squares,

mostly done on long winter evenings in snowy Alberta.

Once I get the borders and sashing done,

 it should go together very quickly.

Halfway thru and the bin is empty!

However a glean of one big scrap bin

yielded a wealth of low volume bits,

a great restock!

There may be a slight detour in the middle of construction,

to enlarge the Hopscotch that's currently 

taking up space on the design wall.

Otherwise, I'll start layering it up 

 and before I know it, there will be six layers 

of partial tops on the design wall.

Onward and into the scrap bin I go! 

Stay safe and sew on. 

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Get Moving!

 Well my motivation wagon had a flat tire 

but I think I'm almost on the way.

I spent most of my morning ripping 

apart my printer trying to figure out why

All the colors will print except black.

The outlines showing here are dark purple. 

According to the internet and some friends at Smart Ink,

the print head might be dirty.

So I opened it up and cleaned the printhead but alas

still no  black ink getting thru.

The helpful gentleman on the internet website

did direct me to where I could purchase a new printhead.

Surprise, it's under $20. It should arrive in a few days and 

I will once again try to repair my printer.

In the meantime, I'm starting this wonderful pattern that requires 

4" low volume scraps as sashing

 with a wide crumb low volume border around 

crumb squares of colour families.

 Lots of crumbs,

so it should be lots of fun.

 I'm starting out with piles of low volume scraps,

 a majority of which are strips so it should speed up the process.

A nice pile done so far!

Side story, (DD say this), I've finally figured out

how to facilitate credits for pictures. 

Utilize the screen shot feature on both phone and laptop! 

This will provided all the necessary information 

needed for the source of the creations. 

Keep an eye out for better credits in the future!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Strings in Progress

This year is supposed to be the year of the strings.

2023 was log cabins, 2024 was Irish chains,

 this year is supposed to be strings.

I have a lot of starts but nothing completed.

To hurry myself up and get organized,

I'm using some great bags that were gleaned

from a local workshop.

 Maintenance parts come in these bags and they're 

just too good to be discarded.

So I've repurposed them to keep my

string projects in line.

These 12" x 15" bags, along with some 

plastic page protecting sleeves,

should get me organized and on my way to stitching.

First into the bag, is a bunch of colour family 

strips that were sewn together on 

the way to something else.

I'm going to compile these,

with some other variable with strips,

and turn it into a Kris Kross applesauce block.

I'm sure this must have another name, 

but that one pretty good. The sides of each block

Will have a dark or black strip and that will

settle all the scraps down and 

make them not so intense on the eye.

Next sorted and readied are some wonderful

diagonal rectangles.

I seem to have a wealth of them already made,

and again in green. 

The final project though will be all  colors.

The pattern, or at least the picture,

is going in each bag so I can 

see which direction I'm headed.

Then I have a bunch of what I have 

been calling Waffle Blocks.

I did find a pattern I think I'm going to use.

The maker calls that one snap line.

I think that's a much snazzier name.

Unlike the other photos, 

I do have a maker and website for this one.

 Snap line is the almost the same as the 

waffle bike blocks I've been making.

Mine have angle strips of scrap strings, 

but the basic idea is similar.

 I seem to have a wealth of crumb blocks in my

Block Bank, so the next project is going to be

sets of crumb blocks with a scrap sashing of 

neutral or low volume fabrics.

They are quite a few low volume pieces and,

strips in my scrap bins,

 so this project should make quick work of those.

Low volume 10 fabric have become 

very intriguing to me lately. 

They just go with everything! 

The last bag would be just colour family

strip squares with different border and

 sashing treatments. That bag has yet to be made up. 

Hopefully all this organizing will get me 

on the road to stitching!

If you see a picture of your quilt/idea

just fire me a comment and I will gladly add

your credit.

Stay safe and sew on!

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Just a Bit

 Wow, sometimes you just can't get going.

I'm having a bit of that now.

So many projects, so little time

and so much of my time allotted already!

It must be spring!

Anywho, I see a project on my design wall

that is just a little bit small.

It is the Hopscotch or two-step pinwheel.

This first rendition has an error so 

it required some redo and now looks like this.

I think a row or two each way

will make it more conducive as a 

great gift quilt for a few I have in mind.

I have two sets of Outlaws

that haven't gotten a quilt and

two engaged couples who haven't gotten quilts.

Everyone should have at least one quilt to start them out

so I really need to get going.

I think I'll make blocks for the Hopscotch

and get some stitching done on a 

bright beautiful spring day.

Wow that sounds like a good name for a quilt!

Stay safe and so on.

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Up that Hill!

 Surprisingly, I forgot to post about one of our 

 Family Life events recently.

One of our offspring, did a lot of planning and 

organizing and flew off

 to do a successful climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.

This is the first time anyone in our family has gone to Africa.

It was big and menacing in the distance

but a challenge he's been wanting to complete.

After a few warm-up days waiting

to start the hike, getting to know the Sherpas

and reviewing the contents of their packs,

he and another enthusiast started up the hill.

This was after of course the "going up

the mountain"  circle dance and song done 

with all the Sherpas and climbers.

It really seemed to start the adventure off

on a high note, (yes, pun intended).

The most challenging aspect of Kilimanjaro,

is not the physical climb self.

No ropes are needed, there's not too many frightening

precipices is to fall off,

but there is one constant challenge.

The altitude.

 The safest way to proceed up the hill

is following the constant advice of the guides and

 "pole pole" which means "slowly slowly" in Swahili.

One has to give their body

time to acclimate to the decreased oxygen 

level in the atmosphere.

Each day's hike would go slightly 

beyond the destination and return

to the evening's campsite.

This would help your body to acclimate

to the oxygen level.

Eight days later, after much learning,

they arrived at the Summit.

He did say that the last 500 m

was basically just putting one foot in front of the other

to get there because it became so strenuous

just to breathe.

He returned to us bringing 

hand carved treasure boxes full

of mementos of the climb made

by local artisans in nearby towns.

Woven name bracelets, small toys

and all memories of a great journey.

May we all attain our goals 

and embrace challenges that make us stronger. 

Stay safe and Sew on!