Small Finishes

      I expect this is a very busy time of year for you as it is for me. I have had a quilt sandwich sitting for the past month and I have not touched it except to move where it sits. We enjoyed Thanksgiving with my siblings, a niece, a nephew and children. It was a much smaller group than a couple of years ago; however, still very nice.

     I found time to make a few smaller things. I finished one of my red bird wall-hangings. The second will probably wait until after Christmas.

     My younger GD requested Christmas pajamas for her bear. Here is the finished outfit that I will deliver at the end of this week.

She loves to decorate her bedroom for each season and also requested that I make a snowflake pillow. I found a template online. I am not totally happy with the result but hope she will be. It was rather fiddly to sew and the stretch of the furry material distorted the shape. 

I used the extra material to make two soft infinity scarves.

     Saturday I decided to make a couple of Christmas placemats for a quick gift.

I hope you are getting sewing/quilting projects finished if you plan to give them for Christmas so you are not stressed out.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 1 yd Added: 0 yds

So far this year - Used: 127.14 yds Added: 42.5 yds

Net decrease 84.64 yds

Enjoy this joyous holiday season.

Quilt Finish

     I finished the quilting on the Bass Time quilt and the binding is waiting. A few days ago I came across a roll of “Quilt & Tear on a Roll”. I had bought it years ago on a shop hop when I was just learning FMQ; however, I had not opened the roll until this week. I was trying to decide what design to quilt and thought it would be fun to quilt a simple fish. I looked in Laura Lee Fritz's book, 250 Continuous-Line Quilting Designs for Hand, Machine & Long-Arm Quilters. I found a great large mouth bass and seaweed. I was hesitant to quilt it without using a guide and luckily I have the roll of “Quilt & Tear on a Roll”. I traced fish going both directions.  I pinned pieces where I wanted the fish. 

 After quilting, it came off very easily.

I free-handed the seaweed and loopy meander to fill in.

The backing is pieced from leftover fabric.

I'm linking up with Alycia's Finished or Not Friday.

“When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.”

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.

Making Quilt Sandwiches

     Last Thursday I finished my string spiderweb quilt and wanted to work on another UFO. I pulled a top waiting for quilting and pieced the backing from leftover fabrics. I also pieced large batting scraps to be used for the sandwich. The pattern is Eleanor Burns' “Piece of Cake” quilt using layer cake squares and goes together very quickly.

     While my craft table was clear, I decided to sandwich another top and the backing was ready. I used more batting scraps to create a Franken-batting. The pattern is the 3 yd pattern “Fascination” except I had more fabric so used a wider border.

     With the holidays nearing and many events on my schedule, I'm not sure when I will have time to quilt, but I like having quilt sandwiches ready for when I find the time.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 3.6 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year - Used: 126.14 yds Added: 42.5 yds

Net decrease 83.64 yds

“When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.”

Have a great week and enjoy some time for quilting.