Design Wall Monday 4.7.2025

 I decided to take the rails from my Tiger quilt that I didn't like and sew them into a little quilt. I first blogged about the Tiger quilt here. I needed more rails so here are a few of the pieces ready to sew together.

Looks like I am one block short of starting to sew the top together!

pattern: bricks cut at 3.5 x 6.5 inches then alternate orientation

                (does this pattern have a name?!)

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

SoScrappy Saturday 4.5.2025

Today is the first Saturday of April of the color red! I originally thought the color was teal (like a few others) but then switched to red after Angela's post on April 1st...no fooling. :)

Here are my Happy Blocks for April. They really are a quick sew so now I am just ahead of the curve for the teal month. :) I noticed that I have more dog fabric than cat...I'll need to keep my eyes out for cats.

pattern: Mary Johnson's Happy Blocks

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Finish or NOT Friday 4.2.2025

Today I have one 'Finish' and one 'NOT'. 

My 'Finish' is the second 'Thick Sticks' with the Folk Art panel. This one is going to be part of my September 2025 trunk show.

pattern:        Lisa Sutherland's Thick Sticks 

                    Lisa Sutherland's Free Pattern page

panto:          serpentine

My 'NOT' is my Tiger quilt. Today is Opening Day at Comerica Park so I 'low keyed' missed my mark. :( There was just 'something' I didn't like about my fabric choices. So I switched out the fabrics and added a few borders. I like it much better. Much to my chagrin, I was two blocks short of Detroit Tigers fabric. I decided to embrace the shortage and use baseball fabric right in the center of my quilt. :) Now to piece a backing for it, quilt and bind... This also uses 3.5 inch strips so it will be a part of the trunk show.

pattern inspiration: found here on Pinterest

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WIP Wednesday 4.2.2025

 My Folk Art Thick Sticks is a flimsy! This pattern really goes together quick. :)

pattern:        Lisa Sutherland's Thick Sticks

                    Lisa Sutherland's Free Pattern page

I decided to move onto my next project, one for me. I un-earthed my Detroit Tigers and a few go-with's. Here is what I found and a picture of a quilt that uses 3.5 inch strips.

This is what my pick looks like. Hmmm...I'm out of Tiger fabric and you guessed it...JoAnn's last year. 

<sigh>

I re-arrranged the rail blocks. I saw it on Pinterest but neglected to save the picture. :(

EDIT: I found it! Pinterest picture!

Now, I'll need to decide which way to assemble this little quilt.

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Design Wall Monday 3.31.2025

I have another Thick Sticks by Lisa Sutherland in the works. This one will be used for my 3.5 inch trunk show in September2025 at the MelonHeads. I've had this panel forever but I feel that this is not my preferred colors or style...who knows when or where it came from??

As I was looking for fat quarters (for another project!) I ran across a collection of Tonga Treats that are 6.5 inches x WOF...in the color scheme of the above panel. 

HOT DOG!

Here are a few of the Thick Sticks and the panel together. I'm liking 'how' this one is coming together. :)

pattern:    Lisa Sutherland's Thick Sticks

                Lisa Sutherland's Free Pattern page

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

SoScrappy Saturday 3.29.2025

Today is the fifth Saturday of March of the color yellow. Today is also the day to reveal March's Table Scrap challenge. March's prompt is Song Lyric or Poem.

Ummm...the color yellow, a song lyric and earlier in the month, I had dresden plates on my mind. Here is what I made...for my Meals on Wheels place mats.

color:             yellow ✅

song lyric:     'Here comes the sun...' by Nina Simone ✅

Funny story: I 'see' sunrises on the horizon. The guild member that collects the place mats - sees 'the NBC peacock'. Oh well, art is in the interpretation. :)

I found this on the web with some random peeps. It is actually close to Bell Creek Quilts. When I passed the mural, it had cars parked in front of it. :)

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Finish or NOT Friday 3.28.2025

I had a very productive week! 

Did you bet blue binding on the Flag Fireworks quilt?! If yes, your'e a winner!

pattern: 6 inch finished sliced squares as border around panel

panto: serpentine

I finished the Thick Sticks blocks for the next QOV panel.

I also sewed the 4.5 inch cut borders onto the center.

I finished her off with the serpentine panto and a striped binding.

pattern:         Lisa Sutherland's Thick Sticks pattern

                     Lisa Sutherland's Quilt Jubilee Free Pattern page   

panto:           serpentine

Sharing today with  Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.

WIP Wednesday 3.26.2025

I added more borders to my Flag Fireworks panel. The fabric I chose, somehow looked good (to me) on the design wall but now? I'm second guessing my decisions...I did say (to myself), 'Well...that took a goofy turn...'

Here she is all quilted with the serpentine panto. I'm on the fence if I should bind it in red or the blue? 

Any bets?!

Thanks to the limited piecing above, I pulled out another QOV panel that I found lurking in the sewing room. I think my panels are like scraps...they multiply when I leave the room :) 

I was searching the web trying to figure out a block to use with this panel and I remembered Quilt Jubilee by Lisa Sutherland's Free Patterns. I decided to try Thick Sticks as it uses 3.5 inch cut fabric. Did I share that I volunteered to make quilts using 3.5 inch cut Chips, Strips and Bricks and do a trunk show? So this would fall into that category. :)

Here is my fabric draw. My thanks to the quilter that donated the cream fabric last week at guild. I just love the free tables!

Here are a few of the Thick Sticks blocks made up. I'm kinda surprised the the brown and navy look very similiar from afar...

pattern:    Thick Sticks by Lisa Sutherland

                Quilt Jubilee by Lisa Sutherland Free Pattern page

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SAHRR Parade 3.24.2025

  

I am inspired by Cathy at Crazy, Zany Crumby Quilting and her row quilts for her 2025 SAHRR so I de-constructed my original (and very wonky!) piece and made it into a row quilt. 

I like it so much that a row quilt might just be my new SAHRR tradition. :)

pattern:     row 1:        Anja's prompt 2: blocks with half square triangles

                 row 2:        Brenda's prompt 5: half log cabin blocks

                 row 3:        Emily's prompt 6: kite blocks

                 row 4:        Gail's prompt 3:    stars

                 row 5:        Wendy's prompt 4: sliced squares

                 row 6:        Kathleen's prompt 1: quilt block using your initial

                                                                        P = pinwheels

panto: serpentine

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Design Wall Monday 3.24.2025

I've taken my sliced squares from the 2025 Stay at Home Round Robin and paired the blocks with a panel I have. I needed to make a few more sliced squares to complete this border. I am also auditioning additional borders.

Here is the first border completed.

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