maple leaves finish

 I  started making blocks in 2017 . As part of 5 quilts, I added sashing and assembled the top in 2022. It has had it's day for quilting and now it is a finished Ufo. I really like the classic maple leaf block. I made it with 2 1/2 inch squares and hsts from a jelly roll and added scraps later. I plan on gifting this to a long time friend who loves purple.

64 x 72 = 14 yards

number 18 ufo finish

So far, all the quilts I have quilted this year has been the same free form loops and circles quilting. I like doing it and it is quick and easy.

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maple leaves

I am ready for the last row for this quilt. I have a hodge podge of blocks that I want to sew, making sure the mix is what I want. This is one of my 5 quilts projects, but, I am tired of seeing it on the list.

I had hoped to make 10 rows, but the last row would all be aqua. sigh...

I made it to this point this week

I canned saurkraut the old fashioned way this week.  I found the idea on whipperwill holler youtube. They won't be ready for 4 - 6 weeks. We will see if this works. I ferment saurkraut 3 -4 times a year. But it is not shelf stable. Hopefully, I will know by the time my cabbage in the garden is ready.

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maple leaf block

I have 5 quilts that I concentrate on making progress, but, I had an open sew last month, and, I felt like I needed something more to work on for the whole day. I grabbed this old UFO box and took it with me. The older I get, the more every UFO box is a mystery. I counted the blocks, ironed the sashing fabric, did the math, and cut the strips I would need for this quilt. I plan on using this as my portable project to take when I am away sewing. Otherwise, the sashing will be a little tedious.

6 1/2 in squares

I will subcut the sashing into 2 in strips on the accuquilt

I started with a jelly roll a few years ago.....

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cars

Housed in the same building of the quilt show, this past weekend, is the antique car museum. Apparently, the cars all needed a few minutes to work on their tans.
When I came out of the show after closing, I found my little car had made friends.

 My car was completly surrounded

After the day I had trying to keep up with the show, I thought at least my car feels young and peppy next to those old broads....haha  but not me.


A made a few more maple leaves and finished what I had leftovers to do.

I have been working on the leader/ ender hourglasses. I still owe my swap mates neutrals.

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Marianne Fons workshop

I didn't get a blog post done yesterday. It was time for our guild quilt show. I had an early deadline.
The morning lecture with Marianne Fons was great. She talked about the different quilt categories. Traditional, art quilts, contemporary, and modern. She is a big proponent of quilts of valor.

Our class was great
We made the sweatpea block which is Bonnie Hunter's Mai tai in paradise block

Marianne was a consistent, impressive quilter and teacher. I picked up a few hints that I know will make my quilting better.

My block

and this is how hers was set

I have 5 more maple leaf blocks finished for the color yellow in the rainbow scrap challenge

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yellow maple leaves

Just in time for the month of yellow and Rainbow scrap challenge in June. I love Irises.

I have 2 blocks ready for the maple leaves quilt.

Otherwise I have been cleaning up the cutting table which involves making a bigger mess.  I had expanded my actual cutting space from 4 square inches to maybe 18 square inches ( I have a BIG cutting table but I end up with just a tiny actual cutting space) And what happens when I see so much open space? I start to cut down scraps and WHAM that space is GONE. I found a parts bucket of odd shirt pieces.

Many yokes and short sleeves, cuffs, collars. I like to cut them  into scrap savers pieces and put the bigger pieces away uncut for any future project.
I have wanted to make Bargain basement from Bonnie Hunter's  Scraps and shirttails book. There are only a couple of quilts in the book I haven't made.

So I am cutting the shirt pieces to work in that quilt. The smallest unit is a two patch using 2 inch squares. I have them all done sewing them as I was working on other projects as a leader/ender. I will need 3 1/2 inch strips, which I can get from the yokes.

The bucket is getting emptier and the table fuller.

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green and strings saturday

This time I decided to treadle a bit while watching reruns of perfect strangers. I loved that show in the 80s, and it still makes me laugh. so did I get more sashings done? of course I did - don't be ridiculous. And I did the happy dance too.

20 more finished.

Bonnie Hunter's sashings for wonky wishes are straight set. But I have several blocks finished that are crumb pieced. I wonder how much different it would look if I cut these to fit?

May's rainbow scrap challenge color is green. It isn't easy being green.....

I made some green maple leaves. I love Mr. Elephant:)

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This and that

I worked on my purple hour glass blocks for the leader/ender challenge. I need to make 168 so I can swap with 2 others.

I made 7 pink maple leaf blocks for the Rainbow scrap challenge

And I cut black wool for my rug hooking project. I want to start hooking the background.

I am using a size 5 cut. One of my favorite rug hooking friends ( she has passed away) used to use a size 5 cut of wool in all her projects. When asked why, she would say she didn't know how to change the blade in her cutter. She was so fun, and I still miss her. Maybe from her influence, it is my favorite cut as well. It covers well and still is small enough to fit in tighter spaces and details. I am definitely not a fan of size 8 or above, although many of my friends use them more often.


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A new color

The March  rainbow scrap challenge color is RED.

 I didn't have much time to work with red since the announcement.
I did make 2 maple leaves

My original intention with the maple leaves was pastel colors like these on my inspiration board

My reds are a bit dark, so I will probably add a few pink leaves this month during "red"
While looking in my 2 1/2 in square box, I noticed there are not many reds at all. I use a lot of red in quilt making, I wonder why there are not any squares of leftovers in the box?


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quiltathon day 2

Judy at Patchwork Times quiltathon day 2 for me. I sewed a few flowers for American Beauty Rose, and I am ready to start laying them on the block. This part has me intimidated.

As a diversion from having to take the next step on Rose, I made some leaves for the Rainbow scrap challenge. At the last minute, last month, I decided to add 2 new quilt starts to the challenge. Maple Leaves and Cutting Garden. so I still have last months leaves to make. I need 9 of them.

I spent some time sewing cheddar onto my midnight flight rectangles , and marking bonus triangles using Bonnie Hunter's bonus buddy. I do love that thing.

While resting. I decided to unknit my sock that had gone terribly wrong. It was risky to take it apart. But, it was either that or start over. If this doesn't work I will start over. problem solved.

I think I caught it all and got back on good footing. Pun intended. I am going to turn the heel yet again.

Pretty exciting day that even included a little fabric shopping ( who me?) and much loved time talking with my daughter via hangouts.

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rainbow maple leaves

This has been one of those weeks

Our Rainbow scrap challenge color for February is sea green. I kept a look out for this color while I was shopping. One minute I see it as green and the next blue. Remember these wreaths from the 80s?

I had plenty of 2 1/2 inch squares but I needed strips to cut 1/2 square triangles.

I webbed them together first. And then the rows

I just love them and they look so great with the other blocks I have done in pastels.
I am hoping to can vegetable soup this weekend. I found top round BOGOF. Seems an odd sale for meat, but it was affordable.


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maple leaves

After most of January has passed, and after I have declared my rainbow scrap challenge finished for the month, I had a brilliant idea to add purple blocks to my ufo maple leaves quilt. So I scrambled to add them before the 31st.

I hunted through my 2 1/2 in squares for purple and then dug out the 2 1/2 in strips to cut for a few maple leaves. I have been keeping mostly with pastels in the 30+ blocks I have already done, but I like the idea of adding purple.

I made 4 and I used anything with purple which keeps them fairly light. So next month, I will add this in at the beginning of the month. Next month's color is sea green which will be perfect for maple leaves

I found this great recipe for granola on Bonnie Hunter's blog Quiltville and since I have a love/hate relationship with breakfast, I thought I would try it.

It was yummy

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees f.

Combine in large bowl:
5 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup sunflower seed kernels
1/2 cup toasted almonds or other nuts
1/2 cup coconut
3 teaspoons cinnamon


In microwavable container mix:
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup brown sugar
1-2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup maple syrup

Combine oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and maple syrup, heating in microwave to mix. (1 to 2 mins is enough)

Pour warm ingredients over dry and mix to combine.
Spread on large cookie sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Watch for browning.

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