A Finish!

 Yay, my first finish of the year.

This big beauty finishes at 66 x 74.

The second of three, 

this 8 x10s quilt,

 has a great paisley back.

I had so many strips out and ready that 

I had enough for three tops.

The first large one that I finished was a gift.

It fits perfectly on the king-size bed of the recipient

without too much overhang.

It did take a bit of time to choose the binding for this one. 

It needed to be something that would 

complement the colors or pull them in,

 as well as suit the black on each block.

I finally figured out that I could use one of these

lovely confetti-type black yardages.

Does anyone else save certain fabrics for the perfect place?

It's time to free those fabrics and start using them!

It certainly worked well for this quilt.

Its fellow, the last of the 8 x10s tops, 

is sewn together and on the rack for 

future layering and finishing up.

The First Finish of 2026 is definitely 

something to celebrate.

Have a great week stitching!

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Sew Steady !

 The Table of Discovery is certainly looking better.

 All the finding has allowed me to

 keep stitching all week, 7 out of 7 days.

 That keeps my percentage at 100% for the year.

 My stash usage has also gotten a big hit because I have a finish.

My first completion allows me to take 

7 meters out of the  stash  total, so no change in numbers. 

This brings me to 7 meters of usage so far, with none coming in.

Here are the gleanings from the Table of Bits so far.

First, the weave/hatchet block has yielded this top.

The background fabric here is a lovely pale gray.

 These blocks are 7.5" cut and made from pieces

 that were found  in the stash room. 

Next was the last of the 8s & 10s,

It came together quickly with the use of some

pre-existing strips set from the Discovery Table.

The last from the Saturday sewing is this 

lovely Christmas top.

It started off with a blue accent border, 

but the Saturday sewers' consensus was it just didn't work.

It was swapped out for a dark green, and voilà, the top is complete.

I also pulled a stack of 12x12 Christmas blocks, 

and they will be put together to make 

a nice surprise back for the string quilt.

There are a few more units to be joined. 

The white hatchet block are ready for assembly.

A string block with four lovely 

gray accent blocks is ready to join together.

Some older quild swap blocks are the

next up on the design wall.

There are some lovely beige pieced borders

 already made that will be used up to 

complete these next two tops.

Stay safe and sew on!

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