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Friday, July 3, 2026

blue skies finish

While I was in Florida, I made the top for blue skies. I started this quilt in 2016 when Bonnie Hunter's string book was published. I made all the string blocks, and it became a ufo. Last year, I worked on it for the rainbow scrap challenge, but, when I opened the book and saw that I would need a gazillion small hsts, I decided to take what I had and run with it. I would have loved making the hsts back when I started it, but, not now. I feel like I have too many higher priority quilts I want to finish.

I even went to thrift stores for cotton shirts to add the borders. Now, it is finished and off the list.

66 x 76 = 15 yards

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

stash report June 28, 2026

Last week, I mentioned my fabric room had been my Granddaughters's room for 3 years. And, that, I had not been able to use my "nice" fabric. I needed a binding for a quilt in progress. Tada meet the first fabric that has come out to play.

stash report June 28, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 54 yards

I have used 52 1/2 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 6 days last week.

This what I thought was the last block for my applique project - across the wide missourri- While I was trying to tidy the project, I discovered another block still in it's package sigh...... What to do

I have decided to take a break from this rug. I have a patriotic rug, I have been taking to rug hooking with me to guild meeting. It is close to finishing, and I'd like to work on it for this special year. Actually, the new rug that I take now, is also a bigger patriotic, as well. So... Christmas can wait.

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

light scraps week 4

I added light orange candy chains, 25 made year to date. I need 40 and 45 nine patches with borders.

It was time to trim two bits blocks to 10 1/2 inches. I have 42 finished. I am thinking 6 x 7.

Only one sugar grove block.was done. It is taking more time to finish them. I only need 4 more for the quilt, but I need to scrounge for more hsts.

When I started rolling windmills this year, I had a default of using dark in the center and light on the outside. This month's challenge to use light and pastels, I decided to try light in the center and dark on the outsides. My brain fought me the whole way, but, I like them.

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Friday, June 26, 2026

dresden top

Our guild had an open sew, last week end, and, I was able to make the piano key borders and finish the dresden blocks top. I have wanted to make this classic quilt block since I started quilting in the late 70s. I was enamored with the fabrics in the 80s. I gathered what I thought would be enough of the pink as I could, after my daughter was born. The first blocks were made with a piece of cardboard and cut out with scissors. We have it so much easier, now. My daughter was my third child with two rowdy brothers. I was definitely out numbered and I didn't get very far. But, it was meant to be a baby quilt for her. If someone had not invented the dresden template, I would have probably thrown it away by now. Even with a template, I was pretty busy, still, it was in the back of my mind. It is a blessing to think of my wonderful daughter, as I am making it.

I didn't have much room on the floor to truly get it stretched out flat. All the quilters at the open sew, could point to some of the fabrics and reminisced about their projects from that time.

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