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A Flurry of Finishes – July 2024

July 4th last year was on a Thursday and I turned in into a really long weekend. My company gave us both Thursday and Friday off and I took off Monday – 5 days off from work and I used it to jump start my quilting.

First up was finishing the binding on Auction Strings IV.  I was working on the binding of this quilt October 29th and the following morning I heard that nearly half my team at work go laid off.  Life got super crazy and it simply sat on the sewing machine for 8 months before I got back to it.   This is called Auction Strings IV as it is the 4th quilt I made from a stack of string blocks I bought at auction in 2018.  I think I’ve finally used them all.

  • Started 9/21/18 (the date of the Auction) Finished 7/3/2024
  • 71″ x 91″
  • Glide 40wt in Strawberry Blond
  • Overlapping Crop Circles
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Donation Quilt

Another quilt on the to-be-bound list is Chain Link. This is a Villa Rosa pattern.  The fabric I received from the estate of a former guild member.  The quilt was a quick piece, in fact I had it quilted the same day, the set it aside before getting it bound.

  • Started 9/30/2023 Finished 7/4/2024
  • 41-1/2″ x 63″
  • Glide 40 wt Thyme
  • Gaiety
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Donation Quilt

July was not all about old UFOs. This is Double 4-Patch, my own pattern. I pieced and quilted it in June while I was working on the pattern.

  • Started 6/2/2024 – Finished 7/4/2024
  • 12-1/2″ x 48″
  • Glide 40 wt Amethyst
  • SCF-196 Tur 1 Block v2 — I cut the block in half for the setting triangles
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Mine

Yes, I made a 2nd runner, this one for the shop sample as I taught this class at Ritzy Quilting Company last summer.  The fabric is from a line called Rory.  I quilted it on my sewing machine.

  • Started 6/17/24 – Finished 7/4/24
  • 12-1/2″ x 48″
  • Thread – unknown
  • Straight line on the domestic machine
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Mine, currently hanging in the shop

Back to the stack of binding. This is Garden Lattice. The pattern can be found in the book Just Can’t Cut It! by Pamela Moster.  The fabric is from the estate of a guild member.

  • Started 9/10/2023 Finished 7/4/2024
  • 62″ x 76-1/2″
  • Glide 40 wt Thyme
  • Gaiety
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Donation Quilt

I call this quilt Squirrel!  Last summer I did a presentation on Orphan Block quilts, so I pulled out my stuffed box of orphan blocks, threw them up on the design wall and started editing them. This is what I came up with.  I call it Squirrel because it’s all over the place and I finally got to use my Squirrel fabric in the border.

  • Finished 7/4/2024
  • 56-1/2″ x 67 -1/2″
  • Glide 40 wt Strawberry Blond
  • Overlapping Crop Circles
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Mine

The final quilt of July is the Brandon Quilters Half-Square Triangle quilt.  At the May meeting we had a program on Half Square Triangles (HST).  After the presentation the group broke up into groups of 3 or 4 and were given a bag of pre-cut HST to design a block.  Someone from each group took the pieces home and bought them back the next month as a completed block.  I then brought them home and designed this quilt, quilted it. The guild ultimately donated it to one of our charities.

  • Started 5/5/24 –  Finished 7/4/2024
  • 65 -1/2″ x 83″
  • Glide 40 wt Mercury
  • Nightlight
  • Legacy 80/20 batting
  • Donation Quilt

Bonus Quilt

A friend asked me if it was possible to re-quilt a quilt without taking the binding off. I had no idea, so I threw my Strippy 4-Patch which I finished in April of 2010 on the frame.  It was originally quilted on my domestic machine. Because it is a well loved quilt, the stitching has started to pop.  I threw it on my long arm and re-quilted it with edge-to-edge design Espalier.  Is it perfect? No, but I expect the quilt to easily last anther 15 years if not longer.

 

What’s on My Design Wall

This is a photo I took Saturday afternoon.  Friday night I was cutting fabric for a couple of new quilts and cut something wrong, so I decided I needed to focus.

Clockwise, starting on the long arm

  1. Christmas Star Swap on the long arm
  2. Squedge 18 degree tablerunner on the design wall
  3. Community Quilt for Brandon Quilters (brown bag on floor by design wall)
  4. Auction Quilt from Brandon Quilters (butterfly bag on floor by design wall)
  5. Postage Stamp Leader/Ender because I need to cut more HST for Rivanna (brown bin)
  6. Pink, Green, & Purple Quilted Sweatshirt
  7. An old sheet to make some body pillow cases
  8. Fairy Frost Sunset pillowcase and remaining fabric to process
  9. Christmas Star Swap pillowcases & binding fabric
  10. HSTs for Rivanna
  11. Kimberly from Stripology 3
  12. Tara from Stripology 3
  13. Crystal from Stripology 3

So this is the progress I made over the weekend.  I’ve left the numbers the same, but obviously stuff has been moved around.

  1.  Christmas Star Swap is off the frame and trimmed.  Not only that, I have the binding cut (it’s on the far side of the sewing machine) and most the trimmings have been processed.
  2.  Squedge 18 table runner is now a top. There is a pile of fabric on the corner of the ironing board that is for the backing and binding.  I counted wrong and have some extra wedge pieces, so I may end up making either a square table topper or a pillow.
  3. The Community Quilt is still waiting to be quilted.
  4. The Auction Quilt will be up next on the longarm.
  5. Postage Stamp Leader/Ender. It’s put away.  I only sew use the 1-1/2″ squares as my L/E when I don’t have another L/E project going on.
  6. Pink, Green, and Purple Quilted Sweatshirt is still waiting to be finished — I don’t need it until September, so I have some time.
  7. An old sheet to make some body pillow cases – I’ll work on it after I get the Christmas quilt bound while the longarm is running.
  8. Fairy Frost Sunset pillowcase is pinned to the design wall.  The extra fabric is processed and put away.
  9. Christmas Star Swap pillowcase and extra binding if I need it. I won’t make it until after the quilt is bound in case I need more fabric for the binding.
  10. HST for Rivanna.  I trimmed the 60+ HST which were sewn, then cut another 240, which should keep me going for a while.
  11. Kimberly from Stripology 3 – 4 of the 14 fabrics are cut
  12. Tara from Stripology 3 – 4 of the 14 fabrics are cut
  13. Crystal from Stripology 3 – I’ll the fabric for this quilt after I get the rest of the fabric cut.

 

As I was recording my most recent purchases I realized I missed the April Stash Report.

Review of August 2009 Quilting Goals


Here it is the end of the month. I must say I’m pleased with what I accomplished. I don’t know if I set more realistic goals than I’ve done in the past or simply stayed focused for the most part. Perhaps it was a bit of both.

* At least 2 sets of blocks for the SBS Brown/Blue Swap

The 3rd set was completed 8/9

* Keep up with the SBS BOW

5 blocks turned in for August

* Finish star blocks to go with birthday swap blocks

not only finished the blocks, completed the quilt top 8/22

* Work on Josh’s quilt

completed hand quilting block #10 and started block # 11

* Make up mind about applique on table runner

decided against applique, repaired quilt, made and attached label 8/27

* Work on DWR – top needs to be done by mid-October

attached row of 5 rings, repaired previous work and made more rings

* Make rest of Birthday Swap Blocks

completed them on 8/12 and addressed envelopes for mailing

* Keep scraps cut up

no new scraps added to scrap bucket

* Quilt a baby quilt to get a finish!

This is the one thing I did not get done.

In addition to the above, I finished another baby quilt top (blocks already made) and I completed the shop sample for the Kansas Spirit BOM for my LQS.

What’s on My Design Wall – 6/22

Last week’s design wall project is finished. I posted about it a couple of days ago. So, it’s on to a new project.

This week it is this table runner I made from the Kansas Troubles Quilters Cranberry Wishes line. Yes, it’s a new project (so much for no new starts). Last fall I bought a jelly roll to make a couple of table runners and a bag from the Jammin’ Table Toppers & Bag pattern, also from KTQ.

Although it looks to be finished, I want to add the raw edge applique flowers to the ends of the runner. I’m actually trying to figure out if I can fashion a poinsettia since this is a Christmas line. I’ll either figure it out, go with the flowers as designed, or call it done.

Check out other quilters’ design walls at Patchwork Designs.