Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Category Archives: Quilts

December Quilting

December 30, 2025 2:38 pm ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

This month has been crazy between work, quilting and a trip to Kansas City.  Needless to say, blogging fell to the bottom of the list.  Here are my last 3 finishes.

 

Clara – a gift for my SIL Penny.  Started 11/30, I finished the piecing and quilting on 12/18 – the night before I left for Kansas City.  I packed up the sewing machine and a table to put the binding on when I got there.  It was under the tree 12/23.  The quilting is Espalier with a -4.25 offset.  I used just over 2 bobbins of Glide in Strawberry Blond.

This quilt was my by my nephew for his nephew. In theory the top was to arrive on Saturday 12/13, but instead of being delivered after it arrived in Jackson, it went to McComb, Baton Rouge, Saint Rose, and Memphis before being delivered to me on 12/17.  I quilted it in Military Gold thread and the E2E design is Blast Off. My sister put the binding on the quilt Christmas Day.

This is a t-shirt quilt for my my niece.  My sister sent it home with me back in October. I quilted it in November and “gifted” to our niece unbound on 12/21 when I saw her.  I got it bound 12/24.  After our nephew saw it, he decided he needed a t-shirt quilt, so gathered up his cross country t-shirts and “gifted” them to my sister for Christmas.  They spent Christmas day working on the layout. Kalli got her quilt on the 26th.

I’m throwing one more in here. This Stack-n-Whack was started a a quilt retreat in 2006.  A friend asked to buy a queen size quilt. This one is 75 x 100.  So, I pulled it out and used Espalier and 3 bobbins of Grape thread to quilt it back on 10/4.  Then I got caught up with finishing my SILs sister quilts to take to Kansas City in October and it sat until 11/29 when I finished binding it.

 

Posted in: Clara, finish

A Quilt by December 17th

December 4, 2025 9:22 am ⋅

Nothing like leaving it to the last minute.  Back in June at the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival, my SIL Penny, fell in love with this quilt. — ooh, I just noticed there is a second colorway behind it. I don’t remember if we looked at it our not, but I digress. Anyway, I told Penny I’d make it for her and she bought the pattern and as much of the fabric as the booth still had.

 

The next month I found the rest of the fabric, but I haven’t had a chance to start it until this week.

By Wednesday, I had most of the quilt cut and started making the background and white HST.

Last night I finished them.

Up next are flying geese with white skies.  I still need to cut the white fabric. I hope to get these finished tonight and maybe even the white geese in dark skies. That would then leave me the chevron block to make before I can start assembling the blocks.

Posted in: Clara

Twirling Leaves Progress

November 3, 2025 8:41 am ⋅

This weekend I worked on my Twirling Leaves quilt.  I took it to Sit-n-Sew Saturday. More time was spent talking than quilting and that is perfectly OK.  I accomplished what I needed – get all the blocks pieced and determine where they would be placed in the quilt.  Once that was done I packed up and came home around 4.  No further quilting was accomplished Saturday.

Then with the time change, I was up early. I unpacked and started “peeling back” the curves.   All of the color peel back is done and now I need to work on the background peel back.  I started working on it last night, then broke a needle.  I spent time cleaning my machine, then called it a day.  There’s a guild meeting tonight – it’s our annual auction — so it will probably be tomorrow before I make any more progress.

Posted in: Twirling Leaves

A Haunting Stash Report

October 31, 2025 9:53 am ⋅

Although I’ve cut all the fabric except for the borders of Twirling Leaves, I’m not counting it in this month’s stash report.  Yesterday I finished piecing the turquoise block, but I have not put the curves in.  I’ll wait to do that until the rest of the blocks are made. Perhaps tonight I’ll spend more time in the Quilt Studio.

As for the Haunting Stash Report, it includes all the yardage I bought at Fabricpalooza. For tracking I convert wide yardage into 45″ wide equivalent.  Just remember there are at least 10 and up to 12 backings in this number.

The Stash Report.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 87.4565 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  319.5135 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 17.25
Fabric Used to Date: 197.719 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 121.795 yards

Posted in: Stash Busting Report, Twirling Leaves

Twirling Leaves Progress

October 30, 2025 12:05 pm ⋅

Last night I kitted up the rest of my Twirling Leaves block and cut the background fabric.

Tonight I plan to piece the blocks, but I’ll wait to do the peel back until all the blocks are made so I’m not constantly changing thread.

Bonnie Hunter released this year’s mystery colors a bit early due to all that is happening in her life. Lupine & Laughter.  I love lupines.  I like the color palette. Will I do the mystery?  Who knows, but the Half-Rectangle Trim Tool will be here on Monday.

I saw a quilt made up from this pattern when I was at the quilt shop in Kansas City, but they no longer had the pattern. I checked with my local shop and her sources didn’t have it so I ordered Grand Prize from the Villa Rosa Designs website.  It was in the mail I picked up at the post office this morning. Now to dig through my panels.

Posted in: Lupine & Laughter, Twirling Leaves

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 10/15/25

October 15, 2025 8:19 pm ⋅

My resolved lasted less than 24 hours.  I have all the pieces for the 1st block (or is it the 2nd) of an enlarged Eclipse cut out.  Apparently at some point I swapped fabric 3 and 5.  I think it’s because the Dimples is darker and that’s what the pattern showed.

In other news, I’ve finally started working on the boxes in the front room. In the last 2 days I’ve emptied 2 small crates, a large crate and a laundry basket, putting stuff away, setting it in a donation box or throwing it out. My goal is 1 box a day. At this rate I should reach the music boxes by the end of the year.

Posted in: Eclipse, Uncategorized

Cascades

October 10, 2025 9:10 am ⋅

Cascades is finished!  I purchased this top as a quilt kit from another quilter at the Shipshewana quilt retreat in November 2019.  The backing I purchased earlier this year — 9 yards of it because it’s that wonderful.

 

Posted in: Cascade, finish

Sheryl

October 8, 2025 11:29 am ⋅

This is Sheryl.  It is a Villa Rosa Design. I picked up the pattern this summer specifically because of the way “Sheryl” was spelled.  I got the layer cake “Lagoon” from my friend Sheryl, so I’m giving this quilt to her.

  • Started 7/21/25
  • Finished 8/4/25
  • 67 1/2″ x 86 1/2″ before washing
  • Glide 40wt in Peacock
  • Dragonfly Dance
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
Posted in: finish, Sheryl

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 10/1/25

October 1, 2025 4:46 pm ⋅

It’s Wednesday and the 1st of the month so this will be a 2 for 1 post – What I’m Working On and the Stash Report.

First up binding.  On the machine is Sheryl. The binding is attached to 2 sides.  Waiting in the wings are Monterrey Medallions and Cascades.  The binding for the last two are sewn together and need pressing.

I’m also trying to decide what fabric to use in the Twirling Leaves class I’m taking later this month through the Gulf States Quilt Association. I plan to pull from my stash and am leaning towards batiks.  The question is a light background or a dark background.

I’m leaning towards the purple.

add 37.615

used 33.33

 

The Stash Report

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 37.615 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  232.057 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 33.33 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 180.469 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 51.588 yards

I suppose I should also report on my September goals and list my October goals, but I’ll save that for another post.

Posted in: binding, Cascade, designwall, Gulf States Quilt Association, Monterry Medallion, Sheryl, Stash, Stash Busting Report, Twirling Leaves

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 9/24/2025

September 24, 2025 12:46 am ⋅

First up in Monterrey Medallions. I took it off the frame and trimmed it just after midnight this morning. That makes 3 quilts ready to bind.

Here’s a picture of it on the frame. I love the backing I ultimately went with.

While it was quilting I worked on Windmill Weave.  Apparently my math was not mathing when I was figuring out how wide to cut the strips.  But on the bright side I think I’ll be able to get the backing from a single width of fabric. I think next time I’ll go with 1/2″ wider strips and a larger center block.  I have a stack of white & print strips sewn together.

Posted in: designwall, Monterry Medallion, Windmill Weave