5 quilt report February 28, 2024

Last report January 31, 2024

I try to work on these 5 quilts until they are done. Their turn in the UFO closet is over, and, they need to be finished one way or another. My top priority this year are the quilts in the to be quilted closet.

 I finished 3 ufos in February. 

I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I finished....

1. carolina chain is finished.

2. peek a boo bunnies is finished

3. Rick rack nines is finished. This was  my February One monthly goal to have a finished quilt.

4. falling charms is quilted and I am working on the binding. I can still have it done by the end of February. I have an extra day right?

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. mini churndashes  -I have the blocks sewn and in sets of two. I hope to start assembly.

2. glitter - I have started sewing rows and sewing 2 rows together.

5. split 9 patch -This was new for February. I have started the assembly.  I am pretty sure all the blocks were finished as leader and enders in 2013. I have 245 of them. 

And my February PHD report

Looking forward to March:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1.strip tease

80 x 95

2. antique tile

ufo projects for March:

I am still working on February's piecing projects, but all 3 are in the assembly stage

1. glitter - I worked a little with these blocks in January and February, and, will make them a part of my regular piecing projects in March. 

2. churn dashes - blocks are ready for assembly

3. split 9 patch -It is ready for assembly  I am making this my one monthly goal for March to have it to the top stage

If these finish early, I will add an older UFO I called dark strings. My notes say it needs a border.

next on the longarm

1. show off is on the frame 

2. faux table runner

customer pause

3. scrappy log cabin

4. lucky stars

5. dart jelly roll

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still churning

After a day at open sew, I have more churn dash blocks in sets of 2. They are not as quick as they look. First I trim a bunch of mini churndashes, and then, I sew them into foursies. I sew the set of 4 to a 6 inch churn dash block.

I finished a postage stamp quilt and added the second ring to clarissa in between sewing other blocks.

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stash report February 25, 2024

Red is the color of the month at the rainbow scrap challenge. I have been going through my red scraps, either cutting them or folding them neatly. I am concentrating on my 2 1/2 inch strip bin and my chunks drawer. I have not purchased any fabric yet this year.

 what a mess

 stash report February 25, 2024

fabric added this week: 0  yards  

 Still no purchases. yippee  

fabric added year to date for 2024: 3 1/2 yards 

fabric used:  -  25  yards  rick rack nines finish

fabric used year to date for 2024: 126 yards 

122 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 4 days last week.  I had 2 full open sew days last week and moved a few projects along.

I did not attend my rug hooking guild last week and attended an open sew instead. I have started the header on my Spring sampler.

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15 min to stitch at life in pieces

zig zag ripple

On a whim, I decided to add another rainbow scrap challenge block to my list using 1 1/2 inch strips.

ok  a rant. Do you have those quilting snobs in your guild?  While I was sewing these blocks together at an open sew. One quilter approached me and said  -when I see you sewing these, I think it is a complete waste of perfectly good thread. Then she looked at my thread, never mind, that is cone thread and it is not even good thread. I had to chuckle  Especially when you think about our quilting ancestors using whatever they had available to express their creativity and ingenuity. Not that I am creative or ingenious - I just like to sew pieces of fabric together... No need to remind this community that one man's junk is another man's art. 

I am really enjoying the hen and chicks blocks that Angela is creating for us.  I did finally frame the small blocks I have made. I didn't know if I wanted the background all the same fabric or go scrappy. I decided scrappy.

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rick rack nines finish

Rick rack nines is finished and off of the ufo list. It is one of my 5 quilt projects this year.  And my one monthly goal for February. All the blocks were finished in 2018 and have been neglected until January. When I opened the box, I thought the 9 patches were ugly and was tempted to pitch them. But, like many scrappy quilts, they are better together as they play off of each other. The pattern is a Bonnie hunter design from her book adventures with leader and enders.

84 x 88 = 25 yards

I used a flannel backing and a scrappy binding. 

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split nine patch start

 This is an older ufo that I added to my 5 quilts project for February. All the blocks were finished and trimmed as leader and enders in 2013. I have 256 of them. I started this as part of the quiltville leader/ ender challenge. I started working on this with a color picture of Bonnie's finished quilt. I tried to 'see' the way the triangles should be turned. I only confused myself. and put it back in the box. I did some digging and found a grayed chart I thought would help. I enlarged it for old eyes, and marked the paper as I went along. I decided to divide the top into chunks instead of long rows. I hope it helps me see any missteps, before it gets too far. 

This is how far I was able to get during an open sew.

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glitter progress

I have had my glitter blocks made since 2018. This is an older ufo that I have added to my 5 quilts project in an effort to finish my ufo projects. My notes say that My Friday group started making this Jen Kingswell pattern together. I am the last one to finish. typical. I used scraps from a quilters estate to make the blocks. I know I had the template set and used it to cut the pieces. When I pulled the project out of the box, I was happy to see all the blocks were made. I started sewing twosies and then foursies. I am making 8 rows of 19.

I have been pinning two rows together while watching TV at night and then sewing them in the morning. I can feel it is getting close and I like seeing all the unique combos and fabrics. 

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stash report February 18 , 2024

I added these 2 100 % cotton sheets to my backing pile. I thought the colors would work with anything and the leftovers would be great in the scrap bins. I don't add sheets from a thrift store to my fabric tallies. I consider that as my thriftiing adventures not my quilting obsession.

 stash report February 18 , 2024

fabric added this week: 0  yards  

 Still no purchases. yippee  

fabric added year to date for 2024: 3 1/2 yards 

fabric used:  -  9  yards  bunnies finish

52 x 62

fabric used year to date for 2024: 101 yards 

97 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 3 days last week.  We were snowed in for our Friday group sew. It was a surprise blizzard.

I decided to work a little harder on my attendance at my rug hooking guild meetings. I miss everyone. My goal is 2 times a month. I have also decided that I will only work on my Christmas rug there, and, not at home. 

I did attend rug hooking this week. I enjoyed the meeting and managed to add a bit to the Christmas rug. Sometimes, I get bored with the background and hook a little bright spot for fun. 

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Slow Sunday Stitching

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wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

checkers and windmills

I started cutting green scraps in January for the rainbow scrap challenge, and couldn't wait to sew the blocks. I like them and added red this month. I call this quilt Jo's checkers, but I couldn't find it that way on Jo's country junction. I have had the pattern in the 'maybe someday' list for a few years. I did find the post by searching for brickhouse quilt

2 rows

only 1 row red

I cut and made red windmill blocks. I am using 2 1/2 inch strips for all of these projects.

I added 2 red strip weave blocks.

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peek a boo bunnies finished

Just in time for Spring, I have a finish. Peek a boo bunnies is an older ufo that is finally quilted and bound. I saw a picture of this quilt in a magazine and loved the bunnies. For February, I added this to the 5 quilts project as a top priority.  I have had so many quilts just waiting to be quilted that I want to work on them as a goal this year.

52 x 62 = 9 yards

The backing fabric is the reason I started this quilt in  2020. It was ready for quilting in 2022.

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falling charms goal

I have had this quilt top ready for quilting since 2021. I drew a random number and this is my second quilting goal for February. I bought this as a kit from Missourri Star, and it used African fabrics from the ubushobozi project. I love the rich colors. I need a back and binding. And it is time to quilt it. The pattern is falling charms.

more about starting this quilt

Ubushobozi Project is a non-profit, vocational skills training organization founded by Jeanne Siporin, Alan Siporin and Laura Boyea in September 2008 in Musanze, Rwanda, Africa. Through education and skills training (sewing, weaving, crocheting and more) Ubushobozi seeks to end the cycle of poverty our girls have experienced throughout their young lives. 

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just dashing

I really don't like trimming, but, the little mini churn dashes are a little wonky. The best I can do is a little at a time, Then, I make foursies with them and add them to their larger counter part. It keeps me motivated. And I feel like I am making progress. 

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stash report February 11 , 2024

I dug around and found this fabric in my stash for a back for my antique tile quilt top that is ready to add to the 'to be quilted' closet.

stash report February 11 , 2024

fabric added this week: 0  yards  

 Still no purchases. yippee  

fabric added year to date for 2024: 3 1/2 yards 

fabric used:  -  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2024: 92 yards 

88 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 6 days last week.  I missed my Friday group but attended an open sew on Tuesday.

I decided to work a little harder on my attendance at my rug hooking guild meetings. I miss everyone. My goal is 2 times a month. I have also decided that I will only work on my Christmas rug there, and, not at home. 

I did not attend rug hooking this week. I attended a quilt open sew instead. I am working on a cross stitch sampler designed by Melissa at pinker n punkin - I think it can be found here.  I am still working on my Spring sampler cross stitch and finished square number 3. - so cute

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wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

cutting red scraps

I turned my attention to my applique project - across the wide missourri- for the rainbow scrap challenge this month.

The stars were mostly red, so that was my goal.

It seemed that the cabin was red enough, too. I was able to get the big structure attached to the block.

The chinking for the cabin is going to take a bit. There is a red chimney, but, I can't add it until the roof is finished.

 One of my rainbow scrap challenge projects this year is sugar grove pattern by Bonnie Hunter

I didn't have many red hsts in my extras drawer. I needed to cut most of the red sets for sugar grove this month. Last month, I had plenty in green in the drawer.

sets of 5 sugar grove

sets of 3 and 4

I dug through my red 2 1/2 inch bin to cut for my rsc projects this month. I started with 3 pounds and 10 ounces of strips. After sorting and cutting, I reduced the strips to 1 pound 9 ounces. 

I had the equivalent of 1 1/2 jelly rolls in wof strips. I had enough to make a binding for a large quilt - rick rack nines. I cut shorter lengths into hsts for sugar grove and monkey wrench. I sewed odd pieces to a light 2 1/2 inch strip for 4 patches or 25 patches.

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gnome top

I purchased a mystery layer cake during Christmas sales. I was decidedly disappointed. But, it was great chance to try a layer cake nd pattern.

This little top is finished and ready to be quilted. It is my first layer cake pattern. I can see why they are popular - very quick and easy.

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green monkey wrench

Last month, as part of the green rainbow scrap challenge, I cut monkey wrench pieces. I spent the month using them as leaders and enders. I added several to my collection. I use 2 1/2 inch hsts and  1  1/2 inch squares. They are 5 1/2 inches unfinished. I am using the small pieces in the 2 1/2 inch strip drawer, as long as it is long enough to cut 4 matching hsts. This month, I am cleaning out the red strip bin.

Every time I make one it is a happy surprise.

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