October Is For Finishes

 Do you know how hard it is to not start something new? 😄 The jury may still be out on that but for now October is for finishing up from small to large projects starting off with a good start finishing up the last of the Fall aprons this morning 

Some projects will take a day or two maybe a little longer but most within a day depending on what life in general throws at me!  I've come up with a list ,so we shall see how the month goes 

#Fall Aprons / finished this morning 😁

*Finish  binding on patchwork quilt 

* Fall Quilt

*Red/White/Rose quilt top 

* Scrappy quilt top 

*Tiny 4 patch quilt top 

* RSC 2024 Quilt top

* Mason jar quilt top

* Slow stitch journal pages

I'm  walking the Mall with my niece later this morning so I'll work on finishing up another project throughout the evening 

Fall Quilt Progress

Five days into the new month,do you have fresh ideas & plans for October? I have lots of ideas lol but  plans for October are to be a month for finishes, the center of the Fall quilt is  quilted with vertical lines 

Progress is being made with stitching vertical lines across the 4 patch border

Pumpkin templetes made with a cookie 

cutter, back years ago my Aunt taught me to use what you have,nature,cookie cutters,pictures to trace 

She wasn't big on fancy templates,patterns ,stencils etc.after all they didn't exist in her day , she always said you can have any design on a quilt, its as easy as going outside & finding a pretty leaf,you just stitch around your templet made  from parchment paper then tear away the paper

Here we are generations later ,measuring, multiplying etc to figure out how many blocks we need😄 her measurement system was to lay out the blocks across the bed ,pin blocks to the sides till you get the drape length you want ,she sewed her tops on her original singer treadal machine & hand stitched  them one stitch at a time on a 100 year old wooden frame that took up over half a room ,I have leaves drying that i gathered from the yard & rinsed off to use for templetes 

Sunday Inspiration

 

Trying New Things

 Trying some new techniques with Stitching With Zen, the cup is a process with crayons & embroidery,ading white overall in a stroking or circular motion then your colors,setting the iron to the hotest setting & laying a paper towel over & pressing,repeat with a fresh paper towel untill no more marks appear on the paper towel then outline with embroidery stitches,, Sense of Touch is a process of 4 layers of fabric,stitched & cutting through the 1st layer with a mixture of using scissors & a seam ripper,since Im starting a new slow stitch journal  for the new year I incorporated them into the first pages

Today was the end of the Shop Hop,my niece & me managage to squeeze in 10 throughout the month,we were limited time wise having to be back in time for her boys to get in from school,this morning we ventured out to Thomasville  Ala.to the sweetest shop 

I purchased a roll of batting & some yummy fat quarters ,they will be a beautiful start to the oak leaf

 quilt I want to make in the upcoming months,afterwards we Googled where to eat & found the perfect restaurant & enjoyed lunch on the deck overlooking the lake

Just Chillin

 Grace & me has just been chilling on tbe couch today😀 I'm down to last of the original  red & white squares of the original  plan for the red & white quilt unstitching & cutting them   down to 3 &1/2"

A little review of the red & whitt top,the white seemed to overpower the look I was wanting & it was then that I decided to pull in the deep red rose print & cut the squares smaller

4 more rows cut out & ready to add on, I'm hoping to get this top finished by the weekend & get started quitting on both the red & white quilts & finished by December 

 

Time To Get The Reds Out

 I've been working on cutting  more squares out for the red/white/floral patch quilt 

I need to figure out how many of each is needed & get them all cut, I'm thinking that  it may go faster,found this  quote & thought it was cute & so true 😄

Working on the aprons that didn't get finished

Pressing the strap's & ties

This apron body was missing ,then I happened to check the "fabric" I gave my little nephew to put around the base of the Fall tree,he had told me something wasn't right that it wouldn't work & I told him as long as it covered the legs of the tree  it'll be ok,well he was right! It was the missing apron body🤣