September Goal is Still Rolling!

 Great progress is being made in the sewing room !

Last month, the quilt rack finished up like this!

Now , four days into the month, it is 

looking like this!

Five quilts are pinned and ready 

for stitching!  This month is shaping up 

to be very productive! Lots of fun too!

Bernie is back in the sewing room 

after a healthy bit of work by the 

repairman, and there are a few more

tops to layer before quilting begins!

Here's to forward progress!  Yay!

On the list are:

~Finishing edging and pinning Sea Glass

~Make back and pin Colored Strings

~Border, make back and pin Country Row by Row

~Adjust border, back and pin Many Strings

It is good size list but I have a retreat ahead and 

at least one sew day planned.

Happy Stitching .

Stay Safe and Sew on!

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August One Monthly Goal - Great Progress

The goal of working on my quilt rack backlog and 

getting some charity quilting done was a success!

The last of the charity quilts were quilted,

actually only one.

This big beauty proved more than enough 

for my domestic machine.

I graciously bowed out of doing the second 

that was measuring  97"x 97".

The  use of various sizes, widths and changes in direction,

give this quilt a unique eclectic look.

Another success for the charity group!

Two items are off the ladder and on their way  

to the long arm quilter.

One will probably be a keeper for my cozy collection,

and the other is a gift for my DD

 to warm her bed in the winter.

Another cheery twin size quilt,

Hopscotch, is on the table and ready to be pinned.

The top did require an extra bit of work,

as you can see one of the blocks was turned.

I rectified this problem by first 

taking out a block that was correct!

Then I went on to take out the errant block.

Restitching everything and giving it a a press

got it back on the pinning table in a timely fashion.

Two others were finished up

using my favorite quilt binding workhorse machine.

The curved 9 patch was trimmed and bound,

and the last of the Irish chains

was quilted, trimmed and bound.

On to the next challenge! 

Stay Safe and Sew on!

One Monthly Goal!

 Well after 7 months it's finally time for a goal!

My goal for this month is to finish up

two charity quilts  that needs quilting,

and start on my own big stash of quilts to quilt,

the ladder quilt rack is full to bursting!

I started one of mine this morning.

It is ready for trimming, so I pulled out 

this beauty.  

A curved nine patch made with the 

Quick Curve ruler. 

I would have finished, but my sewing partner, Bernie

 decided to be persnickety with my threading.

I gave up in the afternoon and decided to spend

an evening on the couch,

with some old detectives and puzzling mysteries.

Good luck with your monthly goals and 

we'll catch you at the end of the month!

Stay safe and sew on!

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The Logs are Piling Up!

The last of the log cabin flimsies are finishing 

up so that makes me only 6 months behind. 

I have finished many this year but three more 

are on the chair waiting for quilting or binding!

A few colors are missing from the 

R O Y G B I V 

of the rainbow!

The Red is waiting for quilting.

I did not get to an orange log cabin quilt 

and I'm a bit sad about it, maybe this winter?!

There was a saucy yellow one and 2 green quilts to 

follow it up. One blue and 1 purple quilt finished the 

acronym but there were also 3 pink ones and 2 multicolored 

that went out the door to Zebra and other good homes. 

There are 3 left to finish up so that would make a 

baker's dozen of  log cabins. I will call 2023 a 

log cabin success. You can see them all over on

the right side of the page under 2024 Finishes. 

Only 1 yellow quilt didn't get into the photo shoot

It was just captured as a pair. 

I haven't completed many of my real UFOs 

but I think the crazy log cabins should count. 

So, if I am counting those, which I am , 

the UFO count for the year so far is :

3 crazy log cabins,

2 rainbow scraps string, 

(1 gifted quilt replaced and a spare made)

the thrifted triangle square was quilted,

 bound and donated .

Last but not least the baby 

pineapple was complete with its

challenging satin border well before the 

baby shower, so the total is 7!

Yay me!

A quick review of the, "What is that?"

pile, yielded a few projects for an 

upcoming sewing weekend and possibly 

fall retreats. 

Here is the list :

      ~one flannel teddy bear shaped quilt to stitch up

~this lovely  16 patch pile to do something with,

~Square dance  blocks to join

~curved nine patch

Some of the items I have as UFOs

are imposters and not really started, just 

compiled.  They may be getting repurposed to 

make way for other things. 

There are still lots of months left in the 

year to do Irish Chains too.

I may start adding some orphan blocks

into the background areas to change things up.

There are still 5 stash buster Irish Chains

to quilt up and 3 tops languishing on the 

workroom quilt station that 

would love a stitching good time!!

So this can be my next goal to 

get some of these completed!

Looks like I have some retreat items ready to go.

Stay safe and sew on! 

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