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I made my first quilted item as a visual aid for a math project in 7th grade. Over the next 25 years quilting was hit or miss, but quilting took over all the other crafts I've done in 2003.

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 4/23/2025

April 23, 2025 9:31 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Last night I made a little progress on the Blooming 9-Patch.  When I originally sewed the strips for the most recent 9-patches my seam allowance was off and I had to fix it.  I was also distracted by the long arm. I thought I’d put a quilt on the frame and while it was stitching I’d be piecing.

I opted for gold thread – specifically Military Gold from Glide on this scrappy red, white and blue quilt.  It’s about 60″ wide and the E2E design I picked stitched quickly, so I didn’t have much time between passes.

The gold thread makes the quilting stand out.  This E2E design is Calista Stars from My Creative Stitches.  It is currently on sale for $5.

The quilt top was finished in April 2011. It was a mystery quilt I wrote for a retreat I attended. It’s been sitting in the box of quilt tops — with the backing and binding strips cut – since then.   I wonder how long it will take me to bind it?  I’ve got 2 more quilts that need binding.

I got the gold paint on the back of my backsplash.

I need to clean up the edges, but it is ready to be installed when the kitchen gets that far.

Posted in: 2011 Mystery Quilt, Blooming 9-patch, House

Goals for the Week of April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 3:48 pm ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

It looks like it’s been a couple of months since I set out a list of goals.  I think all of my immediate deadlines are done, so it’s time to reflect on my next few goals.

Pictured above is the backsplash that will go behind my stovetop.  But Pam, this is not quilting. I agree, but it is fabric, specifically, a piece of Northcott Midas Wide Backing in colorway # 67.  This is the wide backing that I bought 9 yards of back in February.  I found out the manufacturer of the tile I picked does not recommend it be used behind a stovetop, so it was back to square one to find something just as amazing.  I found a number of blog posts where fabric is used and next thing I know I’m ordering a piece of 1/4″ thick tempered glass and more of the backing fabric.  I am using Mod Podge Dishwasher Safe-Gloss to decoupage the fabric to the glass.  I’ve got either 4 or 5 coats of glue on the fabric and will finish with gold spray paint.  Not because it will be seen, but so the thin set doesn’t inadvertently shadow through. I’m going with gold paint so if for some reason I don’t have enough glue on the fabric the gold will look like it belongs.  I used white paint on my trial run and I didn’t have enough Mod Podge on the fabric originally.

Next up is my Blooming 9-patch.  I want to finish this because if I pull it off the design wall to work on something else, who knows when I’ll get back to it.

Finally I want to work on this pile.  I felt so much better after I dealt with the scraps from the Dragon quilt which had gotten piled up on the table I want to keep the momentum going.  I’m just going for the table in front of the window.

I will be thrilled to get these 3 things accomplished.  I have a few more things queued up, but I’m not going to get a head of myself.

Posted in: Blooming 9-patch, goals, House

A Finish- Dragons Emerald Reign

April 20, 2025 6:41 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

This is Dragons – Emerald Reign by Jason Yenter. My friend asked me if I would make this as a shop sample for her. She gave it to me the day we got back from AQS Branson and she needed it before she left for AQS Paducah.  I took every bit of the 5 weeks to make the quilt in between everything else I was doing.  This is a big quilt. 89 x 107.

I quilted it using Lorien’s Dragons with Glide thread in Persian.

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Stash Busting Report April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 10:40 pm ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Apparently working full-time, remodeling a kitchen, quilting, and bunco is not conducive to maintaining a blog, but I’m trying. Two weeks ago I went to Pensacola, Florida for the Gulf States Quilt Association quarterly meeting.  At the time I was overwhelmed with everything I needed to get done, but since I needed to turn in my Lotto blocks and it was too late to cancel my hotel reservation, I went to the meeting. Cindy Grisdela was the speaker and I won a door prize!

I stopped in at A&E Fabrics & Crafts “just to look”.  I actually was doing quite well until I spotted the dot fabric.  I’ve been commissioned to make a quilt in these colors, so off to the races I went.  I had 2 or 3 bolts I planned to take the rest of the bolt (less than 3 yards each) and I was going to just get 1/2 of the rest.  Then they explained the sales they had going on and most of what I picked was 40% off.  Naturally I bought more since it was on sale.  I ended up with just shy of 19 yards.

Also added to my stash this week was 1 yard of assorted Jason Yenter fabric from the new Dragons-Emerald Reign collection. This is what was left after I made the Emerald Reign quilt as a shop sample. That and some scraps.

In addition to making the shop sample, I bound 2 panel quilt.  When I was shown the floral quilt, I fell in love with it – and had to go get my kitchen samples. I picked up the panel today when I dropped the quilts off.  Yes, I’ll be making this to hang in my breakfast room.

 

Nearly forgot. 2 yards of a wide back came in for me to use in assorted craft projects — such as the backsplash behind my stove.  More on that later.

So this week’s Stash Report:

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 28.08 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  77.25 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0
Fabric Used to Date: 36.116 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 46.464 yards

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

Stash Busting Report – April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025 8:44 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Wow, it’s been nearly 7 weeks since my last stash busting report – prior to my trip to AQS Branson!  I brought home these batiks to make the Cascade quilt larger.  I’ve since discovered I do not have to, so I may just make 2 quilts.

I also picked up this panel.  Then there was the 3 yards of fabric I purchased to make the GSQA lotto blocks — the ones which only took 1/4 to make all three.  What can I say — I bought 1/2 yard of 6 different fabrics.

I have started another quilt completely from my stash, but between the guild meeting, trips to the hardware store and a 7 hour power outage yesterday, not a whole lot of quilting was done this week.  On the other hand, I did pull fabric and precuts from my stash to use for prizes at the guild. At the last minute I pulled 4 more charm packs to add to the prize bucket, so they are not pictured.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 11.5 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  54.5 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 25.291 yards – “used” in this instance is removed from the stash
Fabric Used to Date: 36.116 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 18.384 yards

 

Posted in: Stash

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

April 10, 2025 8:12 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

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

The Rest of March and into April

April 6, 2025 1:36 pm ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅

 

The day my brother left after installing my bathroom vanity, I headed to AQS Branson. I got home the following Sunday evening and immediately went into Kitchen Remodel mode.  Everything had to be removed from the kitchen and laundry room as the contractors were showing up the next morning.

The space was striped to the studs!  Everything is getting replaced.  While my brother was here I picked my cabinet and wall color, so I spent a day picking out the rest of the finishes.  Fell in love with this slab of quartizite. My contractor says I just need one slab, which is good as this is the only one they had.

Then I had to pick the backsplash.  I’ve opted for white squashed hexagons for the most of the backsplash with a this gorgeous purple and blue tile to go behind the range.  I’m putting the same flooring down in the kitchen that I have in the rest of the house.  There’s a small piece of it under the hexie tiles.

I don’t have a picture of the kitchen at the end of the first week or 2nd week, but here is week three.

The Electricians have been in. They’ve done all the wiring and have installed the can lights.  The Plumber installed the water line for the ice maker, added a gas line for my new range and installed new spigots for the sink. Finally the Sheetrock guy has been in and the walls are ready for paint, but first cabinets.

The color I picked for my cabinets is Rolling Surf by Krylon.  It’s an all-in-one spray can.  So I had to get it color matched.  While the paint was still wet, Butterscotch decided she needed to help.  Needless to say, I had to wash a cat’s paw.  You may be able to see in the background the color does not match, so another trip back to the store was necessary.

The 2nd time they got it right.  While I was there I also picked up a quart of Spangle.  This will be the wall color.  I think it will tie nicely with the White Lilac I have in my living room and dining room and the Brave Purple that’s in my den.

It’s not all been kitchen. There has been some quilting.  I taught Quilted Sneakers at Ritzy Quilting the last weekend of March.  If there is enough interest, I’ll teach this class again August 16th.

As for what I’ve been working on….

There is a shop sample which still needs borders…

and for myself as part of the Gulf States Quilt Association Quilt along my version of Blooming 9-patch pulled from my stash.

I’m going to try to get back on schedule with my posts.  We’ll see if that happens.

 

 

 

 

Posted in: Blooming 9-patch, House, Quilted Sneakers, Shop Sample

My Brother’s Visit – February 2025

March 25, 2025 6:43 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

I have the best brother.  Last month he visited for a week and worked his tail off helping me with odd jobs around the house and installing the custom vanity he made for me. He discovered when he opened his trailer, Bluing  had stowed away for the trip. Needless to say, Butterscotch was not a happy camper when she saw him.  Bluing stayed in the trailer all week, but got to ride up front on the way home.

If the vanity and odd jobs were not enough, he came bearing gifts.  Coasters and a cutting board made from scrap lumber for both me and my sister-in-law.

He suggest olive oil for the board and the colors just popped.

The first order of business was getting the vanity installed.  This included removing the old vanity and cutting a wall access to cut the water off to the shower if needed.

Then we called the countertop folks to have them come measure and fabricate the top.  This left 4 days to do odd jobs around the house.

Two wall hooks were made.  One is in my closet and the other in my bathroom.  He milled and shaped the wood at home then attached the dragonflies when he got here.  They are from Lowe’s.  Have I mentioned the wood is from a walnut log he cut himself?

It’s the same log that my mantle was made from. Another odd job was hanging the pictures over my mantel. That’s Gracie on the left and Butterscotch on the right.  The photo in them middle is from my trip to Scotland last year.

He fixed the bedframe.  Originally he thought there was an issue with bed rails, but it turns out only shims were needed between the bed rail and the footboard and headboard.  He says it no longer feels like the bed is going to collapse.

One of the last things he did was paint my cabinet doors using various shades of turquoise/teal paint to help decide what color my new kitchen cabinets will be.

Also while waiting for the vanity top to arrive he did the following odd jobs:

  • Stabilized my IKEA fabric cabinets. They are now connected to each other and to the wall.
  • Reattached the gutter flashing
  • Cleaned the gutters
  • Fixed my mailbox
  • Put up 2 ceiling AC vents
  • Stopped the toilet from rocking
  • Deepened the grooves in my file drawers
  • Fixed the loose curtain rod in my bedroom
  • Replace a smoke detector
  • Re-assembled a desk in my sunroom
  • Moved a file cabinet for my sister in law
  • Cut some 2 x 4s for my shoe class

The marble top arrived on Thursday afternoon, then he finished the vanity area.

  • installed the backsplash – the tile matches the shower which he installed last year.
  • added the walnut trim to the top of the tile and marble
  • installed the faucet
  • Installed the mirror, including making the frame
  • installed the magnifying mirror
  • installed the towel ring
  • touched up the wall paint – apparently my walls are not square so the cabinet was a tighter fit than expected.

The final thing he did was drop me off at Walmart at 6:00 AM Sunday morning on his way out of town so I could catch a ride to AQS Branson.

Posted in: House

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

February 26, 2025 1:40 pm ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

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.

Stash Report for 2/28/2025

I’ve mentioned I’m making 2 quilts for my SIL to give to her sisters this Christmas.  Well this is the backing for the 2nd quilt.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 8 yards (I converted my wide back to 45″)
Fabric Added to Date:  40 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 10.825 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 29.175 yards

Maybe I’ll get off another post before I leave for Branson, but if not, I’ll aim to post something on March 21st.

 

Posted in: designwall, goals, House, Stash Busting Report

Stash Busting Report – February 21, 2025

February 22, 2025 10:01 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

I’m a day late with my Stash Report. Oh well, at least I remembered it.

Last Saturday I purchased 9 yards of this gorgeous wide backing.  I wanted it for some future project for myself, my SIL Ruby couldn’t decide (see my post Lighting Matters), and my SIL Penny said it would be great for a quilt I’m making for her sister.  Monday I remembered this kit that I bought from another quilter when I went to a retreat in Shipshewana in November 2019.  The colors are great for the commissioned quilt, but I’ll need to get more fabric and possibly change the pattern. Penny and I are still in discussion.

I was also given a bag of “scraps” which had enough fabric to make a dozen more Little Laura Notebooks.  I did a Google search to find out how much a yard of quilting cotton fabric weighs and it came in between 3.5 – 5.5 ounces a yard.  So, I’m using the 4.5 ounces = 1 yard when I figure my calculations.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 28 yards (I converted my wide back to 45″)
Fabric Added to Date:  32 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 1.2 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 10.825 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 21.175 yards

 

 

 

Posted in: Stash Busting Report