I finished all the sweet pea blocks. I wanted to do an on point layout, so, I laid the blocks on the floor, and, figured how I would assemble them. That way, I could count how many sashings I would need. I am ready to start cutiing for the next step. I took a picture, so, that, I would remember how to offset each row. I have trouble visualizing the angles on on point settings.
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| not in color order yet |
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I brought home this little bundle from the free table last week. I loved the colors.
stash report October 8, 2023
fabric added: 6 yards
fabric added year to date: 136 1/2 yards
268 1/2 yards used more than bought
I sewed 4 days last week.
I took a break from rug hooking and made a new hexie piece for my hexie quilt. Both projects are at the large stage and a bit cumbersome. Last week, I showed the green hexie flower, bottom left, and, this week, it has been added to the mother ship. I am trying to "even out" the bottom.
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I have the hollow nine blocks top finished. I did add the top and bottom sashings, but, no photo. I want to applique borders. I am not sure how big I will need for the border. I am thinking 10 inches, maybe, in white. This is my RSC project for this year. Each month, I have made 3 in each color as it was picked. I have all 25 done. I started with a scrap box of 3 1/2 inch squares. The box was labeled, so, I count this as a ufo.
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| finish at 3 inches |
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last report September 18, 2023
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.
There has been some rotation of projects as I have finally finished a few. I look forward to new Ufos that have come out to play with me.
1. 1. wensleydale a jen kingwell pattern - is finished
2. uneven 9 patch - is finished - the weather has not cooperated for a photo, yet.
3. strip tease pattern- all the pieces are ready for assembly
4.spoolin around leader ender challenge 2013 - The spools center is finished and ready for borders
new 5. min churndash
new #1 shirt anvil - It hasn't been that long since it went to the UFO closet. I used a random number generator to pick and this was the lucky number.
MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet.
1. fair and square- october one monthly goal- back, binding prepared
2. old world mystery - twins
3. full stop punctuation
4. cheddar jubilee
5. crayon
crab apple hill snow days
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I had a finish in my 5 quilt project, so, it's time to open the magic ufo box, and, see what treasure is next to make.
I took a class in 2017 with marianne fons using their sweet pea block. It was great class, and, I enjoyed her as a teacher. I used a fat quarter bundle that had a jelly roll, too.
this was her quilt sample.
It looks like there are cut pieces, so I might have it ready to sew. The fabrics I used were a bit bright, but, I still like them.
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| 7 more to go |
I have decided that my October one monthly goal will be fair and square, a bonnie hunter pattern. It was part of the 5 quilt projects, but, was relegated to the closet, when, I had a few customer quilts that I needed to do. I need to find a back, wait for the longarm to be empty, quilt, and bind it. I look forward to seeing this one finished.
I had this quilt on the maybe someday list until 2017, when I decided to really make it. I started the string piecing off and on until I finished the blocks in 2019. Next, I spent some time making little 4 patches
The quilt became part of the 5 quilts project in 2022
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Another quilt show, another bag of scraps rescue - fun
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| mostly batiks |
stash report October 1, 2023
fabric added: 0 yards I am not counting itty bitty scraps
fabric added year to date: 130 1/2 yards
274 1/2 yards used more than bought
I sewed 4 days last week.
