I was in catch-up mode in February after being gone for 2.5 weeks in January to help out with a family emergency in California and then coming home with a nasty virus that kept me away from all things sewing for another few days. In my #2025QuiltingPlanningParty post, I shared that I had committed to working on the SAHRR 2025 and three block of the month programs:

• Stay at Home Round Robin 2025 hosted by Quilting Gail
• 2025 Murder Mystery Quilt
• Starry Signs Block of the Month 2025
• Frightful Fun Block of the Month 2025

The hardest thing about working on four different large projects is keeping them organized. After I pulled fabric for all of the above projects, I put each of them in an IRIS Portable Project Case. These bins hold a decent amount of fabric plus folders of printed directions/templates. I rotate blocks on my design board and put the completed blocks in a large drawer or hanging from a skirt hanger.

The most fun project so far this year has been making blocks for the Frightful Fun BOM. I love Halloween decor, and it’s going to be delightful to have a new Halloween quilt this year. Below are the blocks I’ve made so far. They are obviously different sizes (witch hat and ghost 18.5″ x 18.5″), RIP 12.5″ x 18.5″, and candies 6.5″ square).

For the Starry Signs BOM, I’m mostly using hoarded fabric from my stash including Tim Holtz’ Eclectic Elements Provisions Indigo for the background and Alison Glass Kaleidoscope fabrics for the constellation stars. I purchased a different cross weave fabric, Artisan Cotton in Blue White for the constellation lines. Below is Capricorn (top) and Aquarius (bottom) each measuring 15.5″ x 12.5″.

I’ve only made one block so far for the Murder Mystery quilt that is set in Machu Picchu because I didn’t have enough different red fabric in my stash for the February block. It shouldn’t take me long to make once the fabric arrives. Here is the first block which measures 18.5″ x 27.5″

Yesterday I finishing making the back for my SAHRR 2025 project and got it sent off for quilting.

Finally I was able to participate in one Project Quilting challenge this month: the Birthstone Challenge.

That’s a wrap for February. I’m adding one unplanned project for March (of course I am!). My best friend, Mary, has purchased two Tree of Life panels and just NEEDS a quilt made with them. I’m trying to keep the layout relatively simple. Let’s see if I succeed!