aqua unfinished quilt

The color for the rainbow scrap challenge, in August, is aqua. 

I did a search of my ufos to see if there is a good candidate to work on this month. I found this ufo with the rows made. I think it has plenty of aqua. It was labeled Maypole. There were no directions or pattern, or notes. And I don't even remember it. I googled it and there is not anything like it. I checked back through my blog, and, found a completely different quilt I was making, a while ago, with that name. I guess, I will put the rows together and see what is next to do. I might have the pattern, but not sure where to look. That could take hours to go through them all LOL

I have 5 rows

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5 quilt August 1, 2025

last report June 27, 2025

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 is not much change on this report, but, it still helps me keep track.  

I finished 1  ufo in July - 8 th for the year

Strip twist jelly roll surprise is finished

60 x 68

 I worked on these older Ufos to finish them:

 scrappy twirl - I have prepared the border and need to add it to the top. As I was digging through project boxes looking for a quilt, I discovered an entire batch of cut pieces for scrappy twirl. That changes everything. I kept wondering why the near -finished top was so small. Apparently, I cut most of the quilt and put it in a box. But, I needed more, so, I cut a smaller batch, and put them in a different box. I have been making lists of my options to finish, and I am exhausted with the whole project. I am retiring this quilt for another day. 

 scrappy snowballs  -2 inch scrap block. It was my one monthly goal for June to have a top. It didn't get done. I have all the rows made, and ready to assemble. These are 2 out of 4 blocks per row. I will make it my one monthly goal for August to have a top.

 hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge from 2023 that needs the border -Which I intend to applique. I need more flowers cut in a variety of colors. I think I am about ready to do that.

holy toledo - I have all the blocks made, and then, sewn into 4sies. Now, it is time for rows.

orange spiderweb it is quilted and ready for binding.

My July PHD report

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. 

I missed 2  Fridays  in July for open sew, so, I did not cut any scraps for July

quilts to be quilted: 

1. orange spiderweb

2. 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

Looking forward to August - I hope I get more accomplished

 hollow nine

 scrappy snowball  

 holy toledo

orange spiderweb 

chunky churndash 

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snow ball 2sies

I have built enough sashings to join 2 blocks together for all 5 rows of snowball blocks. I am on my second bag of 2 inch squares. I am enjoying the surprise of how they look when I finish each 2 sie. I have a somewhat random technique for choosing the 2 inch squares together. When I reach for a square, my head says I don't like that one, so I choose another. I do that for about 2 or 3 choices. And, then, my head says it's time for an ugly one. In the end, it really doesn't matter. The overall look is fun and scrappy.

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Today is the 1 year anniversary of my breast cancer. And this is the free plant I received after treatment.

stash report July 27, 2025

I am still sorting through a box of odd fat quarters. These are the pink and red fabrics. I put these in the scrap bins. I am seeing the bottom of the box.

 stash report July 27, 2025 

 fabric added this week: 0  yards

 fabric added year to date for 2025: 41 yards

fabric used: 3 yards  - I donated a partially done older ufo to the guild. I am hoping someone else will finish it. + 14 yards Strip twist is finished

60 x 68

fabric used year to date for 2025: 186 1/2 yards  

145 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025 

I sewed 2 days last week. 

I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure.

We have a goal to trade every two weeks. This was my hooking for last week on Mary E's rug. The green in the windows are supposed to be curtains. The door looks a bit better in person.

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last purple scrap week

This is the last week of the purple scraps for the rainbow scrap challenge. I found 70 purple 2 inch hsts for bonnie Hunter basket quilt. This is month 7 for the hsts, and, I haven't had to cut or sew 90% of them. I have had them in drawers since I have started quilting again. Most of them are bonus triangles, or leftovers from projects. I have had to trim and press. At this point I have at least 490 of the ready to go. I need 700, just a few more to go.

I had one  sugar grove blocks with purple for the center. I didn't get it finished, yet.

I have my 6 windmill blocks in purple, with one lonely monkey wrench.

My older ufo in purple is a finished quilt.

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strip twist quilt finish

I have a finish, and, it isn't even an official part of my 5 quilt project. I decided to add this to my Rainbow scrap challenge projects this month as part of the purple color work. It was already a top but, needed a border and quilting.  This is an older purple ufo from 2013 called strip twist jelly roll surprise.

60 x 68 =14 yards

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snowball sashing

After all the snowball blocks were finished, I laid them out, and, realized, that I would want pieced sashings to join the blocks. I am planning on a 4 x 5 setting for the quilt. I was able to make all the block sashings at open sew. Each sashing will need 7- 2 inch squares. I thought it would take forever, but, it was rather soothing to send 2 inch squares through the machine.

Yep, that is the right plan.

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