Sunday Stash Report, March 23, 2025

This came on Monday!  So excited to get Krakow back from Kerry.  There are two more mysteries in the quilting queue along with Grandma Alice's two stitchery projects.  I know one of the two stitchery projects is next to quilt.  Back to Krakow though...I worked on the binding all week and just finished a few hours ago.

This 2025 UFO is finished =^.^=

This week I did have two adds.  The purple was purchased at Rosie's for the Spring table runner that I will share with you tomorrow called Peeps by Pieces From My Heart.  The orange one is from Coffee Patch Fabrics (ETSY).  It will be used for Orange Crush that is Bonnie Hunter's Mystery II.  I am still waiting on more of the red to arrive before I will have all that I need for this project.

Here is what I am working with so far.  More blues will come into the mix once I hunt through my 2" strips or create more :)  The neutrals are easy.  These are the ones that are cut at 2" already that will be the first to use.  The first units to be made are four patches with 2" units of neutral and blues.

Happily I finished my Idiom Challenge project this week.  I am sewing the back together today.  On Tuesday it will be on its way to Kerry for quilting.  Nothing purchased for this project YEAH!

So there is some change with my stash stats today.

Used this week: 2 yards 
Used YTD: 74.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 2.5 yards
Purchased YTD: 38 yards
Net used in 2025: 39.25 yards

 

Sunday Stash Report, February 16, 2025

 

Kindly Kreatures is complete and soon to be on its way to Levi.  Three weeks has flown by since he was born.  I'm anxious for him to have this quilt in his nursery.

As mentioned on my Wednesday Workings post Krakow finished.  It too will be on its way to Kerry for her magic.  I have cut and prepared the binding which will be the teal color.  This project will be counted as used this week and checked off my 2025 UFO list.

I put the first blocks up on my design wall that is Kirilowii.  It is hard as heck to pronounce.  The name is true in that it is in the Indigofera family used to make the blue color of Indigo.  You may recall that I started this project making half the size.  Just like Krakow (Old Town) I changed my mind to make it the full size.  So again I cut units an sew more units =^.^=  Kirilowii will soon be a 2024 UFO completion. 

Used this week: 18.25 yards 
Used YTD: 42.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 24.5 yards
Net used in 2025: 18 yards

I hope you had a grand Valentine's Day.

Wednesday Workings, February 12, 2025

Hooray for my completion.  Krakow is done and I am so excited with the result.  This is the Old Town Mystery by Bonnie Hunter.  I have it ironed and ready for Kerry's magic.

These fabrics will finish the quilt.  The one in the back is a light teal and will be used for the backing.  The other is for the binding.  It is going to be lovely!  Another UFO (2025) beats the dust =^.^=

Next up is to finish last years Bonnie Hunter Mystery Indigo Way.

Design Wall Monday, February 10, 2025

 

Look a bit overwhelming doesn't it?  These big projects take up the entire wall.  Starting with the sashing being sewn to the blocks...I'll be busy for awhile this week.  I had hoped to have it done over the weekend, but got too involved in a book and then there was the big football game!

The next time you see this project it should be in one piece =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, February 9, 2025

The 2025 Cupid Box arrived along with the Finishing Kit last week.  I wasn't real happy with the collection of items.  The pattern is a cute one though.  It is called Flowers and Chocolates.

I got all the blocks for Krakow done by Thursday and the sashing done on Friday.  I have it on my design wall that I will share with you tomorrow.  Have a couple of completions to share too.

Knockedout

Katnipped

Kork

Have an add in the Jolly Box fabric, but nothing to have as used.  Soon =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 24.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 5.75 yards
Purchased YTD: 24.5 yards
Net used in 2025: -.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, February 5, 2025

 

Today will be more of putting the units together of Krakow.  These are finished so far.  They will move over on my design wall making way for the remaining ten blocks.  I did do lots of tweaking between the units and there has been more of this already with the last ten.  Plus I am also doing a bit of squaring up of units.  I see a shot at finishing the top, perhaps this weekend.

Indigo Way is ready to climb onto my design wall next.  

I may be experimenting with my Accuquilt in making bias binding.  I want the binding to go diagonal on Levi's quilt, Kindly Kreatures, that is soon to arrive from Kerry.  Meriam at Accuquilt was very helpful in leading me to a tutorial on just how this is done.  All I need is 18" WOF, the die, mat, and courage!  ROAR!

Happy Wednesday =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, February, 3, 2025

I have the first blocks sewn together.  I hope to get back into my sewing room after Aqua Fit this morning.  I am anxious to get to more of these.  It will be nice to be at the place Kerry is; she has her top done lucky her.  Kerry's blog doesn't show it yet, but I'll bet soon it will be there.

Last night after dinner I started up on finishing a beautiful project that was started by my Grandma Alice.  There were four that I got from my Mom.  No telling where Mom found them.  This is the third one that I will finish.

Section B

All the applique pieces are cut, threads are all with the project as well as floss.  Most of the applique is done.  The kit is split into four sections (A, B, C, and D).  Sections A and D are the sides requiring no applique.  They contain the markings for the hand quilting design which are scallops.  Notice in the pattern photo the scallop finish to the top.  I have all the folded bias tape to finish it as well.  I have been wanting to take a stab at hand quilting...perhaps I will give it a go.  Section B (photo above) is finished. 

Section C

I will be finishing Section C first.  Grandma used a lot of techniques to put the applique in place, but I will be using needle turn.  Tonight before finishing for the evening I had four of the leaves down.  Each of the leaves get a dark green floss vein and some require a stem.  There is a use of dark green bias tape, but so far it looks like all of that vein work is done.  I am very happy to have something from my Grandma to work on as it reminds me of her.

Have a wonderful week =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, February 2, 2025

 All week when I could catch time sewing the remaining units were stitched for my Old Town Bonnie Hunter Winter Mystery.  I am calling my version Krakow.  The first 15 blocks were put on my design wall.  A little fabric movement to get the best version block look ensued.  I will work on stitching these together today.  

There are another ten blocks to get to the design wall for the same treatment.  It does go real fast at this point.  There are still the Parts that make up the sashing; they will be the next part of the project to assemble.

There was no movement this week to my stash report.  Rosie's week of sewing is this Friday.  I can't think of anything I need...  Happy Ground Hog Day =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 24.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 18.75 yards
Net used in 2025: 5.5 yards

Wednesday Workings, January 29, 2025

 

Everyone likes this heart block.  It is Sunshine Quilt Guild's January BOM coordinated by Pam.  The background fabric was provided by her and makes the hearts really POP!  The membership has a choice in either pink or red fabric provided from their stash for the hearts and the center square.  There will be a very happy winner at the February meeting.

I ordered and received the 10" square Accuquilt Go template.  I also needed a couple of mats for the new template and one purchased in Arizona while I was there.  I am a dunce though, I ordered the wrong mat for the 10" square template.  The correct size has been ordered; expected next week.

I have been sewing the extra units needed to make a full size Krakow, Bonnie Hunter's Old Town Mystery.  I should be able to get this project on my design wall over the weekend.  I got a taste for what mine might look like when I visited Kerry since she is ahead of me on the full project.  Unlike me she chose to do the full project from the start.

Greyson got his quilt today and Tiffany says he loves it.  Levi's will soon be on the way.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Wednesday Workings, January 14, 2024

I have Krakow up to the assembly of the reveal.  Not sure with this busy week that I will be able to put a block together.  This is the time when I will see what making half the project units will yield.  That is to say...will I need to make more units and of which part.  The bigger question that I will need to answer is whether or not I want to go for the full project.  Above is Part 6 finished.

Part 7 is finished too.  I am doing fair on the melon fabrics in my stash should I decide to make the full project.

Part 8 is finished.  Darn there were a lot of flying geese in this project.  I have no concerns over having enough red.

Part 9 gets back to the aqua.  There were 80 1.5 inch squares needed for half the project.  I used the drawn line method.  I have the ruler Bonnie Hunter suggested, in two sizes, it does make it nice, but drawing a line can be done while spending time with the family =^.^=

At this point I will be moving on to Indigo Way and catch up with the sewing.  Happy Hump Day!

 

Design Wall Monday, January 13, 2024

As mentioned yesterday, I didn't do much machine sewing this past week.  There isn't much to show on my wall except the five houses that are for the project Kottages.

I did catch up on all the cutting for Krakow.  This is Part 6.  Red and white HSTs.

This is Part 7.  Back to melon and neutral flying geese.

Part 8 is more, but larger, flying geese in red and neutrals.

Part 9 is the reveal with a little bit of sewing.  The aqua is back in play with neutral corners.

Now that all the units are cut for both Winter Mysteries, it is time to sew!  I hope to get deep into these parts later today.  Happy Monday everyone.

Sunday Stash Report, December 22, 2024

Beaver done and now stitching the last block a fox.

I'm further along than this photo shows.  I have the head and much of the dark brown outlining done along with the nose and eyes.  I'll work on another photo on my Design Wall post tomorrow.

This past Friday was a Rosie's day.  Not many quilters showed up; such a busy time right before Christmas.  I needed some more aqua to accomplish Part 5 of Krakow (Old Town).  I loved the blue star fabric; thinking it would work well with Indigo Way (it didn't).  The popcorn fabric is for a project that mom and I will be working on during my visit.  

Part 5 of Krakow is finished.  I found it funny that both mysteries had a square in a square being made in Part 5.  The difference is the size of the block and Krakow had a bit more cutting of 2 1/2 inch red and neutral squares.

Part 5 of Indigo Way is finished too.  You may think I'm missing some corners, but I'm following the instructions.  Some units are full square in a square, about half as many are on three corners, and then a few with just two corners.  I'm making only half the project size still.

So there is a small change in the stats this week.  Nothing can be claimed as used (regardless notice that number WOW).  This might be the stats that I end with this year.  I don't have anything going except stitchery and the two mysteries.  Maybe it's time I cut up a new project =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 268.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 3.5 yards
Purchased YTD: 142.75 yards
Net used in 2024: 126 yards

Wednesday Workings, December 18, 2024

 Part 4 is complete for Krakow.  Like the melon colors.

Part 4 is complete for Indigo Way.  Got to really get to thinking about a name for this project.  Looking very patriotic in this part.

Also finished Sunshine December BOM.  It will be ready when the time comes.  Thanks Jean for a cute project.  I know it took some time to cut each of the paper foundations, but it will make the turned in blocks more true to size.  Really liked the background you provided.  Hope you have more for the winner.

If I don't start putting the parts of the mystery projects together soon I will need more clips!  Celebrate...it is Hump Day =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, December 16, 2024

 

All cut and ready to sew is Part 4 of the 2023 Winter Mystery, Indigo Way by Bonnie Hunter.  What you see are the wrong side of the light blue.  These units are teamed up with the solid red that I choose to use.

All cut and ready to sew is Part 4 of Krakow, the 2024 Winter Mystery, Old Town (Starowka) by Bonnie Hunter.  Once again you are seeing the wrong side of the melon.  These units are to go with the neutrals.

I had a rather busy weekend getting Christmas doings done =^.^=.  I was happy to get my Christmas cards in the mail.  Today was Aqua Fit class, preparing all three meals at home, and Monday Night Football.  Tomorrow will be a busy day breaking bread with friends for both lunch in San Marcos and dinner in Del Mar.  Life is good...  I should be able to get these two parts complete and finish stitching the rows of Grandma Alice's for Austin project together.  I will be leaving the last stitchery row off until the stitchery is finished.

Just a little over a week before traveling to Maryland for Christmas with Mom and Dad!