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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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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zipper blocks is a finished quilt. I started this quilt as part of the rainbow scrap challenge in 2022. I was able to use many of my solid scraps in this fun and easy scrap quilt. I saw it on sane, crazy crumby quilts, and, she referred to Klein meisje quilts. At the end of the year, I put it away. In 2025, as part of my 5 quilt project, I decided to finish it. I started piecing the blocks into twosies and then, foursies. In May, I began making rows
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I made progress on my snowball quilt. I thought I had snowballed all the corners on all the charm squares. Hooray.
But, as I sewed them together in twosies, I could tell that I had missed a batch, somewhere. Bummer. It's a good thing I have enjoyed making these. The remaining, pesky little squares were hiding in the pile of 2 inch squares. They will be called to task. Aren't they cute? gotta love a scrappy quilt.
I found these at a quilt sale. They came in a bigger bag of fat quarters that I still am investigating. I like enhancing my purple, orange, and yellow stash.
stash report June 15, 2025
fabric added this week: 1 1/2 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 40 yards
fabric used: 9 yards shirts gone
fabric used year to date for 2025: 112 1/2 yards
72 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 1 day 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.
This is the new block I am starting for the quilt.
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I used 3 wof 1 1/2 inch strips and made strip sets with a neutral. The orange zigzag units are all done for June.
I have an older shirt quilt ufo that I am slowly working on when social sewing. I really like shirt fabrics and making it has helped with my motivation to keep cutting the huuge box of shirt pieces. holy toledo is a quiltville pattern from the book scraps and shirttails 2
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One of my monthly goals for the 5 quilt project is to spend one day a month cutting scraps. This is the 4th month in a row. three of those months have been this box of shirts.
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 saw the bottom of the box this time. I had big pieces that I replaced in the box that I will cut with my accu-cut at home. There was an uncut shirt at the bottom of the box which is on it's way to the rescue mission.
This time the cut pieces weighed 3 pounds 6 ounces which is 10 1/2 yards of useable fabric. The total yardage for the box was 26 1/2 yards of useable fabric. For the year, the total is 35 yards of useable fabric. And I had fun socializing while I was doing it -bonus.
This wall hanging is one of my favorite finds at our guild sale. I know the quilter very well, and was thrilled to add it to my wall art. I thought it was pretty and very well made.
stash report June 8, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 38 1/2 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date for 2025: 103 1/2 yards
65 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 1 days last week I just wasn't feeling very well.
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'm starting a new block that looks much easier than the last one. I have everything traced and ironed. I am ready to go. The quilt has 12 block of the month sets. I have 7 completed.
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Orange is the rainbow scrap challenge color for June.
I was pretty excited to change colors this month and finish an older Ufo called spiderweb. But, as I was taking pictures, I realized that last month's ufo was ditch lilies and it also has orange in it. I think I will work on both.
So far, I have made the whole spiderweb quilt with my people powered treadle machine. All the blocks are in twosies. I have had the treadle closed for a while now, and I think I might reopen it, just to finish this quilt this month. I really enjoy treadling in the evening. I put it away because it makes a terrible mess in my living room where it lives. But, it will only be a month, right?
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I have decided on the border I want for my scrappy twirl quilt. I am not sure about the corners, yet.
I have made more blocks for holy toledo
My zipper quilt is on the frame.
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