Design Wall Monday 6.23.2026

While searching for 'something', I came across this UFO and decided to work on it for a Project Linus donation at the end of July. My personal goal is to donate 5 quilts to Project Linus every month!

pattern: Flying High

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Double Duty 6.19.2026

My finish this week is my pastel baby quilt. So it counts for Finish or NOT Friday and SoScrappy Saturday!

pattern: Fabric Cafe freebie: Simply Bricks (from awhile ago)

panto: serpentine

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WIP Wednesday 6.17.2026

I loaded and quilted the Simply Bricks baby quilt. I'm counting this as my pastel quilt for this year!

pattern: Fabric Cafe freebie (from awhile ago) Simply Bricks

panto: serpentine

I also made and applied the binding.

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Design Wall Monday 6.15.2026

Sad to report, not very much sewing is happening! I did manage to sew the blocks together for my faux pastel quilt...it's really just lighter fabrics.

Unfortunately, I was limited on the novelty so I could only cut 8 squares instead of 12. So this will be a sweet (almost 46 x 46) little quilt. 

pattern: old freebie from Fabric Cafe Simply Bricks

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SoScrappy Saturday 6.13.2026

Today is the second Saturday of June of pastels. I normally don't have very many pastels in the stash but I did try to find lighter shades of blue, green, yellow and pink. I also picked up a little piece of a baby print at guild that is lighter in color. I do joke that I like to make one pastel quilt a year! Here is my pick...

I'm going to use a 'former free' quilt from Fabric Cafe called Simply Bricks. Oh no! I only have enough novelty for four rows...guess it will be a smaller quilt. 

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Finish or NOT Friday 6.12.2026

I have one finish this week and it's the Motorcycle Zig Zag Zoom. At the end of the month, the MelonHeads are having a presentation on bindings so I did a flange binding on this quilt as an example.

pattern: Zig Zag Zoom

panto: serpentine

binding: flange binding tutorial by Remi Vail Studios

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WIP Wednesday 6.10.2026

Motorcycle Zig Zag Zoom is now a flimsy!

pattern: Zig Zag Zoom

I also loaded it onto the frame and quilted!

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Design Wall Monday 6.8.2026

This Wednesday was selected as the reveal for Zig Zag Zoom quilts. Unfortunately, I turned in my rwb Zig Zag Zoom in February 2026 but blogged here. So I decided to make another one! Here is my fabric draw.

Here are the blocks I made. I did have to make half the blocks 'upside down' as my motorcycle print is directional. I usually don't take the easy piecing path. <grin>

pattern: Zig Zag Zoom, found here

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SoScrappy Saturday 6.6.2026

Today is the first Saturday of June. The theme this month is 'pastels' or 'catch up'. Today, for me, is about 'catch up'. I wasn't very orange productive so I have a few orange projects hanging around the sewing room. 

The first project I worked on was my orange based Meals-on-Wheels placemats. I used a few of the Detroit Tigers themed fabric for the corners of the 1/4 Log Cabin blocks. I'm liking 'how' this set of placemats turned out and perfect for the summertime table.

Here are my placemats ready to sew. The backing is a hand dyed experiment gone wrong. <grin>

Here are my finished placemats.

pattern: 1/4 Log Cabin: public domain

                6.5 inch cut novelty, 3.5 inch cut strips then cut to length

quilting: quilt as you go.

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Finish or NOT Friday 6.5.2026

I have two finishes this week and I'm pretty happy! I managed to quilt and bind the two flimsies I uncovered in the sewing room closet.

The first finish is the Oriental panel 'In The Water Garden' quilt.

pattern: In the Water Garden

panto: serpentine

My second finish is the Snowman book panel quilt.

pattern: I just sorta winged this one. :)

panto" serpentine

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WIP Wednesday 6.4.2026

I feel like the 'dog days' of summer have arrived...

I loaded both flimsies onto the frame and quilted them down.

pattern: In the Water Garden

panto: serpentine

pattern: snowman season book panel blocks framed on two sides :)

panto: serpentine

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Design Wall Monday 6.1.2026

I think this will be a 'catch all' week for me...with no rhyme or reason to my sewing...

I have a little bit of orange sewing left from Rainbow Scrap Challenge May, so I cut out 4 Meals on Wheels placemats using Detroit Tigers fabric and 3.5 inch strips to make 1/4 log cabin units.

While searching for a set of long forgotten blocks, I found a couple of panel quilts I had made. I decided to pull them out and quilt them up as Project Linus donations. The first one is the Oriental panel flimsy. I seem to remember that all the fabric was found on the free table except for the gold background.

pattern: In the Water Garden - found here.

The second flimsy I found uses a monthly snowman panel. I wish I could tell you more about this pattern but I have a feeling that it was improvised as I went along.

pattern: ??

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SoScrappy Saturday 5.30.2026

 I did manage a little bit of orange sewing to round out the month. I made table mats for two end tables and night stands with Detroit Tigers fabric. I'm thinking the mats can stay out all summer...I can make Detroit Lions and Detroit Red Wings mats to swap out in the correct sport season. 

pattern: none really

                6.5 inch cut novelty, 2.5 inch cut orange and 2.0 inch cut stars (I think)

quilting: outline between Tigers/orange and orange/stars

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Finish or NOT Friday 5.29.2026

 I've been 'saving' my finishes for today!

First in the Lisa Sutherland pattern, Friendship Stars and Stripes. I sewed this one to a flimsy at the retreat in late April and quilted and bound it earlier in the week.

pattern: Lisa Sutherland's Friendship Stars and Bars

panto: serpentine

I also finished the Villa Rosa pattern 31. I was happy to use the wolf fabric that has been hanging around the sewing room for about 20 years! Yet is still looks good in this pattern. Some fabric is ageless!

pattern: Villa Rosa 31

panto: serpentine

My last finish was an easy one. I simply loaded the panel as is and quilted.

pattern: none

panto: serpentine.

The first will be donated to Michigan Quilts of Valor and the next two were given to Project Linus and will be on their way to 'their forever home' when the local Project Linus 'finds the right one'. 💜

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WIP Wednesday 5.27.2026

 I'm working on bindings!

I also pulled out this cute panel to quilt up and donate.

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SoScrappy Saturday 5.23.2026

There is NOT a lot of sewing happening here but I did manage a few 4 patches using orange and gray color combination. Hmmm...I like these blocks better than I thought I would. <grin>

pattern: 4 patches: public domain. unfinished at 6.5 inches square

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WIP Wednesday 5.20.2026

My wolf 31 is a flimsy. I needed to add to the width but I had enough length. I'm actually kinda liking the look.

pattern: Villa Rosa 31

I also put Lisa Sutherland's Friendship Stars and Rails on the frame.

pattern: Lisa Sutherland's Friendship Stars and Rails

panto: serpentine

Last weekend, we went 'up north' and freed the motorhome from winter storage. We dropped it off for a pre-season check to make sure it is travel ready. :) That's my FIL helping to guide DH out of the storage building. I also stand by 'key' obstacles DH doesn't want to hit. :) I'm not exactly sure 'why' it wasn't centered in the building over the winter.

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