Yeah for Friday Finish

      I finally got motivated and busy quilting this week so I could have a finish to Whoop about. My “Home Is” quilt is finished.

Yeah! I love it! I enjoyed the whole process with Pat Sloan each week giving tips on choosing fabrics, plus the great variety of blocks and sizes in a nontraditional layout.  Since the design is so busy, I FMQ swirls all over. 

     With that finish I want to get another quilt sandwiched and I will pull from tops waiting, choose backings and get them ready to quilt in coming weeks. I have been tempted by cute fall project patterns; however, I am trying to resist since my list of UFOs from the beginning of the year still has too many projects on it.

I'm linking up with Sarah for Whoop, Whoop Friday.  I love to see what others are making. 

Hope you stay safe and healthy and enjoy some time sewing and quilting.

Goals Update

     The past several weeks I abandoned my goals for summer activities. Today I decided to take stock of where I am and what I really want to accomplish.  Using my large stash of fabric has been a major goal. When I totaled the yardage used this year, I am very pleased.

Stash fabric used or added the past week. 

                           Used:   3.25 yds    Added:  0 yds
So far this year - Used: 48. yds       Added: 5.5 yds

     Last night I added the final border on my “Home Is”. The large print had great colors to go with the center. When cut for borders it lost a lot of its beauty. All sides don't look the same but I am pleased.

Goals for this week-
1. Keep up with the garden and yard.
2. Start quilting charity quilt.
3. Piece some on UFO.

Stay healthy and enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

Progress – Not Much

      Working on my goals for the week really did not happen at all and may not happen this week either, partly because I will spend time with my GD with a broken leg.  She has a full leg cast which is very heavy to lift. Maybe she will let me share a photo later.

   When I found a few minutes to sew, I pieced more churn dash blocks in multiple sizes. Here are some small ones.

They are all from stash fabric but I did not try to estimate how much was used.

   I kept up with Pat Sloan's “Home Is” mystery.  Below is a photo of the newest section. We only have 2 more blocks to make. I am loving it.

Goals for week of May 17^th - (same as last week)

1. Piece “Seeing Stars” top.

2. Piece blocks with some scraps/crumbs.

3 Record stash fabric used or added.

4. Clean and organize a drawer.

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

Gardening and Goals

      Sewing took a backseat to spring gardening this past week. It was such beautiful weather and a perfect time to work outside before it gets too hot. I worked in flower beds as well as the vegetable garden most mornings. Here are a few blooms to enjoy.

I pruned this old dogwood (with help) hoping to save it.

     In the afternoon I did a little sewing. I made one mug rug and kept up with Pat Sloan's “Home Is” mystery. Only a few more weeks to go.  Two thirds pieced.  It has been a lot of fun.

The HSTs on my goals are for a UFO. Instead of making progress on a different UFO, I simply cut and sewed HSTs.

How I did last week-

1. Make progress on a UFO. Done. Only as part of goal 2.

2. Piece some HST blocks leader/ender. Done. As leader/ender while sewing the mug rug and making my “Home Is” block for the week.

3 Record stash fabric used or added. 0.25 used 0 added

4. Clean and organize a drawer. Not done

This week I have a couple of appointments that will keep me from sewing or gardening those days. Wednesday is sew day for church quilt ministry. We are working on scrappy churn dash blocks in multiple sizes. My goals during the summer will change as I hope to spend time with GDs.

Goals for week of May 10^th -

1. Piece “Seeing Stars” top.

2. Piece blocks with some scraps/crumbs.

3 Record stash fabric used or added.

4. Clean and organize a drawer.

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

Week in Review and Goals

      Last week was busy but fabulous. The weather was gorgeous and my yard and garden got some attention. One enjoyable morning was spent at church for our quilt ministry.

The most fun day in a long time was Friday. I needed to make a road trip to Augusta, GA to pick up my machine after service so I invited a friend. It was the first such trip in over a year and the wonderful part, we discovered a new quilt shop called Country Barn Quilt Co. It was so fun to look at the fabric in person and I just had to buy some.

    I made the block 17 for Pat Sloan's “Home Is” mystery and then was able to sew part 2 together so 2/3's of the quilt is finished. I am very pleased so far. 

How I did last week-

1. Finish May wedding quilt. Done. I shared a photo on Friday's post.

2. Finish quilt for H2H 2021. Done. This was my second for this year. I also shared a photo of it on Friday's post. This week I plan to get them in the mail.

3. Record stash fabric used or added. Used: 0.25 yd Added: 2 yards

4. Clean and organize a drawer. Done. I chose what I thought would be an easy drawer of odds and ends. A few things were put in the giveaway box and I spent a few minutes reading diary entries from when I was a teenager. My diaries need to disappear permanently because I don't want anyone else to read them.

Goals for the week of May 3^rd -

1. Make progress on a UFO.

2. Piece some HST blocks leader/ender.

3 Record stash fabric used or added.

4. Clean and organize a drawer.

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

Progress and A Finish

     It feels good that it is Friday and a quilt is finished plus I made progress on a UFO. Last year I made a few Bonnie Hunter Easy Breezy blocks.  Mine finish at 8 inches.  I had enough to set them on-point for a small throw 51" by 66".  Here is my On-Point Easy Breezy quilt finished.

I think the striped fabric for the setting triangles takes this quilt up a few notches. I love it! Deciding how to quilt that area was difficult. I finally decided to FMQ “straight-ish” lines in the brown stripes (as straight as I can make them FM without using rulers).

     To tackle another UFO I pieced a backing for my “Wickedly Easy Quilt”. It used 7 yards from my stash but there will be at least a yard of pieces left after trimming.  The pattern designed by Annette Unrein is pieced in strip sets and is a free download from www.byannie.com. I need to clean off my craft table to sandwich the quilt so that will be next week.

     I encouraged my church quilt group to participate in the Old School BOM. On the 12th of each month, a different quilt designer will share a block which is free for that month. They’ll be teaching a variety of techniques from traditional piecing, applique, and paper piecing. For January Kim shared a different way to piece 4 patches and also an unusual way to piece a Friendship Star block. Here is my stash fabric pull.

I wish I had chosen a different color placement but I am okay with it. Here is my first block. 

      I have a lot of UFOs but sometimes I just want something simple or different to sew on for a bit so I am also participating in Pat Sloan's free “Home Is” Mystery which shares a new block each Wednesday. I shopped my stash for this quilt also. Here is the fabric pull from my stash.

Here are my first 3 blocks.

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

Hope you stay safe and healthy so you can enjoy some time sewing or quilting.