Design Wall Monday, August 4, 2025

Kouverture has been claimed by Kosmo!  It took me several hours to design, prepare, and stitch this sleeve.  I couldn't decide on a setting for all the scraps leftover.  Well it is done now and stitched on to the top along with the binding.  This quilt is second in the queue of quilts to bind.

This Sunshine Charity quilt should make a special child happy.  Kosmo wanted to claim it too.  This is the first one to bind.  While watching TV with Tim the hand stitching was nearly done.  I will have it done this evening for sure.  We have been watching a particularly odd series that does take paying attention to.  His Dark Materials on HBO Max.  The genres include Action, Fantasy television, Children's film, Fantasy, Science fiction, Adventure, Drama, and Thriller.

Kiki arrived first.  I couldn't decide AGAIN on the fabric to use for the binding.  Well the second photo tells you what I ended up doing.  There was a hint yesterday of a fabric purchase.  I found six pink on pink in raspberry tones between Rosie's and Quilt In A Day.  I have the binding stitched together in about 11" pieces in most cases.  I had a little bit from the quilt top, but not nearly enough until I shopped.  This is a big quilt at 80" x 90".  First for Kiki is putting a sleeve together.  It too will be of a checker board design with fabric leftover from the back.  I'll get the binding under the iron today and should be able to stitch it completely for the third quilt's binding to be hand stitched in place.  

Oh I should mention that I have the labels for all three ready to apply.  Can't forget the labels =^.^=  Have a wonderful Monday.

Sunday Stash Report, August 3, 2025

 

This past Friday was Rosie's Day.  I get together with several sewing sisters in Rosie's Calico Cupboard's workroom.  Several of the sisters have Singer Featherweight machines.  No better place to start my journey with my newly serviced 1953 machine.  It stepped up to the task of paper piecing more 2" finished blocks for my 100 Houses project.  Not the fault by any means of the machine, these little houses take time to assemble.  Each block has 13 pieces.  I was able to get done with six during the time at Rosie's and finished another two at home.

18 completed with too many more to stitch.  That's the fun of projects like this.  All will have blue sky, yellow windows, and a black door.  I have been working from 2 1/2" strips so far.  It takes about 9" of the strip to make the house...surprised?

Kwiescent on my wall with the recent finish of the Milk Can block.  Week 8 is in progress.

I do have a bit of new fabric to add to the Stash Count.  The bottom two are from Rosie's and the rest from Quilt In A Day.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 225.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 1.75 yards
Purchased YTD: 80 yards
Net used in 2025: 145.5 yards

 I will leave you with a photo of Twinkie.  She was our companion for a time at the Carlsbad Animal Shelter while Kennel Komforter's were busy making pet beds.  She came in with her tail tucked under and left with her tail held high.