Design Wall Monday, October 26, 2026

I have my Chopped: Quilting Edition Challenge project done.  I have selected a fabric for the backing from my stash.  Just need to stitch it together a little bit for the right size.  Now it is on to UFOs!

I will be making the larger one in the photo at the bottom.  This is a 2025 UFO.  I'm hopeful to find buttons for the wings on the two birds.  The pattern has a local phone number to get the button kit, but I'm doubtful I will be successful.  The nine blocks in the project finish at 2".  Going to be a challenge.

  

I will be making the table runner.  This is a 2026 UFO.  This one will be a nice addition to my growing table runners.  I have what I want in purple for one of the bunnies and a good fabric for one of hte carrots.

Sometime along the way I plan to finish up my Teddy Bears cross stitch blocks.  Pretty sure I have everything I need to get this one done.

The weather is wonderful here in San Diego!

Sunday Stash Report, October 25, 2026

 

This is the project I have been working on all week.  Lovey Dovey was just what I was looking for to participate in the Chopped: Quilting Edition going on this month at Sunshine Quilt Guild.  I selected bag #14 that included four fabrics to use in any project of your choice.  The inspiration for the dove pattern is one of the four fabrics in that bag.  You can see it used in the 9-Patches and several of the hearts.  It's the fabric circled.  The other three fabrics aren't used quite so much; a solid green heart, the back wing, and the print fabric in the front wing.  The project is mostly in pieces that will be sewn together today.

I sewed up this quick BOM for Sunshine Quilt Guild.  The yellow fabric is a batik as are all the other kits that were handed out to members.  You probably recognize the pattern curated by Kelly called Disappearing 9-Patch.  I've seen a few members' blocks completed; this project will make into a beauty.

Here is my damage...but just to get projects finished...well mostly =^.^=  From the top, I auditioned the first two for the Lovey Dovey project and settled on the gray/green dot for the sashing.  The gray will see another project some day along with the bottom white/multi dot.  The purple dot went for the back of the Flutter 2 project.  I looked at the "pink" fabric possibilities and felt the purple looked best.  Gosh I seem to go for dots...what do you think?  I have a used as well in Flutter 2.

Used this week: 8.5 yards
Used YTD: 254 yards 
Purchased this week: 7.75 yards
Purchased YTD: 65.75 yards
Net used in 2026: 188.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, October 21, 2026

 

The Flutter, a second one, has been completed.  I don't have anything appropriate for a backing so I'll be looking.  This one is for Satie; a Helen Christmas gift.  I will have this one off to Kerry this weekend.

This is the project that I have been spending my time on the last couple of days.  There is so much cutting!  I had four fabrics in my #14 bag to use.  All four fabrics will be in these two blocks.  I'm hopefull the background fabric holds out for another two blocks...it isn't looking good that it will.  The sashing fabric is not something in my stash so I'll be picking something up.  I would like it to not be too light since it lays next to the heart background.  I want it to compliment the dove background.  Let me point out three of the #14 fabrics.  First the darker heart that is in the top middle of the first block along with the second fabric in the striped wing and third in the back wing.  The fourth fabric will be in one or two hearts yet to be finished.  I think I am doing the Chopped: Quilting Edition Challenge pretty good.  

Hope your Wednesday was terrific =^.^=