Design Wall Monday, November 2, 2026

 


Finished cutting out this UFO yesterday.  I'll have light purple, pink, and gray bunnies.  The pink strips to the left are for the bunny ears.  It looks real close to the pink that will be one of the bunnies, but it does stand out just enough.  The three purples will make up the sashing, corner stones, and outside border.  I think there will be enough to use the purple at the bottom of the fabric stack as the backing.  The oranges are the carrots with the same green fabric for the greens.  I plan to work on this project later this week at Rosie's (it's a two day).  The pattern is from Suzanne's Art House called Springtime Bunny.


I will continue on with the cutting of this UFO today.  So far the border, the carrot and the background are cut.  The stash of fabric on the right will be used for most of the other pieces.  I'm making the project shown at the bottom with the pink border, Mini Spring Trios by Suzanne's Art House.  When reading through the pattern I realized I needed appropriate buttons.  I could have worked to find all the buttons, but I gave Suzanne a jingle and presto; she mailed them out this past Saturday.  This project will be sewn at home so I can be as precise as possible with these little 2" finished blocks.

I will probably pull out another UFO and start the cutting.  For 2026 UFO List I have one more to go; #12 Tiny Piecing. 


For 2026-2027 Sunshine UFO List I have three more to go.  This end date is June 2027.  Deliver Joy (2021), Piecing is Fine (2024), and Get Together (2024).  Which one would you start next?

Deliver Joy


Piecing is Fine

Get Together

Sunday Stash Report, November 1, 2026

 

My Teddy Bear project is into a top.  It turns out that this is the last Jack Dempsey stamped cross stitch pattern I had in my pattern stash.  The last three patterns are all stitchery.  Puppies is next on the agenda.  I should be very proficient at the back stitch in the coming days.  I will have Teddy Bear sized up for a back tomorrow; then soon on its way to Kerry.

Last week I got this charity quilt back from Christy.  These fabrics were left over from Katydid.  I love using a stripe for the binding.  This binding was put on horizontal.  The back came from the Lorna managed Cuddle Quilt stash.  Can you make out the pumpkins in the quilting?

For this first day of November here is my stash numbers...impressive in my opinion.

Used this week: 5 yards
Used YTD: 259 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 65.75 yards
Net used in 2026: 193.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, October 28, 2026

 


Mostly this week I have been finishing up loose ends.  This is the only start that I have been working on.  My Teddy Bears project cross stitch parts were finished several weeks ago and then...other projects took center stage in the sewing room and in my hands.  I finally got bak to it.  I really like how the fabrics work with the colors of the teddy bears.  I have a great stripe that should get me around for the binding.  Presently, I think I have enough of the background for the backing.  My next stitchery project, between the two applique projects in work, is called Puppies.

We are expecting a house guest this weekend so there are all sorts of cleaning projects going on =^.^=  Enjoy your Hump Day.