Something Not Finished and a small FFO. ( Fully Finished Object)

I have been in my sewing room, but only bits and starts. I finally got the backing constructed for the quilt for my nephew.  There was a measuring error and a resulting math error. That’s why the 3” addition on the one side. My quilters need the backing to be 8” bigger than the top!  

Now I need to run a row of stay stitching and press the back of the front. Then find a batting! J oann’s is sold out and closing the end of this week. Boo Hoo! 😢 I need to call my quilter and see what her schedule is, and if she happens to have a package of double size batting. 

This is my Not Finished.  I'd like to have this done and deliverable by early June. 

Also, in the evenings I have been doing some counted cross stitch. This was a piece from a chart from the Colorado Cross Stitcher in Loveland. It was part of The Twelve Days of Christmas box that I purchased last fall. It's done on a small piece of 28 count ivory cashel linen that was in my stash stitched 2 over 2.  I finished it by attaching it to a piece of green florists foam that Mr Busy cut to size for me. It has a piece of fabric wrapped from the back to cover the edges of the linen and then a brown grosgrain ribbon wrapped around the edge to cover where the linen and the fabric overlap. All pinned to the foam with sequin or appliqué pins. The bow is a bit limp but is was premade and I'm not sure how to stiffen it. Maybe some starch and a curling iron! :) 

This is a small Finish but it took me longer than it should have. I had to relearn how to stitch two threads over two. I am pleased with it. 

Linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Friday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I LIKE Thursday 4-18-24

I LIKE Thursday!

It’s been a slow uneventful week.There were naps!  There was Breakfast for Supper. I don’t have photos, but it was Biscuits and Gravy, bacon and scrambled eggs. One day we made, fried chicken tenders, garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli florets with nacho cheese. There was leftovers or “planned overs” as my sister used to say. I’m a big fan of Cook Once, Eat Twice!

I finished my book club read. Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah! Probably 4/5 ⭐️

And started this one : 

I am a Sarah Addison Allen fan. I am loving this one so far. 

Mr Busy has been busy too! 

He’s building a boat. No pattern, just a photo!

I finished making the backing for a quilt for my nephew. It’s pieced! I needed to be 86 1/2” X 86 1/2”. There was  math error! I needed 3 more inches on one side! For Pete’s Sake! I’m hoping my quilter will use the opposite side to attach to the frame. Then I will probably get most of the yellow back! I just about don’t have enough floor space to lay this large backing out. It really is not wonky. I couldn’t get to the right side, it’s right up against the entertainment center, to straighten it. 

The top is done too!

I finally finished this stitch! 

This is a view from the end. The stitching is wrapped around a block of florists foam and pinned with sequin pins! Then fabric is wrapped around the back and pinned and ribbon covers the “seam” where the linen and fabric meet! Easy peasy! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Midweek and Mid Month Table Scraps for April!

Or Bit Past Mid Month 

I have been in my sewing room.....lots of smallish starts and finishes. 

Some of you may remember the crumb project I mentioned early in the month.  It ended up being 36 X 24.

I have a fairly new AccuQuilt Go Big cutter. This is what it looks like all closed up. 

It has a premade cover that is of a loosely woven white fabric and it fits very tight. I think, every time I try to put it on, that I am going to break a seam open or worse yet stick my finger through the fabric. 

 So I decided to make a cover for it that would fit it closed or open. Mr Busy and I share two rooms in the basement that were originally bedrooms.  He builds with balsa wood. Lots of sawing and sanding. Lots of sawdust etc. I have a cover for my machine and the cutter needed one too.  The crumb slab ( scraps from my cutting table and some donated wedges from a friend) was backed with a very ugly striped sheet. Quilted with my go-to serpentine stitch, but no batting. It is flimsy but not heavy. Then bound in yellow, of course. 

It's got plenty of hang over when the cutter is closed.!

And it covers it completely when it is open. It could have been a bit shorter. But too big is better than not big enough, right?

a peek at the ugly sheet fabric on the back. 

And a closer look at the square on the front. It's a Yellow Duck walking in the April Rain with a green and Yellow Umbrella.

It's a pattern from Shabby Fabrics from several years ago. It was meant for wool rug mats, but worked as a regular applique piece too. 

So I am entering this as my challenge piece for April Yellow Table Scraps Challenge with an Umbrella!!    I will link up with The Joyful Quilter on the 26th of the month when Joy posts her link up party. 

I should probably try to make a few more zipper blocks for April’s 🌼🌼 RSC color, before the month is over.  I have a large quilt to get to the quilter. There will be a post about that on Friday. 

Linking up with Susan at Midweek Makers

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I LIKE Thursday. 4-11-24

Joining LeeAnna and friends at Not Afraid of Color to share some likes this week.

We got wet blowing snow on Friday night and it continues off and on through Monday early afternoon.I don’t like the snow, but we got as much moisture in this storm as we received all winter. That is good thing. It has been so so dry here. 

You can see the wet on my kitchen window.

I finished this book. It didn’t get very good reviews on Goodreads, but I thought it was good. No deep mystery just a love story. Guess I’m shallow! LOL

I’ve discovered ready-to-heat and serve pulled pork. In the convenience section of the grocery store. Refrigerated but not frozen. It comes Hickory Smoked BBQ or Unsauced.  I accidentally chose the unsauced, but we like it better. I only heat half the package at a time, can add as muchor as little of my own sauce to it as it heats. We eat it on Hawaiian Buns or on a baked potato. Messy plate but yummy! 

LeeAnna gave us this question for this week!,

Pick a side?

April 11

Morning Person or Night Owl?

I’m definitely a morning person. 10:00pm rolls around and I’m ready for bed. Mr Busy teases me with this remark. “Are you going to turn into a pumpkin?” Or “Oh oh! It’s Pumpkin Time”! I like my mornings to myself. I read blogs, or whichever book is current. No TV or Morning News for me! Just me, my coffee and my iPad, usually

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

 

April Stashbusters Report for March

It seems like I was in my sewing room a lot. But not much was completed. Project quilting had me making a Wearable, the PJ pants. And then an Irish Chain table runner. I always think table runners take more fabric than they actually do. This one was 44” x 10.5”, so not much. The thread catcher was just a slab of crumbs 9x18! 

The gold and black that came in was used in a top (flimsy) , but it’s not complete yet. So it doesn’t count! 

March Fabric IN = +3.75 yds( black &gold= Seth’s)

March Fabric OUT = PJ Pants= -2.25 yd, table runner Irish chain= .75 yds, thread catcher= < 1/8 yd Total Out = 3 1/8 

March Net Total ( + In, or - Out) = +.625

Year to Date (net total for the year, + In, or - Out) -7.875

So I didn’t quite have a zero month! Still on the minus side though, so I’m happy!

I’ll share this with Carole at From My Carolina Home.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching

There should have been more slow Sunday stitching today. But I had a project spread all over my sewing room and was sort of "overfocused". It's to the next step so tonight I will have some time to do some quiet slow stitching. 

I have GROW almost to the finish line.  I'm hoping to find a frame at Hobby Lobby that will be just right. 

I have the first week of the Stitchonomy WinterSAL done and have started on the next line.  BRIGHT STARS!

And of course there is the Kathy Schmitz April wreath for her Woven Wreaths SAL. I watched the video, so I should be good to start that this week too. 

I have a book to read for my book club meeting on the 15th. The library just called me that it was there after I put it on hold a week and a half ago. I think I need a schedule. 

1.Finish GROW today or rather this evening will in front of the TV.

2.Then do some stitches on Woven Wreaths. Probably continue on it this week of the 7th to the 13th. 

3.I'll leave the Winter SAL for Thursdays at my Stitching Group gatherings and the week of the 21st through the 27th of each month. 

4.This is the Temperature Heart Cross Stitch that shows the days of January . February, and March. 

 I'm linking up kind of late with Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. As soon as I link up I will check out all other slow stitching going on. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

April’s First ScrapHappy Saturday!

This week I planned for company , entertained some visitors and still got some yellow under the needle!

Three zipper blocks  ⤴️ and five split nine patch blocks! ⤵️

 

There was even some yellow in a very busy crumb project! More on that later!

Linking up at So Scrappy to share and check out the others participating in ScrapHappy Saturday! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!