WIP Wednesday 7.16.2025

I've assembled the Buckeye Beauty blocks and I think I am going to use red/blue cornerstones with white sashings.

pattern inspiration: found on Pinterest - dead link and 

                                Alycia

Why haven't I sewn more?! We had an unexpected death in the family (My nephew-in-law was only 37 years old and leaves behind my niece and their 8 year old daughter. It really is tragic.) and my kids are in town. I am taking this opportunity to spend time with my adult children and my grand-dog. 

Doesn't Angie look cute in her new tutu? 

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Design Wall Monday 7.14.2025

Alycia has inspired me with all her beautiful Buckeye Beauty blocks and quilts she has been sharing. I searched her blog and here is a few of her wonderful-ness.  Fast forward to our last MelonHeads meeting and one of the program is Methods for making Half Square Triangles. I immediately thought of Alycia's Buckeye Beauties and my trusty box of 4 patches that I use as leaders/enders.

I make my hst's using the tube method so I had quite a few in a jiffy. The parts are ready to sew.

This is the arrangement I leaning towards recreating.

pattern inspiration: found on Pinterest - dead link

                                Alycia!

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SoScrappy Saturday 7.12.2025

Today is the second Saturday of July of the color purple.

I made one more purple Happy Block to replace 'Patrick from SpongeBob' as he is a registered trademark.

 pattern: MaryJ's Happy Block

I also made my purple fish.

Here are all the fish I've made so far this RSC 2025 season. I've even included the rogue teal fish.

pattern: combination of tutorials from Pinterest

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Finish or NOT Friday 7.11.2025

My finish this week is the purple/pink Plus quilt.

pattern: combination of tutorials on Pinterest

panto: halycon

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WIP Wednesday 7.9.2025

I'm moving my pink/purple plus quilt along. Slowly but surely, the turtle wins the race.

Here is a few more rows completed. I actually sew my quilt rows from the bottom up. This way, I'm less likely to knock blocks off the wall and have a mix up! :)

Here is the completed flimsy.

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Design Wall Monday 7.72025

My design wall is the same as it has been for the last week. My purple/pink plus quilt is waiting to be rowed together. I have a few rows sewed together and I like 'how' it is looking. I'm hoping to move this forward this week and maybe even complete it. Fingers crossed. :)

pattern inspiration: various tutorials found on Pinterest

Judy asked about future sewing, I hope to find some time to sew my purple fish together as July's Rainbow Scrap Challenge color is purple! :)

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SoScrappy Saturday 7.5.2025

Today is the first Saturday of July of the color purple. I did find a little time to sew a few Happy Blocks with purple frames. I'll be swapping out the Patrick from SpongeBob with unicorns so that this quilt will be able to go into the fall Quilt Fundraiser.

pattern: MaryJ's Happy Blocks

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Finish or NOT Friday 7.4.2025

 Happy 4th of July to all in the USA that celebrate!

We started the day out early on our way to pick up our Wrangler from Camping World so that we are able to tow it with us as we camp. 6 hours later, we were able to leave. I was grateful the dealer was able to fix our set back and get us rolling. We are spending the weekend outside my in laws property in northern lower Michigan.

I do have a finish this week. I quilted and bound the dino quilt. :)

pattern inspiration:    Swiss Cretaceous with flying geese pinwheels

panto: vertical serpentine

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WIP Wednesday 7.2.2025

I took a little break over to Wisconsin to give DS a ride home. He needed to return his semi truck to the terminal of his old employer. Here is our view from the hotel in Marinette, Wisconsin over looking the river.

On our way to down state Michigan, we stopped for lunch at the Pink Pony on Mackinac Island.

I did work ahead on a few projects. My flying geese pinwheel and t-rex quilt is a flimsy.

pattern inspiration: Swiss Cretaceous Pattern and flying geese pinwheels

I also started piecing the initial quilt for the September challenge. My initials are PP so I am using pink/purple and the plus block.

pattern: many found on Pinterest

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Design Wall Monday 6.30.2025

 I've pieced all my flying geese pinwheels for the October 2025 trunk show quilt.

Ooops! I don't like the two lightest ones so into the orphan box they went and I replace them with darker pinwheels. Ahhh...much better!

pattern inspiration: Swiss Cretaceous pattern but I'm replacing the 9 patches 

                                        with flying geese windmills.

I also cut the pink background for my purple plus quilt. This is my initial challenge (PP) due in September 2025. I've gotten a good head start on a few of my fall deadlines.

pattern: many found on Pinterest 

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