Most of September was spent on my secret sewing project for the upcoming Holiday and I was able to have a flimsy finish by the last week. This gave me a few days to finish two UFOs started last year which was needed since I was falling behind my goal of having two finishes each month.
The first Finally Finish was a patchwork blankie for the darling Granddaughter which I thought would be needed at her main house. She really enjoys sleeping under the one at the GP House and I made plans to make her one last year but only got as far as cutting and laying out the 4.5” patches. I wanted to make sure this would be finished this year before the cold weather begins. This patchwork blankie measures 56”x72” and was backed with a wonderful pink plush with a tiny rose texture. Wavy lines were machine quilted along the seam lines with a bumble gum pink polyester thread. The pink mini gingham check was found in the binding drawer. This really was a quick make and finish and just what I needed to sew after the secret flimsy was finished.
The second Finally Finish was this Halloween table runner made with mostly Minnick & Simpson’s Scary Cat fabric lines which has been in my stash for at least ten years. The pattern is a modified Villa Rosa Designs Clover pattern and is one of my favorite patterns to make when a table runner or wall hanging is needed. Machine quilting was quick with straight and cross-hatch quilting with black Aurifil thread 40wt. The citronickle dot binding was already made and I must have scrounged up whatever I had left in the stash since most of the strips were only 10” - 18” long. Hand sewing the binding was just finished this afternoon. This table runner measures approximately 24” x 44” and just the right size to cover the ottoman in the family room.
Here’s a pic of the twin sized quilt made over ten years ago from the same fabric collection except for the border which is now gracing the quilting rack in the family room. I’ve forgotten how big this quilt was and a fat quarter bundle of this fabric line must have been purchased. I still have enough scraps and chunks left to make another table runner and I have to say these fabrics still are fun to look at. Maybe I should bring this to the GP House so the darling granddaughter could have a Halloween quilt on her bed for once.
While at the GP House during September, I’ve been sewing a lap size Scrap Vortex quilt with scraps and leftover blocks from several quilts made with brown, black, tan, gold, taupe and light fabrics. I just need to make a middle panel for the bottom and will still have plenty of scraps left. I should plan to make a scrappy backing with the yardage.
I’ve been needing a hand sewing project to do during the evening while watching TV and once again have started working on what I call the messy hexie project which was started before the darling granddaughter was born. Several years ago I realized that I may have sewn the hexies together wrong by sewing flowers together and after watching Kate/The Last Homely House videos, the hexies should have been sewn together by rows. I’ve been taking apart flowers and laid them into rows so I finally have an a rectangle. I’m thinking and hoping that the flimsy will be finished by the end of the year.
Here’s a pic of my fabric fun for September. My Quilt Peep Mary vacationed in the Northwest and brought back requested bundles of fabrics from the Stitching Post in Sisters, Oregon. The bottom fat quarters are Valeri Wells Findings collection and I’m thinking would make either a door hanging or table runner. The fabrics on the left is Rashida Coleman-Hale’s Washi Tape II which I am so excited because I’ve been forever wanting her to reissue her Washi Tape print. This is one of the two prints on my list that I’d wished I had bought when it was first released and every time when I communicated with her I would mention this. Unbeknownst to me I did not know this fabric was being released so I made sure to buy a fat bundle and yardage of this collection. And yes, I did send Rashida a comment thanking her and I already have a pattern in mind; maybe another Clover pattern?
Or maybe I will find a project from her latest book I received before knowing her Washi Tape II fabric was being released. BTW, none of the products mentioned in this Post are affiliate links.
Next week after we return from the GP house, I will be prepping the secret flimsy for machine quilting. I will need to first sew the backing which the fabric was found in the backing vault. Once this is finished, it will definitely be one of my Top 3 finishes for 2025 but I can’t reveal it until next Spring. I will say that Fear of Jen Kingwell or Faint of Elizabeth Hartman patterns are no more.
One last thing, I almost wasn’t going to have a September Post because Blogger once again was acting weird. Prior to my last prior, I re-added my subscribing box which I had inadvertently removed and thought I must have done something wrong since the traffic/views was too heavy. Normally, I have at least 100 views but in the past four weeks there has been over 4,500 views. According to Google, nothing to worry about, it may be something to do with increasing blog traffic and YouTube.
It’s time to end this Post now because my iPad is acting up. I’m still waiting for Demando to help me purchase a new one.
