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New Month, New Goal List

September 1, 2026 10:14 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

I wrote out my list earlier this week and thought it needed to be shortened.  Somehow it’s longer.  But I will be going to a quilt retreat this month, so there is that. The items are in the order in which I’d like to finish them.

This is Nine Patch 7.0.  It’s a practice quilt for an on-line class starting Monday. It’s slightly further along than this. I need to have it loaded by Monday, but before I can do that I have 2 client quilts which need to be quilted.

This stack of fabric needs to become key fobs by the 16th. I either need to sort the fabric by color or find a good color which blends well on all the fabric since I’ll be top stitching them. I’m pretty sure it will go fast as I’ll be able to do them in an assembly line.

This skirt now has a waist band, but I ran into 2 issues.  #1 the elastic I’m using is softer/stretchier than I expected, so I’m having issues pulling it through the waistband, and #2 a little disappointed in the amount of gathers around the waist.  I need to just sit down and finish it. Again, it’s not that hard, so just do it!

I’m taking the Waves of Glory class by Annette Ornelas next week.  I have experience with her dimensional curves, so I do not expect this to take long to complete.

Roll the Dice 1 – this needs quilted and bound. It’s not a very big quilt, but I do need to add leaders to the backing fabric I want to use.  It would make my life simpler if I picked something else, but ‘I don’t wanna’.  I’ll load this after I finish the on-line class and possibly after I get Waves of Glory quilted.

I really want to finish the Riviana quilt top. I plan to take this to the retreat.  I have over half the 9-patches made already.

These red, white, and blue napkins have been in the works for over a year. It’s time to finish them.  I’m taking them to the reteat.

Roll the Dice #2.  I was digging in my UFOs looking for something and I found the blue string blocks. I think they go well with my HST top which is also a UFO waiting for a border.  I think they’ll look smashing together.  I do however need to make 4 more string blocks.  Taking this to the retreat.

Kid’s Roman Holiday is really a PIG, as I’ve not cut into the fabric.  This has been a project on my list all year. I’m taking this to the reteat.

99 Strips #1. This is for another on-line longarming class.  I need 4 total, but I’m starting with this one. If I don’t have the rows stitched together before I leave for the retreat, I’ll take it with me. I’ll start the class after the retreat.

Now if I can just not start anything not on my list.

 

Posted in: 99 Strip #1, key fobs, Napkins, Nine Patch Along 7.0, Rivanna, Roll the Dice, Roman Holiday, skirt, UFO Busting, Waves of Glory

Napkins and Missing Items

September 29, 2025 4:10 pm ⋅

A few weeks ago at the quilt retreat, I primarily worked on the Monterrey Medallions quilt top. I finished it late Saturday night.  Sunday morning, I pulled out the half finished napkins to finish up.  Immediately afterwards I packed my gear to head home.

Unlike other retreats, I immediately unpacked my gear, but I couldn’t find my book or the cute sewing machine cover that Martha and Pamela, a mother/daughter duo, made for everyone.  I sent an email to everyone a the retreat, but no one had seen it. I went back through all the pockets on my Tutto sewing machine bag. Still no book or cover.  This past weekend I decided to go through the bag one more time.

Look what I found!

 

 

Posted in: Monterry Medallion, Napkins, retreat

Update on July’s Goals

July 14, 2025 7:18 am ⋅

  • Keep up with A Vintage Christmas Sampler Quilt A Long.  – I’m happy to report I have all of the blocks done that have been presented thus far. — and a few bonus HST.

  • Make Hummingbird Napkins – Done

  • Cut RWB Napkins – 12 napkins cut at 14″ and 4 at 13 1/2″.  Since I don’t need them immediately, I’ll put them in my retreat bag.

  • Cut Strips for RWB Jelly Roll Rug – The strips were cut last week, but I cut the 45-degree angle to sew them together. This will go in the retreat bag as well.
  • Decide where I’m going to hang the framed backing.  – Decision made. I’m putting it in the kitchen over the buffet where the lights can shine on it.  Now to get it put up.
  • Finish the prep work for the Wonky Tree class. – No longer needed – the class was cancelled.

This still leaves the following:

  • Add top coat to barn quilt.
  • quilt & bind the Auction Quilt Top I bought last year – Its on the frame – we’ve had thunderstorms in the evening so I can’t turn on my longarm.
  • finish the mystery quilt clues (the next one is due Monday!) – Monday’s clue is posted (and corrected) Still need to do 2 more clues and the finishing instructions.
  • help Ruby put up her design wall – Can’t find the sheet so she’s ordered flannel
  • Complete the Cascades quilt top.  Bonus if I get it quilted and bound
  • Complete the Sheryl top

Previously completed

  • Bind Wonky Trees  – I want this done so I can take it to the guild meeting on Monday. – BOUND and LABELED
  • Quilt the American quilt on the front of the frame. I’ll do that tonight, as my customer wants to bind it this weekend. – DONE
  • Bind Wonky Trees  – I want this done so I can take it to the guild meeting on Monday. – BOUND and LABELED
  • Quilt the American quilt on the front of the frame. I’ll do that tonight, as my customer wants to bind it this weekend. – DONE
Posted in: A Vintage Christmas Sampler, Cascade, goals, Longarm, Napkins, Sheryl

What I’m Working On this Week

July 11, 2025 8:41 am ⋅

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

July Goals Update

July 7, 2025 12:35 pm ⋅

It’s only been a week, but I have a few updates on this month’s goals

  • Bind Wonky Trees  – I want this done so I can take it to the guild meeting on Monday. – BOUND and LABELED
  • Quilt the American quilt on the front of the frame. I’ll do that tonight, as my customer wants to bind it this weekend. – DONE
  • quilt & bind the Auction Quilt Top I bought last year – Its on the frame
  • finish the mystery quilt clues (the next one is due Monday!) – Monday’s clue is posted (and corrected)
  • help Ruby put up her design wall (I’ve got to find my other flannel sheet) – Can’t find the sheet so she’s ordered flannel
  • Keep up with A Vintage Christmas Sampler Quilt A Long.
  • Decide where I’m going to hang the framed backing.
  • Finish the prep work for the Wonky Tree class.
  • Complete the Cascades quilt top.  Bonus if I get it quilted and bound

Additional goals

  • Complete the Sheryl top
  • Make Hummingbird Napkins
  • Cut RWB Napkins
  • Cut Strips for RWB Jelly Roll Rug -DONE I cut 21 half yard cuts..  The large rolls have 2 of each fabric and small roll just has one.
Posted in: Auction Quilt Top, goals, Machine Quilting, Napkins, Wonky Christmas Trees

Napkins

February 22, 2023 7:51 am ⋅

Cloth napkins have been on my radar for a few months, but I didn’t know what fabric to use. I didn’t want to spend “good money” to buy new fabric and I couldn’t decide on what fabric to “sacrifice” from my stash.  I still wouldn’t have a set of napkins if it hadn’t been for 2 things.  1 – I went over to my SILs house to help her figure out the napkin pattern so she could make some and 2 – I finished the quilting on Raising Cane.

I read the instructions she had. I watched 2 different videos – multiple times.  We folded, pinned, and stitched – multiple times.  My guess is I  spent an hour trying to figure out those mitered corners, but we eventually figured it out.  Then I came home to started cleaning up the Quilt Studio.  I realized there was enough of the backing fabric left from Raising Cane to make 6 napkins — assuming I could find coordinating fabric. I pulled fabric from the FQ boxes. That probably took longer than actually making the napkins.

Eventually after I get my kitchen remodeled, I’ll make some more.

 

Posted in: Napkins