Summer UFO 2025

I had no finishes in the Spring 2025 quarter. I'm hoping to get sewing time in this quarter. Both kids will have vehicles this year for school, so no pick up's needed! my FIL is now in Assisted Living, so hopefully no more ER trips, hospital stays and rehab stints 40-60 minutes away from us. I'm hoping for a calmer quarter this time!

 The list of UFO's - I pared it down this quarter.

 1.) I know I have at least one more cut somewhere to fill that open spot for a 7x6 setting. *** found the parts in a baggie!  These are hand pieced.... and might need a little fixing along the way on some of those middle joins. Just ordered some kona solids for an alternate block for these to become a quilt. From Inklingo lemoyne stars. Might need to order more since I am using that bolt for a few things! The blocks are 4.5 inches.

 

2.)  I think it's a 6.5 inch cut center of greys and 2.5 inch strips. Finishes 10 inches. 

3.) Midget Applique quilt from Sentimental Stitches. I need to add more flowers and leaves and the vines... and the last border. Hand pieced and hand appliqued. Started January 2015 as a car line project. One block a week.

4.) Midget block collection - I started these in Vermont in 2010! I have a light blue for sashing.

5.) Birds in the Air block collection - counted and needed 27 more blocks made for the size I wanted. All blocks are completed. Ready for assembly for 15x15 and a 90x90 quilt.

6.) Erin's Butterfly - I made the wings in 2021.  Need to add one more set of wings... thinking 9 is a nice number?

7.) mostly cut out and some 9 patches are made. Hehe... from the first quilting book I had and made a quilt from. Introduction to Quilting 101 - the basics by Sharon Hultgren. I think this was Sunrise Surprise! The four patch from this book is at my Mom's hanging over a crib still!

8.) Quilters Patch. A sew along that I completely did not meet my goals on in 2022. One block is done.

9.) Happy Village using my Accuquilt. Flowering Snowball and my 8 inch cube - shape 1+3 for the Shoo Fly block. Free pattern from Accuquilt. I am hand piecing this one.

10) Brimfield Awakening EPP. I did start this and have the first fabric thread basted in purple!

11.) Bonnie Hunter Mystery - On Ringo Lake - maybe step #2?

12) Bonnie Hunter Mystery - Grassy Creek (2020) Think I am on step #4.

13.) 30's log cabin tulip quilt.

Quilt Tops: 

 14) Ella Maria Deacon Blocks. Hand pieced, machine stitched together into a top. Patterns from Sentimental Stitches.

 I need to measure and see if it is happy with it's size or now. All my quilts seem to have a mind of their own!

15.) 1857 Quilt Along Top - This one is in the hoop for hand quilting as of December 2024.

16.) Triple Irish Chain - green. 80x80 I think. I did find both fabrics extra with it... Might need a green or cream border first or both... Made in the early 2000's. circular feathers in open spaces.

17.) Harmony - hand pieced project started March 2021-

2/5/24 it is a top!

18.) Hexagon flowers on a black background. These are a stack of blocks I hand pieced a few years ago then hand appliqued to the black background a couple years after that!  

19.) 2024 RSC - Arkansas Traveller Quilt.

Progressed to a top in the winter quarter 2025.

Sunday stitching

I've done a bit of hand stitching while up in Vermont and away from a sewing machine. I've added 3 blocks to the collection while stitching outside on the swing near the fire pit in the evenings. It is a nice relaxing spot, looking out over the lake.

I've also added the grey surrounds on a bunch of my granny squares. I do need to crochet a top to 2 kitchen towels for Mom today before we head out tomorrow.

Aidan has an F1 race to watch today. Mom and Dad are headed to church, and my sister and a niece are planning to come out today to visit. It should be a nice day at the lake in Vermont.

Travel day tomorrow, when we have to head back home and see what hot and humid Florida feels like again. 

Linking up with Kathy and the slow Sunday Stitchers.

 

The weekend.

 The last two days in Vermont, and I am enjoying some slow stitching and relaxing. We had a great 4th of July with family. Lots of food and chatting with 16 of us there and a Gracie dog.

The loons and their baby were hanging out a bunch of the afternoon in front of the camp.

Mama and baby on her back

Mom and Dad with the baby by one of them.

I did get a smore in after everyone left for the day.

I did get my lobster in today. I called ahead and picked it up after I dropped off the garbage and recycling. Yes, their next run to the dump will be a smelly lobster one! 

I got a maple iced coffee this morning, and a maple ice cream this afternoon. We also stopped in at the newly opened Lake Elmore Store. It closed the end of December and got remodeled and just reopened on July 4th. Lots of local things and they opened up the store to have a cafe, with some cozy seating inside and out with a beautiful view of the lake. 

I think I'll pop out to my favorite spot and add some more stitches into another flowering snowball block.

July 3rd

It was a beautiful morning and then it got windy as a little rain front went through. Why Dad started a fire during that, I have no idea. We hit it with the hose to put it out right before the rain came through.

There were some whitecaps on the lake, and the flags were out straight.

I had plans to have lobsters for dinner tonight, but both grocery stores were out by the time I called at 4PM. We will try again on Saturday. Maine lobsters are so yummy, and the store will steam them for free. They are also on sale this week.

It was the first night of bingo at the Lake Elmore town hall. It was a packed house. It was Grammy, Grandpa and my crew.

I ran out after the rain stopped while were playing. It was changing the normal cards to the final cover all cards. 

This is looking down the lake.

This is looking the other way. It was a pretty sky with the reflection on the lake.

Emily and I both won a hand and got a prize. It is high stakes here in Elmore. A dollar to get in or a baked good. Then the cards are 2 for a dollar! It is quite a fun night for all ages.

I finally got a little stitching time in today and have the rows of this shoo fly block stitched. I just need to put the three rows together.

 

Time to relax a bit before everyone descends on us tomorrow. I think we are all set. 

July!

Happy July, and Happy Canada Day to those to our north. 

Sunday was a very cloudy and overcast day. My sister, niece and BIL came out with their dog Gracie for the afternoon. Gracie got me soaked... she was fetching the ball from in the lake and kept coming by me and Terri (my sister) to shake. She might have been egged on to do that! Silly girl. 

This is the Mama duck and 5 ducklings that like to come visit. She comes up on the lawn with her babies each morning.

Gracie loved the boat ride. She kept going from person to person but did like the seat next to me.

Then was over by her Mom and Emily, then her Dad Bob. My niece Sally got some attention as well. Aidan was driving the boat and did a great job docking.

I did a kayak ride Sunday night and this is the camp we stay at. 

On my paddle, a shot of the mountain with the tower at the top. We will see if I climb it this year or not. I have been getting my steps in while up here. I think the campus tour at Dartmouth got me set yesterday. Today we visit UVM up in Burlington.

Aidan wanted his senior photo's with a nice background. This is a little wood of birch trees near us, that I think would make a great background. We did get his formal photo's done for the yearbook, but we will do our own for his ones to hand out to family.

I have been adding grey surrounds to the granny squares and have about 3 left to do before they all are complete. It will be time to think about putting them together.

After the Dartmouth tour yesterday (Aidan loved the feel of the campus), we went up to King Arthur Flour. We got there after the cafe was closed, but got to look around the shop. We picked up a couple of scone mix boxes. Everyone is sleeping in this morning, except Dad and I. I'm enjoying the overcast morning on the porch, as the light rain has stopped for the moment. The pitter patter of rain on the metal roof is very soothing. 

Slow Sunday in Vermont

 I am enjoying a cloudy comfortable day in Vermont. A few crochet stitches have been added to the granny squares while watching the F1 race this morning. I'll switch to some hand work on either the hand applique string of beads or some hand piecing of the flowering snowball or shoo fly blocks later today. Maybe I'll do both!

Friday, my nephew came out with Kayaks and my sister come out in the afternoon. It was quite windy, so we just chatted outside for a while then got a maple creemee across the lake. Saturday, I slept in until almost 10AM with the rain pattering on the new roof that does not leak! That has been a 2 year battle to get it fixed from the shoddy job the first guy did.  My brother and SIL came out to play games in the afternoon, and I left them to it and headed to Morrisville to see my friend Kelly at the Lacing up for Cancer event. I stayed a couple of hours catching up, then headed home and made dinner (Keto chicken, roasted potato and peas). I had a nice walk last evening after dinner and snapped some flower photos to share. 

Today will be some kayaking I think around the lake. The wind has calmed down a bit so it should be easier to paddle. My sister will be back out for a visit with my niece up from Boston. 

Linking up with Kathy and the slow Sunday Stitchers.