A little here,a little there,it grows a little everywhere ๐ so far I have a few things growing in large pots & old tires,Im thinking of pulling the old ladder out of the shed for green beans to climb up onto & using a flour bed on the side of the house for a veggie garden ,on a sewing note ,lots of hand stitching is on the agenda for today
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Friday, April 24, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Lets Start At The End This Time
It usually never fails for something to happen when I'm nearing the end of a quilt , needle breaks, don't have as much fabric as I thought I did & the list goes on & on ๐ so I thought I'd do the last things first after getting the quilt sandwiched & ready for stitching, this morning I cut 7 strips,sewed them together,folded & pressed & rolled onto a tube from a roll of aluminum foil,got the prayer block made,I wasn't about to run just this little thing through the washer so I hand washed & dried with a blow dryer twice,it will go on the back of the quilt
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Getting Ready For Lots Of Stitching
No matter how hard I tried to make it fit there just wasn't enough of the plum floral & not enough width of the solid plum to make a wide strip down the middle so I went with the original plan to add 9" to each side
Then to measure top & back to the batting
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Getting Started On The Church Quilt
then laid the church panel & when I went to line up the backing,it wasn't wide enough,
even if I cut it into 2 pieces it wouldn't be long enough & the shop I got it from is an hour away ,so that was out,thankfully I had a solid in my stash that will perfectly but then there was math to do๐ I will need to add 9" to each side,or in the middle? I dont have time to overthink it ,that's for sure๐
so this is far as I got on this today as I had an outting to our first strawberry festival ,so I had to stop & get ready for my niece to pick me up,I took her & the kids to supper ,back home & into my pj's & called it a day,bright & early I will ponder how to do the baking while sipping my coffee ๐
Monday, April 20, 2026
Prep Work Done For Next In Line
With the blue quilt I originally was bringing the backing over to the front to create a binding but I was not liking the look of it, the texture of the fabric was too soft to hold a good shape so I trimmed it down & went through some of my stash & cut (7) 2 & 1/2" strips of this deep mustard color,I will get my neighbors daughters church quilt l started in the morning
I came across a link explaining how to determine how many strips down to how much fabric for your binding,
width+width +length+length
Add 10"
Divide by 40 or WOF
Round up to the nearest number for number of 2 1/2" strips
Has anyone used this method?
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Livvy & Cason's Quilt Photo Shoot
You cant have good pictures without a little sillyness mixed in๐ they luved their quilts,they were so cute walking me to the car when I left telling me to lock my door & be careful with lots of hugs & kisses
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