Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Category Archives: 5th Monday

March Quilting Goals

My quilting goals for March start with binding Eclipse.  This was on my February list, but I ran out of time.

The quilt of the month is my Disappearing Hourglass. I would love to have it finished by the 16th.

The 2026 Brandon Quilters President Challenge is pillowcases. I’ve had these cut out since 2018 and haven’t got them put together.  Now is the time.

While I’m piecing on the machine, I’ll move Riviana forward as my Leader/Ender project.

Handwork Tuesday will continue.

One hoop of redwork  – I didn’t realized how far along I was on this panel until I folded it to take this picture.

I have 9 stars cut out, ready to go. I’d love to get 10 stitched for my Star a Day quilt.

On my hexie project, I need to finish the neutral row, add a row of blue hexies then attach it to the center.

4th Saturday BOM

The goal is to get the next block done and attach this section to the first section.

5th Sunday/Monday

This month there’s an “extra” Sunday and Monday.  As near as I can tell, I just have this Ribbon Star block to piece then the center star before I can start assembling the quilt.

It’s a lot, but I will be going to a 2 day retreat, so I don’t think it is impossible.  But first – I’ve got to make some binding!

WISP- Works in Slow Progress

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!