Bear Claw Block

I found this cute orphan block in some scraps that a friend gave me.  I'm going to put a border on it and make it a mini.  Look at that fun cat fabric.

Don't mind the red fabric behind it.  I already know that I will find a piece of aqua to use as a border for it.  Now the exciting news...  are you sitting down?

I'm going to hand quilt it!

I haven't hand quilted anything YET.  This is just the right size to start.  

Pineapple WIP Table Runner

 I made more progress on the pinapple table runner WIP that I found.  The three blocks are together.

I didn't find enough of the green fabric in the pineapple block that was supposed to be the inner border.  I'll have to see what I can find in my stash.  This project will be tabled for just a little bit...  Stay tuned.

I'm linking up at Monday Musings 7/21/25.

I'm linking up at Design Wall Monday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

This week I added two more rows to my tree.

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

 

RSC25 -- Purple

Two more purple blocks for my Dicey quilt were stitched this week while waiting...

Our son attends a WONDERFUL place called Gigi's Playhouse.  It's an international non-profit organization.  It was created for people that just happen to have Down syndrome.  They do so many fun things there--totally free of charge.  Our son attends GigiFit (a once-a-week, one hour fitness class) and GigiKitchen (a once-a-week cooking class).  He loves the volunteers that make it happen.  It's a very social time with at least a dozen of his friends.  This is my "waiting" place two nights a week.

Below we are at another waiting place.  He LOVES to magnet fish.  I sew in the parking lot.

Below you can see him on the docks.  Magnet fishing is throwing a "stronger" magnet (picks up about 80 pounds) that is on a 40 foot rope into the water.  He fishes for things that are metal such a lures, fishing poles, chairs, tools, flashlights, hooks, and so much junk.  He loves it.

You can read the reasons behind why I started this quilt here.

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

I'm also linking up at Melva Loves Scraps.

Pineapple Table Runner -- Another WIP Found

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

Random Ohio Stars on the Frame

 I was so excited this week that the quilt room was clean enough to load a quilt onto the frame.

The pattern is called Random Ohio Stars.  I added an extra row to make the quilt wider than the original pattern.  You can find the Bonnie Hunter design on her blog, Quiltville's Quips & Snips here.

I would have loaded the quilt immediately after we cleaned the quilt room--that was the plan.  The snag in the plan was that I realized that I did not make a back for the quilt.  I think I originally made one, but it got  moved on to another project.  I normally don't put things in that bin unless they are seriously ready to be quilted.  Anywho... I spent Monday and Tuesday afternoons fussing and picking out what I would use for a back for this quilt and piecing it together.  Stay tuned... I didn't take a picture of it.

I started making star blocks in January of 2022 as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC22).

I really wanted to quilt the little blocks I found while cleaning the quilt room (someone else's WIP), but decided to load Random Ohio Stars instead because I didn't want to tear down the Circle Lord Swirls giant template board when I knew I would use it on this quilt.  It can wait a little longer...  Hopefully it will motivate me to finish quilting this.  

Linking up at To Do Tuesday.  This link is at Quilt Schmilt -- For the Love of Fabric.

Someone Else's WIP

FINALLY!  My son and I sorted all the stuff that was given to me when a fellow quilter passed away last fall.  I can finally see my big table again.  Scrap bins are overflowing by color.  I found these blocks in her collection.  In her honor, I will put them together into a simple table topper.

I bought this Circle Lord giant template board last year.  I have not used it yet.  It's called Bubbles.  I'm considering trying it.  I LOVE circles on quilts.  I think this will be a great quilting pattern when I have a lot of negative space in a quilt--if I ever have any.  Most of my quilts are full of pieces.