Wednesday Workings, January 29, 2025

 

Everyone likes this heart block.  It is Sunshine Quilt Guild's January BOM coordinated by Pam.  The background fabric was provided by her and makes the hearts really POP!  The membership has a choice in either pink or red fabric provided from their stash for the hearts and the center square.  There will be a very happy winner at the February meeting.

I ordered and received the 10" square Accuquilt Go template.  I also needed a couple of mats for the new template and one purchased in Arizona while I was there.  I am a dunce though, I ordered the wrong mat for the 10" square template.  The correct size has been ordered; expected next week.

I have been sewing the extra units needed to make a full size Krakow, Bonnie Hunter's Old Town Mystery.  I should be able to get this project on my design wall over the weekend.  I got a taste for what mine might look like when I visited Kerry since she is ahead of me on the full project.  Unlike me she chose to do the full project from the start.

Greyson got his quilt today and Tiffany says he loves it.  Levi's will soon be on the way.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Design Wall Monday, January 27, 2025

 

I can't be without a hand sewing project.  Children's Zoo is the next one to work on.  I purchased seven floss colors that is needed that I didn't have.  Once my cutting of extra units is finished with Krakow and Indigo Way I will be starting this one.

The novelty 5" fabric squares were cut by Accuquilt Go!  I got somewhat familiar with it during my visit to Kerry's.  One of the groups she belongs to had a Quilts of Valor project being cut with the Accuquilt Go!  As I have mentioned new dies were purchased during a nice sale.  I christened them and even purchased a new one that will be delivered on Friday.  I am all in!  Kerry shared a cute Lattice Baby Quilt pattern with me that will be used for the 50 charm squares.  I'll be using the blue fabric for the lattice.

First up today is to finish cutting the extra units for Indigo Way.  I have about four Parts more to go.  Then a bit of sewing and onto cutting the extra units for Krakow.

Have a special day today...because you are special!

Sunday Stash Report, January 26, 2025

 

Knockedout is complete except for a label.  Kerry finished the quilting during my visit with her last week.  I promptly put the binding in place and sat with the kitties surrounding me while hand sewing binding and sleeve in their final place.  The binding will be a surprise to any who see it!

I did a lot of cutting to catch up on Indigo Way.  This is Part 6.

This is Part 7.  I like how bold the red is in these hour glass units.

And the last Part 8 along with the Reveal.  I have decided to make this a full size project...really because I wanted to use up some of these fabrics.  This is a 2024 UFO.  I'm totally struggling with a name for this project.

This is what I have so far, 10 out of 100, needed for Kottages.  Pattern has been copied onto the right paper for sewing the next five.  The are small units, but fun to create different 2.5 inch houses.

I packaged Forest Friends up for mailing on first thing Monday.  The back will be the same fabric as the sashing/borders.  A very fun stripe will be the binding.  There are fun designs selected for this 2025 UFO project.  It will be for Levi who just so happened to make his appearance on Friday.

All is good with Levi and Mom.  My sister will be doing the things grandmas do for the next week.  Greyson is besides himself proud to be the big brother.

I do have a fabric purchase to account for, but a finish as well.  They will offset each other a bit =^.^=

Used this week: 5 yards 
Used YTD: 24.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 5.5 yards
Purchased YTD: 18.75 yards
Net used in 2025: 5.5 yards

Wednesday Workings, January 22. 2025

When I got back home yesterday Scatter Garden had arrived.  I am still waiting on the backing that has shipped.  This will be a fun project.  I love the fabrics.  This was sent as a quilt along project, but there is no quilt along to participate in; all good nevertheless.  I will start with Installment 1 and move through to build my project.

Today I am getting my sewing room and all the projects, fabric, and notions in place.  I have also been working on readying the Accuquilt Go for activity with Peeps 5" squares cutting.  Not to forget Indigo Way.  I am sure I mentioned that the full projects of Krakow and Indigo Way will be made rather than the half projects started out with.

I close with a win received at Sunshine last week.  The speakers had goodies to share with those who were present for the lecture.  I got a very cute strawberry FQ pack.  Several whites, reds, and a blue all with strawberries from flowers, to buds, to fruit.  Cute, cute, cute!

Time for me to catch up in my projects.  Enjoy the week and be mindful of all the fire issues across southern California.  We have been lucky in San Diego to date.  Happy sewing!
 

Design Wall Monday, January 20, 2025

 

Kerry pulled from her stash 5" squares to work the Peeps project.  We needed more yellows and more whites.  At this point a search of my 30s stash was necessary.  We may still need more from Rosie's, but we shall see once I am home tomorrow.

I have cut the Forest Friends project into blocks and will be using the Accuquilt Go to cut the sashing and borders.  Levi is due this week or by January 27th when he will be taken from Tiffany by C-Section.  She's so miserable and Levi must be pretty big by the likes of her.  I want to get this to Kerry as soon as I can.

Knockedout was quilted that I brought home with me.  I used it to pack the two Accuquilt Go templates purchase.  Very hard to see the quilting on this busy project.  There is a bunch of very fat cats in the border with black thread and a bubble pattern in the center with gray thread that you can make it out.

Before I left on Friday most of Indigo Way was sewn.  I did have a couple of oops! so it waited until my return to correct and move on in the project.  Come back to see where I stand on Wednesday Workings.  Happy sewing.

Sunday Stash Report, January 19, 2025

These fabrics were decided upon for Forest Friends project.  I tried to find a sashing/border/back that was more "forest animals", but that wasn't to be.  I do like the middle fabric for this job.  The top fabric will be for the frames around the blocks and the stripe for the binding.

Being with Kerry boosted me into several purchases.  All good Kerry!  This will be for a future stamped cross stitch project.  I have one that is Zoo Animals which will work nicely.  I'm not so sure that the green wordy fabric will be used, but one never knows.

Next purchase at the shop hop Kerry and I did during my trip brought with it the backing for the Bees On The Farm project.  I thought it was just a wall hanging, but not reading the pattern further had me purchase enough for a 69 inch square project.  Later, when reading the recipe, there is a wall hanging that is of course much smaller, there was an insert in the pattern that showed what the kit it came with contained; just enough for a wall hanging.  Going to be some extra backing, all good.

I picked up this very flexible light that attaches to a sewing machine.  It can run on a chargeable battery pack.  Wow the light it puts out is incredible.  This I will take to Maryland on my next trip to get rid of the darkness that surrounds my Mom's machine when it gets dark.

Next I found a piece of flannel for my Cats in Pajamas project.  It is one of my UFOs for this year.  These PJs need to be small so I am looking for small scale fabrics.  This I think will fill the job.  I have more flannels than I need so I can pick and choose which fabric works best.

I found this Spring project that Kerry and I both liked.  We combed through our combined stash to reach the 42 5 inch squares.  We might just have enough squares; needing only the background fabric to put this one together.

I took advantage of the Quilt Show special (30% off) picking up two templates for the Accuquilt Go.  It is a new way of thinking needing to be built into my thought process when cutting shapes needed in projects.  These two will be good to add to the few I have currently.  The 2.25 is what I use all the time for binding.  The three sizes (1, 1.5, 2) gives me a good start in sizes needed for most projects I gravitate to.  We shall see how this goes =^.^=

Lastly, these Christmas ornaments are perfect for my tree and Kerry's tree.  Both of us have lots of sewing related ornaments on our trees.  Kerry won't get hers until Christmas!  The tweezers are real nice too.  I will be adding it to my hand sewing tool bag.

My trip isn't over until Tuesday so come back and see what happened the rest of my visit.

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 19.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 13.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 13.25 yards
Net used in 2025: 6 yards

Wednesday Workings, January 14, 2024

I have Krakow up to the assembly of the reveal.  Not sure with this busy week that I will be able to put a block together.  This is the time when I will see what making half the project units will yield.  That is to say...will I need to make more units and of which part.  The bigger question that I will need to answer is whether or not I want to go for the full project.  Above is Part 6 finished.

Part 7 is finished too.  I am doing fair on the melon fabrics in my stash should I decide to make the full project.

Part 8 is finished.  Darn there were a lot of flying geese in this project.  I have no concerns over having enough red.

Part 9 gets back to the aqua.  There were 80 1.5 inch squares needed for half the project.  I used the drawn line method.  I have the ruler Bonnie Hunter suggested, in two sizes, it does make it nice, but drawing a line can be done while spending time with the family =^.^=

At this point I will be moving on to Indigo Way and catch up with the sewing.  Happy Hump Day!

 

Design Wall Monday, January 13, 2024

As mentioned yesterday, I didn't do much machine sewing this past week.  There isn't much to show on my wall except the five houses that are for the project Kottages.

I did catch up on all the cutting for Krakow.  This is Part 6.  Red and white HSTs.

This is Part 7.  Back to melon and neutral flying geese.

Part 8 is more, but larger, flying geese in red and neutrals.

Part 9 is the reveal with a little bit of sewing.  The aqua is back in play with neutral corners.

Now that all the units are cut for both Winter Mysteries, it is time to sew!  I hope to get deep into these parts later today.  Happy Monday everyone.

Sunday Stash Report, January 12, 2025

I have been hand sewing binding for most of the week.  This is Konveyance.  I washed it in cold water and was very pleased the blue stamp cross stitch pattern rinsed away without a hitch.  This one is headed to Virginia and Greyson.

Kaaaary also finished.  This is from the 2024 Spooky Box.  I'll keep this one around for awhile.  Thanks again to Christy for giving this project a "K" name.

A 2024 UFO finished.  This is Kellie.  The mice are adorable and fussy cut correctly; according to the project's instruction.  I did make a second one (not pictured) using fussy cut incorrectly.  It turned out equally as cute and will likely become a gift at some point.  Kellie stays with me.

This finished quilt comes from Los Angeles by way of a friend's sister who passed away.  My friend was so gracious to think of me and my guild when she had to move her quilting projects along.  Many of these projects will be finished and provided to veterans as my friend thinks her sister would want this foremost.  The remaining projects and yet to become projects will help Sunshine Quilt Guild in providing quilts to the Ronald McDonald House.  I wish I could identify the name of this pattern.  Does anyone know?  The fabric line is All Hallow's Eve by Fig Tree/Moda.  Appreciate any wisdom you might learn.  This quilt finished 60 x 85.  Thank you my friend.

Snowman Society has a back now and will be off to Kerry's later this week.  I will need to figure out a "K" name.  This is a 2025 UFO.

Last to share is Grandma Alice's Stitchery for Austin.  This is a 2025 UFO.  I finished block 8 and the entire block 9 during my Christmas trip.  I have the last two rows in place and it's time to find a back.  I'll be taking this one with my to Kerry's in hopes of finding a back and leaving it with her for quilting.

Used this week: 19.25 yards 
Used YTD: 19.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 0 yards
Net used in 2025: 19.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, January 8, 2025

 

I have been playing catch up with the two Winter Mysteries.  When I left for my parents home I was all caught up.  Bonnie Hunter then rapidly posted the final parts in the time that I was away.  So now I'm cutting units for Indigo Way (2024 Winter Mystery).  Above is Part 6 all cut using red and light blues.

This is Part 7 using red and dark blues.

This is Part 8 and the Reveal.  There is an inner border to cut yet, but I figure I'll wait until I have all the units sewn into blocks before decision needs to be made on what I have enough of to complete the job.  I will also be considering if I need to make more blocks.  I'm leaning towards making the full quilt...just to use up fabrics!

Aside from all the sewing, hand sewing has been taking place too.  The two Kellie projects are done except labels and nearly done with Konveyance.  Kaaaary and one other unnamed project have the binding stitched down, but need the binding hand sewn.  I am hoping to have the three done before next Tuesday for sharing at Sunshine Guild meeting.

Happy Hump Day =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, January 6, 2025

Snowman Society top is complete.  The sashing and borders use the cutest of fabrics.  Look closer if you can.  Time for me to look through my stash for a back that might work.

The binding is all set for when it comes back from quilting.  

100 Houses is a 2022 UFO.  I had five of them started before this sixth one finished today.  I have four more ready to sew.  I plan to stitch up anywhere from one to five of these each time I sit at my sewing table.  They are tiny finishing at 2.5 inches before putting into a top.  Guess you will be seeing a lot of these in the coming posts.  I will always use a yellow for the windows, black for the door, and blue skies.  The house and the roof will hopefully always be different.

I have a Christmas tree to take down and decorations to store.  Be back with you on Wednesday...happy sewing.