To Do # 2 March 23

 Wow another list to do and I love lists! 

Checking off this week:

 ~Sandwich the purple coin quilt X

~Sandwich the pink, 1, 2 and 3!  X 

~Start a Green braid 1/2 X

I even impressed myself!

Spent a bit of time with child care, since the climbing child is

 mountain skiing this week. Then took a whole day to 

hang out in the sewing room and ,

"GET THINGS DONE".

First one up was the little pink quilt stack. 

There was a yellow crib sized quilt in 

the flimsy pile also so it came

in to play for quilting and finishing. 

It has a minky-like back and no

batting. Finishes up at 38" x 53".

Next is a pink coin quilt. It is one of three

made with the left overs strips from

my first "Grandchild " quilt!

There are some adorable fabrics in 

these quilts . They made it so much fun

to see again while quilting them!

This little one  finishes at 40" x 46"

and still needs the final quilting.

I got to use pink ballet slipper flannel

for the back so it is extra cuddly!

Recognize the hearts in one border?

They are the leftover heart blocks from 

my first pink quilt. When I started

layering 2 of these pink baby 

quilts, they were too narrow.

 

I used the spare blocks from the 

heart quilt to widen them up!

Success all around!

This one is the other using the spare hearts and ballet fabric. 

It finishes at 38" x 46". Both ballet flannel quilts have 

5 oz poly batting. I used up some large batting 

pieces so it was a great spares quilt day.

One more pink strip quilt !

This one finishes at 38" x 43"and has the minky 

back and no batting, but lots of cute fabrics!

Last up is the deep pink coin. This has a cotton back 

and 5 oz batting. Finishes at 49" x 53".  

The back was pieced with darker

colors so it would be okay for a boy too!

So what next? List completed? Nope.

Didn't start the braid but did start a green for RSC 2021.

It is a chevron made of green strips. 

I worked on it during a zoom bee group . 

So I will take 1/2 check on the list. 

I even had some pre-sorted green strips to work with! 

List for this week:

~finish ( de thread) the baby quilts~

~Pack and ship quilts~

~more green blocks~

~join backing blocks~

~assemble string stars~

~add crystals to family stockings~

Lots to do but it is my first virtual retreat weekend 

so definitely  achievable!

Stay safe and sew on !

Linking up with:

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Design wall Monday!

Wednesday Wait Loss!

Featured!

 

Glorious Green!

 It has been a great week, 

hanging out with toddlers and 

enjoying spring sunshine!

Even had the rent-a-dog visiting while

 the climber is mountain skiing!

Adventurous children make for

 great memories and good stories!

Met a robot granny this week. 

 An egg shaped seat that is on a pedestal and

 rotates to simulate rocking .

  

Very "Jetson" and the 

baby didn't mind!  Progress?  

Not sure about that!

 Green trumped the pinks and yellows this week 

and I fired up the featherweight to churn out 

some rectangular blocks.  

23 units are ready for a chevron green top!

 Only 85 more to go! I only worked 

on right hand blocks so there are some

turned over in the photo to

 show the final layout.

Working on finishing the baby 

quilts for mail out next week.

No vaccine for me yet, I am still too young! 

Truly the only time youth has been a detriment!

Stay safe and sew on ! 

Linking up with :

RSC 2021

Oh Scrap!

Wash Rinse repeat!!! I'm on shuffle!

 Anyone else find themselves 

with a favorite pattern they repeat?

I don't think I am in a time loop but I have at 

least 4 patterns I like and repeat just because they 

are fun and beautiful, very good reasons!

Also, I make them for myself but someone

always seems to have a quilt worthy occasion.

Weddings top the list , but also :

 new houses, babies, degrees, and birthdays.

First one,  Green Log Cabins. 

I've made this one 3 times and once as a 

baby quilt. 

Next up , one I call a Lattice block, found in 

a McCall's Quilting (by Ann Weber) .

Two queen size and three baby sized!

I still have about 2 rows worth of blocks 

left so when I need some sewing fun, I may make another!

It is such fun to look at ! It showcases 

beautiful fabrics so nicely!

Then a really fun strip rainbow bed quilt.

three times queen sized , a variation queen 

and 1 baby quilt. 

The patterns are just so much fun! 

I always have a few blocks left over so 

I just make more blocks and do another quilt!

The quilts don't live nearby or together so I feel just 

fine spreading out these beautiful patterns. 

The last repeater ( or the last I will admit to!!), 

is the stretched star!

I made one for my sister when her son was born. 

I was home for a visit and it was on a bed, 

looking very rough and well used. 

What a great result! 

Loved and used to the end. 

The blocks were 4 inch square!

She will probably get this remake for her 

birthday.  We can hope it get as well loved 

as the last !

I think I will keep repeating

 the patterns that I love . The endless

variety comes from the fabrics so they

will never be the same. 

Stay safe and sew on !

Linking up with : 

Finished or not Friday!

Oh Scrap!

Just do it!

 Great day for getting things done!

Have some great flowers and  had a great pie on pi day!

Spring is in the future and the sun is shining!

Sunrise!

I have all the greens cut for my Lady of the Meadow, 

decision made on background ( mixed scrap whites)

and three baby quilt enveloped and ready for finishing!

Woot woot! Moving on up!  

Some day motivation just hits you with the sunshine. 

Could be because I am finally feeling rested after my bout with

stomach flu but I am very inspired to

 Sew on today!

Linking up with :

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Can I Get a Whoop Whoop!

TGIFF

To Do #1 March 16

I am joining the weekly To-Do Tuesday

 Linky Party hosted by Chris at ChrisKnits!

I think I have found my people!

I do love a list!

I just stumbled across a group of weekly list makers

so I am on board with that! 

Here is my list for this week!

I am pulling it right from the list on my phone

   

 ~Sandwich the purple coin quilt__

~Sandwich the pink, 1, 2 and 3!  ___ 

~Start a Green braid __

 

Here are a few pictures of the 

supplies for this endeavor! 

The pinks:

Strips for the Green Braid 

Purple coin flimsy for layering

Linking up to :

To Do Tuesday!

 

Trio of Pink! Sew much fun!

 Ever have a day that was just fun?

Well, yesterday was one!

I had pulled out a box of pinks last week. 

for some baby quilts. 

I had a great time making string units

last week.

Yesterday, they got assembled! 

Three cute little pink items

are ready for backing! 

So today being my "day of personal choice"

(one day a year you can do what you choose-Birthday!)

I am digging into green to make myself a 

big old green bed quilt!

 The RSC 2021 color for 

March is green for spring 

and it is one of my favorites!  

I have 3 designs in mind.  

A basic braid for my random width strips, 

Texas braid for 2 inch strips , and a 

Lady of the Meadow from my chunk pile . 

It is really the Lady of the Lake pattern but 

since it is going to be green , 

the meadow will be a better name. 

Wish me luck and help me enjoy my day!

Stay safe a sew on !

Linking up with :

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Oh Scrap!

Wednesday Wait Loss!

I'm all out of love , Log Cabin!

 Wow this has been a long time in coming.

This circular Log Cabin has been

waiting for completion for almost three decades.

Notice the trendy dusty hues and rosy pinks. 

It was a class I took when I first started quilting.

Not paper pieced, just a curved log cabin done by 

measuring and trimming each block.

There were no fabulous rulers back in the day . 

 I must say it waited so long because I'd gotten bad advice,

and really began to dislike this project!

As a new quilter, when my blocks

were turning out too small, I was advised to

take an 1/8th inch seam to make

the blocks the correct size.

Needless to say I was plagued by a lot of

pulling apart seams and

eventually just put the project away.

You may notice safety pins here and there.

Every one marks an open seam that

needs repaired. I am not out of the woods

yet on this one!

As it was on my UFO list and

I'm trying to catch up with the help of

Wednesday Wait Loss and UFO Busters,

it needed to be completed.

I had it long armed,

did the  binding by machine

and made a label.

Now it's only waiting to have all the little seams

that pulled apart repaired

before it can achieve its final goal

of being placed on a bed.

Yay progress!

I even fell back in love with

this pattern when I saw it laid out in

the sun! I may come to love this quilt

again!

Stay safe and sew on!

Linking up with:

Wednesday Wait Loss

TGIFF

Finished or Not Friday!

Can I get a Whoop whoop!

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Off the wall Friday!