Picadilly Circle Inventory

I haven't worked on my Picadilly Circle quilt for a while.  I pulled out these blocks and took inventory of what was needed to finish it.

 I have SOOOO many quilts that need GREEN blocks to move them forward.  Here's a list so that I have it somewhere besides my brain:

Picadilly Circle (above) -- need two blocks plus two pieces of the sashing

Santa Claus Tree Skirt -- need three more trees

GO! ABC -- need three letter blocks

Gobble Gobble -- need a green word "Gobble"

Bricks & Stepping Stones -- need more rows of blocks

Stay Centered -- need five green and two neutral log cabin blocks

Pumpkins & the Beanstalk -- need more bean stalks

Table Scraps Challenge -- think about what is left of the green scraps

Full Stop -- March green punctuation row

Scrap Crystals -- a Bonnie Hunter Pattern, sub assemblies are made.  Blocks need to be put together

HOLY COW, that's a lot of green things to work on!  Better get back to sewing.

RSC21 -- Green

I decided to start another project this week.  This time I am making Bricks and Stepping Stones.  This is a FREE pattern by Bonnie Hunter on her blog on the free patterns tab.  You can find it here.  I haven't worked with 2" squares lately.  The blocks seem so big!   They are adding up quickly.  I'll be making this in red and green.  I made a bunch of four patches earlier this week.

I picked mostly dark greens and threw in a few brights and blueish greens for variety. This pattern is called Bricks and Stepping Stones (free pattern by Bonnie Hunter here.) 

One row down already.  These blocks seem to go super fast for me.  I'll be using them as leader/enders.

I also cut up triangles for my Santa Tree skirt.  Just this little pile of scraps made enough triangles for the whole tree skirt.  It didn't put a big dent into my scrap bin, but it did give me the variety I was looking for in the deep forest greens.

I ran the above scraps through the Accuquilt die and made enough HST for my tree skirt.  I love the mix of forest greens.  Then with the little left over I made some rail fence blocks.  40/900 complete.

Then later in the week I just kept cutting the scraps on my desk from what I was working on and 24 more blocks appeared.  They invited some of the red and purple scraps to the party.  64/900 complete.

I put the scrappy forest green HST in this tree for the tree skirt.  1 of 4 complete.

I finished the quilting on one of my yellow projects from February -- The Citrus Quilt

I finished the Churn Dash quilt this week that I used yellow scraps for the sashings and pieced back.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy for the RSC21.  The fun starts here.

Churn Dash Quilt Is Complete

I put the finishing touches on my churn dash quilt yesterday.  It measures 46" square.

I've had these blocks for a few years from the Block Swap Adventure.  During the RSC yellow month I decided to use yellow scraps for sashing and a pieced back.  I used yellow thread for the quilting.  I longarm quilted the design called Dewdrops in the Garden by Urban Elementz to quilt it.  This design seems very versatile.  As you can see our snow was washed away by a bunch of rain.  Spring is coming!

 I got up early this morning to have a day of sewing.  The house is clean, the laundry is done, I'll have the crockpot cookin' by 11am.  Sew, baby, sew!

I'm linking up at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?

I'm linking up at Wendy's Quilts for the Peacock Party.

I'm linking up with the Rebecca Grace Quilting Party for TGIFF!

I'm linking up at Michelle's Romantic Tangle for Let's Make Baby Quilts.

The Citrus Quilt

 I have quilted the Citrus Quilt.  It turned out beautifully!

I quilted it using the Dewdrops in the Garden design by Urban Elementz in yellow thread.

I used miscellaneous pieces of frankenbatting of Warm & Natural.  Don't you just love it when you can use up those batting pieces?  Warm & Natural has been my go-to batting choice for years.  It lays so nice and flat.  It crinkles when it is washed like an old-fashioned quilt would.

I backed it with a gently used striped sheet.  It's really soft.  These blocks were made by other people.  I received them via the Block Swap Adventure.  My request was a 12.5" block with orange or yellow or orange and yellow in the block.  I'm surprised how they somewhat go together.  I think the citrus fabric remnant I used for the border and sashing really brought everything together in a cheery way.  I like how the blocks just float.  I'll probably bind it with an orange remnant.  

WIP Wednesday 3.3.21 -- The One With More Starts Than Finishes

It's Wednesday already.  Oooops!  This week I had three starts and only one finish.  I promise there will be finishes in my future.  Here's what happened this week...

I finished the quilting on my friend's patchwork quilt.  I quilted it with a design by Urban Elementz called Dewdrops in the Garden.

I did finish my table scraps challenge for February.

I loaded my Sand Castles onto the frame.  It will be my March OMG to finish this quilt.

I love it when I have some large pieces of batting left over from other projects.  It was my machine, Dora, to the rescue to make some quick frankenbatting.  This machine used to belong to my MIL.  I'm getting to know this machine more and more.  It is quite handy to have in the longarm room.

Quilt cat, Newman, watched as I quilted.  You can see the ice still in the driveway.

I started a Santa Claus tree skirt.  These blocks too ALL day, but I LOVE them!

I was so excited to GO TO WORK on Monday!  My sister-in-law came over to spend quality time with our son and I took my crafting on the road.  I typically walk in the gym during my planning periods, but the gym was in use.  Glad I brought my cutting so that I could cut some 1.5" pieces.

Look at the bright lighting in this room!  It definitely brightened my spirits.  It was fun to see all the "smiling eyes" of the students that I haven't seen for so long.

I started a new quilt called Bricks & Stepping Stones (a free pattern by Bonnie Hunter.)  I made some sample blocks and started making red four-patches.  These seem to add up quickly during some mindless sewing.

I'm excited to work with GREEN scraps.  Green is one of my favorite colors.  I love all of them, but this week I'm working with forest greens so that I can continue to work on the tree skirt that I started last week (using those Santas above.)

This brings me down to 60 projects on my WIP list.  This is getting exciting for me. 

Pieces Need to be Cut & Sewn

 1.  Cheddar Jack cat pattern from 

 2.  Digging up Bones (Owen's dinosaur quilt)

 3.  Rock Island Campfire Quilt

 4.  Picadilly Circle

 5.  ...And Sew On BOM at Quiet Play (one block to go)

 6.  RSC16 Folk Art Birds

 7.  2016 Plus Blocks (from left over pieces of Soul Searching Blocks

 8.  Leah Day Building Blocks QA

 9.  Jelly Roll Rug

10.  Classic Meets Modern BOM

11.  Veggie Patch from Katie Mae Quilts

12.  Mod Mod QA (from Block Lotto, circles w/lines)

13.  Owl's Well That Ends Well (RSC19 project started 1/26/19)

14.  Kevin the Quilter's Sapphire Stars Mystery (started Summer 2017) I can't find it!!!

15.  Gobble, Gobble, pattern by Lori Holt, started February 2021

16.  Kite Girl (RSC14)

17.  Amish Country BOM (from Lynn, Johnna's mom)

18.  Cabins at the Lake (from Fons  Porter Magazine) only one house block complete.)

19.  2.5" Scraps from Dani -- making "cracker" blocks

20.  Waffle Blocks (August 2019 -- RSC19)

21.  Little Houses (3.5" blocks)

22.  Pumpkins & the Beanstalk (a 2nd quilt)

23.  Dresser Scarf (My Grandma's WIP from the 1970's found 1/1/20

24.  Linen & Threads Mystery SAL, Started 1/1/20 for my sew-to-go-bag

25.  Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- needs blocks each month)

26.  Bonnie Hunter Box Kite class from March 2017

27.  Unity Quilt Along with Bonnie Hunter (started 4/1/2020)

28.  Full Stop, started RSC21 (January)

29.  Maroon Sampler Quilt--I found this on 2.6.21

30.  Gypsy Wife QA started in August 2017

31.  Kathleen Tracy's 2019 Mystery Quilt Facebook QA started in March, 2019

32.  Rail Fence started during the pink month of RSC21, January 2021

33.  GO! ABC Quilt started during the pink month of RSC21, January 2021

34.  Stay Centered started February, 2021

35.  Santa Claus Tree Skirt

36.  Bricks and Stepping Stones, Bonnie Hunter Free Pattern started 3.2.21

Blocks Still Need to be Made

 1.  Bluepatch Mystery Quilt

 2.  Scrap Crystals (RSC15)

 3.  We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

 4.  Drunkard's Path Variation quilt

 5.  Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt 

Blocks Are Made But Need to be Sewn Together (and/or Some Sashing)

 1.  Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks 5/17/17 QA

 2.  Cruise blocks won from Libby

 3.  Cathy's CRAZY BY DESIGN Dot Dot Dash Bag, Won April, 2018

 4.  Split Stars (blocks won from the Block Lotto, October, 2012)

 5.  African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)

 6.  Tall Fly (blocks won from Block Lotto; October 2012)

 7.  Pre-printed cross stitch pillow sham (May 2018)

 8.  Sonja's Windows string quilt

 9.  Flower Baskets (blue and white with some applique) Block Lotto win 10/1/18

Quilt Back Needs to be Made (Tops are Done)

1.  Card Trick (pink and blue)

2.  Hunter Green Star Quilt

3.  Good Fortune -- A Bonnie Hunter Mystery started Thanksgiving weekend, 2018

4.  Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012) -- Now named the Citrus Quilt

5.  Temperature QA (changing this project to a table topper or crib quilt)

Ready to Longarm

1.  Bubble Gum Pink & Navy Quilt

2.  Patriotic Folk Animals (from Americana Quilts Book) 8/8/19

3.  Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks

4.  Sand Castles -- Bonnie Hunter string quilt started January, 2019 -- an RSC project

5.  Soul Searching -- Julianne sent it to me on 8/29/19

I'm linking up with Midweek Makers.  Enjoy all the eye candy -- especially the super cool peppermint reindeer this week.

Bricks & Stepping Stones

Today I am playing with red scraps.  These blocks are for the Bricks and Stepping Stones quilt.  This is a FREE pattern by Bonnie Hunter on her blog on the free patterns tab.  You can find it here.  I haven't worked with 2" squares lately.  The blocks seem so big!   They are adding up quickly.  I'll be making this in red and green.  These red four-patches will help me bust those green scraps to play along with the RSC21.

Most of these red scraps were leftover scraps of bindings and borders.  I ironed them and ran the long strips through my Accuquilt strip dies and then turned them sideways to make the 2" squares.

Then I made some more 4-patches in red.

Look at that SUNSHINE in the window!!!  All our snow was gone over the weekend.  Yesterday the grown got covered in less than an hour.  It's Ohio...  The ducks were so happy to get out for a swim yesterday.  I missed getting a photo. 

Sand Castles -- March OMG

I'm linking up at Elm Street Quilts for the March OMG.  It will be my one main goal to completely finish my Sand Castles quilt.  Sand Castles is a pattern by Bonnie Hunter in her book, String Frenzy.  I worked on blocks each month for part of the RSC.  I started it in January of 2019.

I loaded it onto my longarm frame this weekend.  I am quilting it with my Circle Lord template board called Seven Treasures of Buddah using jean gold colored thread.  I am putting a poly/cotton blend batting in this one.  My goal is to use up all my big batting pieces before buying a new roll.

The backing for this quilt is made of piecing big pieces of yellow fabrics together.  I made those in March when yellow was the color of the month for the RSC.  Making big, scrappy backs like this in the color of the month really does help me bust some of my scraps AND move projects forward to the quilting stage.

I'm linking up at Elm Street Quilts for the goal setting party here.