Slow Sunday Stitching

 This coming week should see the last stitches taken in Connections. The last seam is halfway finished. Unfortunately, I don’t have a backing fabric for it. That means a shopping trip coming up, such a shame to need to go shopping..... not. It’s going to be a bit of a challenge to quilt and finish. I don’t want to trim the edges, which means keeping the papers in the edges and doing a turned edge finish. It also means trying to avoid the papers while doing the machine quilting. But I’m sure it will work out. So hopefully this time next week will be a celebration that this one is a finished flimsy.

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

What We’re Working On

 We had a productive day yesterday at Prayers and Squares. And some of us had productive days at home as well. Beverly has been working on a Nine Patch and Hour Glass quilt recently. The Nine Patches were in a donation box that was given to us, and she decided to turn them into a quilt. They were a bit wonky in size, so needed trimming to 8 1/2 inches before they could be used. It was her first time doing Hour Glass quarter square triangles, and she did a fabulous job with them. Somehow she ended up with leftover hour glass units, so she cut them in half and turned them into a border. They were still some blue/burgundy triangles left, so those are going into the backing.

Susan and I have been working together on a fish themed quilt. She got more borders sewn on yesterday.. I need to finish another row of snail’s trails blocks before we can finish this one. Here at home I finished the quilting on another animal panel that will go into our fund raising pile. The binding will be the same fabric as the dark grey triangles.

Today’s job is to use up some peaches to make peach jam. After that, I’ll be working on finishing the snail’s trails blocks so we can finish the fish themed quilt next Thursday. I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday

Slow Sunday Stitching

 So close, so very close to having Connections finished. I’m now in the process of sewing the connecting row and putting the two halves of the quilt together. It is going to be a nice lap quilt size for the winter. We had such a hot and dry end of July and beginning of August that it is hard to think about winter. But the last week has cooled way down to the point that it fells like fall is here already. I’m carefully watching the weather predictions and keeping an eye out for frost warnings. I don’t want to lose what is left of my tomato harvest.

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

What We’re Working On

 I did a much better job of taking pictures of our various projects we worked on at Prayers and Squares yesterday, so I’ve lots to share. Pat started working on a Disappearing Nine Patch last week. They are all in blue plaids with light grey in between and a red and blue plaid for the centre constant. We started with 6 inch squares, so it is sewing up fast.We have a request for a gentleman in these colours. Susan has been working on a fishing themed quilt, also a request so we are trying hard to get it done.It has a few more borders to go onto it yet.  Elizabeth has been working on a heart themed quilt, using quilt as you go techniques. It is almost done. Pat did this lovely autumn themed quilt in her spare time at home. We layered it yesterday for quilting. Sharon has been working on the pink and blue 3 yard quilt beauty. It needs one more border and then it will be ready for layering. Here at home I’m continuing to slowly make these flying geese pinwheel blocks. There are now 5 done and a sixth in progress. The slowly is because it is also harvest from the garden and canning season. Every year our local grocery store has these 25 pound boxes of Roma tomatoes for $8.99, a really good deal. This is my 3rd box, in addition to all the tomatoes from the garden. It wasn’t a good year for the garden, too wet at the beginning of the summer and then 3 weeks of hot and dry. Hence the 3 boxes from the grocery store. I’ve done lots of pasta sauce and now I’m doing plain jars of tomatoes that can be turned into other things.

I’ll link up to Finished, or not, Friday

What We Are Working On

 It was another slow day for pictures at Prayers and Squares yesterday. I spent most of the afternoon cutting for a new project we are starting. It’s a Disappearing nine patch for a gentleman who requested blues and greys. We have a substantial stash of plaids at the moment, so the blues and the centre red came from those. The greys will be cut from light grey fat quarters and leftovers from other projects. Here’s an Electric Quilt estimate of the eventual quilt. We’re starting with 6 inch squares of fabric, so it will go together fairly quickly. Beverly has been working with some nine patches that were donated to us. They were oddly and inconsistently sized, so she trimmed them to a consistent 8 1/2 inches and then made a bunch of hour glass blocks to go in between them. It was her first time making hour glass blocks. She did a fabulous job. And then here at home I’ve been slowly working on some more of the flying geese blocks. Harvesting from the garden and doing preserves has gotten in the way of sewing lately. Today is tomato sauce day. It is cooking down now, so I’ve got a few hours to do some sewing. 

I’ll link up to Finished, or not, Friday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 I have increased my numbers of 2 inch squares by digging into some unused fabric scraps. I am getting so close to having Connections finished. I’ll probably need a few more 2 inch squares before it is done but from here on I’m going to cut them as I need them. I have 3 out of 8 units done that I need for this last row. After that it is just a matter of joining the 2 halves of the quilt together. I won’t put a time frame onto it. But soon..... maybe...... I’m hoping it will be done by the time I need a lap quilt for the winter.

Anyhow..... I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What We’re Working On

 I missed writing this yesterday. We ended up having an extra Prayers and Squares meeting. One of our past members had moved away but was up for a visit so we scheduled an extra meeting so we could visit with her, and get some things moved further along as well. Marcia has been working on this sampler for a while. She took it home and got it quilted and bound. Marg finished off the Sister’s Choice quilt os you go. She did a semi scrappy backing with it so it is a reversible quilt. Pat has been working on this Jelly Roll quilt at home. She brought it for show and share and also for help getting the sashing strips cut. She’s been working on this Bento Box variation on Thursdays. Just the top and bottom borders to add and it will be ready for backing and layering. There are a few blocks turned the wrong way that add a touch of whimsey and charm. Here at home I’m working on some Dutchman’s Puzzle variation blocks in an attempt to use up some of the blues that are persistently hanging around. The pile doesn’t seem to be getting any smaller. These are 12 inch blocks and I’m aiming for 20 of them for the finished quilt. That should dwindle the pile down a bit. It’s a good thing that blue is my favourite colour or I’d be getting awfully third of it by now. That seem to be all I’ve been working with for months now, in that same attempt to use it up.

Even though it is Saturday rather than Friday, I’ll still link up to Finish, or not, Friday