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.
Teal quilt with OOPS bottom border
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.
September Stash Report
IN this month: 5-3/4 yards (2 yards video game print. 3-3/4 yards from FQ order.)
OUT this month: 4-1/2 yards (Backing for black and red churn dash, 4-1/2 yards.)
IN YTD: 51-3/4 yards
OUT YTD: 93-1/8 yards
YTD Net Change: 41-3/8 yards OUT
Positively Scrappy blocks
Goals Update
September Goals:
1. Help Edna quilt her large quilt on the long arm. May take two sessions. Done - We got hers done in one session, so we quilted one of mine during the other session we had booked.
2. Assemble the teal blocks into a top. Progress - I thought I was done but the bottom border is sewn on upside down. Sheesh!
3. Piece franken-batting for the red & black churn dash top. Done. And also quilted. Photos and story to come later.
4. Piece backing for the Postage Stamp top. See if I have enough batting off-cuts to franken-batt together for it. Backing made. Franken-batt was used for the red and black churn dash. Batting for the Postage Stamp quilt was requested and received from PCQ.
5. Make progress on the Leftover Strata top. No, change of plan. Since it's already kitted up, I'm saving this project to work on at social sewing or a future retreat.
6. Make progress on the new scrappy project. Progress: Blocks made and sewn into columns. Now named Positively Scrappy.
7. Make backing for windmill baby quilt. Yes, have backing and batting and will quilt this on my domestic machine.
Other: Found inspiration for a new challenging long-term project; made templates and a test block.
Test block; I'm calling my version Crossroads Wheel
although there are similar patterns out there with other names.
October Goals:
1. Quilt the Postage Stamp quilt.
2. Bind the red and black churn dash top.
3. Fix the bottom border on the teal top. Piece the backing for it.
4. Quilt the windmill baby quilt on my domestic machine.
5. Finish piecing the Positively Scrappy top.
6. Make some more blocks for the new Crossroads Wheel project.
7. Start planning a new video game-themed quilt for grandson's birthday.
8. Make a banner for my souvenir pins.
Looks like I have a busy month planned!
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!
