Now I'm off to spend time on Forever in Blue Jeans and catching up with Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek Mystery. I leave with another roll of my stash odometer!
I have started collecting small wool ornament kits for Christmas tree decorations in the future. These came via ETSY from Village Wool.
I am working on catching up with Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek Mystery. I am way far behind, but hopefully with my break from work there will be time for catching up! Have a wonderful week. =^.^=
Mom sent me a few fabrics this past week. She's de-stashing to me! I hope to find something to do with these cute fabrics.
Janet O makes for a special group of family and friends soaps. I'm honored to be part of this group. I also received from her the nice sewing bag with the moniquer "Quilter's Rule!...don't we? Thank you Janet for keeping me in your thoughts.
Coffee Break by Karla Alexander of Cut Loose Press is the designer of this table runner that will be an everyday one for Mom's table. I have some scraps that have been set aside for it's making. You might remember the Christmas Tree table runners I made as gifts last year this time. This pattern uses the same Creative Grids Spider Web ruler. It is the 2020 - 2021 Sunshine Quilt Guild UFO Challenge #7 that needs to be done before our January meeting.
You will begin to see this project each month. I am not certain when I will start, but the perfect way to get just the right amount of fabric needed for each of the blocks. BOM 1 brings six blocks. And you know I will be asking as time moves along just what to call my project...
I worked in the yard most of Sunday, but did have enough time to sort out what three fabrics should go together for the 14 sets of parts to be made by me for Part 2 of Grassy Creek 2020 Winter Mystery by Bonnie Hunter. My project called Krooked Kreek. This is a 2021 UFO project. I should have time to get back to this on Wednesday. Tuesday happens to be the monthly guild meeting with Sunshine on ZOOM. I have two sets cut (top 1 1/2" strips). Left over fabric from these sets is at the left. What is yet to cut is at the right.
Spooky Friends (looking for a "K" name) is all ready to go. The three pumpkins are a very simple paper pieced block with applique eyes, nose, and mouth. The two cats are pieced along with all the rest of the project. This is on my 2021 UFO draft list. It might get replaced if I finish before 2020 is out.
This is Karefree all finished at 25" x 30". It is also a 2020 UFO that is a design by Pam Buda called Prairie Winds. My very first Mardi Gras project to display. Kerry's Quilting used Charm Bracelet and white thread for the quilting.
Time to sit down and sew! Enjoy your first week of December.
My friend Charmagne surprised me Friday with left over fabric from her mask making days. She dropped them off at my porch, but I worked on Friday and was not at home. I will certainly find something to do with these batiks.
I have ready my Sunshine Challenge #4 UFO Project. All set for our Zoom Meeting on Tuesday. Nothing changes my stats this week...but you do see that I am constantly working at it! Have a wonderful week.
Here are the units cut. There are 14 sets of HSTs ready for sewing. Anxious to show you the finished Part 1. There will be more on this as I stitch the pieces together. This project is one of my 2021 UFOs! If you want to play along a part is released every Friday until sometime around New Years Day. The entire mystery can be had on her website at quiltville.com.
I received another installment of the Beware! It's Halloween BOM from Midway Wool. This installment contains blocks for the Graveyard and Broomstick.
Midway Wool also sent me a freebie FQ that just happens to be a gray that will be included in the Grassy Creek project for sure.
Happy Monday! Join me in welcoming December =^.^= Before we know it we will be ringing in 2021...but let's not get ahead of Christmas!
Rainbow Radiance is finished! This is my last 2020 UFO. Oh what a wonderful feeling... It took a bunch of thinking as the stash was a bit thin on batik neutrals. The final border was the tough part, LOL. It was to be 5 1/2" wide. No way to get this out of what I had left to use from the inner neutral border. So I improvised of course =^.^= I came up with the 5 1/2" by two borders one of a neutral used in the top and the rest of the measurement with the inner border fabric plus about 7" on both sides of just the top and bottom of the sashing of another neutral used in the top. I also added in one new fabric and a six more already used fabrics for the second border because the stash was not enough of the rustic orange. Needless to say...I am happy with the results. The purple print batik is the backing. This fabric is left from the first ever mystery published in Quiltmaker Magazine called Secret Garden that I hosted each month for four months. Finally another last word on the design's use of the Omnigrip On-Point Ruler...not a fan! Packaged up and ready to head to Kerry's Quilting on Monday.
During the week I also finished making Candy Cat blocks. This one uses the background fabric from a birthday present sent by my Sister-in-Law Rita. I can't show you the other two as they will become a Christmas gift. These go into the mail Monday.
I did not take a photo, but made two more blocks for the 2021-2022 Sunshine Opportunity Quilt. These go into the mail Monday as well.
I pulled fabrics for Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek Winter 2020 Mystery. Part 1 was released on Black Friday. Started out with gold and gray fabrics. There will be more on this project on Design Wall Monday post.
Thrilled to have some binding to do. One of these is my UFO #4 project with Sunshine Quilt Guild. It needs to be completely finished before Monday next week. I will have the binding sewn down and ready for hand stitching later today.
So for now I have a big USED this week with Rainbow Radiance. Hope your Sunday is terrific!
p.s. the colors of the first photo are more like what the fabrics are. Funny how they came out so different=^.^=
The next project in my queue is the last UFO for 2020. #11 Rainbow Radiance. This one is by Donna Lynn Thomas and finishes at 56" x 66". I plan to make it the full size as a thrown for the family room.
My color choices use batiks where I had at least a FQ.
I will substitute a bunch of neutrals for the requirement. Unfortunately I do not have enough of one fabric for the entire project. I will worry about the borders once the 9" blocks are stitched.
The project uses two rulers Omnigrid On-Point Ruler is one of them and the standard ruler in my case by Creative Grid. I do have to learn again the ins and outs of the On-Point Ruler since I have not used it in awhile. There will be more on this project tomorrow.
Today though I turn the dial on my Stash Stats! Always a good day =^.^=
Next post you'll see how I'm doing =^.^=
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