did someone say....

49 days to christmas?  well, maybe next year this will be ready for santa...

and "variegated threads" is done and up, hanging in mom's apartment....loving those mod fabrics!

more spool blocks are in the storage, in civil war repros of course, but i like these just as much....thank you bonnie hunter!

the latest....

marvelous milly done!

first "bite" of the 365 challenge....center square  18" i think

some new to me kaffe prints that "might" get incorporated into 365

pesky margaret done...

FWS margaret block, now done, papers not removed but it WILL lie flat once they are taken out

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my tiny HST little quilt flimsy, ready for basting...these finish at 1.5", which is tiny for me but nowhere near the expertise of rogue quilter's tiny HSTs....she is a pro at tiny blocks and quilts....

correction....

redo x2!   after posting yesterday, looked back and realized "granny" was redone wrong, so rrrrrip and resew, now she is ok!

off to check on "stars" fabric for this week!

"granny" redo and latest blocks

my "granny" block had a rough edge that would have been hidden in the seam allowance, but as it turns out, the foundations were printed too large so it got a redo and no more rough edge! 

that's "granny" lower right, on the left is "addie" and top right is "jenny"....got to use some of my newly gifted fabrics...and so up to date on these.  good thing, tomorrow is "stars" day.  have started binding the mod spools that's been named "variegated threads," and the little HST project is ready for a border, thinking a poison green here as it's a color not used often.  more hexies got prepped too.  many more ideas swirling around, but for now these are keeping my sewing muse quiescent.  and 58 days to the 365 challenge that is getting more and more thought, mostly regarding colors, values, etc.  *** other than that, it was a lovely warm and sunny day, just right for some yummy scallops at lunch.  now back to the old viking and more stitching fun!

just another manic monday....

well really too early to say but it IS monday, it's on the warm side for november, and another exciting week ahead for lots of (hopefully) sewing time...my dance card is filled for today already!  just last week another delightful package arrived in the mail from a sharing quilter.  here is most of it, the smallest pieces didn't go in the wash as my laundry bag is elsewhere at the moment.  i do like to wash/dry everything before it goes into the stash.  it may have been washed already, i don't know, but another swim won't hurt....

some new prints for the stash and some i've seen before.  no matter, it was a kind gesture and one that is gratefully accepted.  ***  nothing else new in lobsterville except windy, whirling leaves and a rainy weekend now over.   the holiday rush is on, though for us it is a mild flurry with a small family for whom to plan dinners and gifts.  doesn't matter, the excitement of the season is for everyone!

in the hoop!

managed to locate the quilting frame so this could get on the road to being finished.  on the left are a couple of my fancy marking tools...have marked this with small/med/large intersecting circles to offset the angles of the spools.  will be good to have a finish while the UFO list languishes... *** file this away in the "older but wiser" category...when a single parent and way overburdened with too many hats that were all important, sometimes promised things that could not be delivered.  people were disappointed and probably even angry, but so many times situations arose that could not be set aside or delayed.  even though they pop up in my mind occasionally, must resign myself to accept things that cannot be remedied at this point; that's the way it is now too, just muddle through until the situation changes, so with that in mind, this one little finish is a big deal.  soon will be able to tackle the other UFOs...it's all i can do.  now back to regularly scheduled fun!

this week's stars....

cute little stars of sprigged muslin repro fabrics; i know, quite matchy-matchy but they'll go well with all the other stars so far.  only about 9 more weeks for this sew along, doesn't seem possible it's been nearly a year.  they do add up quickly, might have enough for 2-3 flimsies when all is said and done...and here are a few more pumpkin photos; gosh it was a lovely day and good news, warmer weather is headed our way...we will take it!

lost an antler but still a moose...

mini-monsoon here this morning before the WARM arrives...next on the sewing deck are FWS blocks, more daisy chains and FLASH, forgot to list 2 UFOs...the peacock garden and the scrappy 9-patch....eeek and the year isn't over yet either!  gotta go, projects to sew!

my "granny"

it's block #41 called "granny" and it's ready to join the stack....

one of the pieces was from the edge but will be taken up in the seam allowance....of course, i could measure and cut the pieces to size but it's fuzzy math and have often cut the pieces too small, resulting in waste so just eyeball which seems to work ok...*** a super fine day and since foliage is on the wane, decided to go pumpkin peeping instead.  the town of damariscotta has a HUGE pumpkin fest every year.  the giant size gourds are hollowed out and then fashioned into flotation devices and a race is held on the river.  all around town are lots more decorated and fun to see....

have more that will post another day; end with a shot of the harbor that is so picturesque, much like many other little coastal inlets.   they may be tourist destinations, but are also working fishing villages.  enjoy!

somebody's birthday....

if you see this scowling little towhead today, be sure and wish him a happy birthday!  this is brother #2 all wrapped up in his snowsuit and not too happy about it either.  he was a feisty little guy but age has mellowed him (a tad) and he is definitely a keeper!   ***  another tuesday so time to play in the scraps again...my busy box is once again stocked with hexie papers and fabric pieces.  the next FWS block has been posted and the little spools piece needs marking for quilting so the sewing list is started....probably more bricks will be added and who knows what else....another sew-wonderful day in store!