to do: something new

I uncovered a small box with 6 inch squares. I believe, I bought it at a quilt show garage sale. I often wonder what the original quilter was planning and thinking while cutting her fabric into squares.

By donating her scraps, she has brought pleasure to my little world.

I didn't want to cut them down to 5 inch squares, but, I did look for inspiration in the charm pack patterns. I would just make the squares bigger, and, then, the quilt would be bigger.

I thought the squares looked coordinated enough, to just use them scrappy.  The squares are big almost 18 inches. I am using this project at the treadle in the evenings while hubby and I are watching tv. These projects are not "real" projects, and, I am in no hurry. My favorite fabric is the black with fruit, so, I am making sure to have one of them in every square. They are too big to press on my little treadle space, so I will press them when I am done.

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chameleon color linky _ 
oh scrap

a final goal for June

We had a quick thunderstorm early Saturday morning, with a close lightening strike, that left us without power all day. It was a long day waiting for power to be restored wondering what we may have lost. We have been hit several times over the years and have had to replace all kinds of things. We were relieved that everything seemed ok, until, we tried to use the internet. Our box was fried. It has been interesting just how much we depend on our internet. Att said they would send someone Sunday, but, no one came. We were told at 5PM we were next, and they could come as late as 8 pm, but no one came. This morning, We were told it would be Tuesday afternoon. So, we are learning about mobile hotspots.

My final one monthly goal was to make a top with my double wedding ring rows. I did that by the skin of my teeth this month. It took a bit to remember how I like to sew that. But, I am really loving it.

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Monday Making

design wall monday 

oh scrap

one monthly goal

partial finishes

 I am now on the injured list with a finger. I was slicing onions, and added a piece of my left ring finger. It will be awhile before it heals. Meanwhile, I learn just how much I use my finger. haha

I have milestone finishes to share today. I finished all the snowmen in my my rug hooking rug. Now, I can begin the center background. The center portion measures 27 x 38. If I do the border as it is drawn, it will be 35 x 42. I use wool strips, and it is getting heavy. I started it here. I think I will add a star in the center and do a dark blue sky. I have enough navy wool to do it, already. I will want to use different ( scrappy) wool for the background, and mottle some for it, too.

I have a row of the old world mystery finished. It is set on point, so I did the longest row from the center. It helps me to have that out of the way as I work on other rows.

The reveal for the old world mystery quilt at Quilted Twins.

My progress:
clue 1
clue 2
clue 3
clue 4
clue 5
clue 6
block 1
block 2

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TGIFF

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Whoop Whoop

peacock party
oh scrap
from bolt to beauty
UFO busting

a unicorn trip

Yesterday, was the day to deliver the unicorn quilt to my Granddaughter that I finished last week.  It was a lovely day for a drive, and we had hubbie's doctor appointment in Indy, which feels like half way to Martinsville, so we went to present the quilt to her. They surprised us with a visit on Sunday,  Father's day, and I didn't have the label on it, so I kept it a secret.
I made this label for it.

She seemed to really love it. I was gifted with a few hugs.

That makes everything better.
Hubby had his 3 month check after back surgery, and, He is cleared for everything but work. We'll see if work agrees.

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boms away 
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to do: block 2

These blocks from the old world mystery quilt, are pieced with pieces from all the clues. Looking at them finished, I wish I had used a darker light. I guess I will know better in the finished quilt. There are some pieced blocks for the setting triangles, and then I am ready to assemble the top.

My progress:
clue 1
clue 2
clue 3
clue 4
clue 5
clue 6
block 1

The reveal is here for the old world mystery quilt at Quilted Twins.

I tried an economy block with some charm squares to see if I want to use some civil war charm packs.

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chameleon color linky _ I am featured today
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cutting scraps

I made it a goal to clean this table in my sewing room next to my accuquilt. I tend to cut and throw the pieces here. It was supposed to be a place for a scrap basket, but the basket was covered and consumed by my untidiness. The basket was full, and it was time to empty it. I enjoy the quilted twins blog, and, she weighs her scraps before and after cutting. It sounded interesting, so I weighed before, and it was 5 lbs 2 oz. That means there is about 15 yards in the basket. That is enough for a good size quilt. No wonder, scraps never go away.

It took 2 evenings to get through the basket. The flats in the lower left were 3 oz and they were put back into my scrap drawers as is.
The top left was 5 inch squares weighing 12 oz. - almost 3/4 of a yard. The pile at the right, I want to cut into triangles on the accuquilt. I cut 3 1/2, 2 1/2, 2, and 1 1/2 squares if I couldn't get strips.

There were hardly any 3 1/2 inch strips ( on the left). Probably because I wanted to cut 5 inch squares this time. The 2 1/2 inch strips weighed 9 ounces. And the 2 inch strips were 5 ounces. The blue 2 inch strips went into a project box for a quilt someday. And any green and pink 2 inch strips were sent to a project bin. I didn't weigh the 1 1/2 inch strips.

Bonnie Hunter often says that scraps are the same 12.00 a yard as any other quilting fabric. The 15 yards would be 180.00 dollars in a quilt store. I think that is interesting. I wondered about the time factor. It took 2 evenings watching TV. It would take the time of one evening to go to a quilt store since there are none close to where I live. And, maybe 1/2 of an evening to browse online to find something to order. Did I waste my time? I don't think so. There is something therapeutic about cutting fabric for me. I was watching TV anyway. And, I feel less wasteful. I have to admit, I am more likely to start something new after playing with the scraps. I did start 2 new project boxes. But, then, I will never be bored.

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pink quilty fun

The rainbow scrap challenge for June is pink. I have a dresden plate in pink that I have included this month, along with the projects I try to do each month in the rainbow color.
I made one block for shine using 2 1/2 inch strips.

I made 10 blocks for country roads using  1 1/2 inch strips. I really like these blocks.

We have had a wonderful week of summer weather, sunshine, and not too hot. The garden has been happy, and so has hubby who really likes to be outside. He is still off work for his back surgery recovery. He sees the doctor next week, and He is entertaining the idea of retiring, and, then,  everything could change.

Oh, and I have these done, using the pieces as leader/enders for my other projects. I can't believe how many I get done without planning to get done. I may even get all the blocks I need this month.

My rainbow projects for 2020 with links:
 Irish chain
Shine
row by row
scraptastic star
country road

Pink dresden 

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rsc20 super saturday
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unicorn finish

The unicorn quilt is finally done. I started this for my Granddaughter the fall of 2018. I didn't have a pattern, but, I had a panel and a layer cake. I prefer mindless sewing, so, I kept procrastinating. There is a certain amount of guilt that goes with procrastinating, and, that was the motivation to finally put my head down and get this done. And, it will be a good excuse to see my Grandchildren. It is about 70 x 80. I used a plain pink sheet for the back. I used a simple stipple with a few flowers and an occasional unicorn for the quilting.

This is my 5 th finish in as many weeks. It doesn't look like I am close enough on any of my other ufos to have a finish for awhile. I need to celebrate when I can. I have the unicorn quilt as part of my one monthly goal and PHD 2020

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Whoop Whoop

peacock party
oh scrap
from bolt to beauty
UFO busting

phd 2020
one monthly goal

9 patch top

And I have a top. I told my daughter that I was almost done, and, then, she planned on staying up all night to beat me. I'm too old for that nonsense, so, I got up early, finished, and texted her at 9:30 AM that I was done. There is two hours difference so she was still in bed. About 11:30 AM my time, she texted she was done too.  I win by time difference. I talked about racing my daughter using 2 1/2 inch strips here.

Mine

Katie's

A Mother never loses. Any result makes me happy. I never thought she would ever sew, let alone, quilt. And I am so proud of what she does.

start here.
blocks here and here

Now, what other mischief can I get into.....

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boms away 
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to do- make blocks

I finished the border pieces and all the corners and the sashings on the old country mystery quilt from quilted twins. I'm excited to start putting the blocks together.

They went together very nicely. The pressing instructions were helpful.

The reveal is here for the old world mystery quilt at Quilted Twins.

My progress:
clue 1
clue 2
clue 3
clue 4
clue 5
clue 6

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to do tuesday

chameleon color linky
oh scrap

Ufo progress

I have finished 2 ufos so far for June and I have finished 10 for the year. The goal for ufos and the phd 2020 was 12. However, not all the ufos I have finished, were on my original list. I'm not sure how that counts. But, it has motivated me for sure. Countryside cottage is here. And silent night is here.

I've made progress on a few other projects from the list. Frolic mystery and unicorn quilt are ready to be quilted.

I am moving the rainbow projects started this year along - shine and row x row. But, I haven't really worked on the editya sitar baskets since January.

I started a "jelly roll" race with my daughter. And, I am happy to report, that I am putting blocks together for the rows. And, I think I am still ahead of her. Last I heard, she is sewing strips together.

start here.
blocks here and here

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design wall monday 

oh scrap

phd 2020

stash report June 14, 2020

Ordering fabric on the internet is toooo easy. I think these came from green fairy to live at my house. My favorite precut is actually the honey bun. I can cut my own jelly rolls, but I am not fond of cutting 1 1/2 inch strips, so if they do it for me, I am a happy girl. And I really like the mini charms - they are sew cute.

Stash report  2020

Fabric Used this month: 28 yards

Fabric Used year to Date: 177.25 yards

Fabric Added this month: 6 yards  

Fabric Added Year to Date: 80.75 yards
net fabric: 96.5 yards used more than bought

I sewed at least 15 minutes per day -I'm trying to quilt more of my ufos

This is the very last snowman on my rug hooking project. Next, I will need to hook the center/background in my slow Sunday and evening time. I can't believe the snowman are done. It seems like forever ago, I started this. It has helped that I designate Sunday to work on it. And then, it motivates me the rest of the week to add to it. Here is a picture of the whole rug .

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Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

more pink dresdens

I thought the best next step for the dresden quilt would be to cut this bag of dresdens I bought at a quilt show. If I was going to use them at all, I would want to start adding the fabrics at the first to make the variety look more consistent. There were both blue and pink in the bag, but I was only interested in the pink.

The  first template I used for this quilt was cardboard in the 80s. When I dug the project out again there was a great new template that I used. And this new template was the right size for the bagged dresdens. There are pencil lines on the back of these pieces, so, the original quilter had used a cardboard template as well.

I needed to tweak the angle a little.

I enjoyed cutting them so much, I even cut the blue ones.

I like the peaked dresdens best, especially with it being easier to sew by machine than a curve. I sewed all the tops on the treadle.

And, the pile grew.

I am using this quilt as a leader/ ender for the month of June and the rainbow scrap challenge.

My rainbow projects for 2020 with links:
 Irish chain
Shine
row by row
scraptastic star
country road

Pink dresden 

I am linking to:

rsc20 super saturday
oh scrap

countryside cottage finish

 This is a 2004 Joann block of the month that I have had for some time. I needed to finish it. The colors are rich and lovely. I have a couple in mind that I want to gift this. It is queen size. I have many joann quilts block of the months that I bought each year. I was so excited when I found them. The fabric was included and precut. The instructions had cute little hints that were actually helpful. I bought them each year, and then they have waited in a project box. Some I haven't even opened.

This was one of my one monthly goals to quilt and finish. I'm trying get more of the quilts quilted.

This is also a finish for my PHD 2020

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TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

Whoop Whoop

peacock party
oh scrap
from bolt to beauty
UFO busting

phd 2020
one monthly goal

frolic is a top?

The top for quiltville frolic mystery quilt is finished as per the pattern. And, I was ready to quilt it. I realized, if I add borders, it would be bigger for a bed.
I didn't plan on going bigger, but, it seems an off - size this way.
It stalls until I make a decision.

When I took to quilting in earnest, borders were my least favorite part of the process. I left many almost finished quilts in the ufo pile to avoid borders. I had to decide how to fix that problem. It wasn't easy, but, I can move right through the problem now, 90% of the time. Mostly, it was a practice problem. The more I did them, the better it was.  Lately, I have added borders to some really large quilts, and I am a little tired of that part of the process again. I need a little recreation sewing, so, I made a few blossoms blocks. How do you do borders?

 I did a little recreational cutting for clue 4 of the unity mystery quilt from quiltville.

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boms away 
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More 9 patch

More 9 patches and I am ready to start the rows.

I talked about racing my daughter using 2 1/2 inch strips here.  I threw in a couple of ringers. just to get rid of them. If they don't hide well with the others, I may have to replace them. My daughter just bought a longarm, maybe she has become distracted, And I can get this done before she notices.

start here.
blocks here

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chameleon color linky
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