Making A Lather: May 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

progress

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.

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Monday, May 13, 2024

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. 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.

They are not perfect, even though I am trimming. But I think it will be fine in the whole quilt. It is such a fun way to use up scraps. And each block is a fun surprise when finished.

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Sunday, May 12, 2024

stash report May 12, 2024

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

fabric used: -25 yards - lucky stars finished

scrappy cabin finished

fabric used year to date for 2024: 222 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.

dark blue for background

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

Saturday, May 11, 2024

starting pink scraps

I had a chance to start with my pink scraps for the rainbow scrap challenge. I made windmills.

and 2 rows of Jo's checkers. I have enough variety of colors now I may be able to sew a few rows together.

I have a used the yellow monkey wrench blocks from last month as leaders and enders.

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rsc23 super saturday
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wednesday wait loss

Friday, May 10, 2024

scrappy cabin finish

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.

54 x62 = 10 yards

I just happened to have a large enough piece of this vintage fabric for the backing - way cool.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

twirling

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

I will have to do just a few at a time or I will get frustrated, or I will become good at it just before I finish. haha

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Monday, May 6, 2024

cathedral stars start

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.

I had a small start at an open sew that I attended last week. I will be sewing twosies and then sort into rows.

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Sunday, May 5, 2024

stash report May 5, 2024

Someone brought in their leftover bindings for the free table. I seemed to be the only one interested in sorting through them. They double folded a 2 inch strip of fabric. I use 2 inch strips for my binding and I like scrappy bindings. My first thought was to re-iron them and use the for binding. I pulled the black and cream and took them home. I experimented with the iron and decided they were not going to look good enough to suit me. So now, I have a lovely pile of strings for the garden.

stash report May 5, 2024

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2024: 17 yards

fabric used: -15 yards - lucky stars finished

62 x 78 = 15 yards

fabric used year to date for 2024: 222 yards

206 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 3 days last week. I had a guild open sew

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.

last week

this week

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.

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

Saturday, May 4, 2024

finishing yellow scraps

I sure wasn't ready for May. Where did April go? I finished the yellow hen and chicks blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge.

And I made yellow zigzag ripple blocks. I haven't dug out my pink 2 1/2 inch strips yet to start cutting for May.

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rsc23 super saturday
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wednesday wait loss

Friday, May 3, 2024

Lucky stars finish

I started my lucky stars quilt in January 0f 2023 as part of the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I made the stars each month using the color of the month. My plan was to use colors in a Kaffe jelly roll that I wanted to use from my stash.

I had my lucky star blocks sorted into rows by color of the stars in November 2023. It was ready to be quilted in December. I drew the number of this quilt to quilt in April. I had it quilted by the 30th but it needed to be bound. Now, it is finshed.

62 x 78 = 15 yards

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

5 quilts May 1, 2024

Last report April 1, 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 April. I did not attend many of my social sewing events this month. They were just inconvenient this time. I missed the interaction. I am hoping to spend more time outdoors and organizing this month. It seems as though I am getting a lot done, but I spent a few years not getting them done and that is why it looks like that. LOL

1.strip tease is finished

70 x 83

2. faux hexagon table runner is finished

20 x 36 inches

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

quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority

1. dart jelly roll is finished

62 x 76

2. gnome layer cake decided not to finish it- I replaced it with Lucky stars which is quilted

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

3. box kite -The top is finished and ready to prepare for quilting

4. scrappy twirl new in March - I have all the blocks pieced and will start the rows. I wish I had left them in halves and may still unpick if I have don't like sewing the y seams.