This n that . . .

In the big collection of Brighten blocks were 7 made with red, white, and blue patriotic fabrics.  Those were not going into the RSC quilt with the pinks and yellows, and other rainbow colors.  But I did use 6 of them for placemats.  All that was needed to bring them up to size was adding a strip across the top and bottom.  There are now 30 placemats in the donation pile, and I have the tops for a couple more just waiting to be quilted.

More progress has been made on the doll quilt binding, and on the Christmas stockings, so I'm anticipating more small finishes to check off the list. 

Not on my To Do list this week was the October mini quilt, with spool-shaped pumpkins for Halloween.  Oops!!  I want to at least get this one cut out this week to sew over the weekend.  These kits from Shabby Fabrics are all cute as can be. 

Also not on my To Do list this week is this bunch of 1.5" stars with fusible ironed on already, and being this small they are in serious danger of getting lost.  Once I get these cut out they will maybe go onto a mystery project.  

Indigo Way is done

Another UFO can be checked off my list. 

Indigo Way was a Bonnie Hunter mystery.  I made fewer blocks and added plain borders to my version.  It will be donated to our local Quilts of Valor group. 

The miniature Christmas stockings are almost done, so maybe I'll have a picture tomorrow.  A couple more of the pinwheel blocks for Candy Lane are done.  The binding on a doll quilt got done too.  A picture should happen later this week.  And I also worked on the challenge project for our guild quilt show coming up in a month.  I have the flimsy done.  It's small, but has taken me lots of time figuring out what I wanted to do.  

Monday evening we were in Sioux Falls for 2 flag football games. And I finally got some photos with the boys.  

At 6:30 Jack (grade 4) played.  They won by 1 point.  This grandson is the only one of the 5 who is not as tall or taller than me.  I'm guessing that won't last long though. 

 At 8:30 Jonah (grade 6) played on the field next to the one Jack's game was on.  We literally turned our lawn chairs around and drug them about 15 feet.  Pretty handy that both boys play in the same league, in the same park - just different times on Monday evenings.  They won by 7 points.

Christmas progress

After not stepping foot in my sewing room over the weekend, I was ready to dive in to work on some of the things I have in progress.

The big Christmas stocking has a front and a back, and is ready for me to decide on how I want to quilt it.  I'm considering hand quilting it.  The pattern - Winter Birds - is a free one downloaded from Tilda's World.  There are so many fun things on that site.

The pinwheels needed for the Candy Lane quilt are coming along nicely.  I need 18 of these 7" blocks, and have 10 of them sewn.  

Design Wall Monday - Sept 15

 Welcome to a new week!  Last week I promised myself that if I finished getting 2 quilt tops assembled, and 2 table runners finished then I would work on something fun and new, possibly with a Christmas theme.  I met my self-imposed goal and this week will be full of Christmas cheer - or at least Christmas fabrics.

  The parts were already cut for the Candy Lane throw quilt.  This was a kit I purchased in August on the shop hop, and it's all soft neutrals with a touch of metallic.  The pieces are all quite large so this should be a quick project.

The other Christmas projects are stockings, and are all quite different.  There will be one gigantic stocking, a couple of tiny ones, and a normal size one to hang for the holidays.  And look - there is NO BLUE in the mix!!  LOL  

There is still some blue happening this week as I work on getting these QOV blocks sewn into rows.  Once the rows are done, then I can decide on border fabrics.  

I'm linking up today with:

https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/ 

https://songbirddesigns.blog    

RSC25 - Week #37

Brighten is a flimsy!!  Yay!  This top is 47 x 62, so a good size for a child.  It's bright and happy, which is definitely what I need this week.  There are 5 blocks left over, and they will be "seed" for another RSC quilt in the future. 

Light blue is the dominant color in this flimsy I finished this week. It's actually kind of "dusty" shade of light blue, and does NOT show up accurately in this photo.  

I did work this week on a small project from August.  This little doll quilt (24") was something I cut parts for in August when our color was aqua.  But then I got sidetracked.  This week I sewed it together, sandwiched it with leftover backing and batting pieces, and even got it quilted.  The binding is yellow and ready to attach. 

  And the next set of RSC blocks for flimsy assembly has been chosen - Windmill.  These blocks kind of chose themselves, as the 2 hangers these blocks are clipped to were so full the blocks were coming off.  Looking back at my blog I see these blocks were part of my RSC sewing in 2023 and 2024.  

Let's see what else is happening in the RSC world . . .

https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/ 

Still stuck on red, white, and blue

 Yup - I'm still working on red, white, and blue.  I had 3 sets of Quilt of Valor blocks going on this summer - or 4 if I could the Moda Blockheads blocks.  It was time to get those block sets finished and assembled into tops so I can clear off some workspace again for new projects.

The Spools top and the Rails & Stars top were finished in August.  I really like how both of these came together.  

Next up. . . is Ribbon, by Alycia.  I had a good start on the blocks in August, but finished the last few blocks on Wednesday this week.  I chose to do these scrappy - with a variety of white-on-white backgrounds, and different blues and reds.  I'm excited to begin laying these out today and hopefully pinned into rows.

Here is this week's Blockheads block - #16.  It's Cloud Nine by Debbie Maddy.  There is only 1 of this particular block.  The blocks this year have been 3 different sizes.  Most blocks have been 9" finished, but there was 1 finishing at 27", and so far a couple that are 18".  Sometimes the 9" blocks have said to make 2, and sometimes like this week, just 1. 

I'm linking up with Finished Or Not Friday!!

Blue Jay flimsy

The Blue Jay project is now a flimsy.  

Because I had the rows already made, it only took me about half an hour to finish the flimsy yesterday morning.  I did make the decision to leave off the final skinny border on this one, but it's still about 45 x 58 without it.  The color isn't at all accurate in this outdoor photo.  Even with an overcast sky, the colors look very washed out.

 

And under my "daylight" lamp in the sewing room, it isn't showing up as bright as it actually is.  Imagine the colors really are somewhere in between the 2 pictures.  

The pattern is Town Square from this Fabric Cafe 3-yard quilt book.  It might be about the fastest and easiest pattern in all of the books.

One more flimsy is done as well - maybe.  I needed a break from blue, and this was already kitted up and waiting.  This will be a doll quilt.  As is it's only 20" square, so IF I can squeeze some borders out of what is left of the solid colors, then I'll add a little border.  If not, then it will work for a small stuffed animal.