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June Goals and a Stash Report from Sew........This Is My Blog

We've just returned from a little road trip where I got to see most of my family. An extra special treat was being able to give my niece, Natalie, her quilt in person. She loves it! I thought she would.

I got to see all four of my sisters.....

..... and thirteen of my nieces and nephews.

We had a blast! That's bound to happen on a beautiful day with good food, cold drinks, picnic games, and nearly 60 loved ones getting together.

So, about those goals. I've decided to finish a UFO this month. I started making ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 5 months ago. under applique , family , goals , natalie , one monthly goal , sisters , stash report , ufo

Mar/Apr Goals Finally Met! from Sew........This Is My Blog

I am happy to announce (happier than you know!) that my March goal (which became my April goal) is finally done! I knew I was right to not give up on it. I put the binding and label on Natalie's quilt this week and it's ready to gift.

I was finally able to get some photos that show the true colors. It's amazing what a little natural light will do.

I'm excited to be able to gift this one in person next weekend. I've had to mail an awful lot of niece and nephew quilts ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 6 months ago. under batiks , custom quilting by shirley jackson , finish , natalie , sewing report , so scrappy , stash report

Making Progress! from Sew........This Is My Blog

I'm finally making progress on Natalie's quilt. I no longer want to give up on it and throw the whole thing into the trash. Well. I probably wouldn't do that now that fabric costs about $13 a yard!

I got all the blocks trimmed over the weekend. That was fun. (She said sarcastically!) The 5" ruler I bought last week was the perfect tool for this job.

It took a while to get through the whole stack .....

..... and look how much fabric was wasted! Yikes! Remember I just mentioned above what fabric costs these days? This is ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 7 months ago. under batiks , natalie

The Current Plan from Sew........This Is My Blog

I've been really struggling with Natalie's quilt. I started with one plan then changed to a different plan. Now I have come up with yet another plan. Actually, another step in the plan. Or something like that. I needed to do something interesting with the 3.5" squares I ended up with after all that cutting, re-sizing, and trimming. Maybe setting them on point, or putting sashing on two sides, or just about anything! I got to thinking about a quilt I made a while back with tilted string blocks. That quilt is one of my favorites. This ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 7 months ago. under "spatter" , aqs , lemon licorice twists , natalie , oh scrap! , wilmington prints

March OMG and RSC-Yellow/Gold Goals Met! from Sew........This Is My Blog

Can I say that March has been a complete bust if there are still a few days left in the month? Considering what I have left to do it's pretty clear I'm not going to meet my OMG (One Monthly Goal). Sigh......

The quilt I cut out for Natalie, then put in time out, then decided to make for my March OMG is, umm, not working out so far. I made 436 of these .....

..... and laid them out in stacks by color .....

..... so I could come up with a balanced design.

I tried multiple layouts. I hated them ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years, 7 months ago. under cutting board , natalie , one monthly goal , rsc2022

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