Design Wall Monday 8.24.2026

Hello again, blogging friends!

I took a little time away from sewing. My kids told me I was a 'teenager on summer vacation'! I stayed up late, slept in, watched my little screen for 10+ hours a day and drove my JeepJeep whenever I wanted to go somewhere local. 

But... summer vacation ends and school starts...

So...I had put the border on the D9P from July.

pattern: disappearing 9 patch

I also made the back and loaded it and...quilted it down.

While searching in my boxes, I found this Noah's Ark quilt. I think it is about 10 years old. It will be next up on the long arm.

pattern: I do believe I just made this up on the fly. I do think the novelties 

                are cut at 6.5 inches and the frames are 1.5 inches cut. But then again, 

                I didn't measure anything.

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

Thanks to my Quilting Buddy who reached out to me for a wellness check! Believe it or not...I didn't take any pictures at the AQS Grand Rapids show. :(

SoScrappy Saturday 8.1.2026

Today is the first Saturday of August of the color yellow...and I have a confession...

While RSC 2026 hasn't focus on yellow or purple, I hedged my bet when I made my humming bird Meals-on-Wheels place mats. Yup...I made a set in yellow and purple. Just a little on the sneaky side. :)

Here are the yellow humming bird placemats. I made two with facing then decided that traditional binding would be easier, quicker and use less fabric. :)

pattern: whole cloth humming bird fabric

panto: large scribbles

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Design Wall Monday 7.27.2026

It's a new week and a new project has started! My FB QOV Working Stars group's challenge for August is the Disappearing Nine Patch variation by Lisa Sutherland, found here.

I started by cutting 5 inch squares of red, blue, white and gold. I set the piles next to Baby, getting ready to sew the 9 patches together.

Once the 9 patches were sewn, I pulled out by 17 inch rotating mat. I don't use it very often but I was really happy I had it for this cutting step in the process.

After I cut the 9 patches apart, I placed them on the design wall. I made 16 out of 18 of the 9 patches and filled in the holes with the appropriate colors...no pictures of this step...but here are all the blocks on the design wall. I did use setting #5.

pattern: Lisa Sutherland's D9P, found here.

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

SoScrappy Saturday 7.25.2026

Today is the fourth Saturday of July of the color teal. I decided to finish out the month with a few Meals-on-Wheels place mats. I talked with 'our leader' and she said that whole cloth place mats were fine. So...i went to Hobby Lobby planning on purchasing one fabric yet a different one followed me home! The humming birds have a very summery feel to me! I also decided to a facing instead of a traditional binding. 

*Note to self: remember to add in the facing seam allowance!

pattern: I simply quilted 'large scribble' over the two yards of humming birds and cut to size.

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Finish or NOT Friday 7.24.2026

I've had a very productive week here! 

I've been concentrating on my RSC 2026 quilts. I greatly over estimated the sewing to be done after my blocks were completed, so that is my focus. You will be seeing a few of my quilts in the fall months leading up to the RSC 2026 December reveals.

First, I decided to work with the teal blocks. I finished both the 4 patch block top and the rail fence block top. The 4 patch, I went with the classic checkerboard and sewed a 4.5 inch cut border. I was going to scallop this border but in the end, a straight (and faster!) border won!

pattern: checkerboard using 4 patches (teal and gray cut at 3.5 inches)

panto: serpentine

My second teal quilt is the rail fence. I found a piece of novelty that had teal in it. I originally thought the novelty was camping related but it does look more like school supplies. Guess the backpack fooled me...I just got my son a pack back for hiking/camping. :) 

pattern: rail fence - rails cut at 2.5 inches, sewn long edge together and subcut 

                                    at 6.5 inches. Novelty cut at 6.5 inches square.

I then went to the 'RSC 2026 Holding Area' and pulled out the blue 4 patches. This time I used the bicycle novelty that I hope would go with the teal but they looked better with the blue patches. I finished piecing the top this morning.

I then loaded it on the long arm and was able to quilt and bind it after lunch! 

Whoop! Whoop!

pattern: 4 patches with novelty fabric

                    blue and bray cut at 3.5 inches, novelty cut at 6.5 inches.

panto: large scribbles...don't faint, friends! something other than serpentine...

            

            SHOCKER! ALERT!

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.

WIP Wednesday 7.22.2026

I've been doing my fair share of long arming lately.

First, I quilted the teal rails.

Next, I quilted the teal 4 patches. 

The last item on the frame is this hummingbird fabric that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. It will end up as place mats for my local Meals-on-Wheels. 

Look! I changed out the panto to a meander! 😍

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Design Wall Monday 7.20.2026

I have lots of RSC2026 4 patches and rails to set into quilt tops. So, I pulled out my blue/gray 4 patches and paired the bicycle print with the 4 patches. I did need to make a few more patches so that I could get to a 8 x 10 set, the quilt will be approximately 48 x 60 (depending on my 1/4 inch sewing and then quilting).

 pattern: 4 patches: public domain

                    *I cut my blue and gray strips at 3.5 inches, sewed along the long 

                        edge then subcut into 3.5 inch units, 4 patch is 6.5 inches unfinished

                    * novelty cut at 6.5 inches

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

Finish or NOT Friday 7.17.2026

 I have one Finish and one NOT this week...

My Finish is the RWB quilt for my friend, Bernice. She takes them to the VA Hospital and the request is that the quilts are 48 x 48. This one started there but unfortunately, shrunk up about an 1.5 inches when quilted. I don't believe there is a pattern name, this is an effort to use up some of my leander/enders I tend to accumilate.

pattern: lender/enders start at 2.5 inches, in this configuration they measure 

                4.5 x 8.5 inches before sewn into the quilt.

                The stars were cut at 4.5 x 8.5 inches to match the L/E

panto: serpentine

My NOT this week is my aqua rails. Upon closer inspection, the novelty is more school related than camping.

pattern: rails and novelty : rails cut at 2.5 inches, subcut at 6.5 inches

                                           novelty cut at 6.5 inches square

Angie and her Mom have been visiting all week. Angie hasn't been eating and her Mom figured out that her tags were hitting the stainless steel bowl her food was in and 'bothering her'. I dumped her dinner onto a paper plate and she ate the whole scoop! I even gave her a second short scoop. The poor girl has been hungry! (Angie has a flat plate at home she eats her dinner on that has grooves in it.)

After dinner, she was checking her treat dispenser for more treats...silly girl!

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday and 

SoScrappy Saturday.

Design Wall Monday 7.13.2026

I pulled out my teal, gray and bicycle fabric to make a donation quilt. Oh no! I'm not liking the bicycle fabric with my teal...

I made my two color rails...

and 'saw some camping type fabric with teal'! Bingo and just enough leftover for this donation. I didn't take a closer picture of the novelty and I am going to add one more vertical row but 'need' to make more of the two color rails.

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

Finish or NOT Friday 7.10.2026

My finish this week is my non-Christmas tree skirt. I went with blue/beige checkerboard with a 4.5 inch cut outer border. I decided to scallop the edge as my guild did a mini-workshop that included scallop edges. I was a 'helper' and the scallops I did , did not work out. So I was determined to try again!

Here is my skirt under my tree. I did go to Michaels' and purchased a spool of 'Happy Birthday' ribbon as our reunion theme is 'Happy 100th Birthday, Dad' - if he was still alive...

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.