On to the borders! Finally.

 I finished the last mouse and spacer last night. It is time to move onto the borders. This one started on the frame, so the bottom borders are done. I made a plastic template of the butterfly and 'triangle of cheese' and then just used chalk to mark them and did a line to connect them freehand. The white is just outlining the edges. 

I decided to switch gears and did 4 of these prepped hexagons in grey. These are making the hexagon QAYG bigger.

The girl complains my spot is messy. So I'll try and tackle that today and bring back my little container to have on the floor by my chair to hold things. I also need to prep more hexagons. I have 8 ready to be folded and clipped. I use paper clips! I think I can move the blue hand quilting thread back to the sewing room as I will be using the cream for the borders.

It has been a lazy morning for me after walking the dog and checking on the chickens. A nice hour to just play on the internet checking things out. Time to shower and get dressed so we can go visit my FIL. Then I hope to do a bunch of prepping in the sewing room. Something about parts for 17 potato chip blocks and a purple Arkansas Traveller block.

 

FALL 2024 UFO Club

 Let's see how the Summer 2024 UFO Club quarter finished shall we? The goal was to have 3 finishes. 

The reality - 1 finish! The Christmas Quilt got finished. 

The list of UFO's - The same as last time minus the finish.

 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!

 2.) 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!  I also have the black hexagons I cut out of the block when I appliqued them on.... those might come out to play this quarter! Unfinished block size is 6.5 inches. Right now with 12x14 setting it will be 72x84. If I add a border - 5 inches all around it would be 82x94. Fit a double bed. Have a pretty butterfly border that needs to get added. 

3.) Midget Applique quilt from Sentimental Stitches. I need to add more flowers and leaves and the vines... and the bottom yellow border. This one is completely hand pieced.

4.) Ella Maria Deacon blocks - make a few more and finish them off into a top. I believe I was making these by hand. Patterns from Sentimental Stitches.

Sewn into a top. 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!

5.) triangle pyramids. started June 2024.

6.) 2024 RSC - Arkansas Traveller Quilt.

This needs one more block and then setting triangles.  68x68 for a finish I think.

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

8.) Birds in the Air block collection

9.) Potato chip blocks - started april 5 and boy are they addicting! As of Oct 1 - it is a 5x5 setting... but the quilt thinks it needs 17 more blocks to make it a 6x7 setting. Stubborn quilt.

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

11.) Full Stop Sew along.... 2021 . Re thinking this one - might eliminate some of the white space and make a few more of some.....???? Or add some Alphabet or numbers to the mix?

12.) 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!

13.) I forgot I had this. It is a cute birdhouse wall hanging but is foundation pieced, which I dislike. Maybe I can deal with it enough to get this done? Or rework it?

14,) This is a kit I purchased mid-90s - butterfly's. I think all the parts are there and I did start arranging them.

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

16.) Scrappy Flowering Snowball - I started cutting these with my accuquilt from scraps with the color of the month in 2020. I think it is time to start stitching them together. I see I need some orange added and purple and lots of lights!

 

17.) Bittersweet Briar - pattern in Kim Deihl's book and kit of fabric.

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

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

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

21.) 30's log cabin tulip quilt.

Quilt Tops: 

22) Cat and mouse is on the frame in process of hand quilting but has been sadly neglected. Lots of progress and one more mouse block to stitch before I can do the 3 sets of borders!

23) Vermont Quilt Festival Booth Hop from either 2008 or 2009.  it is 71x71.

24.) Trip around the World - 2 inches hand pieced. 60x60.

25.) Y2K Joann's BOM - quilt top

26.) 1857 Quilt Along Top

27.) Spring Hexagons - not sure if this wants to be bigger or not.... 

28.) 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.

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

2/5/24 it is a top!

30.) Adding these blocks because you never know what will get worked on! I think it's a 6.5 inch cut center and 2.5 inch strips. Finishes 10 inches. 

Progress

 I've been making progress on hand quilting the cat and mouse quilt. I just need to outline this mouse in white, do two of the spacers in blue and one last mouse to go! The three borders will be a nice change of pace. 

Greg is at his Dad's house for day 3 of the tree removal. They should finish today. Half of the 100 year old oak tree split and fell last Thursday night with Helene. Most of the fallen tree was in his neighbors yard but managed to damage nothing. It left the other half like this with tons of branches hanging over 2 fences into 2 of his neighbors lots in the back. It should be all taken care of later today. They did 5 truck loads of debris yesterday and will have quite a few more to do today. It was a very big tree with lots of branches. This was how they left it yesterday.

Aidan was to have his first Academic club meet today after school. Alas, it is cancelled since the person in charge of the questions for this area, lives in the Big Bend and has not been heard from since last Thursday. I do hope she is ok. On a positive note, Aidan was chosen as one of the 4 lead Varsity team players for the meet. Not bad for his first year. That photographic memory and his interest in lots of things really helped him out.

Both kids will be home at 'normal' time today. The dog will be so happy. He is pouting a bit with just me in the house yesterday and today.