down the homestretch rug hooking

I am down the home stretch for my Cleveland rug. The left is the top of the rug and the right is the bottom of the rug and is already hooked. I hooked the year I started the rug and my initials in odd places as a way of marking time.

While resting ( aka watching TV) last night, I cut 2 1/2 inch tumblers out of a tub of scraps. Why? I ask myself. Because, I had a bunch of leftover tumblers from a tumbler quilt in 2017. And I couldn't decide what to do with them. I didn't want to cut them down to 1 1/2 inch squares, or throw them in the string bucket, which is overflowing, so, I decided to cut more and make a small quilt down the road. I am in no hurry.

The boy in the middle of the picture on the roof is my Grandson. My oldest had a death wish and a great work ethic, which he got from his father. I am so proud that he is teaching my Grandchildren the same.

I am linking to:

needle and thread Thursdays

orca bay

This is finally happening. Orca Bay is on the long arm. After all the piecework, it is good to see it stretched out on the frame and looking pretty straight. But, it is the end of the quilting, that the fat hits the fan, when all the wonkyness might show itself.

and isn't the backing snazzy? yeehaw. I had it in my stash from a thrift store, sometime. It had 6 yards so, it was the perfect size and the colors are the same. Where else would a midwest girl use this fabric?

I am linking to:

WOW

midweek makers

Bee Social
Silly Mama WIP

Oh Scrap

new template

I purchased this new little template set from Missouri star quilt. It is a bloc- loc set and it makes the cutest little 2 inch triangle in a square. I just had to try it.

The pieces are cut oversized, and then, using the regular part of the bloc- loc, trimmed to size. It works like a dream to trim it, just like all bloc -loc rulers. But each piece will have to be cut. It will use the smallest pieces of scrap,
But, it is ever so cute.

It will take a lot of pieces to make a quilt of any size, But, I am in no hurry.

I am linking to:

Free Motion by the River

to do tuesday

too cute tuesday

chameleon color linky

Oh scrap

good fortune - magic

I was very worried about this step and making sure the points matched, but, it was magic. 99% of the points matched without any effort on my part. I didn't even pin. I was thrilled. I did have a hard time sticking to it, though, so it took most of the week to finish all of them.

I spent Friday group, making the blocks. I can not say I was as "lucky" with these points, but, it will look good in a quilt.

I realized that this block seemed familiar. I finished Carolina Christmas earlier last year and it's the same block, more or less. I have that quilt on my bed, and I see it every day. It makes me smile. I know it's a Christmas quilt, but I will leave it on my bed until spring.

And, even the same border unit.

I am linking to:

Monday Making

Moving it Forward Monday 

main Crush Monday   

show and tell monday

design wall monday   

boms away 

Oh scrap
Quiltville monday link up

stash report January 13, 2019

We have a winter wonderland here in Indiana. I love the look and sound of snow. And at my age, I don't mind being snowed in for a bit. Church was even cancelled today, which is unusual. It started snowing during the night Friday, and snowed all day yesterday.

These are the bargains I found at Missouri star before the end of the year. I wanted the special for the olfa blades.
The layer cake is a new Kaffe Fasset. I have a quilt in progress that I thought I would use it to make, but I had it all cut before the order arrived.
Since I ordered the blades, I had to make the shipping worth it. They had the 5 daily specials so.... I now have Christmas scissors.

Stash report

Fabric Used this Week 0 yard

Fabric Used year to Date: 0 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 11 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date: 22 yards
net fabric: 22 yards bought more than used

I haven't picked a new slow stitching project yet. I will probably work on my Cleveland rug.

I sewed more than 15 minutes every day

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

rsc flying home

I am making a new rainbow scrap challenge quilt this year called flying home. I had enough of this scrap red to make 5 blocks. But it is all gone now. hooray.

 Each Tuesday, Angela at so scrappy is introducing a Tiny Tuesday block. By the end of the year, we will have enough for a sampler rainbow quilt. The first one was string blocks.

We have actual snow. It started through the night and is still snowing. It is so pretty and quiet.

I am linking:

 SewCan She

rsc19 super saturday

progress

I haven't really done anything to show. But, I have been working a little on each project.
I have the rows together for Christmas snowflake. I will be teaching this in March to my guild, and I need to have something to show the end of the month.

I have been cutting strips, sewing them, and cutting them for a scrappy twirl quilt.

And I have all the quarter block units done for good fortune quilt. I can't believe how many quilts are already finished.

note
I am linking to:

TGIFF

Finished or Not Fridays   my last week's quilt is featured there

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