Another row done!

 I have actually spent quite a bit of time in my sewing room lately.  I completed another row for my group's round robin.  It was a fun one because I love house blocks.

The pictures below show my row with hers.

I am also busily cutting out and preparing applique' for two more row quilts.  Farm Sweet Farm by Lori Holt has been a favorite pattern of mine for a few years.  I have had fabric selected and waiting to start it for some time now, in fact, I plan to make a scrappy one as well which makes two quilts for me.  It is a little nutso of me to even think of doing two because there is a lot of applique' on it and I intend to do it all needle turn.  Well, as I received this month's round robin row, I decided some blocks in the Farm Sweet Farm pattern were perfect.  I also got a sneak peak at the next round robin I will be receiving, and it needs the same row.  The way  I figure, if you are cutting out one, you may as well cut out four.  Yes, I am a crazy lady.  I am cutting and preparing itty bitty pieces for four different Farm Sweet Farm quilts.  It has really been fun.

The pieces below will be done with fusible appliqué.  There are so many. 

These are my fabric picks for my quilt.

These pieces are traced onto either freezer paper or fusible interfacing, both used for hand applique. 

Here are a few fused and cut pieces for my friend's row quilts. I need to stitch the faces before fusing them.

Mine are being prepared Lori Holt style with fusible interfacing.

I am having a mid-month crisis! I want to accomplish way too much each night after work!  I am teaching a wonky house class in three weeks and need to get the quilt top assembled and quilted.  Don't worry, at least the blocks are done and I will have someone else quilt it. 

 I also have a little boy who is wanting a John Deer Green Tractor scripture bag.  Little boys are super important, so that is high on my list as well.  I would also like to get these four farm quilts fused down and prepared for stitching and cut out the rest of my Aurora blocks.  I have the bug, now all I need is time.

September Chookshed number draw and progress linky

Sorry this post is a day later than usual.  I spent the last two days driving 8 1/2 hours (one direction) to New Mexico and back.  There was no time to stop and post.  I just couldn't get a few minutes together to post before I left.  

The Chookshed Challenge 2025 is nearly over as we only do ten months.  That works great for me because I am a bit behind and hope to use the last two months of the year to catch back up.  With only two numbers left to draw, it really won't be a big surprise what we get to work on in September.  The challenge number is ... #3!

My number 3 is a Sashiko project.  Hmmmm.  I don't have a pattern picked out yet.  The plan was always to do something small like a pillow cover. Since I am super close to finishing some tops from previous months, I suspect that I will work on them instead.  I feel a need to cross things off the list rather than start new.  Perhaps I will do my Sashiko during Christmas break in December when I am not working.

Last month was a bust for me as far as the challenge goes.  I played hard the first couple week, prepped for school the next, and have been hyper focused on my students the rest.  I did make some houses for a round robin row quilt.  I am hopeful to get the rest of the row completed today so I can pass it on.  It is due today.  

She is asking for houses in Lori Holt Fabrics. She made the first row. Each person adds a row when they get it.  I have selected a couple of patterns in my stash that will be paper pieced.  I also plan to throw in some more trees of some sort.

We are doing bi-monthly rotations for a year. I will be adding a row to this one over the next two months. She is calling it "Farm Life".

I will get this Beach Themed one for November/December.

Here is the linky.  Good luck everyone!

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August Sewing Progress

 There has not been a lot of sewing lately, but a few things have been accomplished.

I am doing another row quilt with some local friends.  My theme is, "Summer in a Small Town".  For my row the following town buildings have been built:  Church, Quilt Shop, Bake Shop, Dress Shop, and a house.

I have made a small start on my friend Angie's row quilt.  She is asking for houses.  Her blocks were all made from Lori Holt fabrics, so I am using ones from my stash.  I am trying to make a little row of houses that are scaled down quite small.  That is easy to do with paper piecing.  You can see the one little house I built next to a much larger fish block.  It really shows how small that house block is.

Two of my grand children chose to be baptized, and I was asked to make them each a scripture bag.  

Chookshed Challenge August number and July recap...

How did your Chookshed Challenge number project go for July.  My progress was slow, but I was able to get all of my Fishy Business fish hand appliqued.  These fish have been traveling in my handwork bag all year.  Here they are on my design wall ready to be put together into a wall hanging. I really love them!

For those who are waiting for it, the August number is 7.

My number 7 is to do some paper piecing.  The two biggies I have to choose from are Vesta and Disney Princess blocks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Fishy Business Progress

 I prepped 6 new fish today for applique.  I am hopeful to get some stitched at meetings this week. The quilt will come together quickly one the applique is complete.  It is so much fun rummaging through my stash to create these slippery fish.

Here they are joining the other school of fish.

I also hope to stitch the embroidery for Canadian Chris so I can finish it this month. 

Playing in the sewing room yesterday

 I finished my Brenna Dresdon blocks and want to get the background cut today. They will be appliqued.

Shopping my stash, I am deciding between white on white, Grey low volume, or a variety of low volumes. They all really change the look.

I also have Fishy Business on the design wall while I make a few more blocks. My wall actually has a mix of four project WIPS: 

• Sydney Harbor Bridge with a paper sketch of the Opera House
• Cluck, Cluck, Bawk!
• My friend's row for our row swap project. She is calling her row quilt Farm Life

One chicken done, 5 more cut out, one still deciding which direction she should face.

I have been retreating as well. Here are some photos.

Making new sewing friends

Kim

Carol is actually a long time friend

Jonnie

Cheryl

I took a Featherweight Maintenance Class. We took out every screw, cleaned, oiled, and lubed. It was so scary taking the tension pieces apart- yikes!