KatyQuilts

I found some more blue to go with my batik blocks.

Just not enough. This will make a quilt that is 48 by 72 inches. Hmmmm…. I’d like it to be a bit wider. But I also like having all the solid bits the same. I decided to sew this together as is and then figure it out. Here are my rows all prepped.

After I sewed the rows, I put them up on the design wall sideways, just to see how I liked it.

Nope.

I will have 80 rectangle blocks left over so I will be able to make at least one more quilt with these. This is for Hands2Help hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Have a great day!

I’m really tired of making masks, and I think I’m done making them. So I cleaned up the mess from the last batch, and decided to do inventory of my leader/ender project to see where I was at.

I had 120 blocks done. And this is all the pieces I had left.

So I went ahead and finished those up. It was a perfect project for my tired brain. I ended up with 134 1/2 blocks.

You may remember that this was my intention for these blocks.

I won’t use this exact solid because I used it up in the HST quilt. I think today I will dig through the stash for something that will work.

Have a great day!

This has been a fun, quick project. It sure has morphed from my original plan. I would have preferred to have all the background the same shade of gray, but I’m using what I have on hand.

Now I’m trying to decide on quilting. I’m using an app called YouDoodle to draw on my photos. Here are a few ideas I’m considering.

I want this done this week so I need to make a decision soon! Have a great day!

I’m STILL working on squaring this up.

I’m amazed how different it looks just Fran adding in the green hexies.

My goal for the week is to finish adding the green hexies so I can get this basted for hand quilting.

Have a great day!

It feels like every day is filled with miscellany. Is that even a word? Anyway, I left a sewing machine at Daughter #3’s house and she decided to make masks for herself and dear SIL. We had a lesson in bobbin winding via text.

That should have said holes, not homes.

I made my other SIL his own mask.

My babies!

Mr. Wonderful brought these home. They smell heavenly!

I listened to this last week. It was a fun “read.” I think Mike Rowe is a great guy.

Wendy recommended this series to me a while back.

I had to go on a waiting list, but it was worth the wait. Have a happy…..Saturday? Is it Saturday? I think so. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I was so hoping to have this finished this week, but my penchant for making huge projects has foiled me. I have gone through my stash and have nothing to use for a backing or binding. I don’t even have batting wide enough.

But a finished top is still progress, right? This is a queen sized bed so you can see how huge it is.

I have no place big enough to lay this out and get a full photo. Here is a quarter of it.

I have ordered fabric for backing and binding. I haven’t decided on batting yet. I’m bummed that this isn’t finished, but it is what it is. I’m very glad the monotonous piecing is behind me.

Have a great weekend!

I participated in a doll quilt swap on Instagram. I sent off the quilt I made a while back and yesterday, I received mine in the mail. It came all the way from Jayne in the UK.

How gorgeous is this? I was seriously giddy when I opened it! Those Hexies are tiny.

It is all hand pieced and quilted.

Isn’t this label pretty?

I feel very fortunate indeed to have received this beauty.

This is the quilt I sent to my partner.

If you have never done a swap, jump in when you see one going on. Such great fun!

Have a great day!

The blocks are done!

Honestly, they got a bit boring to sew. A good audio book or three, helped. My design wall was too small to lay these out.

And I had plenty of help.

But the top is now in one piece. I’m not sure I have anything to use for backing or binding now so this may get set aside for a bit. I’ll do some digging in my stash before I put it away.

Have a great day’