Design Wall Monday - Oct 14

 After a busy, busy weekend I am moving a little slow this morning in terms of getting a DWM post written.  But my design wall has a couple of fun projects on it this morning.

The Hunter's Star blocks are all finished and ready to set into a quilt top.  So far they are sewn into 4-sies, and next step will be sewing them into rows.  This photo taken on Friday just doesn't do justice to the colors in those batiks.

There are 3 more of the Twinkler blocks cut out, so those will continue to progress this week.

And I have a paper pieced mini quilt to work on too.  This little kit is for an autumn mini to hang in the little metal frame.  

I'll be linking up with Design Wall Monday today and Monday Musings.
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RSC24 - Week #41

I'm sincerely hoping that everyone in the path of Hurricane Milton (and Helene before that) have come through safely.  My family members in Florida are OK thankfully.  

Normally this would be Saturday Sampler and Sew Vintage group day, but I'm going on a little road trip with a daughter and granddaughter today.  We're headed to Sioux City, IA for a swim meet.  No sewing will happen today, but I can report plenty of stitching time this past week.

The Shooting Star project was next up for RSC block sets.  I need more of both the star and the alternate block for a good sized quilt, so these will continue for now.  But I did sew quite a few of them into 4-sies.  Those skirt hangers get difficult to clip as the block sets grow,  plus it's a good way to get a head start on quilt top assembly when the time comes.

There was some fun scrappy Rainbow sewing in the past few days - pineapples.  No new scraps were created to make these blocks, but no significant dent was made in the scrap bins either.  However I had lots of fun making these based on a picture I saw in Pinterest. 

My main projects this week have involved some planned projects, rather than scrappy projects.  Another blue and white quilt is in early stages.  A Hunter's Star in a rainbow of colors is nearing the flimsy stage.  I've also been sorting through a couple of other RSC blocks sets to make plans for the rest of 2024 - or on into 2025.  

Let's see what else is happening in the RSC world this week? 
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A binding to turn

 A Christmas table runner is all ready for binding.

Carol did her usual awesome job quilting for me - with a lovely golden hued thread.  Can you see those little snowflakes and swirls?  Makes me think of a winter snow swirling around the trees in the table runner.

More Hunter's Star

More sets of batik Hunter's Star blocks joined the growing collection.
 

There are 4 of each color combo.  That bottom pink is really more of a plum color than it appears here.  Counting these I have 20 sets of 4, and still need another set.

The triangles and trapezoids for the final sets of blocks are cut.  At least I think these will be the last ones.  The black strips for the star points are cut too.  I'm using the Rapid Fire Hunter's Star ruler (Studio 180) and process.  I went to a workshop several years ago and this process was used.  There is a Hunter's Star die in my Accuquilt stuff too, but it didn't even occur to me to use it.  Oops!! Totally forgot I even had that die.  Next time!!

Mid-week progress

You knew this would happen . . . the rainbow pineapple in 2 sizes.
 

I cut a lot of scraps into squares and rectangles in the sizes I use the most.  However, I don't seem to use them up as fast as they accumulate in the small bins.  There are LOTS of 2.5", 3.5", 5" - and 1.5" squares collected from scraps.  And I also cut rectangles - 3.5" x 6.5" bricks and more recently 2.5" x 4.5".  Other than the background white in these 2 blocks all of the squares came from the containers of squares.  The little block used 1.5" and the big one used 2.5".  The process was just like the strawberries I made over the summer and the cats too.

They are fun little addictions distractions, and I keep seeing things like this - on blogs and Pinterest.  You know how it is, once you click on one, then you keep seeing more.

I'm alternating making new blocks this week, with sewing existing block sets into 2-sies or 4-sies.  Makes me feel like I'm keeping the momentum going on some WIPs but still playing with new projects.  A few of the blue and white Twinkler blocks are done now.  More are cut and ready to sew.

  

The next sets of 4 Hunter's Star blocks have also been in the mix. That orange batik is one of the new ones I just bought because there was only 1 other set of orange blocks in the stack for this project.  

This n that . . .

First thing today is a BIG thank you to Anne!!  She lives about 80 miles away but contacted me about donating a Quilt of Valor to our Mitchell group.

And on Saturday she let me know she would be here in Mitchell, and suggested we meet at The Pin Cushion quilt shop.  Her husband wanted a photo of us holding the quilt.  Isn't it pretty?  And it was already washed and ready to be wrapped around a veteran in the next few weeks.  Thank you so much Anne!!

Clue #5 for the Tranquility mystery quilt was emailed out at the end of last week.  This month we only used 2 of the fabrics and made 4 blocks.  LeMoyne Star is the name.  Easy peasy!!  They are done and hanging up with the previous blocks.  I have no ideas yet how these are going to go together.  So, it's still a mystery!  

Over the weekend I did pull out a small hand quilting project to work on while watching TV.  This is an "adopt a UFO" project from guild a few years ago.  I hand stitched those little stars, then put 9 of them together into a small quilt.  Last summer I took it along on the Alaskan cruise to give me some hand work while traveling.  And then - it began a long hibernation.  Time to finish it, or at least make some actual progress!!!!

Of course you knew this was likely to happen using 1.5" squares, right?  LOL

Design Wall Monday - October 7

Updating my focus for the week, gives me some WIPs and something new.  The "new" project is my reward for finishing another quilt top plus a table runner flimsy last week.

The Tranquility mystery quilt clue #5 came out at the end of last week.  It's a LeMoyne Star block - 4 of them.  My pieces were cut while watching the Vikings play the Jets on Sunday morning.  I should get the blocks made today.

I'll be continuing to make the batik Hunter's Star blocks.  This began with the idea of making a small quilt, but I have enough batiks in the stash to make a big quilt.  I did buy a half yard of red and of orange batiks on Saturday because I realized those were colors I was short of for this project.  

And I'll be making more Shooting Star blocks all month.  The stack of blocks is getting closer to being large enough for a quilt top.  

My reward?  I will use a jelly roll that has spent way too much time sitting on the shelf.  The fabric line is Bubble Blues (Robert Kaufman fabrics), and the pattern is Twinkler, by Podunk Pretties.  She did a great tutorial for this block on her blog.  I'm excited to make another blue and white quilt.  And you know how I love star blocks - so how could I resist. 

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