Weekly Progress Update #188

To-Do for the week of March 14th-20th:

  1. Cut more on-point squares for my camping quilt. √Done
  2. Make two more turquoise stars. √Done
  3. Share more simple quilt blocks designed in EQ8 for a Quilt-As-You-Go project. √Done

To-Do #1

I only cut three more on-point camping squares for my Mosaic Story camping quilt I’m planning to make in late summer. It’s been a busy time and will only get busier in the next three months as I have started a secret sewing project that won’t be finished until the end of June. A majority of my time will be devoted to it, so my blog posts will be brief, and I won’t be able to spend as much time reading blog posts. But I will try to sneak in a little blog reading/commenting when I can!

Three more camping squares including cute Spoonflower Hedgehog

To-Do #2

I actually finished my Turquoise Stars quilt top (thanks to the good point-matching vibes you all sent to me, the last two stars went together without a whole lot of unsewing) and I plan to share a pic of the quilt top when I write my March 2023 OMG Finished post. I’m sending off the quilt top to Rebecca Grace Quilting today.

To-Do #3

Below are four more Mid Century Modern blocks that I have drafted in EQ8 to possibly use in the quilt I plan to make for my friend, James, who will be celebrating his 50th birthday in August. I have actually decided today that most likely I will only use a medium and a dark colored mustard fabric in this project because I’m not happy with the lightest mustard fabrics I’ve auditioned thus far, so  I will slightly alter the coloring in the two of the blocks below if I decide to use them. If any of you have a favorite light mustard solid fabric, please let me know in the comments below.

Mid Century modern four more blocks

To-Do for the week of March 21st-27th:

  1. Cut more on-point squares for my camping quilt.
  2. Share more simple quilt blocks designed in EQ8 for a Quilt-As-You-Go project.
  3. Write my March OMG Finish post.

Linking up to Quilt Schmilt: To-Do Tuesday.

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Weekly Progress Update #187

To-Do for the week of March 7th-13th:

  1. Quilt and bind my SAHRR2023 project. √Done
  2. Make two more turquoise stars. √Done
  3. Design some simple quilt blocks in EQ8 for a Quilt-As-You-Go project. √Done

To-Do #1

I did get my SAHRR2023 quilted and bound this past. Read details about this wall hanging that finished about 26″ square here.

SAHRR 2023 finished

To-Do #2

I made two more turquoise stars, and as much as I like the look of them, I’m sure glad I’m only planning to use five of them in my Turquoise Star quilt. The paper piecing is fairly easy, but aligning the points is definitely not my favorite piecing activity!

Two turquoise stars one with fresh water

To-Do #3

I recently visited my friend, James, who has a lovely Mid-Century Modern home and was inspired to make a quilt for his 50th birthday in August in a favorite color combination of mustard and grey. I will share more of this project when I post my monthly goal for April, but below are four blocks that I have drafted in EQ8. As of right now, the plan to is to make thirty12-inch blocks in a 5X6 layout using Quilt-As-You-Go technique.

mid century modern quilt with four blocks

To-Do for the week of March 14th-20th:

  1. Cut more on-point squares for my camping quilt.
  2. Make two more turquoise stars.
  3. Share more simple quilt blocks designed in EQ8 for a Quilt-As-You-Go project.

Linking up to Quilt Schmilt: To-Do Tuesday.

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SAHRR2023 Finished!

I have had a blast participating in the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) sew-along this year. It’s been fun figuring out how to incorporate each border prompt given to us weekly by six different co-hosts.  And equally fun has been seeing everyone else’s SAHRR projects by so many talented and creative quilters. I used a variety of Alison Glass fabrics from my stash and only had to purchase the purple 2020 Sun Print Stitched fabric for the final border (the color is called Liberty). The finished wall hanging measures about 26″ square. I decided to quilt my project simply using stitch-in-the-ditch quilting with thread that matched each border.

SAHRR 2023 finished

The threads from the center to the binding are: Aurafil 2250 Red, Mettler Orange 594, Aurafil Medium Orange 5009, Aurafil Canary 2120, Aurafil 1125 Medium Teal, Presencia 311 Electric Royal Blue, Presencia 268 Majestic Purple, and Aurafil 1100 Red Plum. I used a cool thread burying tip by @jackiegillies that was super handy for burying really short threads.

For anyone interested, here is a recap of my SAHRR starting with the center block:

For my 2023 Stay at Home Round Robin project, I decided to make a color gradient wall hanging using Alison glass fabrics and coordinating Kona solids. I made the center block with one of my red-orange Alison Glass prints along with Kona Coral and Poppy. I used the center of Kitty Wilkins’s Fierce block which she designed for the 2019 Summer Sampler to help participants strengthen their tiny paper piecing skills. See the complete Fierce block made by Kate@SwimBikeQuilt here. My SAHRR2023 center measured 4.5”square unfinished.

SAHRR2023 center cropped

Roseanne with Home Sewn By Us gave us our first border prompt which was the Spool Block. I paper pieced the tiny strips of “thread” using 1/4″ graph paper. It was about 7″ square after the first border.

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SAHRR2023 first border

Wendy with Pieceful Thoughts gave us our second border prompt which was Stars. I paper-pieced four Sew Tiny Arkansas Stars, pattern by Kitty Wilkin. I added strips of a gold Alison Glass Trinkets fabrics, and with my second border complete, my SAHRR2023 project measured about 9.5″ square.

SAHRR2023 2nd border

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Chris with Chris Knits gave us our third border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which was the Hourglass Block. I opted to just make four hourglass blocks in yellow/green fabrics. With the third border completed, it measured about 13.5″ square.

SAHRR2023 3rd border

Anja with Anja Quilts gave us our  fourth border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which was the Flying Geese. My regular followers are aware that I’ve made my share of flying geese when I made three temperature quilts last year–read about them here. So what was another eight flying geese! With this prompt, I started moving from the warmer colors to the cooler colors  and decided to make eight 1.5″ x 3″ finished flying geese units in turquoise/green fabrics with some gold and yellow accents to tie into the last two borders. With the fourth border completed, it measured about 17″ square.

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SAHRR 4th border

Emily with The Darling Dogwood gave us our  fifth border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which was the square-in-a-square unit. With my fifth border completed, it now measured a little over 20″ square. I had so much fun with this project using some of my favorite Alison Glass fabrics and even repeating her lovely Dwell fabric in Sunshine and Pond to create more balance and places for the eye to rest. And using Alison’s rainbow moons in my square-in-a-square corner blocks just made my day! They are SO perfect for fussy cutting!

SAHRR 2023 Fifth border

Gail at Quilting Gail gave us our last SAHRR2023 border prompt which was the pinwheel block. I used a paper-pieced pinwheel block from EQ8 combining both blue violet and red violet fabrics. And just to reiterate, Alison Glass’ fabrics are SO fun to fussy cut! Below is a close-up of a one of the pinwheel blocks.

Pinwheel block

Linking up to Quilting Gail: SAHRR2023 Quilt Parade.

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Weekly Progress Update #186

To-Do for the week of Feb 28th-March 6th:

  1. Make the sixth border for SAHRR2023 which is the pinwheel block. √Done
  2. Share my March One Monthly Goal post. √Done
  3. Cut more on-point squares for my Mosaic Story Camping quilt. √Done

To-Do #1

Gail at Quilting Gail gave us our last SAHRR2023 border prompt which was the pinwheel block. I used a paper-pieced pinwheel block from EQ8 combining both blue violet and red violet fabrics. Alison Glass’ fabrics are SO fun to fussy cut! I have the sixth border sewn onto my SAHRR2023 project, but I’m only sharing one of the pinwheel blocks now and will show everyone the last border on March 13th when we participate in the SAHRR2023 parade on Gail’s website. I hope to have it quilted and bound by then. To see my other five borders, click here.

Pinwheel block

To-Do #2

For my March 2023 One Monthly Goal, I am planning to make a Turquoise Star quilt using five stars from Lee Heinrich’s Chevron Star pattern. See a little more info about this project here.

Beta turquoise star

To-Do #3

I cut a few more on-point 3″ squares for a camping quilt that I will work on over the next few months. I’m prioritizing other projects but hope to have a finished camping quilt by the end of summer.

18 camping squares

To-Do for the week of March 7th-13th:

  1. Quilt and bind my SAHRR2023 project.
  2. Make two more turquoise stars.
  3. Design some simple quilt blocks in EQ8 for a Quilt-As-You-Go project.

Linking up to Quilt Schmilt: To-Do Tuesday.

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SAHRR2023 Sixth Border Prompt

Gail at Quilting Gail gave us our last SAHRR2023 border prompt which was the pinwheel block. I used a paper-pieced pinwheel block from EQ8 combining both blue violet and red violet fabrics. Alison Glass’ fabrics are SO fun to fussy cut! I have the sixth border sewn onto my SAHRR2023 project, but I’m only going to share one of the pinwheel blocks now and will show everyone the last border on May 13th when we participate in the SAHRR2023 parade on Gail’s website. I hope to have it quilted and bound by then. To see my other five borders, click here.

Pinwheel block

Linking up to Quilting Gail: SAHRR2023 Sixth Border Linky Party.

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March 2023 OMG

For my March 2023 One Monthly Goal, I am planning to make a Turquoise Star quilt using five stars from Lee Heinrich’s Chevron Star pattern. At one time I thought I wanted to make a more complex quilt with 13 stars, but these stars are super challenging to line up the points, especially with my solid fabrics which tend to be less forgiving when it comes less than perfectly aligned points. I consider myself to be an intermediate paper piecer, and I have to confess to pulling out all the tricks (glue basting, long basting stitches, and being willing to sew, unsew, sew, unsew, sew, etc) to get the center of the star decently aligned. It reminds me of grad school where the number one requirement for success is not superior intelligence but rather the ability to persevere!

Beta turquoise star

So I have decided to let the quilting do much of the work in giving this quilt its Wow factor. I have been in touch with Rebecca of Rebecca Grace Quilting, and she is going to use some designs by Karlee Porter to create a custom quilting look. There will be a TON of negative space where the quilting can shine.

Linking up to Elm Street Quilts: March 2023 One Monthly Goal.

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Weekly Progress Update #185

To-Do for the week of Feb 21st-27th:

  1. Make the fifth border for SAHRR2023 which is the square in a square. √Done
  2. Finish my Easy Bargello quilt top. √Done
  3. Make a paper-pieced star for my March One Monthly Goal. √Done

To-Do #1

I got my fifth border done for SAHRR2023 early in the week which square-in-a-square units. Read about the progress thus far on my SAHRR2023 project here.

SAHRR 2023 Fifth border

To-Do #2

I did get my Easy Bargello quilt top finished this past weekend. See details here. I sent it off yesterday to Rebecca for quilting.

Easy Bargello Quilt Top

To-Do #3

I made a paper-pieced star for my March One Monthly Goal which I will share when I share my March 2023 OMG post tomorrow.

To-Do for the week of Feb 28th-March 6th:

  1. Make the sixth border for SAHRR2023 which is the pinwheel block.
  2. Share my March One Monthly Goal post.
  3. Cut more on-point squares for my Mosaic Story Camping quilt

Linking up to Quilt Schmilt: To-Do Tuesday.

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February 2023 OMG Finish

My February 2023 One Monthly Goal was to make a quilt top using the Easy Bargello Quilt Pattern by Busy Hands Quilts. I really enjoyed sewing with Wilmington Prints Magic Colors and Silvers Linings 40 Karat Gems (precuts similar to jelly rolls). The quilt top measures 70″ x 81″ so it even fits my full-size bed nicely.

Easy Bargello Quilt Top

My cousin McKenzie and I had a mini family sew-along with this pattern. She is always busy making wonderful quilts. Follow her on Instagram at @Bogey_and_Bobbins where you can see her beautiful quilts and other handmade items along with the antics of her beautiful chocolate lab, Bogey. See her progress thus far on her Easy Bargello quilt top below (and Bogey who was giving McKenzie sad eyes because she wanted to go for a walk!):

Kenzie Easy Bargello quilt top with Bogey

Linking up to Elm Street Quilts: Feb 2023 OMG Finishes.

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SAHRR2023 Fifth Border

Emily with The Darling Dogwood gave us our  fifth border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which is the square-in-a-square unit. With my fifth border completed, it now measures a little over 20″ square. I’ve been having so much fun with this project using some of my favorite Alison Glass fabrics and even repeating her lovely Dwell fabric in Sunshine and Pond to create more balance and places for the eye to rest. And using Alison’s rainbow moons in my square-in-a-square corner blocks just made my day! They are SO perfect for fussy cutting! See the details below about my center block and first four borders as well as a link to my SAHRR2022 project.

SAHRR 2023 Fifth border

I had been looking forward to participating in  SAHRR2023 since I finished up SAHRR2022 last year because it was so much fun customizing my design and stretching my piecing skills. See my Blue Dog quilt here and a similar one I made for my stepson, Drew, here.

For my 2023 Stay at Home Round Robin project, I decided to make a color gradient wall hanging using Alison glass fabrics and coordinating Kona solids. I made the center block with one of my red-orange Alison Glass prints along with Kona Coral and Poppy. I used the center of Kitty Wilkins’s Fierce block which she designed for the 2019 Summer Sampler to help participants strengthen their tiny paper piecing skills. See the complete Fierce block made by Kate@SwimBikeQuilt here. My SAHRR2023 center measures 4.5”square.

SAHRR2023 center cropped

Roseanne with Home Sewn By Us gave us our first border prompt which was the Spool Block. I paper pieced the tiny strips of “thread” using 1/4″ graph paper. It was about 7″ square after the first border.

SAHRR2023 first border

Wendy with Pieceful Thoughts gave us our second border prompt which was Stars. I paper-pieced four Sew Tiny Arkansas Stars, pattern by Kitty Wilkin. I added strips of a gold Alison Glass Trinkets fabrics, and with my second border complete, my SAHRR2023 project measured about 9.5″ square.

SAHRR2023 2nd border

Chris with Chris Knits gave us our third border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which was the Hourglass Block. I opted to just make four hourglass blocks in yellow/green fabrics. With the third border completed, it measured about 13.5″ square.

SAHRR2023 3rd border

Anja with Anja Quilts gave us our  fourth border prompt for the SAHRR2023 which was the Flying Geese. My regular followers are aware that I’ve made my share of flying geese when I made three temperature quilts last year–read about them here. So what was another eight flying geese! With this prompt, I started moving from the warmer colors to the cooler colors  and decided to make eight 1.5″ x 3″ finished flying geese units in turquoise/green fabrics with some gold and yellow accents to tie into the last two borders. With the fourth border completed, it measured about 17″ square.

SAHRR 4th border

I’m excited to see what Gail has in store for us on Monday but also a little sad since that will be our last border prompt.

Linking up to The Darling Dogwood: Fifth Border Prompt.

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Weekly Progress Update #184

To-Do for the week of Feb14th-20th:

  1. Make more progress on my Easy Bargello project. √Done
  2. Make the fourth border for SAHRR2023. √Done
  3. Do more stitching on my Jellyfish Sashiko project.

To-Do #1

I completed the left half of my Easy Bargello quilt top this past week. The pic below shows about 60″ of the 80″ columns.

Easy Bargello left half

To-Do #2

I got my fourth border done for SAHRR2023 early in the week which featured flying geese units. Read about the progress thus far on my SAHRR2023 project here.

SAHRR 4th border

To-Do #3

I got a little more done on my Jellyfish Sashiko project. The panel is a blue batik that has an ocean look to it. I have to tell you that stitching on tightly woven batik fabric is not as easy as stitching on linen fabric which is a more typical Sashiko substrate. I have the feeling that I won’t be rushing to get this one finished anytime soon! The thread is Wonderfil Perle Cotton #8 in Liberty.

Jellyfish panel with liberty thread

To-Do for the week of Feb 21st-27th:

  1. Make the fifth border for SAHRR2023 which is the square in a square.
  2. Finish my Easy Bargello quilt top.
  3. Make a paper-pieced star for my March One Monthly Goal.

Linking up to Quilt Schmilt: To-Do Tuesday.

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