Yahoooooo! Our hot weather has broken. Early this morning it was 60˚. And it stayed nice with lower humidity all day. Although most of my time was spent in my studio in the basement, I did get out a couple of times to walk Sunny. We didn't even have to worry about paws being burnt on the asphalt street. I finally had a bit more motivation to finish up another of my retreat tops. Most goals were achieved last week.
✅Put all my retreat supplies away — done.
✅Put borders on Pretty Please — finished.
✅Finish FCQ Equilters blocks — completed and ready to get it in the mail.
Pick a quilt and backing — I picked them but didn’t do anything with it!
✅Keep knitting on the current hat — finished except pompom. Another one is started.
✅Work on cross stitch project bag — more stitches are done.
Here's Pretty Please which is now named Popsicle. (Pretty Please is the name of the pattern from Fabric Cafe.) Who knows when I'll find a fabric for the backing.
I also finished the last few FCQ Equilter blocks this week. I'll get them off in the mail sometime this week. There are other ways to lay them out but this one caught my eye. I quit at 6 blocks.
8/5/25
Figure out next steps for my 1.5” squares sewn into 9 patches
Quilt a top
Prep triangle top to quilt on my domestic machine
Continue working on the counted cross stitch project bag and the hat
Attend Country Piecemakers guild meeting Saturday
Here are a few things I worked on off list. First is a triple rail quilt from Even More Quilts for Baby from Ursula Reikes. When I opened this quilt kit at retreat I had no idea what I had done. Evidently I hadn't cut all the rails I would need and the focus fabric was cut the wrong size and way too many than needed. Last week I auditioned three different fabrics for the centers.
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| Biker Chicks |
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| Dalmations |
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| Mickey Mouse |
As much as I like the Biker Chicks I just couldn't see it as a baby quilt. Dalmations would have worked but Mickey won out because I had enough fabric to cut the 4 8.5" blocks and not a lot leftover. Bonus.
Here's Mickey's Triple Rail quilt top. It's about 38" square if I remember correctly. The hospital we donate our baby quilts to like smaller quilts for the NICU. So this will work great.
I also decided on my fabrics for the Magnificent Mystery Quilt being offered by Cheryl Brickey at Meadow Mist Designs. (This links directly to the info page for the Mystery Quilt.) The cutting directions will be released on Thurs, 8/7. I've got my fabric picked but I'm waiting for my background fabric that I ordered Sunday.
Another week of 100% on 15 Minutes of Stitching.
W/ending 8/3/25. 215 days of 2025
- 15 minute days/July = 31/31
- 15 minute days/August = 3/3
- 15 minute days/2024 = 215/215 days
- Success rate = 100%
And with that I'm done. My quilting buddy Sharon is coming up at the end of the week and we're looking forward to making progress on some of our projects and getting to visit in person for the first time since last October, I think.
Odds are, your foot would've been harder to penetrate than soft, loopy carpet. You'd've emerged unscathed, I'm sure.
ReplyDelete"When I opened this quilt kit at retreat I had no idea what I had done. Evidently I hadn't cut all the rails I would need and the focus fabric was cut the wrong size and way too many than needed."
I treat occasions like these (and I've had more than my share, believe me!) as if a quilting friend has approached me with her dilemma: What do I do with this?!? That mindset lifts the self-recrimination off my shoulders--we don't need to be bad-mouthing ourselves for any lapse in judgement or experience!!!--and allows me to look with fresh eyes at a "new" challenge.
So glad you were able to find a solution too!
Carolyn
We had a nice mild day as well. I wish it would last. Popsicle is gorgeous. The purple plays well with the peachy color. How pretty. Have a wonderful visit with your dear friend. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI have that purple leaf fabric, or had at one time;) Popsicle is pretty cute and so is Mickey Mouse.
ReplyDeleteYou found a great alternative for the rail fence quilt, the Micky Mouse fabric works really well. I like you fabric pick for the mystery. I need to confirm that I still like what I picked for the mystery.
ReplyDeleteNo break in weather here yet! I like the triple rail fence baby quilt! I favored the Dalmatian but Mickey is sweet, too! Yes, that ripper would indeed have stuck in your flesh....
ReplyDeleteI've had my sharp pointing snips at the quilting frame fall and go right into the carpet too. I like the black with the yellow.
ReplyDeleteMickey Mouse is so perfect in your Triple Rail Top! :)
ReplyDeleteCooler weather here, too. You have a nice variety of projects underway. Glad the seam ripper hit the carpet, not you!
ReplyDeleteThat is a really nice layout. Great way to showcase some fun prints.
ReplyDeleteWe had a few day break from hot hot weather but it's back. I so wish I had a sewing buddy.
ReplyDeleteWe had some mild weather roll through as well. We're back to upper 90's/100 now but that reprieve sure was nice! Fall is coming!
ReplyDeleteBonnie, how wonderfully productive you've been and are of course. Lovely quilting projects. I would like to see the cross stitch sometime too. You are keeping your stitching fingers busy!
ReplyDeleteYou had a great week, Bonnie! I like Mickey Mouse quilt and really like Popsickle!! Sew glad that seam ripper missed your foot. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
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