ocean waves

Design Wall Monday - April 13, 2026 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

I’m just back from a quilting retreat and it made me so happy to see these talented ladies again. I see them year after year at retreat and they’re such a wonderful group of quilters. The time together goes so fast.

And to double my pleasure, our daughter joined me for the retreat. She is not a quilter, but she sews and she made two purses and a large tote bag while at the retreat. We had a lot of fun, and made lots of good memories,

I worked on an old UFO, and finished ...

added by Judy Hansen 5 days, 20 hours ago. under ocean waves

Long Time, No See, but Finally Finished from Fret Not Yourself

We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires,

but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health,

the efficiency of the public schools, and

the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books.

~W.E.B. Dubois

Quilting

Two years ago I sent this top to a longarm quilter. It's too large for me to handle anymore. She is a talented quilting designer but her machine had tension issues halfway through. Lots of tangled threads on the back, arcs of skipped stitches, etc. It seemed a mess. I cried and ...

added by Ann 1 month, 1 week ago. under boyce upholt , ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt

RSC Blocks turned into Flimsies from Grandma's Red Needle

My goal this year is to work on UFOs and WIPs.

My UFO list is long as a freight train. I just have to start somewhere. This is what I did in January.

I got my DH to pick a number (from the UFO list) between 1 and 31:

#16, which is the Scrap Jar Star quilt blocks.

I made 35 blocks for the RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) in 2024

First blocks made January 2024

What to do with 35 twelve inches (finished) blocks? I didn't want to turn them into a monster bed quilt. First, the idea was ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under flimsy , ocean waves , remember 70s , rsc2024 , ufo challenge 2026

Border Thoughts from Fret Not Yourself

To use the world well, to be able to stop wasting it and our time in it, we need to relearn our being in it.

~Ursula Le Guin

Quilting

Ocean Waves V has been languishing for months while I consider a border. Unless something is added to the block centers {such as appliqué or a pieced star} the pattern only seems to differ in the borders and the background color. Previously I've made dark blue, red, and white backgrounds but each border is different.

The first was my favorite border because the waves seem to run up onto the ...

added by Ann 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under comparing borders , katherine rundell , ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt

Ocean Waves V and BB1 Centers from Fret Not Yourself

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, and understanding.

~Alice Walker

Quilting

The quilt became too large to lay out on the floor of my sewing area which made it a bit harder to put together. There may be a few triangles leftover but I'll put them on my guild's Free Fabric table. What a diversity of triangles from dusty reproductions to fairly current clear tones and everything in between. I thought this mixture might look terrible but it may be my favorite ...

added by Ann 2 years, 1 month ago. under bramblebloomsqal , ocean waves , quilt border , scrap quilt

Round and Round on Ocean Waves V from Fret Not Yourself

186,000 miles per second is not just a good idea, it's the law.

~Albert Einstein

Quilting

This is the fourth round and I think there's enough for a fifth. Wow. Someone cut way too many QSTs. At least they are all going into this final Ocean Waves quilt. Although I've complained about the repetitive sewing I want to finish this quilt.

Ocean Waves V in progress, starting round 4

And here it is with the next round of triangles sewn.

Ocean Waves V in progress, round 4 finished

There's at least a yard of the ...

added by Ann 2 years, 1 month ago. under kawandi , ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt

Trying to Finish Off the Ocean Wave Triangles from Fret Not Yourself

There are two ways to be fooled.

One is to believe what isn't true. The other is to refuse to believe what is true.

~Soren Kirkengaard

Quilting

When will they end? There are still a bunch of Ocean Wave triangles: both individual and in sets of four. I thought there were just enough for a five-block baby quilt but, no. Silly me. While I love the finished quilts, I'm sick of making the same pattern.

Here's my plan to avoid counting and continual cutting of new triangles. As I finish a "round", I'll move the outer ...

added by Ann 2 years, 2 months ago. under ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt , steven rowley

Ocean Waves IV from Fret Not Yourself

It's no trick to make a soup out of fish, but making a fish out of soup is a challenge.

~Czech saying

Quilting

This is a soup made from fish. I just threw a line into the depths of my leftovers and there were all the pieces. Not the most original or exciting but we both love the colors and design. We’ll keep this “fish” forever.

Ocean Waves IV

It took longer than expected this time. Restarting in the summer may have been reasonable but trying to quilt in the excessive heat was a mistake. So it was ...

added by Ann 2 years, 3 months ago. under ocean waves , scrap quilt

Working on the Center of Bramble Blooms and Ocean Waves from Fret Not Yourself

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

~J.M. Barrie

Quilting

The quote made me consider using roses in the centerpiece but my applique skills are rusty to say the least. Red circles are more my style... and ability. A pink center was much too soft/ill-defined; the black center is better. After rereading Audrey's post, I went back through my stash for stronger yellows. Here are three that might work.

The one on top was too green. I thought the one on the lower right would work but it's still too light ...

added by Ann 2 years, 4 months ago. under bramblebloomsqal , ocean waves

Finally Starting Bramble Blooms QAL from Fret Not Yourself

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

~Gilbert K Chesterton

Quilting

Are you as busy as I've been? All summer it was too hot to move. Now there are a multitude of projects to finish {and some that still need to be started} from summer as well as the swell of fall, family, and holiday activities. Additionally, some sinus/allergy issues continue.

I finished my jacket before the start of cold weather; however, Ocean Waves is intended as a Christmas present. Lots of quilting still although it ...

added by Ann 2 years, 4 months ago. under bramblebloomsqal , free motion quilting , jane rosen , ocean waves , reading

Quilting Ocean Waves Again from Fret Not Yourself

Through (Fannie Lou Hamer’s) example, I learned to think less about what I don’t have and instead focus on what I do have and how it can be be of use in the service of others.

~Keisha Blain

Quilting

Since this is a large project I’m quilting on my home machine, my first step is to quilt the main diagonals… again. Done without tucks this time. Next I found straight lines the length and width of the OWs. Now I’m trying to fill in by ditch stitching all the remaining triangles because many of these pieces ...

added by Ann 2 years, 9 months ago. under dipo faloyin , ocean waves , reading , walking foot quilting

A Big Pleat on the Back from Fret Not Yourself

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man;

true nobility is being superior to your former self.

~Ernest Hemingway

Quilting

Two weeks of guests with heat advisories daily. No rain; temps well over 101 F (38 C) but no fires. It meant everything we did was inside. Fortunately, the A/C only went out once. It finally rained Sunday and we are grateful the temperatures have dropped 10 degrees. Funny how the heat wave made mid-90s seem cool.

Guests left yesterday so I returned to quilting. I’m still having major difficulties posting photos but that pales ...

added by Ann 2 years, 9 months ago. under claire keegan , ocean waves , quilting , reading

Choosing a Back for Ocean Waves from Fret Not Yourself

The trouble with blaming the powerless is that although it's not nearly as scary as blaming the powerful, it does miss the point. Poor people do not shut down factories... Poor people didn't decide to use 'contract employees' because they cost less and don't get any benefits.

~Molly Ivins

Quilting

As I've repeated ad nauseam, the point is to use up more of my ancient stash... especially larger yardages. There's about four yards of this darling owl print which I purchased because it's my college mascot. Fortunately, it's also DH's mascot so ...

added by Ann 2 years, 10 months ago. under making a quilt back , marple , ocean waves , reading

Bordering the Waves from Fret Not Yourself

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition;

the end to which every enterprise and labour tends.

~Samuel Johnson

Quilting

Is it just me or is anyone else having difficulty adding photos to their posts? I've sent messages to Google but have yet to see an improvement. Eventually I got two photos added; don't ask me how.

The border idea worked. One light and one dark unit make a four-patch of triangles. {Look back here to see the basic units.} Groups of four-patches formed this border.

Adding them only to the top and bottom ...

added by Ann 2 years, 10 months ago. under john grisham , mary robinette kowal , ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt

Ocean Waves at Work from Fret Not Yourself

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things

that you didn't do than by the ones that you did do.

~ unknown

Quilting

These triangles aren't twenty years old, just fifteen. At least I won't be disappointed to find them in another five years. I divided the triangle units into two sets since there are enough for {at least} two quilts. These are the "darker" ones. I made as many OW blocks as I could from them... that will fill a row. So this is it.

As for the solid: All I know now ...

added by Ann 2 years, 11 months ago. under ocean waves , scrap quilt

On the Shelf from Fret Not Yourself

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

~Annie Dillard

Quilting

This year DH and I are spending our days in home repairs. Last year was kitchen organization. The results are relaxing as I can quickly put my hands on tools. A few more things may be recycled there. Our church sets up apartments for formerly homeless people. When they are ready to transition to their own housing, they take all the furnishings. We are constantly on the lookout for good used items and purchase other things.

This year the roof started the ball rolling ...

added by Ann 2 years, 11 months ago. under michael frank , ocean waves , reading , scrap quilt

Quick Quilt Retreat from Mama Spark's World

I headed out last Thursday with my SIL, to a quilt retreat in Chesaning, MI. The retreat was at Creative Passions. We were in the basement of the big green house. We love retreating there. Our friend, Cori was not able to join us this year though and we really missed her! Mary and I spread out our "stuff" and that was nice too.You can see my set up on the right. Hers on the left and the

added by Mama Spark 4 years, 2 months ago. under bee blocks , block of the week , botw , creative passions 3 , ocean waves , quilt retreat , vintage sheets

Adding Flowers to Tethys Waves from Fret Not Yourself

"The danger is not that America will collapse into a Depression tomorrow... The danger is that the paralysis of the American political system - its inability to tackle any big multigenerational problem anymore - will just very slowly erode our strengths and assets as a society. We will slowly choke off immigration, slowly give up our commitment to free trade, slowly allow the budgets for research in science to decline, slowly let our public schools slide into mediocrity, and only slowly face up to our energy challenge."

Thomas L. Friedman

Hot, Flat, and Crowded, p20, 2008

Friends are a blessing. The blue ...

added by Ann 6 years, 4 months ago. under #ahiqflowers , applique , book recommendation , fur , ocean waves

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