Category Archives: Designwall

What I’m Working On Wednesday – 8/20/25

August 20, 2025 3:35 pm ⋅ Pam

A Vintage Christmas Sampler got pushed to the side earlier this month. The Quilt-Along concludes this month, so I want to get caught up. My SIL is in the process of putting the borders on her quilt and I still have blocks to make!

These are the Peppermint & Spearmint Twists. I knocked those out earlier this week. I still have 4 Cozy Log Cabin blocks, 13 Trim the Tree Ornaments, 34 Flying Geese and a block and strip of Half Square Triangles to make before I can start putting the quilt top together.

Given the ‘scrappiness’ of the remaining blocks, I’m going through and cutting all the pieces for what’s left, including setting fill-in pieces. I’ve got most of them cut.

These are the last 2 fabrics I need to cut. I need the green for the ornaments and flying geese, and the neutral for the log cabin, HSTs and setting pieces. Tonight I’ll finish cutting the fabric, then start on the Log Cabin blocks.

Posted in: A Vintage Christmas Sampler, designwall

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 8/6/2025

August 6, 2025 6:00 am ⋅ Pam

This is how UFOs happen. I just need to put the borders on Cascades. Making the Candy Twist Blocks for the Christmas quilt won’t take that long. So what do I do? Start a new project with a closer deadline. Yes, I’ve started the Mini Bow Tucks bag.

I hope to have it finished in the next day or two.

Posted in: Bags, designwall, Mini Bow Tucks

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 7/30/25

July 30, 2025 9:55 am ⋅ Pam

This week work continues on the KTQ A Vintage Christmas Sampler QAL. This is the first of the 2 Christmas Cactus blocks. This is all I got done Tuesday evening. Nothing too complicated, just a big block with lots of pieces. Tonight I’ll load a beautiful customer quilt on the longarm to quilt and finish up the other cactus block and hopefully get the stocking blocks done. If I can do that, I can say I’ve kept up with the QAL which was one of my goals this month.

Posted in: A Vintage Christmas Sampler, designwall

What I’m Working On this Week

July 11, 2025 8:41 am ⋅ Pam

I did not do my What I’m Working on Wednesday post as I had nothing new to show and Wednesday evening was spent installing spice racks. I bought the Vertical Spice racks I’ve seen on my Facebook feed — but not before actually going to the home office while I was in Minnesota. I probably would have bought them on the spot had I not decided the week before I left for the trip that I wanted to lower the shelf so my original measurements were all wrong.

When I got home, I pulled all the spices out of the cabinet, as well as bringing in the last box from the sunroom. Turns out I have duplicates of some of the spices. I combined bottles where I could and pulled the duplicates out. They now live in the bottom of the utensil pull out. The plan was to get what I needed for the bottom shelf first. I ended up putting the larger slide on the 2nd shelf. I failed to consider the angle of the door in my calculations, so the wide slide out didn’t fit. I haven’t decided if I’m going to get more slides or not.

For my segue to quilting, I offer these napkins. The plan was to have 6. However, it’s been a couple of years since I made any and I simply couldn’t remember how they were done, as a result the first one ended up smaller. After I took this picture and had them put away, I found the 5th large napkins. For future reference, I washed the fabric first, then cut the back/binding square at 13 1/2″ square — essentially 1/3 the width of the fabric. The contrast was cut at 9 1/2″ square. Cutting the inside 4″ smaller allows for a 1-inch border.

Last night I finished block 1 of the 2025 Brandon Quilters Mystery Quilt. I have 2 weeks to get the next set of instructions written.

Finally, I’m still working on A Vintage Christmas Sampler. I started working on the Tall Trees last night. I have 2 or 3 small trees to do, then it will be on to the Candy Canes.

Posted in: A Vintage Christmas Sampler, Chain of Blossoms, designwall, goals, House, mystery quilts, Napkins

What I’m Working on 5/28/2025

May 28, 2025 8:26 am ⋅ Pam

Last night I finished quilting the Grunge version of the 2024 Brandon Quilters BOM, so now it’s time to bind. When I bought the fabric, the plan was to do a flange binding — black with bright turquoise. However, there’s so much color happening in the border I think the pop of color would get lost.

I tried both black grunge and the dark teal in the sashing. Black is just too harsh, so dark teal is what I’m going with.

Now to get the label made so I can attach it when I put the binding on.

Posted in: 2024 Brandon Quilter, designwall

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 5/14/25

May 14, 2025 9:04 am ⋅ Pam

The quilting continues on the Compass Star quilt. Last night I finished the setting squares/triangles of the last 3 stars on the top and quilted the 2 yellow borders. I opted for something simple and didn’t think to get a picture. Then it was time to roll. I started working on the left star and ran out of bobbin halfway though the setting pieces. The new bobbin was giving me issues, it was late, so I called it a night. Tonight I hope to get the two Lemoyne Stars quilted and the top half of the center.

On the kitchen front, the tile is grouted and the floors are down.

Back when I started the house makeover I bought enough flooring to do the whole house — I thought. As near as I can tell, because the floors were laid in sections, there was a little more waste, but the biggest issue is that there was an accident in the warehouse which broke a bunch of the planks. We found out about a month ago this company no longer makes this flooring. Fortunately, other companies make the same thing – they just don’t necessarily use the same locking mechanism.

We put the other manufacturer’s flooring in the laundry room (and eventually the hall bath). It looks the same to me.

Posted in: Compass Star, designwall, House

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 5/7/25

May 7, 2025 10:43 am ⋅ Pam

Since all the binding is done, my current focus is the Compass Lone Star. There has to be a better way to make those Lemoyne Star blocks, but I’m working with what I started with back in 2006. Pieces are already cut and there’s been some assembly.

While I’m stitching these blocks, I’m making 9-patches as my leader and enders.

At Quilters By Hearts Desire a couple of years ago we had an ongoing color theory program and we swapped 5″ squares of a specified color each month. I’m using my squares and some muslin to make these little 9-patches. I have a vague idea of what I’m going to do with them, but I need to get them made first.

Both the Compass Lone Star and the Rainbow Charm Swap quilts are on my 2025 Brandon Quilters UFO list. The star is also on my Mississippi Quilt Association UFO list as well.

In other news, my cabinet are painted and now they are working on the rest of the kitchen/breakfast room/laundry room. I love the color, but can’t wait to see it finished.

Posted in: 2025 Brandon Quilters UFO, charms, Compass Star, designwall, House, Rainbow Challenge

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 4/30/25

April 30, 2025 11:52 pm ⋅ Pam

I set off this week with the goal to get 5 quilts bound. A lofty goal, but I machine bind, so completely doable. It’s only Wednesday and all 5 of the quilts are bound! I typically do a flange binding, but chose to bind the President’s Challenge (top left) quilt with the same fabric as the backing and the 2011 Mystery Quilt (bottom right) I had cut my binding when I finished the top 14 years ago and decided to not put the flange on. I still stitched the binding to the back and brought it to the front, but it was hard to see.

I designed this quilt as a retreat mystery quilt back in 2011. My smaller one I finished in time to hang in the 2019 Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival. It was done in just 3 fabrics and can be seen HERE.

Started: 3/15/2011
Finished: 4/30/2025
Size: 59″x 74″
Calista Stars E2E, increased to 15″ tall
Military Gold 40 wt Glide

Posted in: 2011 Mystery Quilt, binding, designwall

What I’m Working on Wednesday 4-9-2025

April 10, 2025 8:12 am ⋅ Pam

I started this post yesterday, but between work and the kitchen it never got past the title.

I have 3 project I’m actively working on. Over the chair is the center of the shop sample I’m working on. I need to get the borders added. Ideally, that will be done by Sunday.

On the design wall is the Blooming 9-Patch. I had all of the fabric for the current two rounds cut out, but I think I used some of it to make flying geese samples. Fortunately I have more fabric.

Tuck in beside the quilt are 2 of the 3 Lotto blocks for GSQA. I’ll make the 3rd one tonight.

Tonight I’ll start a new project. It’s for the kitchen, but has a fabric element. I’m going to attempt to decoupage a piece of this fabric to a piece of glass. If it works, then next week I’ll order some tempered glass and repeat the process to make the backsplash behind my range. Turns out the manufacturer of the tiles I picked out do not recommend using them behind the range due to potential fading. So, I’m going to make my own backsplash.

Posted in: Blooming 9-patch, designwall, House

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 2/26/2025

February 26, 2025 1:40 pm ⋅ Pam

I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. Next week my brother is bringing and installing this custom vanity he made me! So, things have been a bit busy around here. I’ve had to prepare notes for my Vice President since I won’t be at the meeting next week. My brother said he didn’t see why I couldn’t go — then I sent him the list of things I want us to accomplish. He threatened to just ship me the vanity.

So as far as my Goals for last week — I missed all of them. I don’t have any quilting goals for this week. Although, I will be folding the quilts which are currently on the guest bed. After I get that done, I need to start on my sunroom and kitchen.

My brother will be here for a week, then I’m going to AQS Branson. When I get back, my kitchen renovation starts. So, in the next 10 day – I need to clear my kitchen and utility room and before that I need to make space elsewhere in my house to everything.