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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Painted Barn Blocks? What?

 I  spent a delightful day

painting with quilting friends.

It is way outside my comfort zone but I did it!

Our guild had a painting class,

painting quilt blocks on wooden boards,

that can be hung on fences, sheds or walls.

For quite a while, while we were 

planning it we kept calling it,

"Barn quilt painting",

which seemed to imply that we're actually painting a barn,

but we weren't.

We sourced supplies locally,

and visited some local dollar stores for acrylic craft paints.

Add a little quality painters tape, rulers,

and some snacks and we had a wonderful morning.

I primed the boards so my garage looked like

 Santa's workshop for a while.

It turned out to be an absolutely fabulous day.

We all went home with something beautiful that we'd created,

and are planning on doing it again.

Happy painting!