5 quilt December 26, 2025

 last report August 1, 2025

It has been awhile since my last report of the 5 quilt project. I found myself stuck with two challenging quilts, Rather than just reporting the same quilts over and over, I just kept working.

 It is the end of December, and I am making a new list for 2026. I have 32 quilts next year that are in the running for time at the sewing machine. In 2024, I finished 41. It was a miracle. In 2025, I finished 14. I don't know what the difference was. I do know the 5 quilt project has been a true help in overcoming overwhelm and procrastination. But, some quilts take longer than others.  The first mention I found of the 5 quilts was in October 2021. I remember, I was talking with quilty friends and mentioned I was overwhelmed with the shear number of ufos and quilts I want to make. A friend said, maybe if you just focus on a small number of quilts at a time.... And tada, the sun came out and everything was unicorns and rainbows. It has helped me remain active in my favorite sport ( quilting)

Making a report every month may be boring, But it keeps my mind focused. I will try to stay up to date with that.

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 4 ufos since August report

1. snowballs is finished

54 x 66

 

2. Chunky churndash is finished

74 x 76

3. baby xo is finished

50 x 50

4. Holy toledo is finished

76 x 94

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them:

hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge from 2023 that needs the border appliqued. I have cut the flowers and the stem is ready. I just need to attach.

 red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt- I discovered a couple blocks turned wrong and had to rip them out and turn them. But, we are back on track, after I resew. It will be ready to quilt. I plan on that next Spring. It will be a top priority in 2026.

My December phd report: I ended with 14 ufos finished this year, and no new starts.

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

And I plan on continuing this in 2026, even though, I see no discernable difference in the scrap piles.

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 That didn't happen in

2025

 Looking forward to January

 hollow nine in the Spring

 red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt  in the Spring

flying home. I just have blocks that are made. Making a top will be my one monthly goal for January

stars 2 bits - I have had the star blocks for a few years, but, still need to add borders to the blocks

Editya Sitar baskets - I have just a bit started before I dropped the ball.

Soul searching - I have just the blocks

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baby xo finish

Last month, I restarted an older ufo for the rainbow scrap challenge. It was nearly finished, but needed borders and quilting. I was able to quilt it this week. It is a sweet baby quilt that looks soft and cuddly.  Baby x&o is a small quilt, I started in 2015. at a guild workshop. The hsts in the border were cutoffs from the snowball blocks. Fortunately, all the pieces and fabrics were still in the project box.

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last week of blue and green scraps

I cut 133 - 1 1/2 inch neutral strips for swingin checkerboard. I wish I had actually made a few of the rail fence blocks, but, this  is all the pieces cut. I will gladly appreciate the progress and work on it at a later time.  Just a reminder, I made a light blue baby quilt top this month

150 strips cut

I didn't plan on working on my usual projects for the rainbow scrap challenge. But I decided to clean up the 1 1/2 inch strips from my table and make a few zigzag units with scraps.

I am scrapping the bottom of my monkey wrench blocks. I used leftover scraps here as well.

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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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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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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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