Sunday, January 24, 2021

Slowly on Sunday

I started off my morning with a little hand stitching today. I had finished the 4 sides yesterday on this #21 Endless Diamond block and stitched it together this morning while watching an episode of NCIS on Netflix.

I also stitched my hexagon QAYG for the day this morning and put a line of hand quilting in it around each side. I have quite the stack of finished ones building up - 24 for the first 24 days of this year =).  I prepped the rest needed through January 31 last Sunday so I am just waiting to see what color Angela will pull for February and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. 


I added another hand stitched Flowering snowball block yesterday as well. I have 6 done and another one all prepped. I think I am going to need to be creative to cut out more from the bits of FQ's I have left. No worries - I have a whole bunch of blues and greens hanging out on the fabric wall to pull from! I used the Accuquilt Go to cut these and I love how easy and quick it is to cut accurate curved parts. 



I took a break and was cleaning up the kitchen. I have been working through drawers and cleaning and wiping things down. Today was doing the vinegar cleaning of the coffee maker and the keurig machine. I need to sweep then actually pull out the fridge and vaccum the back. I hope that will cause the loud noises to stop. We have defrosted it and replaced the ice maker part in the door. Multiple replacement shelves for the door have been purchased over the years after first using lots of glue for repairs. I am not impressed with this Samsung purchase from Lowes 10 years ago at all. Let's hope the removal of dust will help. 

After that and a vaccum of the house while it is out I think it will be reward time to sew. I am going to have to piece a backing for the Stashbuster 2020 quilt top, cut the batting off the roll and then pin it for quilting. I think it will just be a minimal machine quilting on it as that is all that is needed with the warm and natural batting. I have been informed I am not allowed to add the binding (which I have not made yet) as Emily wants to press it for me once I have it made. That means binding will wait for another evening. 

So... later tonight after retrieving the kids from Grandma's I will add my first hand quilting stitches into this lovely hand pieced quilt along quilt from 2019. It finished about 29x38. The 3rd quilt along will be revealed tomorrow at Elmstreetquilts.com (Patty) and Kristinesser.com from Simple. Handmade. Everyday.  I'm sew excited to see what they have come up with this year. I have enjoyed learning from their sew alongs so much.


Linking up with the other Sunday Slow Stitchers over at Kathy's Quilts

 

10 comments:

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Your blue and white hand-pieced quilt is going to be lovely with its hand quilting! I'm looking forward to seeing what the new QAL will be like, too. You remind me I should be cleaning out drawers in my kitchen. Those plastic inserts for all the silverware and tools sure collect dirt!

Ivani said...

Your hand pieced quilt is wonderful.
Happy slow Sunday stitching!

CathieJ said...

I'm tired from all that you have planned and all I did was read your blog! Your quilt pieces are so pretty.

Karrin Hurd said...

Great projects. I particularly like the flowering snowball. You made me tired too hearing of all you are in the process or plan to do. I decided yesterday to relocate my music system, and all my vinyl, and CD's to another room, out of my sewing room where I can't get to them. This involved moving a lot of my CQ stuff and back into my sewing room where I have everything sitting in the middle of the room! Happy stitching!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

all of your quilts are going so well-and you have a lot of cleaning you are doing - I always hate taking the time to do the vinegar clean of the coffee maker! Some appliances just do not last long - we got rid of a washing machine and a dishwasher rather quickly after having multiple repairs and decided they were not worth fixing

Deanna W said...

WOW you are so organized...I am just happy to find some time to sew or decide on a project to work on.

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a productive day, Deb!!!

Anne said...

Be glad you got 10 years. Our Samsung refrigerator lasted 4 years. We replaced the ice maker once and then a year later it stopped
cooling. Samsung did nothing. There apparently is a class action suit w Samsung so the lawyers should make some money.

Anne said...

Be glad you got 10 years. Our Samsung refrigerator lasted 4 years. We replaced the ice maker once and then a year later it stopped
cooling. Samsung did nothing. There apparently is a class action suit w Samsung so the lawyers should make some money.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Such pretty projects, Deb. Love the flowering snowball and how fun to be making Hexagons 1 a day. Great idea. I have been working on yo yos. I am going to see what Angela's color is too to decide what color I will be making for Feb. Happy quilting.