It is the end of May and time to put away ditch lilies for the rainbow scrap challenge. In a month I have cut all the pieces for the quilt and I even had a chance to dig and find some 1 1/2 inch hsts. They will finish at 1 inch. I need 640 of them for the quilt.
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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 2 ufos in May
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I have the side borders finished that make them a straight line for my scrappy twirl quilt.
This has been a season of quilt sales. Many people are destashing. We had 2 of our quilter's estate sales. I can't remember a time with so many opportunities to go crazy. I can't get it all organized at this rate.
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stash report May 25, 2025
fabric added this week: 3 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 35 1/2 yards
fabric used: 10 yards fancy fox is finished
fabric used year to date for 2025: 103 1/2 yards
68 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 6 days last week
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.
just a few more leaves, and, I am very close to finishing this block.
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green is the rainbow scrap challenge for the month of May.
I am playing catch up on the 2 inch hsts I need for a basket quilt of the future. I need 70 of 10 different colors by the end of the year. I was only planning to do pink this month.
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But, I was on a roll, and made blue, yellow, and green.
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Fancy fox is finished. I began this quilt in 2016 with my daughter during her visit home. This is an Elizabeth Hartman pattern. At the time I was also working on the fancy forest quilt. This year I pulled it from the deep ufo closet to add it to my 5 quilt project. All the blocks were already made, and, I needed to assemble the top and quilt it. I do adore the little foxes made from recycled shirts. This is also my one monthly goal for May. Finishing an older UFo is such an unexpected pleasure. It has a history, a promise, and a surprise.
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| 52 x 62 = 10 yards |
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Once I started the rows for zipper blocks, I didn't want to stop. I worked on the rows at an open sew, where I could start to lay them out where I could see them.
Before I went home, I had all the rows complete and basically arranged. I pinned them in order. My plan next is to pin the rows together, one at a time, in the evenings while watching tv. This pattern goes together easily except the pinning every 2 inches to be sure the seams nest. This was an rainbow scrap challenge from 2023, and it is great to see it moving along to a finished quilt.
I found these flannels at the last quilt sale I visited. They are 108 wide. She was completely selling all her fabric to move to a smaller home in Missouri. How very brave of her. I would probably keep the fabric and sell the pots and pans.
stash report May 18, 2025
fabric added this week: 6 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 32 1/2 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 93 1/2 yards
61 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 6 days last week
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.
Moving along berry by berry. I am very close to finishing this block.
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green is the rainbow scrap challenge color for May.
I am behind on monkey wrenches. But, they are so cute.
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Step 3 of ditch lilies was to cut 320 -1 1/2 inch squares. I used a few different neutrals.
I've made progress on my fox quilt . This is my one monthly goal for May. I worked on the vertical sashings, adding rows of foxes. The sashing is a vintage gray chambray fabric that I thought was perfect for the shirtings. I used the whole piece of fabric with just scraps left.
I have the vertical rows sewn and have started adding sashing for my fox quilt . This my one monthly goal for May. So I need to move it along to be done in time. I really enjoy meeting each fox, they make me smile. I haven't had a quilt on the longarm for awhile and it is getting restless. It was a brave man to wear the orange paisley shirt. haha
I visited a quilt store in Rossville In. I saw this quilt. The centers are a shop hop fabric of Indiana state parks panel. I haven't started anything new in 2 years. Still, I wanted to add it to my list for the year.
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| these were in the dollar bin |
stash report May 11, 2025
fabric added this week: 1 yard
fabric added year to date for 2025: 26 1/2 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 93 1/2 yards
67 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 6 days last week
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.
It's time for the berries. I had to see the leaves a bit too. Remember it is supposed to look primitive LOL
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green is the rainbow scrap challenge color for May.
I pulled out all the green rows of 8 blocks for zipper blocks , and finished them by adding another random foursie block. I now have 6 complete rows. hooray.
I cut the oranges for ditch lilies as part of the second step. Ditch lilies is an older Bonnie Hunter ufo that has green in it and I am making as much progress as I can in May. I cut the green last week.
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I found a box of scrappy leftovers of shirt fabric, that is my next project for scrap cutting. It weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces. I am trying to spend my time at Friday sew, once a month, to cut scraps.
I did manage to get last month's scraps combined with previous cuts. The piles are growing.
This month, I cut 1 pound 4 ounces before quitting. That is 4 yards of useable fabric. The total for the year is 16 1/2 yards.
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| box when I started this time |
