5 quilts October 31, 2022

 And just like that- October is over. My goodness, it was fast. I have had a swollen sore thumb and have not felt like sewing for a week. It will be 3 weeks before the hand doctor can see me. That gives me a time line. One or two days before the appointment, it will be miraculously cured. haha

last report 5 quilts October 17 , 2022

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.

1. rhododendren mystery - Bonnie hunter - The center is together and the 2 side pieces are together. It is just a matter of sewing the pieces. no change

2. Boho heart - I am working on section 3

3. dotty bow ties-  The bow tie blocks are made. I am slowly adding a sashing to the center of each block, 10 at a time I have 40 finished. I ran out of sashing pieces and need to cut more before I can continue. These are so fun.

4. circa 1880-  More about this here. I have 8 rows sewn together, which is halfway. I think all the rows have been made. I have 2 more sets of three ready to add to the mother ship.

5. blue ridge beauty - back and binding - ironed - on the frame - quilted - bound- finished

new #5. scrappy twirl -back and binding - I need to re iron the top and add it to the longarm frame. - quilted -trimmed

MY  next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet. 

1. lotus flower? I don't remember this -I have decided not to quilt this one. I added it to my etsy store

1. ugly I spy - I don't want to finish this one. I am donating this one or using it as a back - I will put it in the backing pile and see if I use it.

2. frolic mystery -back and binding - ironed

customer quilt time pause

3. sea swept

4. wonky courthouse steps 2

5. wonderland table topper

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design wall monday 

oh scrap

to do tuesday

wednesday wait loss

Stash report October 30, 2022

 yes, there is more fabric coming to live here. I am preparing a little for the quiltville mystery quilt next month. ok not really but, it sounds better than I just like buying pretty fabric.

Stash report October 30, 2022

fabric added: 4 yards

fabric added year to date: 125.5 yards 

fabric used: 0 yards  

fabric used year to date: 202 3/4 yards  

77.25 yards used more than bought. 

I sewed 2 days last week. 

I have a very sore/swollen thumb, and, I can't hook right now, or, do much of anything. I really like the idea of opposable thumbs. anyway, I thought I would show a rug made by Pam from a recent hooking guild meeting.

and, I am one, and, I wonder if I could make it.

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

bunnies is a top

I have finished my bunny quilt to the top stage. I think It is very cute and, coincidently, I am going to be a Grandmother again. I might be ahead on this one. Now, this quilt will be sent to the "to be quilted" closet, and, wait it's turn for the longarm.

hoping for a safe halloween for all the kiddos

We did just a little bit of fun decorating this year.

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rsc21 super saturday

TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

oh scrap sunday

stash report October 23, 2022

 Stash report October 23, 2022

something new again. I need to stop... again. The walls are bulging and I am not sewing fast enough.

layer cake and a yard of neutral

fabric added: 4 yards

fabric added year to date: 121.5 yards 

fabric used: 27 yards   I  finished blue ridge beauty here and it was a big stash buster.

fabric used year to date: 202 3/4 yards  

81.25 yards used more than bought. 

I sewed 3 days last week. 

I have added a bit to the border of my witchy rug called spellbound using my own hand dyed fabrics. I like how it is turning out very halloweeny.

spooky

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

green zipper

I am adding some green to my zipper blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I cut a few and then when I started piecing, I decided to match the centers with all the previous cut zippers. I had a fun morning sewing them into strips and sub cutting the twosies for the centers. This year, I have about 60 cut, and, I think I want to cut some more next year during the rsc challenge.

and a few dotty bow ties

Best news is that I finally had a finish this month - Blue ridge beauty

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rsc21 super saturday
oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

blue ridge beauty finish

blue ridge beauty is finally a completed quilt. I have tried all year to make this a priority in finishing this huge quilt. It took several days to free motion swirls on my longarm. Binding was delayed because my trusty older bernina that I use for binding, stopped working, and, hubby had to spend a couple of days to uncover the problem. I knew he could do it, and, he did. I made blue ridge beauty my one monthly goal for October...again. And this is my 12th ufo finish for PHD 2022.

98x107

27 yards

It has some great old fabrics and shirts in it, and, was definitely from a time when my piecing was still getting better. But, it is a soothing, lovely quilt that will live on my bed for a long time.

This is a Bonnie Hunter quilt called blue ridge beauty from her book adventures with leader and enders. I took a class with Bonnie Hunter in 2014-2015 in Indiana

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TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

oh scrap sunday

One monthly goal

Ufo decisions

I was looking at my UFO list in an attempt to just delete some. I thought I could give them away and/ or find someone who might want to finish them. My list included one called 16 patch. I didn't remember it, so, I dug it out of the closet.

It was just coordinating scraps in strips, mostly. There was enough to make 20 -16 patch blocks. I decided I would not make this. I have plenty of other ufo projects to last a lifetime. I have to be ruthless, and start reducing the herd.

I decided to take it to guild and put it on the free table. But, to the matchy matchy quilter, these were just "scraps". I thought I could cut them first to make them more appealing, and I did. But, I had a feeling no one would want my poor scraps. sigh... I decided to make one block to show what potential was there. And, then..... that was fun, and, then,..... I started making blocks and more blocks.  now what?

and then there were 4

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midweek makers  

wednesday wait loss

My quilt infatuation