stash report September 21, 2025

I found a great new addition for my featherweight. I was at a rug hooking event, and, one of the booths had a woodworker selling quilting tools. He made a foot pedal holder for the featherweight that holds it in place, and, has a piece of wood that hits the fiddley pedal just right. I tried it and it works great. Some days, I have a little problem finding the sweet spot for the foot button, even after using it for years.

I have also been to a quilt show and added fabric. I will have to unpack and measure and fold.

 stash report September 21, 2025 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards more to come

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 242 1/2 yards  

181 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 1 day last week 

I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure. We have a goal to trade every two weeks. 

my next rug to do for Jan

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baby quilt top

I was able to finish the top  for the rainbow scrap challenge. The color of the month is light blue and light green. Baby x&o is a small quilt, I started in 2015. I pieced all the hsts I had in the box, into sets of 10, in case there was not enough for each side. And there wasn't. But I ended with a number that I could divide well between the 4 sides. I did have to add fabric to the ends to make it large enough for each side. I liked how it looked and added an outer border.

it is ready for quilting - yippee!

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stash report September 14, 2025

I have a big basket of  cut offs from quilting. I trim the quilts and dump them in the basket. I keep them because they are substantial pieces, and, could be combined to make a pieced backing. I am lazy about working on it. It is overflowing, because if I have a big enough piece I tend to use that first. I grabbed a hunk of of them, and started piecing some together for a franken-batting. It is an intriguing sort of puzzle.

76 x 92

63 x 84

The pink one is probably not large enough, yet. We shall see if the red and blue will work.

stash report September 14, 2025 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards I did buy some wool pieces, though

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards

fabric used this week: 12 yds snow ball is finished 

54 x 66 = 12 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 242 1/2 yards  

181 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 4 days last week  finishing a quilt

I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure. We have a goal to trade every two weeks. 

I finished this  house for Vivian. 

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a little blue and green for the rainbow scrap challenge

I worked on my older ufo  for the rainbow scrap challenge. The color of the month is light blue and light green. baby x&o is a small quilt, I started in 2015. I added the inner borders with a piece of fabric that was in the project box.

 I had made bonus triangles from the cut offs of the snowball corners. The hsts were also in the box. It is my plan to make a border with these. 

I am making this up as I go, so, I don't know how many hsts I will need, for the next border. I have about 100 of them. I decided I would sew them together in sets of ten, and then, see how they will fit.

I did cut my choice of mint green into 17 - 2 1/2 inch strips per the pattern to move along swingin checkerboard. The pattern is for a big quilt, and my cutting is for the big quilt. I may make it smaller.

I didn't work on any of my regular rsc projects this week. I feel like I am busier than usual.

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Snowball quilt finish

 Snowball blocks quilt is finished. I made the first block in 2021, when I found this at Suzies-scraps.com, scrappy snowballs.  it uses 29 scrappy 2 inch squares in each block plus the sashings.

I added it to my 5 quilt project in June this year. It was just the scrappy project that I enjoy. I cut my scraps down to useable sizes. I can just open a drawer, and the parts are ready to piece into a quilt. The piecing is quick and easy. Each quilt is a wonderful surprise.

54 x 66 = 12 yards

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cutting scraps for August

 One of my monthly goals for the 5 quilt project is to spend one day a month cutting scraps. 

One of my monthly goals for the 5 quilt project is to spend one day a month cutting scraps. I cut a bag of scraps into useable pieces in August. The bag weighed 1 pound 4 ounces. When I was done, the parts weighed 9 ounces = 1 1/2 yards of useable fabric. + strings.  I still have a bit left to cut.

For the year, the total is 36 1/2 yards of useable fabric. 

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stash report September 7, 2025

This week, I attended a small quilt show in Pendleton Indiana. They have one every year, and it is located in museum. I like the quilts hanging over the antiques and curios. I bought a bag of scraps, which is a delight for me. This time, the town was hosting a fall craft festival, and, the weather was a perfect fall day.

 stash report September 7, 2025 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yds

fabric used year to date for 2025: 230 1/2 yards  

169 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 2 days last week quilting a small quilt

womens prison entries

featured quilter

and many more

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scrap challenge for September

The color of the month is light blue and green for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have included these colors in my blue and green months. So I am caught up in my regularly scheduled projects.

I found 2 older ufos that will I will work on this month with the new colors of the month.

Baby x and o was started in 2015, when I was the workshop chairman for my guild. It was a quick baby size quilt to piece. I made bonus triangles from the cut offs of the snowball corners. It was my plan to make a border with these. I can work on sewing these together, and maybe finish the quilt this month.

Swingin checkerboard is a quilted twins free pattern that I started in 2019. I have all the 16 patch blocks made. I found scraps in the box, but, I didn't find the mint green constant for the rail fence blocks. That is probably why it was sidelined for so long. I spent some time hunting through my collections of fabric and scraps for the likely candidate. nope. I attended a quilt show in pendleton Indiana and didn't find anything in mint green. I stopped by a quilt store in Noblesville. They had a small range of mint green, but it was too expensive for an almost. On the way home, I thought of hobby lobby. And, I think I found "the one" yay!  Otherwise, I was going to put it away for another day.

it is a little brighter in person

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5 quilt September 5, 2025

last report August 1, 2025

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. 

There is not much change on this report, but, it still helps me keep on track.  

I finished 2  ufos in August- 10 th for the year

spiderweb is finished

off track is finished

 I worked on these older Ufos to finish them:

 scrappy snowball   -2 inch scrap block. is a top and ready for quilting.

 hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge from 2023 that needs the border -Which I intend to applique. I need more flowers cut in a variety of colors. I think I am about ready to do that.

holy toledo - The top is ready for pieced borders

chunky churndash  is ready for quilting

My august PHD report

scrap cutting

I have added another goal to the 5 quilts project. I want to take one day a month and cut scraps. I will have plenty to choose from since I really didn't cut any for 2024, and the bags of uncut scraps are piling up, all over the fabric room. The bag weighed 1 pound 8 ounces. When I was done, the parts weighed 9 ounces = 1 1/2 yards of useable fabric. I still have a bit left to cut. For the year, the total is 36 1/2 yards of useable fabric. 

quilts to be quilted: 

1. wedding ring I have had this ready for a few years, but, I am afraid to quilt it myself. I want it to be special and I don't do special. So I will work to talk my self into it..... some day

2. snowball

3. chunky churndash

Looking forward to September

 hollow nine

 holy toledo

chunky churndash 

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churndash top

While I was digging around, trying to find some wool for my rug hooking project, I found 2 missing quilts in a tub. I had given them up for lost. I have been working on my chunky churndash quilt. It just needed borders.

treasure found

I added an inner border, But the outer border was more difficult to find in my stash. The border I had with the top was not going to work. We tried at least 8 different options.

With the help of my Granddaughter, we decided on a more neutral plaid. I like it. I definitely was not going to buy anything new.

This will be my one monthly goal for September to have a finished quilt.

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stash report August 31, 2025

I added a 3 yard piece of white to my stash for an upcoming group quilt project. We are planning on each of us making our own version a tula pink butterfly. I am using batiks and white.

 stash report August 31, 2025  - this is my 51st wedding anniversary

 fabric added this week: 3 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards

fabric used this week: 2 yds donated to guild

fabric used year to date for 2025: 230 1/2 yards  

169 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 2 days last week. 

I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure. We have a goal to trade every two weeks. 

I finished this  house for Carolyn. I attempted a stained glass window and steps.

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final week for aqua scraps

I finished just a few last minute aqua scrap projects for the rainbow scrap challenge. I had or made 

70-2 inch hsts for my bonnie Hunter basket quilt.

I have my 6 windmill blocks in aqua, with one lonely monkey wrench.

My aqua ufo is a finished quilt.

I am looking forward to a new color and a new ufo for September.

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snow ball border and one monthly goal

 My one monthly goal was to finish the top for my snowball blocks. I have done that, with just days to spare. I had three choices for the border. I took a consensus at my Friday group. We all picked one that I thought was perfect, until, I added the inner border. Then, all of us agreed on a different choice. I am glad we did. It's good to have quilting buddies to help with the decision. Next month, I should be able to finish it, and take it off the ufo list. 

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one monthly goal

snow ball top

I have the snowball blocks rows sewn together, and the inner border decided and finished. I have a few candidates for an outer border My one monthly goal is to have the top done and ready for quilting by the end of the month. It's a lap size, so it might still happen.

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stash report August 24, 2025

 I found a wide backing at a garage sale that was a great price. I am not a fan of black backings, but, sometimes, I want a darker background. This will do the trick.

 stash report August 24, 2025

 fabric added this week: 3 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 58 yards

fabric used this week: 14 yards off track finish

fabric used year to date for 2025: 228 1/2 yards  

170 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 4 days last week. 

I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure. We have a goal to trade every two weeks. 

Here is one rug that was up for swapping this week. Pam has decided to make a wool shop house for all of us.  last week

vivians rug

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

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patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces