spoolin around finish

My spoolin around quilt is finished. spoolin around was the second quiltville leader/ ender challenge in 2013.  I opened the UFO box in August to find all the blocks in groups of four. I discovered that some of the blocks were not pieced right, so, I redid the majority of blocks. I had the center pieced by the end of September. I had the top ready to quilt the end of October. This is my 25th ufo finish this year and part of my 5 quilts project. I added it to the list when the new leader/ ender challenge was announced. I did the same thing last year and finished dotty bow ties

91 x 100 = 25 yards

Finding a good time to take pictures in the fall is a challenge. There is either no sunshine or windy. We drug it all over our place looking for the right spot. Even, had the little weed stickies on the back LOL

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monkey wrench blocks

Before mini churn dashes, I was making monkey wrench blocks. These cute blocks are 5 1/2 inches unfinished. The project stalled when I decided to make a half square quilt next year. I started saving any leftover hsts for the new quilt. But, I want to get started again.

Our guild we care tree was auctioned off for 1500.00 and bought by the American legion post.

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teasing rows from scraps

I've built all the blocks -12 long x 2 across- for my strip tease quilt

I was able to see what a row will look like. I like the scrappiness. I will have 3 more rows, before, I can start the top.

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stash report November 12, 2023

I found more neutrals while deep decluttering near my treadle sewing machine -which I still use. I hope to close it up for awhile and keep the sewing mess confined to the upstairs. I will miss sewing on it in the evenings.

stash report October 29, 2023

fabric added this week: 3 yards 

fabric added year to date for 2023: 145 1/4 yards 

fabric used:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2023: 473 yards 

298.75  yards used more than bought in 2023 why doesn't it look like anything is missing?

I sewed 3 days last week. 

I have packed up my rug and my hexie quilt, and, put them into storage until after my daughter's visit for Thanks giving. I am trying to do a big clean up of the living room. I didn't knit any this week, but, I did play a little with some scraps. sew fun - I used 1 1/2 inch squares as my leader/enders and then made these quick blocks from the scraps on my table

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lucky star colors

I had the opportunity at open sew to lay out all the lucky star blocks in an attempt to distribute the colors. The only colors I was focusing on, are the the colors of the stars. I didn't have time to organize the sashing colors. But, I have all the rows together in star order. Next time, I will sit, and, turn the sashings in the right order. 

Every year, for years, our community has sponsored decorated Christmas trees. The trees are sold at auction, and, the money is donated to We care charity for Christmas charity giving. At this point, mostly businesses can afford to buy the trees and display them at their businesses. Our guild charity chairman decided to try We care this year for our guild. This year is the guild's first participation in sponsoring a tree. Here is my picture of it on display at the mall. It looks great. The chairman valued the tree at 4,000.00. There are many donations and contributions to our "tree". The trees will be auctioned on November 12th. We will see if anyone wants a quilty Christmas.

Barbie was a big theme this year, I saw 5 trees all decked out with pink and Barbie. I didn't take many pictures. I was busy looking.

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sailboat start

I pulled out another UFO that I want to add to my 5 quilts list. It was a kit that I bought some time ago. It looks very easy. Everything is already there, and, all I have to do, is sew a bit. It could be fun. On the other hand, it does not need to be done. There are way too many ufos that are a higher priority. 

Oh well, it is great for social sewing. It doesn't take up much room in the bag, can easily be sewed in my usual locations, especially with my non- scrappy quilting friends. Sew... I started by just cutting the 2 1/2 inch strips for the four patches.

ta da

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anvil blocks and one monthly goal

A new addition to the 5 quilts project is an UFO from not so long ago. I like making these blocks. I saw these blocks on Beth Shibley's youtube channel, and, wanted to make them with my shirting fabric.

When I opened the box, I found 50 blocks are complete, and, I wanted to have 80. I have 10 or more blocks cut and ready to piece. So, this month, as my one monthly goal, I want to cut and make the 30 more blocks I will need for a quilt. Here is where it gets tricky. I don't have a plan for a finished quilt. I was just happily sewing blocks.

off hand, here are some options for plain sashings

I don't know, yet.

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