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Weekly update: an exhibit, golf, and quilting progress from With Strings Attached

Way back in May Sue and I talked about meeting at the College of DuPage to see the Hokusai exhibit. We made it on Thursday -- just in time since it closes September 21.

I took a one-semester Japanese history course in high school and it's remarkable what I remember (Ukiyo-e, the Floating World) despite all that I have forgotten.

Like the Mona Lisa, Hokusai's The Wave is a lot smaller in person than its reputation.

There were prints by Hokusai's contemporaries. The exhibit comes from an Italian museum based on the collection of Edoardo Chiossone, an ...

added by Nann 0 minutes ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , rotary club , scrap quilts , sew and tell , weekly update

Another quilt top....instead of another finish............ from Exuberant Color

Quilt top #4 for August. My progress in having more finished (17) than started (15) has shriveled up. I'm glad I worked on this one though. The stacks that I had pinned to the design wall for 8 months had me thinking it was going to be too dark and maybe depressing. As it turns out it is plenty colorful, and even though deep toned, not too dark. In person it has a darker tone than the photo, because the camera wants to emphasize contrast and is making a lot of the fabrics lighter than they are. It is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks ago. under nature , scrap quilts

Finally some Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We finally got some photos of some quilts taken. Time to share them with you...

My friend Karen wanted to burn through some of her batik scraps so she made three quilt tops out of squares with some vertical solid strips - each a different color. This one is the purple one. (The other two are blue and green.) We were finally able to use some of this gray, purple and yellow backing fabric we have had for eons. I think Deana picked it up from an estate. Local quilter Laura quilted and bound it.

Denice sent us this fun little ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under finished quilt , scrap quilts , split 4 patch

Quilt Retreat - Day One from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I got up bright and early (OK—the usual time) and prepped to come to a quilting retreat. I know—the timing wasn't the best, so soon after Quilt Canada, but it is what it is. I had an opportunity to visit a brand new retreat house, and well, when opportunity knocks, you need to take advantage of the situation.

I used those packing skills I learned at Quilt Canada to put everything into the car.

A few things for the retreat

I have probably brought the least amount of stuff ever to a retreat. A sewing machine, two ...

added by Elaine 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under fabric loft retreat house , mondo bag , murphy , scrap quilts , sewing tables

What makes you happy? from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I had a GREAT day. What's more important is knowing what makes me happy and what doesn't. The trick is having fewer moments that make me unhappy and more that make me happy!

What makes me happy? Well, it's finishing things and then having the time to tidy up before moving to the next project! I love tidying up! What drives me mad is when I can only complete something as much as necessary, and then I have to move on to the next without finishing the first thing. Oh my—that never bothered me, but it ...

added by Elaine 4 months ago. under a needle pulling thread , backyard , charity quilts , cherrywood , lexi , murphy , my quilts , scrap quilts

It's the Weekend! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been another busy week. Next Wednesday is a board meeting so it is always a lot of work getting ready for those.

But the quilts keep crossing the finish line!

We are finally close to having all of these Jewel Box quilts completed. I think there are just four more tops that need quilting.

Jeanne sewed up these blocks into a quilt top. I love seeing all the colors in one quilt. Nann sent in this lovely fabric that was perfect for the back. I don't remember how many quilts we expected from this block drive but ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 1 week ago. under happy blocks , jewel blocks , kaffe fassett fabric , scrap quilts

Oh Scrap! Snowballs from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week, I finished all 99 snowball blocks for a Many Hands and Many Hearts donation quilt.

I laid the blocks out on the floor and then picked them up and stacked them so I can sew them up into a quilt top sometime in the future. Right now, I am sewing up some Jewel Box blocks so the snowballs have to wait. We have just a few more tops to make and we will be done with the Jewel Box block drive, so that is the priority right now.

It is time to come up with the next scrap ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 1 week ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilts

Weekly update: Easter and a finish! from With Strings Attached

I hope your Easter weekend was pleasant. In fourth grade we had a unit about weather lore. The one saying I remember is "if it rains on Easter Sunday it will rain every Sunday for the next seven weeks." It rained yesterday. Maybe this year I will remember to keep track. (Now I know that "seven weeks" means until Pentecost.)

I went to church Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. I had lunch with Stevens each day. They put the wheelchair in the hall across from the nurses' station so he can interact with everyone who goes by. He's been cleaning ...

added by Nann 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , scrap quilts , sew and tell , weekly update

Rogue red threads - at least it's not gold! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Don't ask me about the comments on the blog or how they work. Sometimes people's names appear with the comment, sometimes comments are posted anonymously, and at other times, their status changes. Others want to comment, but they cannot. I have NO idea why. I should investigate the matter. Maybe there's some help feature that I can find.

Good grief -- I just did a Google search and came up with this. Which I think most people know. I think the main thing is that you need a Google account to reply, and you must be logged in ...

added by Elaine 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under backyard , charity quilts , customer quilt , lexi , murphy , neighborhood , quote , scrap quilts , sew days

Keep the Home Fires Burning - A Finish from Grandma's Red Needle

I reached my goal for March!

(I'm late in posting my finishes)

'Keep the Home Fires Burning' is FINISHED!

This quilt was started when I had a squirrel moment in February 2024, and also a result of the RSC - Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024.

In December 2024 I made a pieced backing, using up more bits & pieces of fabrics I know I'd never use for anything else. I got two leftover blocks I added to the back.

Deciding on a quilting design is always a challenge. I do all quilting on my domestic sewing machine; Bernina 440 QE. The ...

added by Astrid 5 months ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , finished ufos 2025 , keep the home fires burning , scrap quilts , scraps , stash

Tracking from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Most things we buy online or send have a means of tracking them. I recently bought two large items online (CDN store, which was the only way I could purchase the items). OK, one of the items I could have bought in the store, but I didn't.

Well, I've been watching the tracking numbers. For one item, I was contacted by phone yesterday, and we agreed to have the item delivered tomorrow. There was no online confirmation, and I was going to get in touch yesterday, but they touched base with me.

The second item has been sitting ...

added by Elaine 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under braid , enders , scrap quilts , shipping

Another Week - More Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Tomorrow, it is time to make a delivery of Compassion Quilts to the hospital.

We are already working on next month's order!

I was happy to see this lovely scrap quilt in the pile to photograph today. It proves to me I CAN make a nice scrap quilt. All of these florals were all leftovers from previous quilts. Mari sent in the backing fabric and local quilter Terry quilted it up for us.

Board President Penny made this Split 4-patch quilt top. She has been busy using up a bunch of fall colored fabrics in her stash. I think ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under finished quilt , jewel blocks , scrap quilts , split 4 patch , string quilt

Quilting Weekend from Wedding Dress Blue

It wasn’t JUST a quilting weekend, but in between all the other things I was able to get a bit done on each of my four quilts in progress (listed in reverse order of how close they are to completion):

First, binding the Harry Potter Brightly quilt–about 1-1/2 sides to go.

Second, adding a few rows to my Leader Ender (now mostly assembly).

Third, building a few blocks for my newest Second Chances quilt: Bits.

Finally, cutting for the wedding quilt of Young Son. All the brown and green squares are cut. Nearing halfway for the gold ...

added by weddingdressblue 6 months ago. under national quilting day , quilt , quilts , scrap quilts , work in progress (Comments)

Midweek: my day at the hop! from With Strings Attached

I'm delighted to be among the participants in this week's Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop sponsored by Bea (BeaQuilter).

I have MANY quilt books. In the 1990's when I began quilting seriously I was purposely very frugal and checked out quilting books from the library. If I paid full price for a book (quilting or otherwise) I thought about it long and hard. But, as a librarian, I could also buy books at the library discount (40%) and I did!

Now the bookselling market is all over the place. I've shopped publishers' warehouse sales ...

added by Nann 6 months, 1 week ago. under blog hop , scrap quilts , wednesday wait loss

New York Beauty Quilt is Finished! from Grandma's Red Needle

When the weather calls for 'no venture out', what do you do?!

SEW! EAT! Drink COFFEE! SLEEP! REPEAT!

Well, this apply to all rainy days, not only last week when 'Garance' passed close by.

My February goal was to finish the NYB quilt, and I did!

It has 48 blocks + 4 corner blocks.

It measures 74 x 58 inches / 188 x 147 cm

All batik from my stash, except the backing (batik too) I had to purchase.

Once again thank you to those of you who suggested thread color and design! (here). Much appreciated!

You may remember I'm on ...

added by Astrid 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , finished ufos 2025 , flimsy , keep the home fires burning , new york beauty , nyb , quilt , scrap quilts

Country Charm is a Flimsy from Grandma's Red Needle

I'm thrilled to have 'Country Charm' as a Flimsy!

What is a flimsy, you may ask? A completed quilt top that is not quilted, nor does it have batting or batting, just the top.

I finished the top in January, but never got around taking photos, until some days ago.

I did not intend finishing the top this quick, but I got totally obsessed by all those 2" squares collected from swaps. The 2.5" (HST) are from my own cut squares.

Look at all those yummy squares!

Who does not go dizzy or cross-eyed working with all those ...

added by Astrid 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , country charm , flimsy , scrap quilts , scraps , ufo

My Favorite “Go To” Baby Quilt Patterns from Modern Sunbonnet Sue

Quilters like certain patterns to stitch for baby quilts. These patterns are conducive to smaller block sizes, juvenile cotton prints, and easy stitching. I have made a fair number of baby quilts over the years. One-patch blocks like 9-patch, tumbling blocks, or parallelogram shapes are classic designs. Alphabet blocks, animal blocks, and fussy-cut pieces for […]

added by Pamela 6 months, 4 weeks ago. under 9-patch , baby quilt , baby quilts , charm squares , finishing the quilt , fon's & porter , patterns , riley blake fabric , scrap quilts , sisters in quilting (Comments)

Sunday Stash February 2, 2025 from Quilt Paint Create

No fabric in or out this week.

Only two more borders to sew on Traffic Jam. I hope to sew those today and be done with it. I need to make a back, and then I move on to an unidentified project. So many choices……

We traded ATCs at Art Quilt Group this week. Here are the ones I brought home.

The group decided to continue trading, but I’m sitting out the next round.

A member’s husband did a demo on using AI as a tool to create original quilt designs. It was quite fascinating. I don’t ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under art quilt group , artquiltgroup , charity quilts , charityquilts , scrap quilts , scrapquilts , stash report , stashbusting (Comments)

Friday check in: catching up with a finish, BOM, SAHRR and more from With Strings Attached

On the home front: Thirty birthday cards arrived this week. THANK YOU!

The dishwasher repairman came late Monday. He pried off the lower panel, plugged a gizmo into a gauge or something, and got a readout that said the dishwasher had run 1,586 cycles since installation. That was interesting. He then replaced a water intake valve. Here's the important part. He said he guessed that I used the economy cycle (51 min.). He was right. It turns out that's wrong and I should use the normal cycle. That pushes more water through the valve and keeps it ...

added by Nann 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under bom , finished or not friday , rsc 2025 , sahrr 2025 , scrap quilts

Sunday Stash January 26, 2025 from Quilt Paint Create

No fabric in or out this week.

The body of the Traffic Jam top is sewn together. It still needs borders to bring it to donation size.

Work on the afghan and Fairy Tales continues. The C2C pattern gets wider with every row until I get to the middle. That makes for slow going as the pattern progresses.

Fabric In: 0

Fabric Out: 0

How did you do this week?

added by quiltpaintcreate 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under charity quilts , charityquilts , crochet , cross stitch , cross stitch kit , scrap quilts , scrapquilts , stash report , stashbusting (Comments)

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