Wednesday Workings, July 2, 2025

Moving right along with the applique on Katniss.  Three blocks done (top row) and six more to do.  Making great progress on the project.

Quilts arrived from Kerry yesterday, Knickers and the Lattice Baby Quilt for charity.  I have binding prepared with plans to stitch down on both of them today.  My first priority in hand stitching will be Katniss =^.^=

Another community signature charity quilt was finished.  My volunteering will be tomorrow.  The booth looks really good.  

These are the volunteers today.  Booth set up with two completed community signature charity quilts mounted to the left of the booth and one on the table to the right along with lots more signature blocks to be signed.  Our Opportunity Quilt for 2025-2026 is in the middle with chances available to win.  We will also be sitting down at a sewing machine showing how quilts come together.

Also brought in the mail is this very summery table runner by Fig Tree & Co. called Popsicles.  I have scraps aplenty to put this one together.

Enjoy this beautiful Wednesday =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, June 30, 2025

 

The applique is coming along on Katniss.  It is taking about three hours to stitch each block.  At this rate I have a week left before the next steps in having this part done.  The bias bar worked well for the "X".  I definitely recommend it for smaller pieces of bias tape.  The ease with centering the seam on the underside is really a treat; just what the tool is supposed to do.

Here is the rest of my applique pieces for the remaining seven blocks.  I use the Avery label method for my applique shapes.  Using a full Avery label sheet, trace or photo copy the shape onto the sheet.  Cut out the shape and press onto the right side of the fabric.  Cut the fabric ~1/8 around the Avery label.  Position on your project and applique it down.  Remove the Avery label.  The label can be used more than once.  It sticks amazingly well.

Also stitched are all the units for the outside border.  13 will be used for each side.  I will wait until the top is done before these are assembled.

Sunshine has a booth at the San Diego County Fair again this year.  We will have stoppers by sign our community charity project blocks.  I have made two quilts from signed blocks to display and this is the second to be made into a top for stoppers by to sign.  Painters tape was adhered to the back of the signature part of the block to keep the fabric stable.

This is the start of a third top for stopers by to sign.  Sunshine's booth will be open for showing the quilting craft on July 2 and July 3.  Come by and say hi...oh and sign a community charity project block!

Hope your July is awesome =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, June 29, 2025

 

The zebra is the last block to stitch for Children's Zoo cross stitch project.  I have some fun fabric to use for getting this into a small quilt.  The animals are not true to their natural coloring; at least a few are not.  The turquoise will be the inner border or frame around each 9" block which there are 12.  The stripe will be the binding and the final piece will be for the sashing as well as the back.  I will be fitting this into the sewing queue.  I have already counted the fabric in, but not yet at that point to call it out.

Katniss is coming along fine.  I have all the smaller blocks stitched into the larger block.  The nine blocks are on my wall with the sashing that will come next once the applique is done.  The applique will be where the four smaller blocks point together.  On the right side you can see the strips that will be used for the inner border and the last pieced units for the outer border.  The same white stripe used in the sashing is planned for the binding.

Here are the pieces needing prepared for the applique.  I will be working on this today.

These are the units ready to go for the outer border.  All the red squares have their center lines drawn and ready for stitching.  There will be 13 border units for each side with a corner stone of a solid red.

Didn't purchase any fabric this week and nothing to claim as used either.  These two projects are coming together quite nicely.  Hopefully they will claim as used next week along with Pop Medley that I didn't put together a back for yet.  Now let me find time in my sewing room =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 180.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 78.25 yards
Net used in 2025: 102.5 yards