2026?

 What to do, what to do, what to do?

2026 is here and I don't have a firm plan,

I have too many plans!

Should I stick with strips, I have lots,

 or go with squares, there tons of those too.

There is an abundance of crumbs and 

scraps of all sizes, what to do?

Maybe, I'll do a shape a month. 

That would keep me going for quite awhile!  

I've planned to trim out the 

orphans to uniform size and category.

I'm sure I have way too many holiday 

themed ones but I'll do them up anyway. 

I am making good progress there. 

Sewing on two hatchet tops currently , 

one with pale grey background and 

one cream/white background.

All the middle  pieces  were complete in 

a few mystery boxes!

The 2026 Stash Buster is on the menu too!

Finishing UFOs and the leagacy wall should

 keep me stitching too.

This is the Legacy wall. Estate gifts and 

friend UFO handoffs that need finishing.

I certainly don't want to over plan myself.

String and strip work will continue. 

There is such a wealth of both in my collection.

I'll choose some and do them up. 

Small goals will help me get up the mountain!

On to the sewing!  I plan on a great, happy and

fun year in the sewing room!

Stay Safe and Sew On!

Do I Dare!!

 Well this is the last stash report for 2025.

I will combine it with the first OMG for 2026.

Efficiency rules!  Well, sometimes, but it occurred to 

me that making a clear goal with a bit of deadline, may 

help me wrangle the orphans into tops!

So the final tally for the year 2025 is!

72.5m  (5 m astronaut/fabric,10 m scrap bag) 

YTD Purchased/acquired

8.5m Jan- Dec

Used:

66.5m (11 quilts +1 queen +1 king) 

6 total meterage added YTD

Finishing up the year with 6m in is great!

My tracking isn't perfect but a good estimate.

Although I haven't purchased any fabric in the last little while,

I did receive this awesome bag of scraps from my friend WH.

Wowzer, lots of goodies in here.

So let's clear off the work table and 

see what the plan may be for next year may be.

First, stockings need updated for next year. 

It will be a great help when they only need new pictures 

for the coming year.

Then I'll organize the spare blocks that are in 

bins and also get the RSC extras out into the mix. 

The process may create a bomb site look for a while!

The design wall needs to be cleared of my friend the 

astronaut and then I am ready to place orphans for stitching up.

Look at this pile of orphan block boxes.

Some progress has been made!

Now to consolidate some units together 

and get some blocks on the wall!

First, I will have to relocate my sewing room mascot!

This life sized space suit has been keeping me 

company for a few weeks and his partner is resting in a box.

I was gifted two along with some nice astronomy fabric.

  I think I will do both up as twin quilt tops with fuzzy backs. 

One will stay in the family and 

one will be off to Zebra to be inspiration.

The new year will hopefully see me scrapping out 

the bins and piling up the scrappy tops. 

Wish me luck and Happy New Year!

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OMG

Just Stringing Along!

 Another quilt finished up and bound is the 

first of the Spring String sew alongs.

This may be the last one for the year!

It quilted up very nicely although it was a 

bit difficult to choose the quilting pattern.

The quilt has many seams and I usually try to do a continuous 

 pattern to make the quilting quicker and easier.

That did not happen with this quilt.

I chose a corner connector for the light backgrounds on block 1. 

The outside points in both sets were 

sewed into the points with loops

making sure to catch all the points.

The same was done for the four patch blocks.

Light threads on the light and blue variegated

thread was used on the blues. 

Unfortunately, it also shows up 

very well when a mistake is made!

One spot should be redone but it is so hard to find I 

may leave it be.  I am not point it out because I'm sure a 

sharp-eyed reader will find it !

Like the 8s & 10s , there is still one

more Spring Fling top to quilt.

It is pinned and ready so may be done up during the 

quiet in the run up to 2026.

Have a great year end!

Stay safe and sew on !

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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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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 !

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!