May turned out to be a busy month. I was asked to come up with a project that the PCQ charity committee could make for their Quilts for Kids themed month. I came up with Strippy HSTs, and spent a lot of time prepping for the sew day. Here's a tutorial for the Strippy HST block if you're interested.
For class samples I used my own fabrics but for the group's kits we used the club's stash. A local quilter was having an estate sale and I picked up 10 FQs of kid-friendly prints for $1 each. I used half of each in my class samples and donated the other half to the club. I also donated some of my own kid-friendly fabrics to the club, in the form of squares cut for the kits.
May Stash Report
IN this month: 10-1/2 yards (Quilter's estate sale. 2-1/2 yds FQs. 8 yards wide backings from online order for Star Spangled Spiral)
OUT this month: 8-1/4 yards (Donated to PCQ kids' quilts project plus demo step-outs: 3-1/4 yards (includes the FQs from the estate sale). 2 sample Strippy HSTs tops, 5 yards.)
IN YTD: 41-7/8 yards
OUT YTD: 43-3/4 yards
YTD Net Change: 1-7/8 yards out
Goals Update
May recap:
1. Prep for Work Day and Sew Day w/PCQ charity committee: finish cutting squares, write pattern, make step outs and demo sample top. YES, it took two work days to make the kits and because of an error I ended up making two demo tops.
2. Lead/teach project at PCQ work day and sew day. Yes, I enjoyed it and it seemed like the others did too.
3. Bind and label Color Spoke Challenge. Progress; the binding and label are sewn on but the binding is not stitched down.
4. Continue binding WIGSP. Slight progress; I'm 1/4 of the way around hand sewing the binding down.
5. Send off Rainbow Charm H2H quilt. No, not sent yet; I have another quilt in work to go to the same destination and I'll send them together in June.
6. Make backing & binding for PCQ demo quilt, deliver for quilting. Done, I made backings for both demo tops. In addition, after they were quilted I bound them. Both quilts are completely finished.
Other:
1. Cut strips and started piecing blocks for a coral version of Strippy HSTs to go to Hands2Help along with Rainbow Charm.
2. Ordered fabric and started cutting pieces to remake Star Spangled Spiral.
June Goals:
1. Finish coral Strippy HST quilt for Hands2Help and get both H2H quilts sent off.
2. Plan and prep a project to work on at Weds. morning and Mon. evening social sewing days with the PCQ club.
3. Finish the binding on Color Spoke Challenge.
4. Start sewing blocks for Star Spangled Spiral (kit them up to work on at social sewing days/evenings with thePC girls).
5. Make progress on the binding on How Many (WIGSP).
6. Plan and prep projects for retreat in July.
7. Make placemats for FMQ practice
8. Do muscle memory "homework" assigned by Linda L
That's a lot and it will be a busy month. But there's a lot of overlap there because some of the tasks can be done at the social sewing events, and the placemats and muscle memory homework are part of prep for retreat in July.
Social Sewing: Covid restrictions have loosened up in PebbleCreek and we can use the sewing room at the Creative Arts Building for extended hours now, with more people allowed in the room. One group meets informally on Wednesday mornings, then goes out to lunch, and I've been invited to join them. Another group of year-rounders (the snowbirds are gone now) is being organized to meet on Monday evenings for socializing and sewing. Everyone in PebbleCreek is so friendly and welcoming!
Retreat: Neighbor Linda L invited me to participate in a retreat in July with several of the other more experienced PC quilters. She's a master quilter and she's pushing me out of my FMQ comfort zone. She's well known in the community as a great teacher, and she's a lovely person, so I'll gladly do the homework and prep work and look forward to next month's retreat.
Remakes: Over the next few months I'm going to remake Star Spangled Spiral and Log Cabin Triangles (tops only) in preparation for giving a trunk show in December. The club has booked me for their December program, with the possibility of teaching a Cut and Shuffle Quilts workshop afterward if there's interest.
Star Spangled Spiral
All these projects and social sewing opportunities ought to keep me pretty busy for awhile!
Link ups: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Love Laugh Quilt
I've spent this rainy rainy Texas day in my sewing room going through fabric stacks and scrap piles cutting various width strips for the Strippy HST quilt. I sent a friend the link and she liked it as well....so we are going to each make blocks and swap for more variety! It will be a project to work on in between other quilts but we are both looking forward to it. Now to go investigate what Cut and Shuffle pattern is........I think you have found your niche in Arizona!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol -
DeleteYou're a no-reply commenter so I can't reply by email; I hope you see this. Cut and Shuffle Quilts is the name of my book that was published by AQS a few years ago. It's now out of print but you may be able to get an e-version from AQS. See the tab below my blog header for more info.
I love LCT. I really need to make it.
ReplyDeleteJan, I don’t think you could have found a better community to move to!!! Did you know all these quilters lived there before you bought your home? It’s wonderful you don’t even need to leave your neighborhood to quilt with friends!!! Maybe you can learn the long arm now that restrictions are lifting!
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