Making A Lather

Sunday, September 20, 2026

stash report September 20, 2026

I am gathering short strips in black and gray for tulip swirl blocks. I had to dig to get the bag of black 2 1/2 inch strips. I don't use them very often in the rainbow scrap challenge.

stash report September 20, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 124 yards

I have used 123 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 2 days last week. My applique project has turned into a piecing project.

I have tried to add a few strips of wool every day, hoping that it will eventually help finish this wonderful rug. The Christmas tree is a fun diversion.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

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Saturday, September 19, 2026

week 3 purple scraps

My hubby had a hip replacement this week. Everything went well, but, we had some preparation we needed to do. Not much sewing going on here.

I made a few more purple crackers and jam.blocks.

It was time to turn my attention square dance. I made 16 patches with 2 inch squares, and added the purple hsts. I need 2 or 3 more to make the quilt, but I am used all the colors in the layer cake. I will need to scrounge around to finish.

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Sunday, September 13, 2026

stash report September 13, 2026

During a cleaning moment, I discovered this crazy box of odds and ends. I don't remember why I started it. There are a lot of cut off hsts. It might be where I was collecting them for ditch lilies. I need 640

1 1/2 inch hsts. If I was thinking clearly, I would dump it all in a trash can....But, I still need 400 hsts for ditch lilies.

stash report September 6, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 124 yards

I have used 123 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 5 days last week.

I am working on my last block for my applique project - across the wide missourri-

I am finished with the applique. I started treading through the assembly instructions. There will be 47 flying geese in my future.

There is a lot of fabric in the finishing kit, but not any labels.

I took a moment to indulge in a quick little hooking project. I saw the cutest pumpkin on a stick for a fall decoration. I have the back sewn on mr pumpkin. And his face is attached and stitched. I want a black witches hat for him.

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Saturday, September 12, 2026

week 2 purple scraps

I am pretty sure this is the last of making candy chains blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge.. I can start assembly of the top.

crackers and jam. paper pieced blocks are addictive. Each one is so cute. I have no idea how many I will want for a quilt. I think I will carry this into 2027.

My purple square play blocks are ready to join the pile. I have all the blocks I need to start assembly

The green flower is stitched to the hollow nine flimsy, and two more flowers are ready. Next time, I will do the applique on the border before adding it to the quilt. I do think I will need to cut more flowers.

If I find a suitable scrap, I am making tulip swirl blocks with them. I added a few more. They are 4 1/2 inch squares, so, I am sure I will need a gazillion of them.

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Friday, September 11, 2026

scrappy two bits is finished

I have a finish of an older ufo. The stars were part of a group swap years ago. two bits was a pattern from 'quilting is more fun than housework' I used 1 1/2 , 2, and 2 1/2 inch strips. I wanted to use some of my odd low volume strips, and a little bit of color. I added it to my to do list in 2020 because I had a pile of swap blocks I wanted to use. In June, I used it as my light ufo for the rainbow scrap challenge. It was also on my 5 quilt list for 2026.

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Sunday, September 6, 2026

stash report September 6, 2026

I trimmed some 1 1/2 inch hsts for my ditch lilies quilt project. I need 640. I sew little scrappy bits as I find them. So far, with this batch, I have 260 of them ready when I start making the blocks.

stash report September 6, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 124 yards

I have used 123 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 6 days last week.

I am working on my last block for my applique project - across the wide missourri-

I am working on the last block which has 2 sections. Mr. Fishy is swimming happily. Beside it will be a rooster. I started looking at the pattern instructions for assembling the blocks. So far, I find them a little underwhelming.

I took a moment to indulge in a quick little hooking project. I saw the cutest pumpkin on a stick for a fall decoration. I need to hand stitch a back. I guess I still haven't decided what project to pick up and restart. This will be a fun diversion.

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Friday, September 4, 2026

week 1 purple scraps

The applique for my hollow nine rainbow scrap challenge has waited a long time to proceed. Despite the fact that it has even been on the 5 quilt list for at least a year. This week, I have at least added the stems to four sides of the quilt. I finished the top for stack and whack leaves. which I thought would take both August and September. I think this older ufo will work for September.

I took some scraps to Friday sew and cut more pieces for crackers and jam. It is easier to precut the sizes than to just dig for a suitable sized scrap. I started making purple blocks.