Design Wall Monday 4.6.2026

 I inherited an UFO from a friend of a friend who has passed away. I also volunteered to make a quilt that had blocks set vertically and last Saturday was also the online sewing day for my FB QOV Working Stars group. It just seemed like 'the perfect storm' so I pulled out 'the UFO bag' and took a look...

A pattern, flying geese, hst's and various yardage. I was able to make 10: 10 inch stars and cut a panel piece from the gold/navy stars. I did cobble one more star after I took this picture.

I auditioned a few different prints to piece with the stars and settled on a beige print with tan and green circles. The green is dark enough so as not to stand out.

I decided to add a little bit of borders to give more length and use the last of the maroon in the bag.

pattern: Banner Quilt. Direction in 'the UFO bag'

                I did a quick Google search and came up empty...

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SoScrappy Saturday 4.4.2026

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

But...I have a little bit of red to finish up.

I did quilt-as-you-go for the Meals-on-Wheels place mats this month. I made four that have more red first...

 and four that have more pink...

pattern: 1/4 log cabin: public domain

 

What I did: The novelty is  6.5 inch cut square and the logs are 3.5 inch cut to fit. Finished size is about 12.5 x 15.5 inches ~ the size my local Meals-on-Wheels wants the place mats. The meeting is this upcoming Thursday when I turn the place mats in. 😍

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Finish or NOT Friday 4.3.2026

My finish today is my Lisa Sutherland's Wobble Sticks and Stars!

First is the flimsy.  One border cut at 5.5 inches...easy and sleezy!

I loaded it right onto the frame and...

pattern: Lisa Sutherland's Wobble Sticks and Stars: not yet published

panto: serpentine

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WIP Wednesday 4.1.2026

I made the alternate 'wobble stick' blocks for Lisa Sutherland's Wobble Sticks and Stars quilt.

I did piece the center together but lookie...two of the blocks swapped places! It is NOW a design opportunity!

pattern: Lisa Sutherland's Wobble Sticks and Stars: not yet published

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Design Wall Monday 3.31.2026

 I arrived back at Bell Creek Quilts yesterday afternoon. It was a much more pleasant drive I anticipated! :) 

On Sunday, DD, Angie and I went to Friends of Firefly Park in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and saw my second troll...MommaRosa! She is located in a fun park and Angie got lots of new sniffs. :)

FireFly Park information is here. Here is the Thomas Dambo website and more information about his trolls.

I did head down into the sewing room and finished making the stars for my next QOV. I've been having a hard time wrapping my mind around these particular stars. They finish at 10 inches in the quilt...yea, my mind doesn't like the cutting of flying geese at 5.5 x 3 inches...

The next step is to make the 'wobble sticks'. This is a pre-release of the pattern to the FB QOV Working Stars group.

pattern: Wobble Sticks by Lisa Sutherland: not yet released to the public.

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SoScrappy Saturday 3.29.2026

Yesterday was the 4th Saturday of March of the color red. I didn't create any more red projects but I did go to the Crazy Quilters Quilt Show in Mukwonago, Wisconsin and was on the lookout for red quilts! I was lucky to 'find' my Quilting Buddy and had a wonderful time wandering the show...just like old times, friend! :)

Here are a few of the quilts but I didn't take a picture of the makers...

One of the members of the Crazy Quilters, Carol Pilgrim gave a talk/bed turning that were patriotic quilts from her vast collection of quilts (both vintage and new-er!). Here are just two that I thought about re-creating.

Of course, I can never pass up an opportunity to write a message to our Veterans. I really am inspired by the way this group pieced the signature squares and stars around a panel. It's the un-expected ways to 'use what I have' that really help me in my quilting journey. 

I did take Miss Angie on a big brain activity Friday. She's so much happier when she can think. :) Who would have thought she would like getting an oil change, some new sniffs and a stop at the gas station?!

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Finish or NOT Friday 3.27.2026

I don't think I ever shared my latest 1/4 log cabin finish. I made it to donate to my friend, Bernice who in turns gives the quilts to the local VA. This VA wants quilts 48 x 48. A few blocks and borders make up really quick!

pattern: 1/4 log cabin: public domain

panto: serpentine

I also realized that I never shared the ZigZag Zoom quilt I made for the January Howell MelonHeads demonstration. I used RWB again and stripped pieced the smaller color portions for a quicker sew. This one went to the MelonHeads Veterans (different from Bernice's and Michigan QOV) in February.

pattern: Zig Zag Zoom

panto: serpentine

My 'new roomie' is giving me the stink eye! Angie!

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Stay at Home Round Robin...Quilt Parade 3.25.2026

 Today is the Quilt Parade for the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin!

I used a few blocks from my QOV parts department that 'fit with' the prompts and created a QOV. I also elected to make the prompts into rows as a row quilt as that is 'easier' math for my brain. :)

patterns and prompts:    week 7: quilter's choice: borders

                                       week 6: two colors: sashings

                                       week 5: curves: top row of swags

                                       week 4: animal kingdom: 2nd row: monkey wrench

                                       week 3: 'double': 3rd row: double arrow blocks

                                       week 2: hourglass: 4th row: Ohio Stars

                                       week 1: beginning: 5th row: Barn Stars

panto: serpentine

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WIP Wednesday 3.18.2026

The 1/4 log cabin quilt made it onto the frame!

pattern: 1/4 log cabin: public domain

panto: serpentine

I also put the borders on the current panel quilt. I went with the brown tones as the borders, just to change up the QOV!

pattern: lasagna type piecing with panel insert using 3.5 inch leftovers from

                1/4 log cabin quilts.

              loosely based on Quiltville's Simply Strippy

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Design Wall Monday 3.17.2026

Do you ever have a project you want to work on but need the 'leftovers' from another? This is the conundrum I found myself in...

I want to use the 'leftover' 3.5 in strips to use with this panel.

First I needed to finish up the 1/4 log cabin blocks from the February/March demonstrations.

I paired up my remaining strips and set to work.

I decided to use what I had and make a quilt for my friend Bernice who supplies quilts to the local VA. The VA wants Bernice's quilts to be 48 x 48.

pattern: 1/4 log cabin block: public domain

This veteran's quilt left me with the 3.5 inch strips I needed for the panel quilt.

I sewed the 'leftovers' short end to short end, then cut the 'jelly roll strips' at 4 inches longer than the panel. I then sewed the strips together on the long side and straightened the one end. I sewed that strip piece (5 on the top and 9 on the bottom) to to the panel. Now to add my borders...

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