I have added the first border and I am prepping the rest. It was scarey, but they are all cut, and so far, nothing bad has happened to them. The border fit, and, I have decided to do square in a square corners. I am happy to see the end of this older ufo. I may meet my one monthly goal of a finish for March. Tulips are up and the forsythia is starting to bloom, We've had a lot of wind here lately. The top half of a tall pine tree broke off and landed in 1 piece. I've seen the whole tree fall many times but not just the whole top.
Making A Lather
Monday, March 24, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025
stash report March 23, 2025
I decided to donate an older ufo kit with all the pieces to the guild. I am still digging through piles. We have a guild quilt show in April and I want to unload some projects I will never get to making.
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stash report March 23, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 14 yards
fabric used: 2 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 46 1/2 yards
32 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 6 days last week. includes an open sew - Maybe I will get back in the groove
With the new year, I am restarting an applique project - across the wide missourri- This is the second daisy. I am working on the third. Note to self don't applique with wovens. They are thready and the stitches show more. The fabrics are part of the kit.
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Saturday, March 22, 2025
zipper progress
I had time to make a few more foursies with my zipper blocks. I could catch up blue and yellow centers for the rainbow scrap challenge. These are large hunks ready to be assembled when the colors are finished this year
I may regret not ironing them each month. |
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Friday, March 21, 2025
yellow and blue skies
I am reexamining my string blocks for blue skies which was originally made for the quilt blue skies from Bonnie Hunter book string fling. I made the string blocks during a string basket cleaning in 2016. I was string piecing anything in the book I might want to make while I was playing with strings. At some point, I decided I would not want to cut and make 2,376 hsts for the quilt. I found another quilt that I could make instead.
I didn't get any of this quilt done during February and the blue color for the rainbow scrap challenge. The color for March is yellow, so, I didn't have to put it away again. I don't think I will get it finished this year. It isn't a 5 quilt ufo project. It is a rsc project. But, I can certainly continue through March. I cut all the 7 1/2 inch squares in white that I would need to make larger hsts with the string blocks.
I am using the yellow hsts as leader/ enders as I work on other projects. Any that I finish now, will move the project forward and be a bonus later.
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Monday, March 17, 2025
tiny tuesday borders
I have made 4 long enough borders for tiny Tuesday. Now, I have to figure how I want to do the corners. I plan on trimming the long sides to 1/4 inch which is scary. I think that will leave a 3 1/2 inch strip. This is my one monthly goal for March, and if, I don't move along, it won't be finished in time. If this wasn't one of my 5 quilt projects, this is where I would have stopped and put it aside. That is the reason, I have so many older ufos
Sunday, March 16, 2025
stash report March16, 2025
I restarted sorting through fabric. I donated 1 yard and found some great neutrals that were buried.
stash report March16, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 14 yards
fabric used: 16 yards- quilt finish
fabric used year to date for 2025: 44 1/2 yards
30 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 4 days last week. includes a friday group sew
With the new year, I am restarting an applique project - across the wide missourri- I added another daisy and a leaf
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Saturday, March 15, 2025
rsc windmill
I am still trying to get my groove with the rainbow scrap challenge and quilting in general. I caught up February blue windmills and this month's yellow windmills. I made this last year as part of rsc and really liked how it looked. This year I am using a light gray background. And I will not live long enough to use all my 2 1/2 inch strips. They just keep multiplying.