I finally got around to quilting the windmill baby quilt. Since it's 40" wide, it fit on one width of backing fabric, but only if I quilted it on my domestic machine. There wasn't enough extra width to load it on the long arm. I gave it a loose meander to keep it soft and drapey. It's been a while since I FMQ'd on my home machine, and I'm out of practice! My loops aren't as smooth as when I do them on the long arm.
Monday, October 27, 2025
Windmill Baby Quilt
Monday, October 20, 2025
More Crossroads Wheel Blocks
These blocks are fun to make because each one is designed as its own unique palette. Since there is a lot of planning and cutting involved, I can make one block a day, in about three to four hours.
20 blocks will make a 66 x 80" throw. After consulting with my husband, I've decided to make a 36 block, 98" quilt for our bed. There will be sashing between the blocks.
Each block has 6 prints in it. So far there's only one repeated fabric among all these blocks, and since it's a center square, that's an easy replacement. I'll definitely have to collect some more fabrics in order to not have repeats among 36 blocks.
The palette is heavy on teals and corals from light to dark, as well as everything else except purples and yellow greens. Any blues are teal cast, and any pinks are warm, not purplish.
Some of my prints and templates offer opportunities for fussy cutting.
Linking up with Small Quilts and Doll Quilts 10/20 and Alycia Quilts 10/24
Monday, October 13, 2025
Red and Black Churn Dash
Monday, October 6, 2025
And Once Again, the New Project Completely Takes Over My Attention
So, this was supposed to be a long-term project. Funny how that is not happening...
One test block became another. And then I couldn't resist pulling fabrics for a third block. Each block is its own palette, and it's fun to pull favorite fabrics and combine them. Plus, a new FQ order arrived, ordered specifically for this project, with some fussy cutting possibilities.
With all this practice, sewing those tight curves has gotten easier and they're coming out smoother. This quilt is planned to be 20 blocks, so I have a few to go.
I'm trying hard to make the blocks not all matchy-matchy. I want some clashiness in most blocks and in the overall palette for interest. It's really hard for me to do clashy!
So far, there are no repeated fabrics. With six fabrics per block I don't know if that will last or if I'll eventually have to repeat something. We'll see.
Link Ups: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts 10/6; Alycia Quilts 10/10
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
September Stash Report and Goals Update
It seems like I was sewing almost every day this month. What do I have to show for it? Not many blog posts, that's for sure. I was quilting on things that either are not bound yet, or belong to someone else. I made some piecing progress, or not...
I thought I had finished the teal top, but blog readers saw that I attached the bottom border upside down. That needs to be fixed before I can count the top finished.
I did a lot - for me - of long arm quilting this month, helping a friend. On the piecing front, I made progress on some existing projects, and I started something new. My stash report is still looking good; a lot more has been used than purchased.
The weather is finally starting to cool off a bit here. The snowbirds are coming back and fall activities are starting up in PebbleCreek. When the snowbirds come on social sewing days, the classroom gets crowded. PC's Sewing Club will resume having classes twice a month, which reduces the studio time available for those of us who sew and socialize on Wednesday mornings and then go out to lunch. I may or may not participate is some of Sewing Club's events, depending on what project they're doing. But it will be good to see friends again who've been away for a few months!
