Wednesday Workings, October 7, 2026

 

These are the last three Teddy Bear cross stitch blocks finished.  I now have all of them ready to put in a setting.  I have been picking up a suitable fabrics for this very thing.  Hopefully one of them will work.  

This will be my next hand sewing project to finish.  My grandmother started it long ago.  It just needs a little bit to finish it the rest of the way.  Note the scalloped border :)  The photos below show the work she did and where I will stitch to the finish.

As for my next project under my sewing machines needle...a second Flutter quilt.  My client loved it so much that she wants another one to give as a Christmas gift.  I will get back to my UFOs soon.

Design Wall Monday, October 5, 2026

My version (Gemini AI assisted) is finished.  The piano key border in the clockwise pattern really sets it off.  It will be off to Lorna this week for quilting.  I'm looking through my stash for the perfect sandy brown shade that will work for a binding.  This project really stretched me =^.^=

Now off to binding Katydid that arrived today.  Oh do I love this quilt.  Photos soon I promise.

I have enjoyed hearing from my friends on this day of my Birthday!

That's it from my sewing room for this Design Wall Monday.

Sunday Stash Report, October 4, 2026

 

The top center of BikiniBottom is complete.  It was a challenge, not the type of quilt I usually find myself making.  I was thrilled when I shared a photo with Faith, our server and friend at Crust & Brew, asking "what theme is this photo depecting?"  She thought a second (or "minute" as she would say)...SpongeBob was her response.  So I did SpongeBob justice =^.^=

The finishing touches are started here.  The colors of SpongeBob according to Gemini AI.  Only a splash of red, the reason not so much in the stack.  These are 2" x 6 1/2" strips are all coming from my scraps stash YIPPEE!  I am thinking to trim down the top a bit; I get the feeling that there is too much sand, not to mention it will finish larger once the piano key border is in place.

Lorna is all set to quilt this Arms Wide Open intended quilt for their raffle basket during the month of November for the production SpongeBob the Musical.

Nothing changes stash numbers this week.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 232.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 58 yards
Net used in 2026: 174.75 yards