Wednesday Workings, September 30, 2026

 As promised, I have been busy dreaming about how to put this SpongeBob Bikini Bottom project together.  My dreams are now materializing.  I first started with the ocean.  Lighter at the top then moving down into deep waters.  The sand was a little easier with only three fabrics.  There are slight curves with both ocean and sand; the ocean being a bit more curvy.  Look close and you will see three flower clouds.  There is one piece of coral too.  The WOF strips in varying sizes will be sewn down raw edge.  Once the portions of the pineapple are determined I will adjust both ocean and sand then sew in place.  The blue painters tape on the sides is as long as the ocean section and sand section should be.  There will be some trimming for the width.  The tape in the center is where the pineapple (SpongeBob's home) should be.

Today I am starting in on the pineapple.  I will also work on seaweed that will be sewn on the left side of the pineapple.  Anxious to see how this project continues to unfold.

That's it for now.  I should have pictures with the pineapple on my next post.

Design Wall Monday, September 28, 2026

 

I finished Krimped today.  There was just one side to stitch the binding in place when I sat down for TV time.  Oh, there was also the sleeve.  All done before bedtime.  Funny how the name came about.  I was looking for a name that fit in with the name of the project, Confetti.  You might wonder why I didn't just change the name to Konfetti...  I have a project already called that so I dug a bit deeper into the word.  Came up with crimped which is the paper in packaging materials; those strings of paper crinkled up like a slinky.  (I'll be saving Krinkled for a Christmas project).  The fabrics in Krimped came from two projects along with the help from Pam's scraps too.  I tossed in a few blacks that worked well and here you go.

This was Krimped just before the hand stitching started.  I wondered if the thread would be enough.  It was and then some =^.^=

Now on to a new project.  Arms Wide Open is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with special needs.  The organization reached out to Sunshine Quilt Guild to make theme related quilts for theater productions.  The quilt will become part of a raffle for theater patrons to try their luck to win.  This year the guild was selected to make a quilt for Addams Family performed in October and SpongeBob in November.  Christy made for Addams Family and I am making for SpongeBob.  The fabrics above are the start of this Gemini AI generated project.  Green and golds for SpongeBob's home along with aquas and tans for the surroundings of his home, Bikini Bottom.

Here I'm making felted wool flower clouds and coral.  I'm trying to achieve a dimensional project.  These flower clouds appear in every episode.  They appear in the sky and come in various colors. When in Bikini Bottom, they appear normally, but when outside of the town, they appear stretched out and distorted.  Mine are in the Bikini Bottom just outside of town in purple, pink, and dark blue.  The tan shape is coral of course.  Next up will be making sand...  Check back on my next post (Wednesday Workings) to see the start of my Bikini Bottom!

Sunday Stash Report, September 27, 2026

Here's a 2026 UFO finish.  I have yet to give this project called Popsicles an appropriate "K" name.  That will come shortly.  I am sure one can be figured out...perhaps Kreams.  Sherberts are sometimes made with cream.  Well heck without further ado Kreams it is!

Kreams will have this checkered backing and the lighter green as binding.  Another off the 2026 list.

The Owls and Pumpkins went together much faster than I'd thought.  It too is a smaller project and a 2023 UFO.  These were the fabrics used.

First to go together were the owl bodies and pumpkins.  I had no trouble finding suitable fabric from my stash.  This project included a new technique for me.  The selcra was made using Applipops.  I used my tried and ture Avery Label paper for the wings.

When I get it back from Kerry the pupils will be added to the owls; because they will be black buttons.  The first row will be sewn in place looking down, the center owl will be looking straight ahead, and the last row of owls will be looking up.  If Kerry can add a viney squiggle to the top of the pumpkin stalk in green it will be great.  This project will be called Kryptic.  Nice getting one of these older UFOs behind me.  I still have a few more to go, but I am slowly cutting into them =^.^=

For this week three projects done (one shared with you on Wednesday) and not a single thread purchased!

Used this week: 7.5 yards
Used YTD: 232.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 58 yards
Net used in 2026: 174.75 yards