Making A Lather: November 2024

Monday, November 4, 2024

webbing midnight flight blocks

I had an open sew with my quilt guild, and, I was able to continue work on my midnight flight Ufo. I really want this quilt done by the end of the year. Last week, I had started piecing the stars. This week, I laid out each block, making sure that everything was in the right position. I sewed the top 2 quadrant blocks together, and without breaking the thread, I sewed the bottom 2 quadrant blocks.

I was able to sew all the stars into webbed blocks. Now, all the hard work of lining up the pattern is done. All I have to do now, is sew the center seam of 36 star blocks.

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

stash report November 3, 2024

I purchased this lovely in the last order online. I do like purple and I have the smallest stack of purple than other colors.

3 yards

stash report November 3, 2024

fabric added this week: 3 yards

fabric added year to date for 2024: 83 yards

fabric used: - 2 yards - donation

fabric used year to date for 2024: 589 yards

587 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 6 days last week. I felt better and more motivated - I even had 2 social sewing events

I am continuing clockwise with my Christmas rug. I have started on the next house.

last week

this week

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Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

Saturday, November 2, 2024

baby 30s challenge

This year for the rainbow scrap challenge, I started making an older ufo I called baby 30s. It is a small quilt ( baby size) that I had in the ufo closet since 2018. I found the pattern in sew scrappy magazine. I cut all the pieces then. As each color was called for the months, I made a block and sewed the strips together for the 4 patches. Last month, I made the sashing pieces. I still have November to put it together. I am a big fan of 30s fabrics even though they are not trendy. The idea that those era quilts and fabrics were created to improve a dire time with their pretty colors still works for me.

This is one of my finished quilts that is still a favorite.

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rsc23 super saturday
oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

Friday, November 1, 2024

5 quilt November 1, 2024

last report September 30, 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.

Again, health issues impacted my goals for October. I just didn't focus well or want to sew much. But, I feel better, for now, and I want to finish strong for the year. I never thought in January that I would have finished 36 ufos this year and nearly empty my over burdened 'to be quilted' closet. That is motivating to keep on going.

I finished 3 ufos in October

I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I only finished one. But, the second one is on the frame.

1. box kite is finished

2. lozenges - I did not finish this one ....yet - It is on the frame

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. halloween stripe runner is finished

2. diamond strings is finished

64 x 64

3. 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. It is embarrassing how long I have procrastinated this project beyond leaving it in the closet for a few years. But, the plan was once it is out of the closet, I would work on it but I didn't.

4. midnight flight - Finishing all the quadrant blocks was my October one monthly goal. I did - yipee