Making A Lather

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Friday, November 28, 2025

week 5- rainbow scrap challenge November

hollow nine is my next 5 quilt project which is also an older ufo from the rainbow scrap challenge 2023. I was convinced I had the big border on this before I put it away, but, no. I plan to applique the border with raw edge applique. I have the bias stem ready, and a few of the flowers cut. O plan on working on this in December.

hollow nine

And, now, I have added a 10 inch border. I hope I made it big enough that I can trim it after I add the applique.

I have new sugar grove blocks.

I have all 100- 3 1/2 inch hsts cut for the bottom of the baskets for my bonnie Hunter basket quilt. I grabbed a very full drawer of 3 1/2 inch strips and started cutting. I have some neutrals to cut, and then, all the pieces are ready to make a quilt.

3 1/2 in hsts

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

stash report November 23, 2025

I am very slowly unpacking the bag of fabric that I bought at a quilt show rummage sale. Everything was measured by the pound. I am measuring and marking the larger pieces.

This is the last of the bag. I usually don't buy children's fabric since I have so much already. I hope I will get to all of that eventually. These were very cute.

3 3/4 yards

stash report November 23, 2025

fabric added this week: 3 3/4 yards

fabric added year to date for 2025: 78 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 265 1/2 yards

187 3/4 yards used more than bought in 2025

I sewed 5 days last week - I am making a daily effort to finish up my rainbow scrap challenge projects for the year.

Work began on the house so that I can finish the little bit of background close to it.

last week

this week

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Friday, November 21, 2025

week 4 -rainbow scrap challenge November

My red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. for the rainbow scrap challenge is a top. I started the string blocks in 2016. It deserved to be finished. I was great at starting projects many years ago. I guess, I was making retirement projects. Pulling out an older ufo, is so much fun, if, I don't go down the " what was I thinking" rabbit hole.

I was diligent about sewing sugar grove blocks this past week. I now have 50 of the 72 I need for the quilt. Making them is part of my muscle memory by now.

I ironed the last of the zig zag quilt blocks. I used up many 1 1/12 inch strips, but, it still doesn't look like a whole quilt in the drawer.

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

stash report November 16, 2025

I am very slowly unpacking the bag of fabric that I bought at a quilt show rummage sale. Everything was measured by the pound. I am measuring and marking the larger pieces.

I was excited to find a few reproduction fabrics for my stash.

stash report November 16, 2025

fabric added this week: 2 3/4 yards

fabric added year to date for 2025: 74 1/4 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 265 1/2 yards

191 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025

I sewed 6 days last week - I am making a daily effort to finish up my rainbow scrap challenge projects for the year.

Now, that I am finished with my swapping on the friendship rug, I am taking a little break to work on my Christmas rug forever project.

I have added more background around the fence and set the background around the next house with a roof.

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this week

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Friday, November 14, 2025

week 3 -rainbow scrap challenge November

After ironing the red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. for the rainbow scrap challenge this month. I searched for the inner border and attached the final choice for the quilt. I have also been searching for the outer border. I planned for brown. My selection of browns were lackluster. But, buried amid the browns, was a lovely burgundy red that I think is "the one". on the right

it is deeper than the picture

I have actually pressed the zig zag quilt blocks every day this past week. I have less to go than I have done.

it doesn't look like a whole quilt

I am still sewing the sugar grove blocks. I have all the premade kits I have made over the year done, but I still have partial kits and more hsts that were made but not in kits, yet.

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Sunday, November 9, 2025

stash report November 9, 2025

I am very slowly unpacking the bag of fabric that I bought at a quilt show rummage sale. Everything was measured by the pound. I am measuring and marking the larger pieces.

stash report November 9, 2025

fabric added this week: 3 1/2 yards

fabric added year to date for 2025: 71 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 265 1/2 yards

194 1/4 yards used more than bought in 2025

I sewed 6 days last week -

Now, that I am finished with my swapping on the friendship rug, I am taking a little break to work on my Christmas rug forever project.

I have added more background around the fence and set the background around the next house.

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this week

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Friday, November 7, 2025

week 2 - rainbow scrap challenge November

I have the top ready for borders for my red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. I am excited to finish this older bonnie hunter ufo. I worked on it, in the red and the brown months, for the rainbow scrap challenge. I am pleased with my progress this week.

I took single pictures this week, not sure if I would get more done than just one. I fell behind on sugar grove blocks. I really want to catch up by the end of the year.

I have all the blocks made for a zig zag quilt I want to make using 1 1/2 inch scrap strips. I made them, but, did not iron them and the drawer looked intimidating. I decided I would iron as many as I could until the end of the year. Maybe, I can sew them together next year for each color of the month.

My fingers are not as nimble anymore, so I pulled out my finger cots to open them as I was ironing. They worked great.

monkey wrench

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

stash report November 2, 2025

I am very slowly unpacking the bag of fabric that I bought at a quilt show rummage show. Everything was measured by the pound.

I was excited to find this pack of 30s fabrics. There were 6-10 inch squares. I have a fondness for fabric from the 30s( reproductions) I think it brightens anyone's mood, even now, just like during the depression. And I respect are ancestor quilters for being concerned for their message during such a difficult time- look forward with hope.

stash report November 2, 2025 - nothing changed really

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2025: 68 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2025: 265 1/2 yards

197 3/4 yards used more than bought in 2025

I sewed 5 days last week - made it to open sew and added a quilt to the frame

Now, that I am finished with my swapping on the friendship rug, I am taking a little break to work on my Christmas rug forever project.

Not much hooking, but some planning, cutting more strips, and setting goals again.

last week

this week - all cleaned up

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Saturday, November 1, 2025

week 1 - rainbow scrap challenge November

I have been working on finishing up my red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt as part of my rainbow scrap challenge projects. I am so close to finishing, I didn't want to put it away again. I have no idea when it would reemerge. I have started making rows. I already like the secondary pattern. At my sewing group, another quilter mentioned it was very busy. hmm.. I like it anyway. I want to have the top finished for my one monthly goal in November.

I have one lonely sugar grove block done this week. I am planning on concentrating, on these blocks, to catch up. as best as I can, before the end of the year.

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Friday, October 31, 2025

toledo top finish

It has taken a bit of time to make the borders. I needed pinwheels for the corners. And, there were the 328 hsts. Not to mention the gazillion hsts in the blocks.

It was so good to see Holy Toledo, as a top. I chose this as my one monthly goal for October. And, I really like it. I usually do, when I make a Bonnie Hunter quilt. It can be found in scraps and shirttails 2 book. I started it in 2016. Making the borders was my one monthly goal for October, but now, I have a top.

Oh and this was on the road with us this week. Boo

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