Showing posts with label Katkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Katkins. Show all posts

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!

Design Wall Monday, October 27, 2025

 


Besides having Halloween quilts adorning your home; what could put the icing on the cake?  Having a Halloween project on your design wall =^.^=.  This is as far as I got on Sunday with Pumpkin Sitting by Fat Quarter Shop from the 2025 Spooky Box.


These three black pumpkins will fill the three spots between the orange pumpkins.  Then comes the cat that will sit atop the black pumpkin in the third column.

Hope you are getting ready for Halloween.


Sunday Stash Report, October 26, 2025


Not much sewing going on right now.  I have finished the first parts of Pumpkin Sitting.  The orange bodied pumpkins are done.  There were seven of them.  Next up is the black bodied pumpkins.  I am anxious to have the black ones done because the last block to make is a cat =^.^=  Halloween is just days away now...we still need to purchase candy!

Today's project is black pumpkins.  No change in my stash stats this week.  Perhaps Pumpkin Sitting will be in the used category next week.  

Oh...did you see that Bonnie Hunter released Lupine & Laughter?  It is the intro for the Winter Mystery.  The first couple of clues are one week ahead of the usual timeframe.  I've got my intro printed out.  Trying to decide on the new specialty ruler.  Will you get it?

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 270.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 129 yards
Net used in 2025: 141.25 yards

Have a wonderful day.

Wednesday Workings, October 22, 2025

 

This is month three of Home for the Holly Days.  I'm going to start cutting out month four.  Month four is yet to arrive, but they've been sending fabric when I already have enough.  I'm going to keep on going until the fabric I have isn't enough for the future months.

After trimming ALL the HST, gosh there were so many, It is time to put these pumpkins together.  I should have some time to enjoy my sewing room and a good audio book.  I am reading Beyond Dorothy right now.  It is a future book club read.  It is about what happened before The Wizard of Oz.

I have picked up my cross stitching again now that Katniss is finished.  The block currently under my needle is a kitten playing with a ball of yarn.  I am anxious to get further along with each of the five projects started.

Have a great rest of your week.

Wednesday Workings, October 15, 2025

This is just one of the several projects that I am working on.  It is a UFO for me this year.  I love this project.  Any idea what the project is and its designer.  I know Pam D will know because she made one.  We got them at the same time, but darn she beat me to finishing her Scatter Garden by Kim Diehl.  The pattern is made in "Installments" for a block of the month (if you want it that way).  I have the entire project pattern and fabrics.  So my plan is to just work through it along with other projects.

This is Installment 1.  A bunch of tiny pieces =^.^=  I'd be happy just to continue through, but want to get started on a couple other project already cut.  Installment 2 will have to wait.  Home for the Holly Days is cut through two months with the third to arrive any day now.  This one is also inspired by Pam D.  Jennifer, Pam, and I will be making this project.  It is the next one to stitch.  I have the 2025 Spooky Box (Pumpkin Sitting) partially cut out...the background is next to cut.  I want to work on this one at Rosie's on Friday.


I couldn't share this small wall hanging until now because it was my Fall/Halloween Exchange Gift.  I was one of seven at Sunshine Quilt Guild October monthly meeting who joined in on the fun.  It was to be not valued over $30.  The exchange was done to a Left-Right Halloween story.  I'm not sure what "story" Pam told us.  You can find stories on the internet just search for left right game stories.  Many of the stories are free or on ETSY for a small amount.  Here is how it works.

The "left right game" for Halloween is a story telling game where players sit in a circle and pass an object, like candy or a gift, to the left or right depending on the word spoken in a pre-selected story.  The person holding the object at the end of the story wins a prize. It's an interactive and suspenseful game suitable for parties, classrooms, or family gatherings.

This is the gift I ended up with at the end of the game.  Only a Quilter would understand the metal sign :)  Thanks Kathy B for some fun and useful goodies.

Karen Brow Meier was our speaker.  We were lucky to have her as she will be retiring at the end of the year.  I had purchased two of her patterns previously and made one of them (Kooter Klan).  The other pattern is a mermaid which is a bit intimidating, but have no fear...I will get to it!

Karen brought some patterns and Cat Academy had to come home with me.  This one is even more intimidating.  It is done as a block of the month too.  She had two gifts to offer to the membership.  The winners were birthday related.  One member had a birthday that day and I had the one closest to last night, but not forward on the calendar than last night.


This was my prize.  A nice short stack of red/pink batiks and a needle threader.  Thank you Karen!

You might say it was my night to win.  I won one of three door prizes.  Didn't catch who the sponsor of it was, but hopefully I can find out and thank them.


This is the block of the month offered, a maple leaf.  It is coordinated by Gina who also provided a background with instructions for us to make it with batiks.


The puppy blocks were adorable.  I didn't count how many were turned in, maybe twenty?  A few are outstanding and these two are the only ones left to make.  I happily took them to finish.  Pam D has a setting in mind.  Lorna is working on who might be interested in using the completed quilt as a fundraiser.  We are hoping Rady's Childrens Hospital Therapy Program will be interested.

Well let me close this by wishing everyone a lovely Wednesday.  Hope you get into your sewing room =^.^=







Design Wall Monday, September 29, 2025

 


There are times when I need a break from tiny sewing to applique.  Because of this I picked up a kit that is already cut out.  This is Gleaming from the 2025 Liberty Box (Fat Quarter Shop).  I really enjoyed working with this fabric line.  All that is left on this one is sewing the blocks together and adding two borders.  Wait until you see the outer border fabric; it really adds to this simple design.

What you see poking out of the top are the houses for Kottages and from the left Krowkissed.  I plan to start cutting out Home for the Holly Days, Scatter Garden, and Pumpkin Sitting projects this week.  Need to have something "sewy" to work on come Friday at Rosie's.

 My Design Wall is full =^.^=


Sunday Stash Report, September 21, 2025


 I have cut the Avery Label material into the shapes for Week 11 (that empty spot at the bottom).  Next I will be working on applying to fabric and cutting the shapes for stitching.  I've been waiting a bit for my fingers to be happy after so much applique.


Thursday I finished the Sunshine BOM coordinated by Teresa W.  Someone will need to make a squirrel!


At Rosie's on Friday I built six more houses.  I also purchased four pieces of fabric for the last seven.  I've already found coordinating fabric for the roofs in my stash.  Starting to get real close to the 100 Houses :)


I also picked up a pattern from Suzanne's Art House.  Not like I need another pattern, but this one for Spring, well it just had to come home with me.




Friday after Rosie's and the USPS delivery the 2025 Spooky Box arrived from Fat Quarter Shop.  I like the Pumpkin Sitting project and needed the Finishing Kit which came on Saturday.  Another project to work on and usually get done during a Rosie's day.  Cute how they added a fancy cat within all the fancy pumpkins.


I also received the backing for Krowkissed.  The binding is yet to arrive from Justin Fabric.  I suspect everything needed for Krowkissed will arrive this week.


My puppy has been stitched.  I think there are eight or nine now made.  This will be a very cute fundraiser for Rady Childrens' Therapy Dog Program.


Thanks to Janet and Christy for getting this to a donation stage.  This is the tenth donation quilt made for Sunshine in 2025.
Tomorrow I start my very first Spanish language lesson.  We shall see how this goes =^.^=

So not much on the used side this time, but there is some purchased to get projects to a completion.


Used this week: .5 yards
Used YTD: 228 yards 
Purchased this week: 9.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 113.75 yards
Net used in 2025: 114.25 yards