Sewing Saturday – One of my favorite days! It is nice when we have a productive morning, and the errands are all taken care of! We had hit a deer a few weeks back, and I finally have my truck back. It is nice to have that part of life back to normal. Next, I finished the bookkeeping for the businesses. Now, I have the rest of the day to do something just for me.…
Project Quilt UFO update for January Now that life seems to be settling down after the holidays and the lovely flu that kept us down for a couple of weeks has finally cleared out of our house, I can focus on the projects I want to work on this month. Have you had a chance to decide what quilt UFO you want to work on this month? I know some of you are adding to…
Greek Squares – Scrap Quilt Pattern for January 2024 For January, I am sharing the Greek Squares Block for the scrappy quilt pattern. At first, I shied away from this pattern because of all the Half Square Triangles (HSTs) needed to make a quilt. In my directions, you will create oversized HSTs that must be trimmed to size for the quilt. I find I get the best results this way. Check out this website to…
January 2024: Row by Row Sampler Welcome to the 2024 Row by Row Sampler. This scrap quilt provides a different way to participate in a block of the month. This month we will be completing the log cabin blocks. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and look for the January Link. I look forward to seeing the colors and patterns you choose for your log cabin row. In picture #1, I have all…
Quilt UFOs 2024 – First Steps We’ve been talking about Quilt UFOs for a couple of years now. Progress is being made! I have completed a good number of projects. Don’t let that fool you there is still a very large pile of quilts that need to be quilted and then to complete the bindings. This list will only increase as I finish up the partially completed projects. Most of the quilts in that pile…
Last Quilt UFO Project for 2023 Well, I am hoping that you conquered a project or two this year. Ultimately, it was all about tackling our projects in one form or another. I try to remember what my sewing area looked like before I accomplished some quilt UFO busting, especially since I still have too many projects on the shelf. Nevertheless, I will always be that type of quilter/crafter who has multiple projects going on…
It’s Time to Turn Project Quilt UFOs into Finished Products What is a Quilt UFO? You know those projects that are just sitting there on a shelf, in a closet, or in a tote? Those projects you start but never finish? Sometimes life gets in the way; sometimes, you just lose interest in it. Nevertheless, it is that time of year again, time to look at the pile of projects that are calling your name…
2023 Completed UFOs – Quilts in Review This year has been quite a year for Quilt UFO completion. I was barely hanging on at the end of the summer into the early fall to meet the challenge each month. Somehow I managed to pull it through and finish each project I selected, along with several others. I also added about six more quilts to the list for machine quilting and almost as many to my…
How do Quilters Prepare for the Holidays? The upcoming holiday season often brings stress with it. Finding time to prepare for the holidays usually means juggling the schedule. Many quilters sew year-round in preparation for the holidays. This year, I was not one of them. I had my focus on downsizing my projects, using up my scrap fabrics, and organizing my chaos. However, I still have a few weeks before I decide how productive my…
Time for the Next Quilt UFO Buster Number Each month I am surprised by how fast that last day came up. I was working on October’s Quilt UFO right up to the last minute. Nothing like a deadline to keep you motivated. Ultimately, the sense of accomplishment was still there. It’s almost time to look back at what has been completed in 2023. My project piles are looking a bit slimmer, but there is still…