I have a finish, and, it isn't even an official part of my 5 quilt project. I decided to add this to my Rainbow scrap challenge projects this month as part of the purple color work. It was already a top but, needed a border and quilting. This is an older purple ufo from 2013 called strip twist jelly roll surprise.
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| 60 x 68 =14 yards |
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After all the snowball blocks were finished, I laid them out, and, realized, that I would want pieced sashings to join the blocks. I am planning on a 4 x 5 setting for the quilt. I was able to make all the block sashings at open sew. Each sashing will need 7- 2 inch squares. I thought it would take forever, but, it was rather soothing to send 2 inch squares through the machine.
I played with more purples for the rainbow scrap challenge.
I have begun the quilting on my older purple ufo from 2013 called strip twist jelly roll surprise. I think the pattern is a free one from quiltville.blogspot.com.
I finished a sugar grove blocks and a few monkey wrenches. I have been making monkey wrench blocks since 2023. I have 117 made, and, it might be time to make decisions and finish it up this year. I have very few left that are cut.
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Last month, I decided to grab an older ufo - 2016 called orange spiderwebs. Here is my first post about this quilt in 2016. The blocks were in twosies. I have finished the top by adding borders. I hope to quilt it soon. I made the string parts using an old people powered treadle. I used a domestic machine to finish. It is a bright happy quilt, using the smallest parts of my orange scraps. I have a fondness for halloween.
I decided to clean out under my longarm and replace the storage pieces underneath. The result was a huge mess on top of the longarm, LOL Nellie, my longarm, is very sullen that she hasn't been quilting. Slowly, but, surely, it will be made better.
I am still sorting through a box of odd fat quarters. I found these blue ones. I have a hard time deciding how best to use them up or give them away. I really don't have any new projects coming up to plan for using them.
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My stash report is the same as last week.
stash report July 13, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 41 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 166 1/2 yards
125 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 1 days last week. I went to my Friday sewing group
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. This was my hooking for last week on Mary E's rug.
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Each month for the rainbow scrap challenge I am making 2 1/2 inch squares from 1 1/2 inch strips. My plan is to make a scrappy zig zag quilt.... someday. I hope to cut and sew at least 48 blocks after sewing. I use a color and neutral strips. I have the purple done, now. So far, I have not ironed them.
This month, I decided to work each week on my older purple ufo from 2013 called strip twist jelly roll surprise. I used a moda jelly roll and a background fabric. This week , I ironed the top , cut a border, and added it to the top. The colors are lovely. It is ready to quilt.
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| 62 x 70 |
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I began with my holy toledo blocks in foursies and joined rows together by webbing them in the middle. It was too floppy to work with and easy to turn the rows the wrong way. I will need to make a few snips, and then, make rows. I like how this looks and hope to finish it soon.
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I have been digging in a box of fat quarters. These were the brown ones. Brown is a puzzle for me. I personally like brown, but, there are very few brown quilts or fabric in our modern quilting world. Still, it is a classic color, rather than trendy. what do you think?
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stash report June 29, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 41 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 166 1/2 yards
125 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 1 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. I didn't take a picture before the swap of just the pattern. 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.
I hooked this rug on Rose's rug. In the corner is her pink house.
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| mine on rose's |
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Purple is the rainbow scrap challenge color for the month of July.
I looked through my older ufos for a quilt with purple in it for the month. As far as I know, I have 3. Strip twist, jelly roll surprise, is the closest to finishing. In the box, I found a top - 54 x 62. And a few border pieces. I have a plan, and will move this along this month.
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I had an open sew on Saturday. I worked to finish my scrappy snowballs by the end of the month. I had made this top as my one monthly goal for June. I had thought I had finished the snowball blocks, but, when I counted, I was short. I did finish all the big blocks. I wanted 20 for a 4x5 setting. It is the 30th and I still need to make sashings. It is close, Hopefully, next month.
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| from a big bag, these were the only 2 inch squares left. |
I bought this fabric at a garage sale and donated it to the guild. It was so cute. That way, it satisfied my cute compulsion, and, didn't add to my stash. This may be the new way to purchase fabric without guilt about the no buying rules I've made.
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stash report June 29, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 41 yards
fabric used: 30 yards donated to guild
fabric used year to date for 2025: 166 1/2 yards
125 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 4 days last week -I count the time at my sewing machine, but I did some hand stitching.
With the new year, I am restarting an applique project - across the wide missourri- I started this project again in 2025 primarily for in the car traveling while we were traveling. But, I have continued this after we returned home. I try to do a little every day. I want to finish this by the end of the year.... or next.
I finished block 7 except for the embroidery details.
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I have the orange 2 inch hsts for a basket quilt I am making. I am using the rainbow scrap challenge to cut and make 70 each month.
Here is my first post about this spiderweb quilt in 2016. I have worked on this quilt throughout orange June. The top is done and the first border is attached. Now, the decision is whether to add another border. I need to wait until the voice in my head really decides, over whether, I just want it finished LOL. This is close enough to continue this quilt on my 5 quilt project, either way.
I have orange windmill finished. I really need to cut more orange scraps into strips for the future. My choices were sparse.
I made more orange 1 1/2 inch strips for ditch lilies. I made a lot of progress on ditch lilies during green and orange months. But, I am calling this ufo done for the year, and giving it a spa vacation for awhile.
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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.
I finished 1 ufo in June - 7th for the year
zipper blocks quilt is finished
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| 72 x 86 = 24 yards |
I worked on these older Ufos to finish them
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holy toledo is a quiltville pattern from the book scraps and shirttails 2. All the blocks are finished and I have sewn them into twosies. I added this to my 5 quilt ufo projects this year. All the pieces were cut a long time ago. All I had to do was sew the pieces together. It is a great social sewing project. I really like working with recycled shirt fabric.
These were scraps I picked up at the free table. I have a quilt in mind - one of my older ufos- that I will use odd colored neutrals. I would like to cut these as soon as possible and add them to the box for the quilt
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| not quite fat quarters |
stash report June 22, 2025
fabric added this week: 1 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 41 yards
fabric used: 24 yards -zipper is finished
fabric used year to date for 2025: 136 1/2 yards
95 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 2 days last week -I count the time at my sewing machine, but I did some hand stitching.
With the new year, I am restarting an applique project - across the wide missourri- I started this project again in 2025 primarily for in the car traveling while we were traveling. But, I have continued this after we returned home. I try to do a little every day. I want to finish this by the end of the year.... or next.
I have made a start on block 7 making the churn.
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I haven't been sewing much lately.
I will be forever catching up monkey wrench blocks. At least I made an orange one this month. I haven't counted lately.
And I cut more 1 1/2 inch strips for ditch lilies.
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