More Finishes

      The past week went by in a blur. It was important to finish a quilt for the youth auction and that got done. I quilted a simple loopy meander all over in medium blue thread. Here it is quilted before Joan finished the binding.

     Later in the week I was distracted by the weather and preparations for a big snow storm with subfreezing temperatures. We received several inches of very dry fluffy snow and temperatures around 18 degrees which is Highly unusual for Columbia, South Carolina. It has been about 10 years since we have had any snow to stick.

     Since I was staying inside, I worked on a few small projects. My older GD requested I make her a cosmetic bag. I found a YouTube video; however, the instructions were mostly pictures and measurements without explanation. Not easy to follow. I finished the bag but plan to make another with my own directions for improvement. I forgot to take a photo before I packed it for the mail.

     I also made 5 Valentine mug rugs. The design is called “Sweet Tweets” from “Quilters Newsletter” in 2015.

     Next I worked on a UFO. Raggedy Ann and Andy were intended to be pillows. Long ago I thought I would applique their fronts on the front of a quilt and applique their backs on the back. I also found 3 pieces of vintage Raggedy Ann Classic Border print. I used the widest piece and machine blanket stitched around them. When I was almost through, I discovered a flaw in the old fabric so I appliqued the heart to hide that.

I will probably add a border. Not sure what I will do with the back of the figures.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 2.5 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year – Used: 16.43yds Added: 0 yds

Net decrease 16.43 yds

Have a great week and enjoy sewing, quilting and creating.

Project Progress

      The cold icy weather has been perfect for spending days inside sewing so I happily made progress on a few quilt projects. Several years ago at quilt guild I adopted a bag of lovely batik Lemoyne Star pieces. There was no pattern; however, I recognized the “no Y seam Lemoyne” design. I played with the pieces to construct as many similar units as I could and used the remainder for a top and bottom border.  I pulled fabric from my stash to add borders so it is now 50” by 58” which is a good lap size. Binding is also made.

      Next I pulled another finished top and made the binding for it. I looked through my stash for a backing but will have to look again. I pulled 2 more UFOs and sorted units from my scrap user system so that they have all the pieces needed for a complete pieced top. I was happy to be able to use the scrap units.

Stash Report for 2025

this past week - Used: 2.59 yds Added: 0 yds

So far this year - Used: 13.93 yds Added: 0 yds

                Net decrease 13.93 yds

Have a great week and enjoy sewing, quilting and creating.

A Finished Top and Quilt

      The “Ragged Heart” which is a group project for church was first on the list because it has a deadline that is fast approaching. The top is pieced, backing pieced and binding is made. Hopefully it will be quilted early next week.

    Then I could take time for my quilting. I used many different motifs to quilt "Kenny Koala #2". I tried to make his ears look hairy. I wish I had added trapunto to his face or just ears. He is still cute and finished.

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

Have a great week and enjoy sewing, quilting and creating.