I love yellow and florals, so I started gathering and planning for Bonnie Hunters florabunda quilt in 2016. It is a free quilt on her site. Yet, It wasn't until 2019 that I started cutting and sewing the blocks. The top was completed in 2021. This year, I chose it for the 5 quilts project5 quilts project and quilted and bound it.
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| 82 x 98 = 25 yards |
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I had an open sew Saturday. As part of my 5 quilt projects, I have opened my garlic knots project box and peeked inside to see what is really there. Garlic knots was a free pattern in quiltmaker magazine in 2016. And I watched Bonnie Hunter make them on quiltcam that year. I started cutting my scraps. I also have the pdf from 2017. I had the blocks done in 2017 and then it languished in the ufo closet until 2022. I chose it as part of my rainbow scrap challenge to cut the sashings and borders by color each month.
It has now bubbled up to the 5 quilts I am working on this month. I won't put it away again until it is ready to quilt.
Now that I have 5 months of colors, I can make blocks for sugar grove. One of my rainbow scrap challenges is to cut all the hsts I will need for the Bonnie Hunter quilt called sugar grove. My goal for the challenge is just to cut the hsts by color each month for a whole year. I can't stand not making a few. At first, I tried webbing the whole block. I found I couldn't be careful enough with the matching points. Now, I sew horizontal rows and then, join the rows. I piece much better that way.
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This was a delivery from missouri star. I rarely use batiks. I have been saving them for a 'special' occasion, which is silly. It's time to use them and enjoy them.
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stash report May 26, 2024
fabric added this week: 3 yards
fabric added year to date for 2024: 23 yards
fabric used: - shirt anvil finish 25 yards
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| 74 x 94 = 25 yards |
fabric used year to date for 2024: 256 yards
250 yards used more than bought in 2024
I sewed 6 days last week.
My progress is slow since I have a self imposed restriction to hooking only at guild and for a couple of hours. Each picture looks much the same as the last. Still I am making progress on the big sky background.
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All the hsts for sugar grove are done for pink and the rainbow scrap challenge. I actually had almost all I needed already cut as extras in my hsts drawer. I just needed to make them in sets for the number I needed in pink.
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I began my shirt anvil quilt in 2020 after watching Beth Shibley's video on the anvil block. It was a top in 2023. As part of my 5 quilt project, I have been moving it along. I really enjoyed sewing and working with recycled shirt fabrics from my stash. the shirts are soft and stable and cozy and hold their shape so well.
Now, it is a finished quilt. This was my one monthly goal for May and my 3rd ufo finish for May.
It started as recreational sewing with no plans for a quilt. I would just sew a few when I needed to unwind. I enjoyed making them so much, that eventually, I had so many it had to become a quilt.
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| 74 x 94 = 25 yards |
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It has been too long since I could reward my self moving the shirt snail's trail along. I added another round. I have been busy with ufos and rainbow scrap challenges sewing.
It is really easy to start an on point quilt assembly, it's the middle that takes forever. Cathedral stars, is a Bonnie hunter pattern that is free on her site. I have several rows made, but, I am still making slow progress on assembly. the longest row is 11 blocks.
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I indulged in a sale at Missouri star and it has arrived.
stash report May 19, 2024
fabric added this week: 3 yards
fabric added year to date for 2024: 20 yards
228 yards used more than bought in 2024
I sewed 6 days last week.
I am working on a cross stitch sampler designed by Melissa at pinker n punkin - I think it can be found here I have another block stitched for the sampler. This is the last row with 3 blocks. It is so exciting to be getting close to the end.
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I enjoy making these traffic jam blocks. Maybe, because, I am seeing a reduction in my 2 1/2 inch square drawer, or because I am only making 2 each month. I am hoping by the end of the year I will have a small donation quilt.
The top for my strip weave quilt is ready for quilting. I have added it to the cue for the long arm. This was part of my rainbow scrap challenge projects for last year. I made the blocks from scraps using the color of the month and 2 1/2 inch strips. I didn't have a pattern just a picture on my bulletin board. I had to redo some of them as I had edge strips going the wrong way.
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I have a cabinet in my sewing room that I hang all my in progress blocks. Most of the time, I don't even notice them. But, it caught my eye and made me smile. Quilts that I am finishing are usually in their own bag that I can take with me if I travel to social sewing. I keep them near the machine so that I can grab a bit of time with them at home. I enjoy participating in the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy every year. But those projects are patience projects. I make a few every month for the whole year. I really don't flip them into a finish quilt in my mind, or until the end of the year. Sometimes, I don't think I am getting much done. It was good to see the wall of blocks and remember I am still working forward.
One of my rainbow scrap challenges is to cut all the hsts I will need for the Bonnie Hunter quilt called sugar grove. Each month I make 180 hsts in the color of the month. I have enough variety to make a few whole blocks as I go along. I purchased the pattern last year to use the leftover hsts I have been saving. It hasn't really worked that way, so far. I liked the idea in the quilt of using matching fabric diagonally. I didn't have enough that match. So, I have had to cut and sew most of them from scraps to make the sets I need. It hasn't been tedious doing a set amount every month. I am sure I would not be making it if I just tried to do it all at once. I want 72 blocks. I have 12.
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Happy Mother's day
I didn't have any fabric experiences this week.
stash report May 12, 2024
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2024: 17 yards
231 yards used more than bought in 2024
I sewed 4 days last week. I started pink for the rainbow scrap challenge projects
I am working on a cross stitch sampler designed by Melissa at pinker n punkin - I think it can be found here I have another block stitched for the sampler.
I did take a minute to dye some dark blue for my Christmas in new England rug. I didn't want to continue hooking until I had more variety.
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I had a chance to start with my pink scraps for the rainbow scrap challenge. I made windmills.
I started this scrappy log cabin quilt in 2020 with a bag of leftover scraps. I made it string style and used nearly all the scraps. I was able to make 41 blocks and a small donation/ baby quilt. In April, I chose to quilt it as part of my 5 quilts projects to finish older UFOS. I found this tutorial on line.
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| 54 x62 = 10 yards |
I made a small assembly start on the scrappy twirl quilt which is part of my 5 quilts project. I don't have a pattern, just a picture. It is challenging to sew the Y seam but not impossible. I am thinking about how I will finish the edges. Apparently, I sure thought I was creative when I started these awhile ago LOL
As part of my 5 quilts project, I opened a new ufo project from 2016. Cathedral stars, is a Bonnie hunter pattern that is free on her site. I was not thrilled with it when I opened it. I didn't like the colors. But, I let it sit for a few days, and I decided to try it. It is going together pretty well. I think I will like it when I am done. All the blocks were done, and the setting triangles were cut.
