Showing posts with label log cabins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label log cabins. Show all posts

Monday, September 1, 2025

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!










Sunday, March 16, 2025

Fabric, fabric everywhere!

 

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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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Sea Glass is Rolling

 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.




The first corner finished up was

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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Patchwork & Quilts

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Last of the Logs



 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 multicolored binding enhances 

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.



Stay safe and sew on!

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