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April 4, 2022
5 quilts April 4, 2022 from Making A Lather

  My 5 quilts progress report. My last report March 21

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - pink- I cut and sewed all the yellow hunter's star blocks for March.


and I started with pink for April with candy blocks



2. I used a random number generator and I opened the box for an older ufo called 'every which way' by gigis thimble that I started in 2016. It looks like the top is made and just needs borders. There is enough fabric left to make them. I really don't remember where or how I started this one. But, it is ...

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March 21, 2022
5 quilts march 21, 2022 from Making A Lather

 My 5 quilts progress report. my last 5 quilts report march 7, 2022

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - yellow/gold - I am catching up hunters star blocks in red and aqua and I am just about done, maybe 5 left to do.



This quilt is officially retired to the "to be quilted" closet
I used a random number generator and I will be opening the box for an older ufo called every which way by gigis thimble

3. rhododendren mystery - hunter -  all rhodo clue 6 ...

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March 7, 2022
5 quilts march 7, 2022 from Making A Lather

  My 5 quilts progress report.

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - yellow/gold  I am working on my hole in the barn blocks. I didn't think I was going to add these this year, but, I did. SO, I am catching up red from January, and aqua from February.

I used adding machine tape to see if I like it. Yes, I did, but it was a pain in the neck, so, I thought I could eyeball 2 1/2 inches and just started sewing long strips. Much better.


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March 5, 2022
making rows from Making A Lather

I worked on full stop at the guild open sew last Saturday. great fun. It was my chance to lay it out and decide how I wanted to organize the rows.


last words

I started adding background and cutting each row to 65 inches. I have a cutting mat I set beside me at my sewing machine. But, it was inadequate for the long rows. We only had one big cutting mat for all of us to share, so, there was some jockeying around for the spot. I kept busy, with what I could do, keeping my eye on the ...

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February 28, 2022
5 quilts february 28, 2022 from Making A Lather

 My 5 quilts progress report. I tried to not do this EVERY week (boring) but, it has worked to keep me focused. And, I miss it. I find I have been a little haphazard without it. I thought I would do it every month, but, I think I need to go back to every week to help me.

1.rainbow scrap challenge - color aqua/teal - boho heart. I worked on the blue/aqua blocks I needed for boho heart. 



2. 
full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I made the last row ...

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February 7, 2022
5 quilts february 7 2022 from Making A Lather

  Covid has come to visit and I am not very perky. I think we are holding our own, but who knows.

My 5 quilts progress report.

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - color aqua/teal. I have candy made from crumbs and strings.



2. full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I have 2 rows finished



3. rhododendren mystery - hunter -  I haven't done anything on this project. I think I have some cutting I need to do for clue 6. I haven't looked.


4..  too many circles - the top is finished. I ...

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January 24, 2022
5 quilts January 24 2022 from Making A Lather

  My 5 quilts progress report.

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - color red - blossom time is a quiltville pattern from quiltmaker magazine. I think Bonnie Hunter made an actual pattern that can be purchased. I made 12 for the red month.




2. full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I have started to finish each row to the size of the quilt I want. Right now, I am aiming for 69 wide. 




3. rhododendren mystery - hunter -  I am working on clue 5, adding the hst to the parts from a previous clue. 


oops ...

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January 17, 2022
5 quilts Jan 17 2022 from Making A Lather

 My 5 quilts progress report.

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - color red -candy is finished. I am sorting through the red strips and cutting for the next rsc project. These are the 2 1/2 inch strips. I want to clean up the bag and set a minimum of 12 inches in length to keep in the bag. Anything smaller will be sewn into 4 patches.




less than 12 inches

 I cut for Hunters star blocks using a new die I bought during the Holiday sales.

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January 12, 2022
5 quilts Jan 10, 2022 from Making A Lather

My 5 quilts progress report.

1. rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy - color red -candy - All the string blocks are sewn, trimmed, pressed and ready to sew into blocks. I trimmed them to 4 1/2 inches



2. full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I made the letters for the purple row. I really like purple. That's it for letters. I hope to start making the rows now.


3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - After a count of finished hourglass blocks for the mystery, I was 60 short.


Back to cutting and ...

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January 3, 2022
5 quilts january, 3, 2022 from Making A Lather

 My 5 quilts progress report.

1. Rainbow scrap challenge - color red -candy - I cut the background pieces for candy quilt


2. full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- nothing new done

3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - 

I am still working my way through clue 4. Lots of cutting needed and chain piecing took forever.


I discovered that if I chain piece my qsts like this through the machine



They will be webbed together for an easy sew to get the hour glass. I missed about 1 in 10 - turning them the wrong way ...

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December 18, 2021
red letter day from Making A Lather

 I have the next word for my rsc project - this time in red.


can you believe 2021 is almost over? Time has flown and now for some odd reason, people are asking me if I am ready for Christmas. Christmas? what? umm no.

easy breezy - 1 1/2 in

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December 13, 2021
5 quilts december 13 from Making A Lather

While I am sitting here, our youngest son, who still lives with us, has broken into a round of laughter. I love his laugh and hearing him happy.

My 5 quilts progress report.

1. boho heart -I am trying to concentrate on the blocks and strips I need for the second section of group one. 


2..full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I made another word in aqua


3. rhododendron mystery - hunter Clue two is half done and ready to finish






4. fish school - this is a year long project for ...

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December 11, 2021
rainbow scraps in aqua from Making A Lather

I have added a new word to my rsc project. I had forgotten how much I like to make letters. I use Lori Holt's alphabet book.


I am trying to prepare for next year and a new rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy project. I want to do strings and crumbs by color so I have started sorting the big bucket into colors. I was afraid  I wouldn't find enough of each color, but, alas, I have plenty. And some have already been sorted into baggies. If I do a little every day, I may have it sorted ...

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December 4, 2021
fabric scraps from Making A Lather

 I am doing a bit of catch up on my rainbow projects for rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I had an idea to make a few words. This may be one of those squirrel projects. We will see.


I always have scraps to cut so I spent time googling how to organize my scraps instead of cutting them. LOL
I discovered I like what I am already doing, but it was good to realize that others share in the frustration. I have enough scraps to last a lifetime and never touch "real" fabric. But it is always messy.



2 ...

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November 27, 2021
more full stop blocks from Making A Lather

I have a few period blocks for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I am not joining them, until, I start assembling the top. I am still missing one row, but, I am not sure which one. I would like to see if I can keep going on this one instead of putting it in the ufo closet. But, rhododendron mystery at quiltville has officially started and I will turn some attention to that. I still want to keep going on my 5 quilt project, so, we will see.


I ...

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November 20, 2021
aqua question mark from Making A Lather

It's going to be a beautiful fall day here- Blue sky and sunshine but 32 degrees. We have no real commitments and can stay home and do some work. We had three doctor appointments last week -all is well.

I worked on the full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.

I procrastinated the question mark block since the color was aqua. I finally have them made and ready to go. They weren't as difficult as I was afraid they would be for me. I think I am missing the dots ...

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November 6, 2021
dashing from Making A Lather

I did orange dashes for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing. I need to do the question mark, and I think I am missing another one. This is part of the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I can't figure out a way to get the whole row in a picture.... yet. It would help if I had more empty flat spaces.



Yesterday at Friday group, we had some impressive quilts getting close to a finish.

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August 21, 2021
a few tiny houses from Making A Lather

I can't believe this all I have ready for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy this week.

tiny houses in a square

I did get the purple semi colons done for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing.


 I have been working on sea swept and quilting ode to Joey. And the garden is in need of attention. We have tomatoes to can. We are dehydrating some, but, I will need to can.  I did "harvest" some elderberries from our woods and near our church. It takes a lot to make even a tincture. So, I press ...

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July 17, 2021
crumby stars from Making A Lather

I am catching up the crumb star blocks I needed for June and the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I made a few darkish tiny houses.


I am just now making the red exclamation points for May for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing.


I made a few this morning since I was so close



we have had rainy weather for a few days and the weeds are sooo happy. 

I am linking to:

My rainbow projects for 2021 with links:

tiny houses

postage stamp ...

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April 30, 2021
almost finishes from Making A Lather

With my mojo gone, I have just been tinkering with this and that. I have some almost finishes.

asterix s for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing. I still need to sash and join.


A rug hooking flower mat. I have the flower finished and I am working on the background.


I started making a journal from scraps of cardboard. Now, I need to cover it with something pretty. I think I need to add some gratitudey things as well.


I have snoopy wiggle time quilted, I just need to bind it.


I'm linking to:

TG ...

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