Institches with Bonnie: Monday Meanderings 3 - 10

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Monday Meanderings 3 - 10 - 2025

Why has this week zipped by so fast? It didn't seem like I got a lot done especially since I was reading too. It never fails if one reserved book or audio book becomes available, 3 are available. I've got more to read and listen to this week. However, I did much better on my goals this week. Here's what it looks like now.

3/3/25

✅Bind the R,W,B quilt — All done!

✅Quilt another top — Baby String Bean top quilted.

✅Make blocks for FCQ EQuilter of the month — 4 done, 1 left.

Cut a new kit out — didn’t happen.

✅Work on the March UFO challenge — Started playing with layouts.

Pictures of the R, W, B quilt will be taken and shared later. (Ok, it'll probably be several weeks from now, knowing me.) But here is the Baby String Bean top during quilting. It still needs its binding. I have to figure out what color binding to use. I'm pretty sure all of the fabrics I used were just leftover strips except the block centers and there is hardly any left of it. (Good news, I'm using up fabric but...)

I've been making Nightfall blocks (from a video on Missouri Star Quilt's video) for the FCQ Equilter. Here are the first two that I made.

I chose not to make my original half square triangles by stitching on the outside edges of the square as the video instructions suggested. The finished size HSTs needed were 6.5" unfinished. Guess what size HST Accuquilt die I have? Yep, I started with HSTs cut with my die. And then I finished the rest of the directions for the Nightfall block. You can check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhTooAVmjZE&t=11s. There are several other ways to arrange the units also.

My last effort on my goals was to start working on the March UFO Challenge. The number 8 was drawn and for me that was to turn the half log cabin blocks into a quilt. To that end I used a few of the blocks to try out various layouts. Here are two of them.

Pinwheel half log cabins.

Circle half log cabins.

There are a couple of other ways to set these blocks. Playing with the few here I realize the lights don't always read as lights. I do know that I sewed them all differently than what the pattern called for which means at least one of the setting won't work. It's not a problem for all settings so it will be fine. So far, I prefer the circle half log cabin layout. I'll be laying out all the blocks over the next few weeks. Hopefully they will become a top before the end of the month.

Here's what I plan to work on this coming week.

3/10/25

Quilt another of my quilts

Quilt guild top and trim

Continue working on March UFO

Bind baby quilt

Finished last FCQ Equilter blocks and get them in the mail

I've continued my success with 15 minutes of stitching.

W/ending 3/9/25. 68 days of 2025

15 minute days/Mar = 7/7
15 minute days/2024 = 68/68 days
Success rate = 100%

And, honestly I've gotten quite a bit of knitting done. I should have another hat finished by tomorrow. And then I'll go back to working on the socks. Tuesday I hope to go to the workshop for From the Heart Stitchers. It's where we turn in our finished projects and we can pick up some supplies to continue to make things. Generally my friend Fran goes to deliver and pick up items. This time I'm hoping to go with her. My goal is to get some more white yarn and maybe something in lemon yellow. (Ok, I don't really need the yellow but I thought it would be a nice color change!)

Here are two more quilts from the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show.