yo-yo quilt

Quilting and Shopping from Podunk Pretties

This past week flew by, and here it is Monday with very little quilty progress to share. But I assure you, I was busy .... just not nearly as busy in the sewing room as I had planned. Apparently, the rest of life didn’t get the memo that I had quilting to do.

My week started with a plan to quilt the Moody Blues quilt, just a little each day, and have it off the frame by today. Well… that plan didn’t exactly go as expected. I did manage to quilt the top border and half of the first ...

added by Podunk Pretties 2 days, 9 hours ago. under cake stand quilt , moda fabric , moody blues , yo-yo quilt

Four Projects Moving Forward from Podunk Pretties

My quilty mojo is running at full speed and there seems to be no signs of stopping. Maybe it has something to do with the lunar eclipse we had this week....HAHA! This is going to be quicky blog post. Let's start with what took up most of my time this week .... processing scraps into the scrap saver system.

Remember the yellow scrap bin from last week? After sorting through it, I cut nearly 150 circles for the Yo - Yo coverlet and somehow managed to turn the edges under on quite a few of them.

My #1 goal for ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 week, 2 days ago. under blue quilt , cake stand quilt , yo-yo quilt

Tricky Pieced Inset Blocks from Podunk Pretties

I put the pedal to the metal this week and finished all of the remaining alternate blocks for my Cake Stand quilt.

To make it go even faster, I broke one of my self-imposed rules: all seams must be pinned. That’s right ... I only used one pin at the end! All of the fabrics in these blocks are low volume prints, so if the seams don’t line up, it won’t be that noticeable.

There are one or two seams in each block that are slightly off, and I think they’re hard to see… well, at least ...

added by Podunk Pretties 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under cake stand quilt , yo-yo quilt

Nothing New~ More Yo - Yo's And 16 Patches from Podunk Pretties

Well I finished all the blue Yo - Yo's. It wasn't planned, it just happened.

107 of them in one week is pretty good progress. I'm not sure how the yellow and green ones snuck into the mix. I don't remember cutting them, but obviously I did.

This week the plan is to start making more yellow Yo - Yo's. I also need to start digging around for a new storage container. I'm pretty sure I have a larger clear tote hiding the spare bedroom closet.

Late Sunday evening I finally found the time to press ...

added by Podunk Pretties 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under cake stand quilt , yo-yo quilt

Canning And Quilting Update from Podunk Pretties

About every three days our small garden will produce enough ripe vegetables for a day of canning. Twice in the last week I've spent nearly the whole day processing yellow squash, zucchini and salsa. You may be wondering why I'm canning squash and zukes, it's for making dog food.

I've also made two half gallon jars of refrigerator bread and butter pickles for my son and a friend. The pickles are good for 3-6 months in the fridge. I also canned 7 pints of these pickles to see how well they hold up. I'm not ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 month ago. under 16 patch quilt blocks , cake stand quilt , canning day , yo-yo quilt

Cake Stand Quilt Blocks Finished ~ Starting 16 Patch Quilt Blocks from Podunk Pretties

Hello, quilty friends! Come on in and join me in a happy dance because I’ve officially finished all 169 Cake Stand blocks! Yippee!

Of course, there were a few mishaps along the way.

If I caught the mistakes before the block was sewn together, I fixed them immediately. I might go back and repair the ones I missed later, I think there was only two from last week.

During my downtime, I also managed to make a few more yo-yos for my coverlet.

In a recent post, a reader asked about my layout plans for the yo-yos. I’ve ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 month, 1 week ago. under cake stand quilt , yo-yo quilt

Progress....Cake Stand Blocks ~ Yo - Yo"s ~ Scraps from Podunk Pretties

Hi Quilty Friends! I’m popping in with a short and sweet update. As you can see below, I’ve officially finished the Cake Stand blocks I was working on last week.

To complete this quilt, I need a total of 169 Cake Stand blocks.

I have only 54 blocks left to complete, and once those are finished, I’ll be ready to move on to the alternate blocks.

Yesterday afternoon, I finished turning under the edges of all the circles for my Yo-Yo coverlet.

I’ve also finished processing the leftover scraps and have them neatly tucked away in ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cake stand quilt , scrap saver system , yo-yo quilt

Jumping From This to That from Podunk Pretties

Last week's goal was to finish 34 Cake Stand quilt blocks by Monday, two days ago. I'm two days late posting and still have not finished them. I knew when setting the goal that it was going to be a tough one to accomplish but challenges are fun, right? I also had a veggie garden to weed, harvest and preserve. Along with the normal summer chores, housework, errands and Mr. Podunk was having an out patient surgery on his foot. We'll talk more about his foot later. To prepare for his surgery I needed something to do ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cake stand quilt , foot surgery , scrap saver system , yo-yo quilt

Yo-Yo Quilt/Coverlet Plan from Podunk Pretties

All the pink Yo-Yos are finished...169 Yo-Yos completed! Sure, I'm only 27 days into a two year plan and already behind by 100 Yo-Yos, but at least I now have a clear baseline for what I can achieve each day. Breaking it down day by day seems a bit unrealistic for such a long-term project. It’ll be interesting to see how much progress is made a year from now. Who knows, I might even get it completely finished... HAHA!

The original plan was a super scrappy Yo-Yo quilt. No real design. Simple and easy.

And then Carol ...

added by Podunk Pretties 12 months ago. under yo-yo quilt

Yo-Yo ~ A Bucket List Quilt from Podunk Pretties

Most of us have a bucket list of quilts we dream of making someday, but let’s be honest, my quilty brain is like a squirrel on caffeine. This year’s mission to tackle UFOs has been surprisingly successful with seven finished. Starting another long-term project probably isn’t the smartest move. Then again, if I don’t start them now, they'll just be on the list forever...so here we go!

A Yo-Yo quilt has been a lifelong dream of mine. I remember seeing one in a magazine as a child and imagining how wonderful it would be ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 year ago. under quilt yo-yo's , yo-yo quilt

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