Design Wall Monday, June 15, 2026

I am just as I was yesterday.  No sewing yesterday late afternoon and no sewing today.  Tomorrow for certain will have me in my favorite seat sewing away while listening to Theo of Golden.  

Today I set out for the routine Monday with Aqua Fit at LA Fitness.  It was different since the instructor, Mo, taught her last session last week.  Marissa is the new instructor for the time being.  She has been a standin for as long as I have been attending.

This afternoon several of us retired BAE Systems girl friends/coworkers met at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido for lunch.  Learned sad news from two of the gals.  One has been undergoing cancer treatment, all is looking positive for her.  The second girl's husband passed away a while back.  Surprised at the revelation from both friends.

After a great catching up I picked up my new perscriptionglasses that I had been waiting on since May 20th.  Than headed over to Hobby Lobby to pick up a newly framed print that is mounted over our bed.  Wish my sewing machine was ready for pick up, but Paradise Sewing is closed on Mondays.

I came home to Katchfly from Kerry.  Just love the way Carnations Carnival stitched out in a silver thread.  I will be trimming it down later for binding to be stitched on soon.  She also gifted me with a FQ of turquoise cat fabric.  There should be some progress on Kommitted next time I post =^.^=

Book Club tomorrow at Spices Thai.  Book in review is one selected by me, We'll Prescribe You A Cat.

Sunday Stash Report, June 14, 2026

The setting triangles have all been sewn onto the 20 blocks.  There are three block layouts spread throughout the top.  We had weekend company that prevented me from time in my sewing room to put the final blocks and rows together.  It will not take much time now for Kommitted to complete.  

I will have to piece the back with scraps from the white/blue prints used, but I knew this would be since the cute pac-man novelty fabric purchased would not be enough.

For now this project will wait for more sewing time!  The used category will have a change next week.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 154.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 36.5 yards
Net used in 2026: 118 yards

Wednesday Workings, June 10, 2026

Kommitted is moving forward still.  I have about half of the block's setting triangles stitched.  I thought this would be a simple project to cut and stitch.  A project that would go together quickly.  Well indeed I was wrong coming to that conclusion.  It isn't that its hard mind you.  Be prepared for all the setting triangles that need to be made =^.^=

I decided to take out the fabric log in the block that is missing in the first photo.  I mentioned Monday how it stood out too much.  It will be replaced with the fabric you see above making it more desirable.  (Check out my Design Wall Post on Monday for a glimpse of the fabric that just doesn't work.)

Nothing else to share with sewing except that Cherry Crunch has about half the neutral 2.5 x 4.5 units stitched.  There are 488 to be sewn!

The last meeting of the 2025-2026 Sunshine Quilt Guild Membership concluded with a great potluck.  We had things to discuss for the upcoming membership year, sew in dates for the summer months, and winners to be drawn for several challenges.  I won prizes =^.^=  The most exciting was to win the UFO Challenge.  In this challenge for each of the nine predetermined projects you selected at the beginning of the membership year that you finished, a chance would be awarded.  At the end of the membership year one lucky winner would be selected to win the award.  Kottages was certainly my most difficult UFO to finish in this challenge.

We have guests coming on Friday, so there will be some cleanning going on around here tomorrow.  I hope to get back to Kommitted sometime after our home is ready.