Monday Meanderings 3 - 9 - 2026

 Weather changes and time changes.  It was really nice to walk Sunny this evening -- it was still light. And it was in the high 60s at 7 pm.  So nice.  Spring is coming.  And I have a spring-looking UFO to work on soon. Here's what I got done this week. 

3/2/26

✅Bind bottom of grey sweatshirt. — done. 

✅Keep working on sewing blue bricks together — All sewn together, maybe. 

✔️Plan rest of February UFO blocks and start sewing together — All blocks framed.

✔️Finish knitting sock currently on the needles — Still have a few inches to finish the sock.

✅Keep working on the Magnificent Mystery blocks and rows — all blocks made.

✅ Look at the March UFO project — 42 blocks to make a 6 x 7 center.

I got a lot done this week but some things weren't finished so I've marked them with the black check mark.  

Here's the blue bricks sewn together. It's about 30" wide by 39" long. I think I'm going to add a few more columns to bring it up to 36" wide. The bricks are 2.5" x 5". The squares are 2.5", just incase you want to make your own.  

I snuck in a few special blocks for laughs. Check out the frog in the center  of full top picture.  

Here is one suggestion for the Feb. UFO blocks.  I have a really nice Oriental fabric that was with all the blocks.  The flowers in the basket block are from it. This way this border is overwhelming the blocks.  

So then I added a little border of fabric that is used in many of the blocks. I don't think this really works.  What do you think? Any different ideas? Maybe I'll try some sashing or a different border fabric. 

Here are 4 blocks from the Magnificent Mystery top -- one of each full block and half block. I've got all the blocks done. But I need to start putting them together. Shouldn't take long to put 5 full rows and 2 half rows together.  I just need to be motivated to do it! It'll go on this week's goal list to help with my motivation. (What looks like really dark fabric is actually a purple print with leaves and vines -- rust, gold and greens on the purple ground.)  

And now, this week's goals. 

3/9/26

Finish Feb UFO to top stage

Stitch on Snowman block

Trim March UFO blocks 

Sew Magnificent Mystery blocks into rows

Finish knitting sock

I'm not sure I'll be able to finish February's UFO to top stage as I'm not sure how I want to finish it.  Decisions, decisions. But there's always March's UFO project. I won some of these paper pieced blocks years ago from Paper Panache. Then a few years ago I had my FCQ Equilters make me some more.  I've not been really interested in finishing them but this year I put them on the UFO challenge 3 times. It came up for March so the first activity I planned was to evaluate the blocks, remove the papers and sew the blocks together.  I have 42 blocks and will set them 6 x 7, 36" x 42".  I've decided on using the green with various whites to make the border blocks the next time these blocks come up on the challenge. 

I've stuck to stitching every day this week. Many days were a lot more than 15 minutes. 

Week ending 3/8/26:  67 days of 2026.

  67 days of 67. 100%

I went wild recently.  I bought a bunch of wide backs from Marshall Dry Goods to go with several tops that are waiting to be quilted.  I'll share what I bought once it arrives in the next week or so. And, then I need to get some quilting done! 

Now, I'm reminding you to visit some Linky Parties to see what is going on across the Internet.     

Stitching Stuff 

Oh Scrap

Quilting Patchwork Applique 

Design Wall Monday

Monday Musings

Also, check out my listing of March 2026 Mysteries and Sew Alongs. 

Happy Quilting All! Bonnie 

March 2026 Mysteries and Sew Alongs

Bearadise features a camping-loving bear and his forest friends enjoying the great outdoors. https://suzyssitcom.com/join-the-bearadise-sew-along Free pattern available each month on the 24th, if you miss it there is a small fee to purchase it.  Begins on Feb 24th. 

Are you looking for a special America 250 quilt? Take a look at the free quilt along, “Semiquincentennial” in honor of America’s birthday.  https://bomquilts.com/2026-semiquincentennial-bom/#google_vignette  The patterns are issued monthly beginning March 20. TK Harrison, who designed the quilt, also has a page with tutorials to make different units in the quilt.  Blocks are 15” finished. 

Congratulations! You've been appointed  ambassador to Polychromia! And you’ll be having some fun experiences working with color. You can make either a wall quilt 49 x 49" or 98 x 98". Take a look at the explanation of the experience. It sounds like a lot of fun. https://www.modernquiltstudio.com/product/ambassador/  $

Sewcialites 3 began on February 20th. Every Friday until August 21 a new block will be released. (Except the Fourth of July weekend you get a break!) https://blog.fatquartershop.com/join-us-for-the-free-sewcialites-3-quilt-along/. I notice there is also a page you can  bookmark to make it easier to pick up the patterns. https://www.fatquartershop.com/sew-alongs/sewcialites-free-pattern-series?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=sewcialites-3

Buttonwood Village by Piece O Cake designs is a cheerful applique BOM. Patterns are included in the fee of $48.  https://pieceocake.com/products/buttonwood-block-of-the-month-digital-pattern .  It started Feb 26 and runs for 10 months. $

Monday Meanderings 3 - 2 - 2026

I'm so happy we are out of the deep freeze. Monday snow is expected and high temps may be 39º. Then the next few days will have chances of rain. But wait, there's more. Thursday it is suppose to hit 74º, followed by 80º on Friday.  I know spring is around the corner but honestly I don't think I want 80º yet!  Our summers are too hot and humid to start in March! 

I've had a really quilty week and got lots done. Here's what was finished or moved forward.

2/23/26

✅✅Bind two quilts — both finished.

✅Quilt one of my quits — just a small quilt but quilted and bound.

✅Set last 2 UFO blocks on point — done.

✅Knit on hat— finished! (Picture to come soon.) 

✅Make B blocks of Magnificent Mystery quilt — all are sewn but still need to be ironed.

✅Sew up more dash blocks — two more done. 

Here's a picture of my 2 finished quilts. The one on the left is from More Quilts for Baby Easy As ABC by Ursula Reikes. (I love all of Ursula's baby quilt books.) I often  change patterns to fit the fabric I have on hand. This time it was to use the Mickey fabric. The quilt is about 35" square. The quilting design is Ginger Snap by Apricot Moon. 

The one on the right is a half log cabin from a booklet by Sharyn Squire Craig.  Here's the whole quilt. The logs are 2" wide.  I used Quick and Easy Swirls by My Creative Stitches for the quilting. I was tickled when I found a binding already made that worked well with it.  

I haven't taken pictures of any other projects from last week.  Oops! I did get a picture of my entire design wall which shows some of those ongoing projects. 

Here are the projects from top to bottom.  Some 16 patch blocks, Dash blocks, an A and B block from Magnificent Mystery. Moving to the right blue bricks, top right is the February UFO challenge blocks and the rest are small bits and pieces, including a doll quilt. 

And this week I want to work on these projects. 

3/2/26

Bind bottom of grey sweatshirt

Start sewing blue bricks together

Plan rest of design for February UFO blocks and start sewing together

Finish knitting sock currently on the needles 

Keep working on the Magnificent Mystery blocks and rows.

Look at the March UFO project to figure out what needs to be done

As you might have guessed I've had another 100% week of sewing 15 minutes a day. And, yes, most days it was way more than 15 minutes! 

Week ending 3/1/26;  60 days of 2026.

60 days out of 60 days.  100%

Here's a close up of the doll quilt shown above. 

I started this and then let it sit as a top while I decided how I would quilt it. I finally stitched in the ditch with my Bernina.  Then it sat some more while I tried to decide on a binding.  I only had a few pieces of the blue left from when I first made it. I didn't have any of the yellow left. I didn't want to use the light fabric. But, while I was finding more blues for the brick quilt I found a couple more pieces of blue although they had lots of cuts taken out already. The main thing was I was able to make the binding that matched the little quilt. (And make a brick or two.) 

Do you like to get inspiration for your quilts? Visit lots of blogs across the Internet by starting with these Linky parties. You can find all sorts of ideas for your quilting! 

Stitching Time 

Oh Scrap

Quilting Patchwork Applique 

Design Wall Monday

Monday Musings

Happy Quilting All! Bonnie