Lots of Orange to Show! -- RSC25

 I set a goal to work on at least one block a day of the Bonnie Hunter 2024 Mystery -- Old Town.

I sewed one block.  When I realized that I was just putting 9-patches together (because the sub-assemblies were done back in January) things really started rolling.  It was a rainy day.  It drizzled and poured and the sun came out and it was on repeat all day.  I decided I could be more productive sewing vs. pulling weeds.

There are over forty different orange scraps in the blocks above.  I have started assembling the sashing.  There are two tiny orange flying geese scraps in each one.  Those pieces are smaller AND more scrappy!  Hopefully I'll be able to show you my progress on those orange pieces next week.  Stay tuned.

Bonnie Hunter's 2024 Mystery QAL called Old Town.  You can find the pattern for purchase at Quiltville Quips & Snips here.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.

Old Town -- One Block

 I set a goal to do one block a day for the rest of the week of Bonnie Hunter's 2024 Mystery QAL called Old Town.  You can find the pattern for purchase at Quiltville Quips & Snips here.

All of my sub units for this mystery are complete.  I stopped working on the QAL after school started back after the Christmas holidays (January 2025).  Now that it's summer break, I plan to keep making a block or few until this step (Part 9 -- the reveal) is complete.  

I measured the unit and it came out perfectly!!!  I need to note (on my paper pattern and here on my blog that I pushed the button to adjust my needle to the right until it read 1.5 -- SIX TIMES.). I also used my quarter inch foot.  Making notes like this is critical when I don't get every step done at once and have to pick up the project and work on it again at a later date.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- EPP

 More EPP happened earlier this week.

And yes, you read that correctly on the calendar -- LAST TEACHER DAY.  Can you tell that I used a greeting card and some junk mail for some of the cardstock paper of the EPP?

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

Dicey -- Orange -- RSC25

Here's two Dicey blocks in orange:

I love playing with all of these neutrals.  You can read why I started this quilt here.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.

EPP Buds

Students had movie day in their classrooms on Friday.  I managed to sew a few EPP buds while they were gone:

These go here and there in my random hexie flower quilt.  I still haven't decided how big this quilt will be.

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025 -- Orange EPP

 This week I managed to sew an orange flower.

The school days are starting to dwindle down.  Students will be in school Monday and Tuesday.  The last teacher day is Wenesday, June 11.  I talked to the teacher yesterday for whom I am covering her absences.  She is returning on July 23, but she will need me numerous days when she goes with her husband for his medical journey.  I'm relieved that she will be back and that I will only be filling in for her temporarily.  

The poor dinosaur underwent a little armpit surgery this week.  He is recovering nicely.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Temperature Tree

I started a new slow stitching project -- a temperature tree.  I figured I would work on stitching the tree portion this year or 2026, and then add the leaves the year after the tree is complete.  It definitely qualifies as a S L O W stitching project.

I'm just using the pattern to get the idea of the branches and such.  My colors will not match the ones in the pattern.  Even the brown branches will not be the same.  I'm not that kind of person that can do amazing cross stitch like the others in the group where there is one little stitch of one color and then one little stitch of another.  I'm not that organized--neither is my brain.  I just like to enjoy the slow stitching process and stitch.

The little orange blip above the top left corner of the cross stitch pattern is our son in his orange sweatshirt.  He is magnet fishing on the dock.  He was there for over three hours.  I didn't cross stitch the whole time.  But I do feel that I did get some things accomplished.  I do like how the branch of the tree is starting to form.  This keeps me content, is calming, and makes me happy!

This project is going to be kept in a bag in the behind-the-seat organizer in my truck.  There is a perfect pocket for itOur son has activities planned for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for at least 8 weeks.  These activities last 1 to 1.5 hours.  If I'm not running errands such as getting groceries, I'll be happily stitching.

At school I finally had time to stitch a few hexies while I waited for students to come back from their hiking field trip.  I pulled out my green scraps for leaves to finish strong using green scraps for the RSC25 (Rainbow Scrap Challenge at SoScrappy).  

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.