Wednesday Workings, November 5, 2025

 

I am busy cutting Installment Two of Scatter Garden.  I went out of order by mistake and cut Installment Three before Two.  Oh well, both needed to be cut right?

I am also hand stitching the table runners that will be donated to Sunshine Quilt Guild for the Craft Fair at Summers Past Farms, December 6 and December 7.  I was able to get to the Post Office yesterday and the table runner for ALA #221 is on its way to Maryland.

Happy Wednesday!

Sunday Stash Report, November 2, 2025

 

As yet unnamed, Pumpkin Sitting is done.  I like the addition of the cat.  This pattern comes from the 2025 Spooky Box, Fat Quarter Shop.  Soon I hope to get this one in the mail to Kerry.

Still working on the table runners that will be donated to two causes.  One of them will soon ship to Maryland for the ALA Christmas Raffle.  The rest will go to Summers Past Farm for the booth that Sunshine Quilters will have on December 6 and 7.

So a bit of a change this week.

Used this week: 5.75 yards
Used YTD: 276 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 129 yards
Net used in 2025: 147 yards

Wednesday Workings, October 29, 2025

 

I have the cat done for the Pumpkin Sitting project.  It has been fun and a much needed diversion for this week's activities.

There has been hand sewing done from the recent quilts that arrived from Kerry.  A goal is to finish and get back into the mail to Maryland, the American Legion Auxilary #221 donation for their 2025 Christmas Raffle basket.

Until  next time, happy sewing!

Sunday Stash Report, October 5, 2025

Let me start with Krowkissed progress.  I'm just about halfway done with this Crows and Vines block.  I'm working on this today during football games.  

I started off with these fabrics for the holiday table runner that I will be donating to the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) 221 Holiday Fundraiser Basket.  The second photo is adding in a couple more lights and most importantly the red and white stripe inner border and binding fabric.

I was able to finish the table runner that will be off to Kerry for quilting.  It will be included in a basket filled with a holiday meal fit for a King!  Someone is going to be a lucky winner.  Tickets for the basket can be had from Betty Delman or Kathy Owens in the Avenue, Maryland area if you are interested.  (The outside stripe piece represents the binding that will go on after quilting.)

I plan to make a couple more of these table runners for the Summers Past Farm event in early December in the San Diego, California area where the Sunshine Quilt Guild will have a booth.  So if you didn't win the one in Maryland there's a chance for purchasing one in California.  I'll be posting photos soon of the two that will be for sale supporting the Sunshine Quilt Guild.

I have a another finish to share.  Gleaming finished; from the 2025 Liberty Box by Fat Quarter Shop.  No name selected yet to represent my "K".  I am waiting on the backing to arrive.  I purchased one of the white prints, the one that looks like fireworks, for the back.  The dark blue star will be its binding.

I pulled fabrics for the Karen Brow Meiser Fancy Feathers Bird Topper workshop that will be held on 10/18.  The Purple row of fabrics will make up the birds.  I purchased three different sizes of the black and white stripe so that I can audition for the best when the project comes together.

On Friday I started working on a Halloween project.  I'm going to call this one Kreepy Kats, Krows, and Klaws (Under A Spell by Jennifer Pugh).  Pulled this together from words captured in the panel.  The now framed panel pieces need to be trimmed down.  It gets an orange inner border and a very appropriate outer border.  Coming together just perfect.

These were jumping into my hands at Rosie's.  I really like Kai scissors.  I can send Kai scissors to Kai for sharpening, but this takes awhile.  It is faster to have a few pairs of scissors in the wings.  I also got a birthday gift for my sister that I won't share.  Her birthday is Tuesday so hopefully USPS Priority mailed tomorrow will get it there quickly.  Hey, it isn't like we are kids having it there for the big day =^.^=

My last purchase from Rosie's is the fabrics and double sided fusible needed for the picket fence.  I'm getting to a Krowkissed finish so I'll need to have on hand what's needed to finish Kottages.

Saturday I spent the day making pet beds for shelters.  The group, Kennel Komforters, meets the first weekend of the month at the Palomar Animal Shelter.  There is usually ten or so on both Friday and Saturday.  They support seven North County Animal Shelters making around 62 beds each month with distributions to all seven shelters.  

My damage from Rosie's makes Gleaming and the ALA table runner important to count as used!  Want that 2025 net used number to be BIG.  Fortunately, I don't have my online purchases in hand to count this week!

Used this week: 15.25 yards
Used YTD: 243.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 5.25 yard
Purchased YTD: 120 yards
Net used in 2025: 123.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, October 1, 2025

I am moving right along with Krowkissed.  The wings are in place, the lower two flowers have the receptacle in place, and a few of the 42 leaves that will be attached to the vine are in place.  All ready for another evening of applique.  This project is moving right along =^.^=

I did cut out the first two months of Home for the Holly Days.  Month three of this BOM from Fat Quarter Shop (a Kim Diehl design) will be here anytime now.  I hope to sew the two months at Rosie's this Friday.  I did order from Shabby Fabrics the back for Home for the Holly Days.  

I am hoping to get the first month of Scatter Garden cut before Friday as well.  I have everything needed for this Kim Diehl design.

I ordered also from Shabby Fabrics a Teflon Pressing Sheet for the picket fence of 100 Houses.  It does not take much fabric for the picket fence, but I will need some muslin if I can't find it in my stash.  

The picket fence is constructed as a sandwich with layers of picket fence fabric, double sided fusible, muslin, and double sided fusible.  It is cut and assembled on the border fabric then attached to the 100 houses.  My border fabric will be a light to medium blue representing daytime.

Gleaming is coming along nicely too.  I have up to the last border sewn together.  I tried to have it done for a photo, but the cook of the house needs to make dinner!  I will be sharing a photo on Sunday Stash Report day.  It needs a "K" name.  I have done so many patriotic projects that coming up with another patriotic name will be a challenge.  Perhaps I can pull a "K" name from my Spanish learned so far.  Well my friends any suggestions?

If this is not enough than why not one more project...  Karen Brow Meier workshop is coming up fast on October 18th.  I need to pull fabrics for this one called Fancy Feathers Bird Topper.  I plan to use my Batiks.  This is the first workshop offered by Sunshine Quilt Guild for the new membership year.  I have done one of Karen's many projects and have a pattern for another.  I know she will give a great workshop.

Oh and did I talk about the December holiday table runner for the America Legion Auxiliary Holiday Raffle Basket that is due to them at the beginning of November?  Guess I need to focus on this one =^.^=

I hope your sewing room is filled with fun projects this first day of October!