Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

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Goals for the Week of May 5, 2025

Last week’s goals

  • Bind these 3 quilts: Blooming 9-Patch, Illusions, and the 2011 Mystery Quilt. – DONE

  • Assemble, quilt and bind 2 more President’s Challenge quilts – DONE

    • Make a charm tote bag.  – DONE

 

 

So what’s on my list for this week?

  • Make the rest of the Lemoyne Stars for the Compass Lone Star quilt.

  • Find something to use for my Leader/Ender Project — I’m thinking it will be my Rainbow Charm Swap.

  • Clear the tables AGAIN and go through at least 1 of the DOOM bags.

I took my main machine to the Sit-n-Sew and when I got back I thought I would clean it since I’ve been sewing so much.  This is the accumulation after just 2 weeks.

That led to resuming the deep clean of the quilt studio that I started several months ago. It always looks worse before it gets better.

But I wiped down the window sills, baseboards and swept behind and under the middle table and sewing table and circled back and swept behind the other table as well.

But I was eager to get the bindings on the two challenge quilts, so nearly everything on the sewing table got swept off into those 2 bags sitting on the floor next to the broom — aka DOOM bags — Didn’t Organize Only Moved.

 

Chubby Charmer & Stash Report for Week Ending 5/3/25

The first Saturday of the month there is a sew day for Rankin County quilters.  Both my quilt guilds are in Rankin county.  I haven’t been in a position to attend frequently, but made the effort this month as they were having a class to make a large charm bag tote. I cut my own squares from my stash, using the lining fabric as my inspiration.

Yes, this is the backing fabric I bought 9 yards of for quilts, then 2 more for other projects including my stove backsplash.

I used 2 pieces of each fabric laid out in this formation.

It was a fun bag to make.  I think next time, I’ll skip the flap, and may use fusible foam instead of multiple layers of fusible fleece.

I’m considering attaching this Dorset button I made to the flap.  I learned the basics at the Quilters By Hearts Desire meeting last month.

Now on to the Stash Report.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  82.58 yards  — this number is higher than last weeks apparently the math was off at some point.

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 8.2575
Fabric Used to Date: 65 yards

Net Fabric Stash: 17.58 yards

 

Zip and Clip Bag – March 2024

Over the next few weeks I hope to document my projects from 2024, as well as keeping up with this year.  This is the first project I completed in 2024.  This is my second Zip and Clip bag.  I previously made one in July 2022 (see it here) and wore it out.  This one is made from the legs of jeans my sister cut off to make shorts.

The embroidery is an iron-on applique I purchased from Jo-Ann’s.  I was in a time crunch as I needed this for my trip to Scotland in April, so the magnetic snaps are larger than I would have liked.  Under the flap there is a zipper compartment and a “phone” pocket.

The main compartment is roomy, there is a passport pocket with a hook and loop closure, as well as another zipper pocket.

The zipper pocket has a space for 6 cards.

Although not part of the pattern, I added a back pocket for my phone.  I didn’t want to open the bag to get my phone.

The pattern is Zip & Clip Bag by Around the Bobbin.   I really like this bag.  It holds everything I need.  I can wear it cross-body, or around the waist. I typically thread the strap through my belt loops when I do that.

 

Design Wall Monday

On this Design Wall Monday I first have a finish.  Last week I made the Midi Bag. This past weekend I made the larger Mondo Bag.   I think this will make a great reusable shopping bag.

Here are the two of them together for size comparison.

After the bag was finished, I pulled out my Christmas Star Swap blocks from April 2019.  I made the 6 alternate squares, now I need to do the setting triangles.

 

Quiltsmart Midi Bag

I’ve finished my Quiltsmart Midi Bag. I bought the jelly roll — Ladies’ Legacy by Barbara Brackman for Moda — last summer.  For that matter the pattern and lining fabric was also bought on that trip. I pulled it out a couple of weekends ago and promptly cut the through one of the handle pieces when separating the 2 pieces of interfacing.   When it came time to work on the handles, I quit for the day.

Last weekend I started working on the bag again.  But apparently I was distracted.   I made two beautiful straps.

It wasn’t until I attached them to the bag that I realized I made a mistake.    So I regrouped and pulled 4 strips to make the handles.

It has a pocket!

  • Started 3/25/23
  • Finished 4/4/23