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Handwork Tuesday

January 14, 2026 12:46 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Handwork Tuesday actually started on Monday evening after Bunco.  I prepped these blue hexies for the next row — just as soon as I get the neutral row stitched onto the section I’m working.

Tuesday, I stitched this section of my redwork. Time to move the hoop. Since I’ve worked on these two projects, I suppose next week I need to make a star.

On the Studio cleaning front I found my flat surfaces!  The box on the sewing table is a bookshelf I need to assemble for the Sunroom, but I need to get the paint cans moved so I have a place for it.  But since the flat surfaces are cleared, I can now start working on the Green and Orange Chain of Blossoms. I would love to get it quilted this week.

Posted in: Chain of Blossoms, cleaning, Handwork Tuesday, Hexies, Star-A-Day, Trip Around the World, Winter Wonderland

A Very Good Quilty Day

January 10, 2026 12:41 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Friday was a very good quilty day.  First I was paid for quilting I did that I expected no payment for. Then I recounted the stars.  That bottom right star is #113, the next to the last star journaled.  This means I have all the stars that I’ve made. Star # 114 is in my Star-A-Day box along with Star #115 which I had not journaled.  I suspect it’s because I lost 2 of the swatches.  I pressed that star, did my journaling and glued in the one piece of fabric I did find.  Only 250 stars to go.

Then I quilted this cute Crayon quilt.  Back in August, Brandon Quilters had a program on Crayon quilts and everyone made a block during the meeting.  One of our members took the blocks home and she brought 2 quilt tops to the meeting on Monday.  I found some pink floral fabric in my stash for the backing.  When I get the other one quilted I’ll give them back for her to bind. Ultimately they will be Community Quilt.  I have the backing made for the 2nd quilt, I just need to figure out how I’m going to quilt it.

While this was quilting, I continued working on Twirling Leaves. Just one more block to finish!

Posted in: Crayon 1, Star-A-Day

WISP- Works in Slow Progress

January 7, 2026 12:53 pm ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅

I have a number of project which are in Works Slow Progress – simply because I’m not working on them.  I also like to make lists and plans which I may or may not follow through with. It’s perfectly OK when it comes to my quilting. Life happens, I get distracted.  But I really would like to start to make progress on a few of these. So I have a few ideas.

Handwork Tuesday

Tuesday was picked because I have quilt guild meetings and Bunco on Monday’s.  Also I enjoy watching TV on Tuesday night. If CBS changes the day the NCIS franchise airs, this day may move.  So what am I going to work on on Tuesday? One of 3 projects.  My Redwork Winter Wonderland, the current panel I’ve been stitching on forever is shown above.  I have 2 more panels to stitch after I finish this one before I can start piecing the top. I started this quilt in 2007.  My goal for 2026 is to finish this panel.

Next up for Handwork Tuesday is my Star-A-Day quilt which I started back in September 2014.  I just checked and I have 103 stars done (this is a old picture).  I would like to get 2 stars done a month. I need to find the journal I started when I started this quilt.

My final Handwork Tuesday project is my Hexi quilt. There’s just one issue I’m not sure where the bag is that it is in.  I need to find it sooner than later because I would love to significant progress on it this year and I am demonstrating this a a quilt guild meeting later this year. I started this quilt in April 2014.

4th Saturday BOM

I have several BOM which have way more than 12 blocks. I want to take one day a month to simply make progress on these quilts.  First up is Just Takes Two. I think there are 29 more blocks, plus the border. I started this in 2012. 

With 77 blocks made I’m just over halfway done with this block a week quilt I started in January 2007. This is Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler.

I want to make every block from Bonnie Hunter’s Addicted to Scrap quilt, then combine it into a single quilt. If I  have counted correctly there are 92 blocks and I only have 18 made. I started this project February 2021.

5th Monday Bonus

I have quilt guild or Bunco on the first 3 Monday’s a month, so when we have a 5th Monday it’s bonus time. These are some of the blocks from my Star Studded BOM started October 2019. As near as I can tell I just have the center star and maybe one more to go before I can start assembling it. Even if I only work on it the 5th Monday (March, June, August & November), I think I can finish the top by the end of the year.

I hope that Handwork Tuesday, 4th Saturday BOM and 5th Monday Bonus allows me to make progress on some of these Works in Slow Progress. With the exception of Star Studded, I do not anticipate finishing these tops this year. After all I have other quilts I want to finish this year!

 

 

Posted in: 4th Saturday, 5th Monday, Addicted To Scraps, EPP, Handwork Tuesday, JT2, red work, SBS, Star Studded, Star-A-Day, Trip Around the World, Winter Wonderland

What’s On My Design Wall

June 29, 2015 9:25 am ⋅

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Maybe it’s because I had two big finishes in May followed by a 3 day retreat. Or the work that we’ve been doing in the yard. But for whatever reason, I’ve not been sitting at the sewing machine.

My actual design wall has not changed in 3 weeks — unless you count 3 blocks falling off the wall (one more than last week). But I did get one of my Star-A-Day stars stitched last week (it still needs pressing). This one is # 114.

Check out the links over at Patchwork Times to see what others are working on.

 

Posted in: Star-A-Day, Stash Busting Report

What’s on My Design Wall

June 22, 2015 6:59 am ⋅

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Don’t look now, but Star-A-Day # 112 & #113 have been completed.  For those keeping score at home, I will not have the top done by August 31st/Sept 10th. I would have to make 3 1/2 stars a day and I don’t see that happening. But, I might get it in gear and get a few more stars done this month.

As for my design wall, nothing has changed — except 2 DP9 blocks have fallen off the wall.  I have the next set of 13 9-patches stitched into rows, but have not managed to sew them into blocks yet. Perhaps this week.

Hop over to Patchwork Times to see what others are working on.

Posted in: designwall, Star-A-Day

What’s On My Design Wall

March 23, 2015 6:30 am ⋅

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This past week I’ve been playing with my stars.  10 new stars.  As you can see Orca Bay is not yet sandwiched. I really need to do something about that this week. Or work on Eye Fooler.  It’s still sitting on the corner of my desk.

Click over to Patchwork Times to see what others are working on.

Posted in: designwall, Star-A-Day

Star 100

March 19, 2015 12:37 am ⋅

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Posted in: Star-A-Day

What’s On My Design Wall

March 16, 2015 6:13 am ⋅

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This past week I’ve been working on my stars.  Star #99 still needs a few more pieces of background attached — then I’ve got to pick more star fabric.

So, this past weekend I started working on the Craigslist scraps – the ones I got back in October and whittled down to one crate. I’ve got them sorted by color or theme except for this last little bit in the crate.

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There were piles covering all of my ironing board, but I had to make room for pressing. The blues have been pressed.

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To clear the space, I moved the scraps to my treadle.

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I hope to get through the scraps this week because I need to get back to the graduation quilt.  I was reminded that there’s just two months until graduation.

Check out what other are working on over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, scraps, Star-A-Day

This Week’s Stars

March 14, 2015 8:37 pm ⋅

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Here are this week’s stars.  The turquoise stripe and the neutrals came from my stash. The rest from the Craigslist scraps.

Posted in: scraps, Star-A-Day

Still Goofing Off

March 12, 2015 11:49 pm ⋅

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This mess can only mean one thing.  I’m digging for fabrics for my Star-A-Day quilt — the one that’s apparently going to take at least 2 years to piece if I don’t get a move on it.  I’m digging through the scraps I got off Craigslist for the prints and my stash for the neutrals. fortunately I’m finding some neutrals in the scraps as well.

Posted in: scraps, Star-A-Day, Stash