Monday, February 9, 2026

Prepping My School Bag -- True Blue Progress

I'll be the substitute teacher in art class today and tomorrow.  Big tables, two planning periods, lunch...sounds like a good time to cut strips.  I got up early this morning to press my strip sets.


Pressing these is one of my less favorite parts of this quilt.  But this should be enough for today:


I'll be using my easy angle ruler, a fresh rotary cutter blade.  I just got this rotary cutter on Amazon last week or so.  I'm not sure if I like the design yet or not.  Sharp is good though.  It will definitely be buried in my bag and under the desk when I am not holding it and only out during planning periods and lunch.

The goal is a bunch of these:


True Blue Sew Along--American Patchwork and Quilting put out a pretty tempting quilt along that starts 1/15/2026.  It's called True Blue.  You can get the details here.

APQ February 2026 cover

I'm linking up at Quilting is more fun than housework for Oh Scrap!



1 comment:

patty a. said...

It is always handy to have a smaller cutting mat and ruler for taking on the go. I was so pinched for time years ago when I was making a flannel quilt, I took my sewing machine to work and sewed during lunchtime! I was surprised that no one even stopped by my cubical to see what I was doing.