FALL 2025 Ravelry UFO Club

 Now that it is summer I hope to finish a few projects.  Motivated by Joy at The Joyful Quilter, I'm going to sign up with her Ravelry UFO group.  Here is my project list for the SUMMER 2025 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1.  Old Town Mystery (Pattern by Bonnie Hunter 2024-25)

I made the back.  It needs quilted next.

2.  Rail Fence 3.5" blocks

I need 900 blocks for this quilt.  I have to count them and clip sets together.  

 

3.  Piccadilly Circle -- Very stale project due to lack of interest.

I started making this quilt in 2014 for the RSC.  In 2021 I made only three of the border pieces (yellow, light green, and dark green).  I made one yellow and one dark green Piccadilly Circle blocks in 2022.  I still need to make circle blocks in dark purple and lime green.  I also need the other border parts.

4.  Kite Girl

All of the Kite Girl blocks are made.  All of the embroidery of the flower stems and kite strings are complete.  This quilt will have an antique look with mint green sashing.  I plan to work on it during the month for light green.  The inspiration for this quilt appeared at Q is for Quilter. I believe I started this project for the RSC in 2014.

5.  Folk Art Birds -- very stale project due to lack of interest.

I need to locate the paper bird template for this one.  It could be with another bird I had made.  This was a 2016 RSC project start.

6.  Bear Claw Mini -- Excited to see this finished soon.

I am learning how to hand quilt on this small project.  It should be finished soon.  I don't know what I haven't decided if/how I'm going to stitch the aqua border.  I think it's small enough to not quilt.

7.  Maroon Sampler -- Stale project due to lack of interest right now now. 

This quilt is a combination of different sampler quilts.  I want to say this was around 2013ish for some of the first blocks.  I need to count to see how many I have and go from there.

8.  Bitcoin Double Sized Quilt

I have cut strips in multi-colored fabrics (fabrics that are more than one color and don't fit into a specific color family bin for sorting purposes.) I have several strips sewn together in anothe strip bin.

9.  Pineapple Table Runner -- Excited about this one.

While sorting in the longarm room I found this Pineapple Table Runner.  I think I found all of the little pieces t AND the instructions!    Looks like it needs a good pressing to start.

10.  Kathyleen Tracy Facebook Stitch Along

I love these birds in flight blocks!!!

11.  Blue Embroidery Quilt, top completed Summer 2024 (needs quilted)

12.  HST Quilt, Three Six Nine RSC22 -- (needs more HST made and rows completed)  -- Losing interest due to the fact that some of the rows are together and I don't know where I am exactly on the pattern.  

13.  Tree of Life Quilt -- I only have three blocks completed, (orange, aqua, and yellow)

 Tree of Life block in orange was made this week.  This is a die from Accuquilt.  

14. Scarborough Fair -- more blocks need to be made.

15.  Unity Quilt (Bonnie Hunter 2020 Quilt Along). I still can't figure out how I want to make this quilt larger and finish it.  I may just do a 3.5" scrappy neutral border and call it a flimsy?

16.  Card Trick -- needs a back made and then quilted.  This quilt has been missing in my quilt room.  I found it this weekend!!! 9/27/25!!!

17.  Acorn Harvest -- Stalled because I'm afraid to cut the pieces apart.  Embroidery is done.

Photo from the front of the package:

18.  I finished cutting all the HST for Sail Away crib quilt.  It is now a complete quilt kit.  I'm still interested in this project, but I'm saving it for a rainy day and winter piecing.

19.  Finish this little fall table topper.  These blocks were left behind by a quilter that gave me all of her things when she passed away.  It is in memory of her.   -- Could be a fast finish once it's on the longarm.  Great colors for fall.

20.  Scattered Stars

I found this idea on Pinterest.  I made a few sample blocks to test the Accuquilt dies to see if they would work for the pattern.  I think this pattern would look great in red, white, and blue scraps.  I'm still going to finish it and use it as a table topper in the living room.  Since this isn't my favorite set of scraps put together, it will be on a table that seems to get a lot of spills.  It will all work out and be useful protecting the table.

21.  Fireflies Wallhanging

I started this 9/22/25.  It is a simple applique project that will be in my sew-to-go kit for school.  Background fabrics have been selected and cut to size.  Other fabrics have been selected.  Stem pieces have been cut and sewn into long strips but not sewn onto the background yet.  Scrappy blues have been selected for the rail fence blocks but not cut yet.  HST's will be a constant gold that matches the flower center and flower bud.

Here's one of the stems sewn...  It seems kinda thick.  I cut out the leaf and petal templates 1/4" to accommodate a size that I think would better work.  Here's a stem I did in one of the gifted 2nd/3rd/4th.

22.  Rainbow Arches

I can't remember how these rows go!!!  It's an older project.  I need to assemble the blocks one way or another.  It might be fun to hand quilt with big stitches since I haven't tried that yet.  I think it would be a great place to use up older embroidery floss in bright colors.

23.  Pinwheels

There are only four blocks complete on this.  I think it could be a cute thing to hand stitch that would fit easily in my sew-to-go bag.  

24.  Bright 9-Patches

For some reason I have an odd amount of 9-patches.  I just need to put them together and call it a day.  :)

25.  Random Blue Blocks

I believe this project stalled because the blocks aren't all the same 12.5" size.  I need to slap them together with some sashing and cornerstones and get it to the done pile to make room for more projects to finish.

26.  Dicey

I made these blocks so that I could do a few things -- learn how to applique circles using my Applipops, use miscellaneous neutrals, use the Accuquilt chisel die that I seldom use.  Mission accomplished.  The next step is to iron out all of the Frixion pen applique placement marks, cut 1.5" sashing strips.  This will be a 6x8 layout.

27.  Rainbow Ribbons

Wow, this is a blast from the past.  This was a guild project.  We would make circles and applique them onto a square.  Then we could cut them into quarters and sew them back together.  I know this was abandoned because the pieces don't match perfectly.  This was a group project that ended up in my take-home bin because I was ambitious back then.  LOL.  We'll see how this goes.  It's on the list none the less.

28.  Thimbleberries Fall Mini Quilt Sew Along 2025 Darting Birds Quilt by Kathleen Tracy

I cut the little pieces for this mini QA.  I was excited to use fabric I won from  Rouge Quilter, Janet.  She blogs The Rouge Quilter.    The dark pieces are cut.  I still need to cut neutrals and maroons.

I started this project YESTERDAY -- 9/28/25.

Thank you, Joy @ The Joyful Quilter for inviting others to join this challenge.  I'm linking up at the Fall 2025 UFO Club on Ravelry.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Bear Claw

My Bear Claw block got a little bit more exciting this week as I hand stitched.  I decided to put a little zing in it using a stensil I bought approximately 46 years ago.  I remember riding my moped to Kidron, Ohio to shop at a store that sold a lot of calico fabric at the time.  

I bought a pile of quilting stencils at clearanced prices.  The stencil for this one was 50 cents.  I had big dreams of quilting like my grandma one day.  At that time I pretty much only made clothes for me and for my nieces' dolls.

I marked it with my Frixion pen that removes easily when I iron it.  I LOVE it! Hmmm.  I should have paid attention to how the designs were positioned and turned two of them.  Oh well.  I still LOVE it!

I also completed stitching around one of the claws.

I think I'm going to let the border alone.  It's only 2.5". I'm sure it would be fine if I didn't stitch it at all. 

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

 

The Last Dicey Blocks are Complete

I finished this Dicey block while in a first grade classroom this week.

Then I finished this one during my lunch for 5th grade intervention.  All blocks are complete!

All 48 blocks are complete representing most of the RSC colors so far this year.  You can read the reasons behind why I started this quilt here.  The next step is to iron them to get out all of the guide marks.  I'll need to cut 1.5" neutral strips for sashing.  They don't look right otherwise me directly next to each other.  The dice concept gets lost a little.  I doubt if this will get put into a top any time soon.  I need to focus on quilting a few projects on the longarm before the weather gets too cold to quilt in that unheated room.

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

It's Finally Prep Time! -- Dicey

It's finally time to sew the dots onto the last two Dicey blocks!!!  All prepped and ready to go to my next assignment as a substitute teacher.

I have put this size Applipops away and have already got out the next one I'm going to use for the next project.  I have cut my neutrals.  The next step is to pull fabrics.  I think I'll do it in scraps of blues since I have the most of those.

The next project will be an applique block that I can slip easily into my school bag from a quilt called Fireflies Wallhanging.  I wish I could remember which book from the library I copied it out of.  Grr.  Here's the idea and a reference of what fabrics I need to pull:

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Bear Claw

 A few more stitches were put into my bear claw block mini:

I'm working my way around the outer edges of the claws.  Nothing too exciting.  During this episode I was sitting in the school parking lot.  I needed a break away from the little angels on my lunch period.  Some of the trees are starting to turn ccolor here in Ohio.  

The temps were in the 80's still at this point in September.  We did not close our above-ground pool yet.  It's weird, but I love to walk circles in our pool in my long-sleeved swimsuit.  The pool is great for my knees.  Except for climbing hills and rocky terrain, my knee injury is mostly recovered.

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

 

RSC25 Bright Green

 I finished a bright green Dicey block this week.

I sadly misplaced my in-progress Dicey blocks.  I'm so glad I found them.  The 3rd grade class for which I am filling in for another teacher had to move rooms within the school building.  I misplaced my sewing bag during the move.  Glad I found it this week when I was organizing things.  ONE MORE WEEK of this class and I will be moving on to another school.  I'm starting to feel that I enjoy bouncing back and forth between a few different schools vs. long-term substitute assignments.  I filled in for two different assignments since April of last school year.  I miss some of my other little faces!  

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

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Bear Claw

 I got a few hand stitches in on my bear paw mini this week.  All of the large rectangles are stitched.  

I do enjoy hand stitching on this project.  I don't think I would enjoy it if it were a larger project.  I don't see me hand quilting anything of a larger size any time soon.  My next step is to stitch around all the triangles.  I do enjoy stitching and waiting for bowling practice to end on fall days.  Bowling will start in November.  There are some casual bowling events our son will be attending soon as well as corn hole practice for a regional tournament in October.  That gives me about one hour stitching per practice.

Here's the back thus far:

Thanks for your sweet comments on my Charm Basket Quilt that I finished last week.  You can read all about it here. 

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

 

Charm Baskets is a Finish! (Pattern by Laundry Basket Quilts) -- Slow Sunday Stitching

 Charm Baskets is finished!  

Yes, of course, the backing fabric were pieces from my stash.  I really like the pumpkins.  I'm glad that I didn't settle on the other two bindings that I made before this shirting stripe.  I think this binding goes best with the baskets vs. the rainbow scrappy binding or the bright royal blue binding.  They can wait.

The quilt pattern is called Charm Basket by Laundry Basket Quilts.  It is an Edyta Sitar design. I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

It was one of my goals to finish this quilt this quarter.  I'll head over to Summer 2025 UFO Club on Ravelry. and let that group know.