saturday sewing

Christmas packed away 'til december, living room reclaimed but seems bare.  weather is abhorrent....wild, heavy rain and high winds.  dabbled in magnetic poetry...

started blocks for the sewalong....satisfactory progress...'happy cats' pattern by stacey day, free on windham fabrics website.

A jane austen flick in the dvd player...homemade stew on the stove...

my january chookshed challenge is to make progress on the tree of life panel wall quilt.  i think i need about 40+ of these circles so in just a short while have these done, ready to applique.  somewhat fruitful day in the sewing department.  busy week lined up for next week...settling in to regular activities again.  mystery book calling, so off to read before bed.  

Next?

after a successful scrap sewing week, why not continue?   This pile of dark and light scrappy log cabin blocks need attention....

the 1.5 inch strip tote jam packed as well, so gotta thin the herd.  glad to say much progress during the week....

more of bonnie hunter's four-patch fun blocks got whipped up...and i do mean whipped!  they sew together so darn fast!

the kitchen sink scrappy top got done as well...this gets donated this week so done and outta here PDQ!

and a gauntlet thrown down by a quilty peep to have 24 UFOs in 2024 resulted in unearthing this quartet of batik baskets....started them to use up scraps but hey, you know how THAT goes....i do like them, no decision on final size or destination.  if the stash of batiks has to be raided then so much the better.  

holidays over again and things getting back to normal....some needed house chores got done, i greeted the new year in both sydney and new york.  those aussies sure know how to do a fireworks show!  and i watched guy lombardo on youtube...what a hoot!  no annoying resolutions, just a prayer for you and me for good health, prosperity and a generous dose of fun!  

Away we go!

off to a running start with a new challenge from my Zoom peeps....

already in with corinne et cecile's sew along but this challenge is a bit different....choose 10 projects to work on, start, move forward etc.  pretty sure i can come up with 10 (jan-oct) that fit the criteria.  

1.  Tame the wild scrap basket.....

2.  make something out of the solids drawer....have various precut sizes and they have reached jam packed stage, so it's time

3.  finish up the selvedge strips.  little container half full (or half empty) and won't take much time to use up the rest sewing up squares for potholders

4.  clear out the 2" strip shoebox by making more of bonnie hunter's scrap 4 blocks.   there should be enough for a flimsy when done

5.  start a new wall quilt 'blue plate special'....was gifted several blue scraps and a plan is formulated

6.  finish prepping circles for my dutch chintz tree of life wall quilt...this project needs to move forward as much as it can

7.  prep/baste appliques for my penn dutch wall quilt; it's a 2024 UFO and doubt it will get done this year, but would like to move this project along

8.  make 2 more project bags (see below); vinyl, zippers, fabric and batting all on hand

9.  dargate baskets applique...don't think i can get them all done this year, but needs to move forward

10.  tidy the stash shelves...a one-day project that will go a long way to assessing what's on hand and corral wanderers

the challenge requires me to post my progress for accountability and will be transparent.  have tried to choose do-able things that won't interfere with my C&C blocks or my UFO progress.  now that my health situation is pretty much maintenance mode, frees up more time for sewing fun.  i feel blessed to have such a hobby that is so enriching and enjoyable and a community of like-minded sewists.