I am joining the quarterly check-in hosted by Quilting JetGirl. See my second quarter check-in Here.
I had hoped to experiment with some ruler quilting this past quarter but didn’t progress beyond a bit of practice. My quilting go-to is definitely walking foot quilting, and to be honest, switching my sewing machine feet is generally a pain in the butt. Taking the walking foot off is easy and attaching the ruler (or FMQ) foot isn’t too bad, but putting the walking foot back on can make me cra-cra! So if I know I need to get some binding done in the near future, that walking foot is staying firmly attached!
I should make clear that I am using my new Janome for quilting and binding, and I’m still using my old Brother machine for piecing.
In September I used my walking foot to quilt some potholders made with 2.5” squares using a tutorial by Sherri at A Quilting Life. She has a You Tube video on Bias Binding which I found really useful to bind my potholders with rounded corners which finished at 8.5” and shrank about a half inch after washing and drying. Here’s a photo of one:
Also in September, I finished my Frightful Fun quilt. Read the details Here.
Here is the Virgo block I sewed for my Starry Signs BOM:
For the September monthly color challenge for the Alison Glass Bee, we were asked to sew a block with a light, medium, and dark value of the same color. I made a simple Economy block.
To see what I accomplished in July and August, please read the recaps below:
Fourth Quarter Plans
The focus is to finish up some small Halloween projects and hopefully get my Starry Signs quilt top sewn together. I have a couple other small projects in mind as well, but the last two and a half months of the year promises to be busy, so we’ll see what I get accomplished.
Linking up to #2025QuiltingQ3CheckIn Linky Party.
Quilting is in my Blood 
Bias binding can make all the difference for rounded corners. I just set my machine up for free motion quilting (which is also a rarity for me), and I’m glad you were able to get in a little ruler quilting practice. I hope that the last 3 months of the year are full of things that bring you joy! Thanks for linking up. 🙂
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That potholder is neatly done! I used to leave my walking foot on all the time, just simpler, and it seems so solid, if that makes sense. Since I got the quarter inch foot though, I use it most of the time. I need that boundary to get a quarter inch seam!
Hope you are doing well. Seems like your state has had some crazy weather the past few months!
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Your pot holder is great and your halloween quilt is a special favourite of mine. Good luck with your fourth quarter plans 🙂
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