juliasb

I just might be able to accomplish things this weekend. I am feeling stronger and back to sewing a bit. I started some oven mitts. I would like to get 10 pair made this weekend. I have my Insul-bright and fabrics ready to go and will get more Holiday fabrics out today. This sounds like a winner.

Sync

Thanks for hosting another VQW. There are a few things I wish to either finish or start this weekend. Thanks for the extra push. Let’s see now
1. I need more 6” star blocks for the border of my BH Unity top
2. Since I’m 2 clues behind on my Cotton Cuts mystery I should at least try to catch up and
3. Baste Artemis’s baby quilt

GingerK

This has been a kitchen day. I canned cauliflower pickles, made a batch of wholewheat naan and have a pot of cabbage soup simmering. I made holopchi (cabbage rolls) earlier in the week and needed something to use up the cabbage leaves that were too small.

But I hope to get back to the sewing room tomorrow. I have a commissioned bag to work on. If I put my mind to it, I could pretty much finish it by Monday. Thanks for the incentive. Everyone sounds busy, busy busy.

Panchita

Hi everyone, hoping I might get to actually do some quilting this weekend - it's been a while, what with one thing and another...

I have rather stalled with my Sylvia's Bridal Sampler again - I was going at a great pace, but have hit a wall. I have just over half of the blocks made. I might ignore it altogether this weekend, or I might pick a random block to work on, we'll see how I feel.

Otherwise, I have a Christmas tree skirt I'd like to make - I'm only at the choosing fabric from stash phase, but it looks as if it should be fairly straightforward to piece (famous last words, lol)

I have a summer themed cushion cover that I pieced over this summer that needs to be quilted before adding the backing and zip to actually turn it into a cushion/pillow. That's been waiting for me for a few months now, maybe this weekend is the one - I only plan on machine quilting it on my DSM, and it isn't large, so I'm not sure what's holding me back.

I'd also like to make a simple flamingo Christmas ornament out of felt - I have the supplies but have not yet started.

So, all in all, I have options!

Happy Quilting everyone :-)

Iceblossom

Just back from the quilt show, first time out in public other than a bowling alley, store, or restaurant in 2 years... masks and proof of vaccination both required.

Anyway, it was nice to see all the lovely projects. I'm seeing a lot more color and combinations of color than in many years. I've known for some 20 years that I prefer fluffier batts and less quilting than is currently popular. You got that right! Every single quilt was extremely flat and thoroughly quilted, except for one wall piece that used basically my standard batt -- but it was really about dimensions in both color and size and depth of batting.

Raggiemom

railroadersbrat—staying organized can be a challenge!

tallchick—how are the headless geese coming?

WMUTeach—leftovers are perfect for Thanksgiving

Iceblossom—doing the backing and binding first does seem backward 😀

QuiltingVagabond—have fun In Shipshewana

I’ve had a fairly productive day. I finished two table runners and two small wall hangings. Just need to stitch down the hanging sleeves while National Treasure plays in the background. I also sandwiched four quilts to hopefully finish soon.

donac

I will have to just read about the great work you are doing this weekend. My husband and I are working with younger son on his just bought house. Some things need to be done before they could move in and this weekend is it. Luckily I have no one coming on Thanksgiving so I will have some time that weekend to sew.

Railroadersbrat

Heather - you are seriously not lying about staying organized! I can have everything perfect for a few days, but then one project later and it looks like I haven't touched a thing in a month. While I know that's to be expected, when I'm not able to get it back organized and clean and then I sit down to try to get something accomplished, I usually lose all the wind in my sails and I don't want to do a thing. That's sort of the reason why my Table Quilt fell behind, I wanted to get it done before Thanksgiving but now it might be late.

Progress today was slow; I was able to get one rosette almost completed before I needed to lay down for a while and nap. My sleep schedule is so far out of whack it's crazy and when it hits me that I need to lay down for a bit, it usually hits me like a ton of bricks. Just had a warm ham and cheese sandwich for dinner, got some coffee brewing and I think I'm good to go for the evening. I'll finish the rosette, then get to organizing my space again. Depending on how I feel after all of that, I might tackle one of the heating pads.

Sync

Here’s some of the 6” stars I’ve been working on today. I now have 18 of 48 done.

Railroadersbrat

Sync - those star blocks are beautiful! Love those colors!