5 quilt July 2024 report

 last report July 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 had an easier time finishing this month because the luck of the draw were smaller quilts. It makes me look good. haha The closet looks noticeably emptier, but not so much I want to quit finishing older quilt ufos.

 I finished 4 ufos in July. 

In July,  I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I did the two I planned for July. I finished....

1. dsp older - finished

52 x 52

2. every which way finished- This was my one monthly goal for July

58 x 64

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. Christmas snowflake finished

1. garlic knots -I fixed the rogue pieces after the center was assembled and I am adding the borders.

2. scrappy twirl new in March -I just can't seem to take this quilt seriously. Maybe I should put it back in the box. But, no, I will not be intimidated,  I am leaving it on my design wall and will wait patiently for inspiration.

3.. lozenges are the 2014 quiltville leader/ ender challenge- the top is finished, back ready, binding prepared and it will go to the to be quilted closet.

4. halloween stripe runner from the beginning looking for the pattern - found the pattern and will carry on.

5. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -Half of the blocks were finished when I opened the box, I am making the rest that I need for the quilt.

6. glitter is finished

70 x 77

My PHD for July

Looking forward to August:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority 

1. neutral territory  from 2013

2. cathedral stars finished this year My one monthly goal for August

ufo projects for August:

1. cheddar jubilee -  needs borders

2. diamond strings also needs borders

3. halloween stripe table runner - from the beginning

4. kaliedescope - mary huey work on adding borders

5. scrappy twirl - make more and assembly of the top

next on the longarm

1. cheddar jubilee

2. diamond strings

3. split nine patch

4. dark string

5. box kite

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one monthly goal

tops finished

I have finished 2 ufos to the top stage before the end of the month. They are pressed, backs are pieced, binding is prepared, and they are on their way to the 'to be quilted' closet.

Neutral territory is an older ufo from 2013. It was in the ufo closet waiting for a decision about borders. It was an easy decision, especially at the end of the month, to not do borders. It will be great as is. It just needs quilting which I hope I will get to in August.

I have worked on lozenges for a bit and it is pieced and ready to quilt. I will add this to the quilting closet, too.

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stash report July 28, 2024

I am not counting this in my stash totals as it was part of my clean up efforts. I had ordered this a long time ago to do a one patch wonder. But it was lost and now is found. I ordered 7 panels. I had forgotten all about it. I consider it an UFO and worthy of an actual place on the list. From how deep it was buried, I would say I bought it in the horse and buggy era.

cross stitch sampler designed by Melissa at pinker n punkin - I think it can be found here .  

 stash report July 28, 2024 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2024: 72 yards    

fabric used:  -  12 yards every which way is finished

58 x 64

fabric used year to date for 2024: 407 yards 

360 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 6 days last week. I was able to go early for my Friday sew. I can do more thinking type things before the group comes. Then, I can socialize all I want.

My Spring sampler cross stitch is completely finished, primped and ready to decorate and make me smile. My daughter cross stitches all the time. I did that phase in the 80s, so I was rusty. But I am glad to have this little cutie hanging around.

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15 min to stitch at life in pieces

a few more aqua scraps

Not much aqua scrap sewing this week. I did finish 1 1/2 inch ripple blocks, I made fewer than my goal, so more may still be made.

I did 3 hen and chicks blocks and almost another sugar grove block. I did make all the aqua sugar grove hsts and sorted them into their bags. I was able to make more complete block sets for the quilt.

I did finish every which way quilt - ummm no aqua

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every which way finish goal

I chose finishing this ufo as my one monthly goal for July. I am guessing I started it in 2016. It was a 5 quilt project in 2022 to get it finished with a border. It has waited to be quilted until this month. It is a pattern called every which way. I had a fat quarter bundle of happy fabrics and found the pattern in a quilt shop in Utah. I would happily make it again. But, I think that a lot about my older projects. It is like seeing it again for the first time after so much time has passed.

58 x 64 = 12 yards

I think I still have a quilt to be quilted that I started in 2013 that is the oldest. But I have gone from 34 quilts in the closet to 7. I am really grateful for the time to finish them.

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lozenge rows

I am making great prgress on my lozenges quilt. It is part of my 5 quilt project  and I am making rows in sets of 2. I am aiming for a 24 x 14 quilt. I made almost all of the blocks in 2014 as part of the quiltville leader/ ender challenge. I swapped blocks with some of my other quilting buddies. 

I have all 14 rows in sets of 2 sewn together. I just need to sit and pin them together.

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kaliedescope quilt

I have had a chance to open another older ufo project box and peek inside. I took it with me to Friday sewing. My notes are sparse, and I wasn't sure what I would find. If I want an 8x 8 layout I would need 64 blocks. There were about half of that, but, lots of partials and pieces cut. I took this class from Mary Huey as a workshop when spoke spoke to our quilt guild in 2016.The workshop was for making the block and not a quilt with them. That will be determined later. In the box is a collection of fabrics that I don't remember where they came from. I am guessing leftovers that someone gave me as scraps. This is now on the top 5 of my 5 quilt project.

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stash report July 21, 2024

I found another hand dyed piece of fabric and a dark brown batik left in the bag from a garage sale. That should finish fabric from there.

4 yards

 stash report July 21, 2024 

 fabric added this week: 4 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2024: 72 yards    

fabric used:  -   8 yards dsp older is finished     

52 x 52

fabric used year to date for 2024: 395 yards 

348 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 7 days last week. I even had an open sew day

I have the cross stitch mounted on board. I haven't attached it to the cutting board yet, but I like it very much. I think a little ribbon or twine will do nicely. so pleased with how it looks  sooo cute

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wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

aqua scraps

I feel like I am a little behind on aqua scraps this month. I still have the majority of my projects undone. But....

I made 2 rows of Jos checkers for the rainbow scrap challenge. This month the color is aqua.

I finally finished the hen and chicks for June in blue.

And I made 1  traffic jam block in teal. I have another cut and ready.

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dsp 9 finish

 I was gifted a bag of 5 inch squares some time ago. The fabrics were older - 70s or 80s. I really liked them and spent some time moving them from place to place waiting for inspiration. I found a great tutorial on suzies scraps   I made nine patches from time to time when I would uncover them in a cleaning fit. When I was ready to have them finished as part of my 5 quilt project, I followed suzies other tutorial. It was an enjoyable process, easy to see and follow. And I used a vintage pink for the border and back. I think it will make a sweet donation quilt. I have a million scrappy charm squares in the bins. And I might even repeat this quilt again.

52 x 52 = 8 yards

and now it is off the to do list. 

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making lozenges rows

I have all the blocks for lozenges quilt in sets 2 by 6. I started making the rows in sets of 2 by 24. This is my next piecing project in my 5 quilts project also the 2014 quiltville leader/ender challenge. I am also trying to include the older ufos from the leader/ender challenges in my goal list or I might not ever finish them. I have a page at the top of the blog for my progress here.

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garlic center

 I have all the rows together for garlic knots. I have been building the borders and now, I can add them. Now that I see the picture I can see a couple of mistakes - drat. As I have said all along this one is a puzzle. never give up -never surrender haha

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stash report July 14, 2024

This is fabric that is hand dyed and lovelier than the picture. The green one is a sage green. These were part of the yard sale I attended on my second visit.

6 yards

stash report July 14, 2024 

 fabric added this week: 6 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2024: 68 yards    

fabric used:  -   25 yards Christmas snowflake is finished and I donated 15 yards donated 

fabric used year to date for 2024: 387 yards 

344 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 7 days last week. I am enjoying early morning sewing while it is still light outdoors. Maybe winter dark will be a problem.

I have a plan for my Cross stitch sampler finish. I decided to use a sticky foam board for the fabric. And I stained an old thrift store cutting board for the mounting. It is a close fit and I might not like it but I am moving forward.

use this

for this

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15 min to stitch at life in pieces

aqua scraps

I have all the sets of 5 and 4 hsts sewn for sugar grove blocks in aqua. I have a lot of  small scraps this month to use in my projects. I will have no problem cutting for the rest.

I am slowly making the sugar grove blocks as leader/enders

I cut and made my blocks for windmill.

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Christmas snowflake finish

I started my Christmas snowflake quilt in 2018. I taught this as a workshop for the guild and had given instructions on the blog in 2019. I really enjoyed all the variations of the other quilters in the class. It was a top  in 2019. But it languished in the quilting closet until this year as part of my 5 quilt goals.  As a finished quilt it measures 82 x 82 inches. This has to be one my personal favorites.

82 x 82 = 25 yards

I received a wonderful email from someone in blogland showing her finished quilt - again thanks

My apology for the wrong links for the instructions for the qal - I forgot I had to change the .com to .blogspot. These are the new links.

Intro/ templates

fabric requirements

cutting red and green fabric

cutting background

piecing the center

wings

corners

assembly

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sewing nook

Besides having a place for my quilt tops for easy access, Having my binding sewing machine out of my dining room was my top priority. I am taking over my son's room and this was his desk. We have repainted the room and floor and added a large area rug so it is time to move in. Happy day

I have a wonderful piecing machine with some speed, a featherweight for portable sewing and my trusty old bernina that I use for binding since I can move the needle for the top stitching. It is a small space, so I am hoping putting a table to my left will help with bigger quilts. My next goal is to move my big ironing board into the room -oh and a design wall.

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lozenge part 2

At this point, I am sewing over 350 lozenges to each other in groups of 6. I want 24 across and 6 will

guzinta 24 evenly. This is my next piecing project in my 5 quilts project also the 2014 quiltville leader/ender challnge

 It is really fun to revisit all the different scraps from 2014 - a place marker in time. It is easy peasy to join them side to side not so fun to join them top to bottom.

 I love scrappy quilts because who couldn't love having snowmen, flowers, a moose, and light houses nestled among other beautiful fabrics. not me

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