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.
On to the next challenge!
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.
Wow, I see this year is
really slipping away from us!
I am finally ready to make a sash report.
My goal was to not buy any fabric,
but I did end up with 2 m purchased for
donation into a raffle basket for the quilt show.
Does that even count?
I also ended up with about 2 m of free fabric
from the give and take table at retreat.
It's teally ambiance was just too much for me to resist.
So my total for the year so far:
Fabric Purchased: 2 m
Fabric In to date: 4 m
Used to date 2024 : 2 m donation
6 m twin log cabin
Scraps in : .5 m
Scraps out : 0 m
Net Fabric In: -1.5 m
I've more stash than I can actually count
so this year's goal is to:
Sew it up, quilt it down or pass it on.
Sure sounds good to me!
Now, what to do with these buttons!
Stay safe and so on!
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This found quilt is taking up a lot
room on the design wall.
Last week's layering created a big wind and
took most of my laid out design down.
Back up and working, it is about at the halfway mark.
really a boost in enthusiasm!
It was lost in the archives for years
so any bit of progress is a finish!
Getting back to it after the Log Cabin finish,
brought to light a few variations,
and you know how I love variations!
It turns out that I started my rows with the
wrong colour squares. That calls for just a little bit of reworking
of the layout for other rows. It also makes it difficult to
work from the lower right corner,
without making the same mistake again.
It seems that there are a different number
of rows across the quilt from one side to the other!
That will result in either another added or
one taken away somewhere. This is definitely turning to
a little bit of an adventure.
I guess that's a bit predictable because
sea glass rolls all over the ocean before it
ends up on a beach to be admired.
Wish me luck and calm currents
while I finish up this greeny-blue beauty.
Updated!
Here it is all finished and ready!
It is in Scrap Basket Beauties by Kim Brackett
Stay safe and sew on !
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The final Log Cabin quilt is complete
and ready for viewing.
It was moved to the top of the heap
when I needed a quilt to bind for a workshop.
This new style Log Cabin, with a 1/4 colored block
edging turned out very well.
It holds pride of place as the first finish of 2025!
the 1/4 colored sections in
the border blocks.
I used straight line quilting across the entire width
with many, many rows. My new sewing room partner,
the grand Bernina, made quick work of the straight line sewing
and zoomed through all layers of the top, binding and backing.
Since this quilt is multicolored,
it received a multi-colored dinosaur back which is really
suitable for all ages.
I am sad to see the last of the log cabins,
but since they are so conducive to sewing with strips,
they will probably crop up again in my sewing room.