SoScrappy Saturday 4.25.2026

Today is the fourth Saturday of April of the color pink. This week I chose to make cat mats for the local animal shelter. I pieced four of the mats at home.

I then took the four to retreat to outline stitch the cats and bind. Here is the best picture I could get of one!

pattern: cat pattern from Kean's Department Store

outline quilting of cat and framing border

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Finish or NOT Friday 4.24.2026

My finish today is the second Villa Rosa Challenge quilt although this is week 3 of 6. I missed week 1. I pieced the October Sky pattern with the horizontal eagle panel. This is one of my favorite panel patterns to make. I'm happy to share that I made extra hst's (not by design!) so I'll be posting a second October Sky next week.

pattern: Villa Rosa October Sky

panto: serpentine

For the next 6 days, I am on retreat at the Mackinaw City (Michigan) Quilter's Retreat.

My home sweet home for the next week, I usually bring my pillow and a quilt.

My sewing space is the one on the right. 

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.

WIP Wednesday 4.22.2026

Piecing continues on the Villa Rosa October Sky with the eagle panel. This is a favorite of mine for horizontal panels.

pattern: Villa Rosa October Sky

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Design Wall Monday 4.20.2026

I'm making my next Villa Rosa pattern for the 6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Challenge. This will be my second quilt although this is week 3. I did miss out on week 1. :(

I picked October Sky and an Eagle panel.

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

SoScrappy Saturday 4.19.2026

 I made more rail fence blocks...this time in pink/gray. I picked a different gray this time. :)

pattern: rail fence: public domain

                rails cut at 2.5 inches, sub cut at 6.5 square inches

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Finish or NOT Friday 4.17.2026

 My finish this week is the Villa Rosa's Stars and Stripes. 

This one checks off a few boxes for me: *week 2 (I missed week 1) of the Villa 

                                                                       Rosa Challenge completion

                                                                 *make a LeMoyne Star quilt for 

                                                                        HowellMelonHeads

                                                                 *QOV!

                                                                 *use more of the 3.5 inch leftovers

pattern: Villa Rosa Stars and Stripes

panto: Serpentine

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.

MidWeek Update 4.15.2026

My Villa Rosa Stars and Stripes is looking good! I was even able to sub in my 3.5 inch leftover strips for the 4.5 inch cut the pattern called for! win-win. :)

 pattern: Villa Rosa Stars and Stripes

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Design Wall Monday 4.13.2026

I wasn't going to participate in the Villa Rosa 6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Challenge but...I volunteered to make a LeMoyne Star quilt for the MelonHeads using hst's and Villa Rosa's Stars and Stripes pattern has been on my wish list to make. Well, this pattern was 'on top' of my Villa Rosa pattern stack so, of course, I decided to make it... I emailed Tricia and she said to join in the fun even if I missed the first week!

Here is my fabric draw for the Villa Rosa's Stars and Stripes pattern and I'll use my leftover 3.5 inch RWB strips for the top/bottom border.

Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.

SoScrappy Saturday 4.11.2026

Today is the second Saturday of April of the color pink.

For this week, I made pink and gray 4 patches. The colors are pale so they don't show up on the design wall well. Trust me...there are blocks on the wall. :)

pattern: 6.5 unfinished 4 patches: public domain

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Finish or NOT Friday 4.10.2026

I have two finishes this week. The first one is the Stacked Stars Banner quilt. I received a bag from Pat that had parts and fabrics in it along with this pattern. The pattern is dated 2010. The stars finish at 10 inches. Pat was gifted this bag of fabric by Terri before she passed in 2022. At then end of the month, the MelonHeads are presenting a program on settings so this will work for the example of vertical settings.

pattern: Banner Quilt dated 2010.

                I did a quick Google Image Search and didn't find this pattern on the web.

panto: serpentine

My second finish is a panel quilt. I received the panel from my FB QOV Working Stars group and paired it with the leftover 3.5 inch RWB strips. This is a relatively quick quilt and I enjoy making quilts in this style.

pattern: no 'real' pattern - I just 'wing it'

panto: serpentine

Sharing today with Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday.