Crumb Blocks QOV

 Every so often those scrap bins get full, so I would sit down and make crumb blocks. then! I put them in a pile. 

Remember - I am working on my piles - so I pulled that one out and was pleasantly surprised to see how many Red and Blue blocks I had... enough for a Whole - ish quilt.

Each blocks was 8 1/2 inches Square

This was the first layout - it was going to be about 56 x 72 - I typically like my QOV's to be 60 inches wide....

So I kept digging. I had started making these stars as leader/Enders - but they were 9 1/2 inches.

I laid them out to see if I even liked the idea before cutting them down.... 

This is the first idea →

I wasn't completely in love...

I kept playing and decided I liked them in a diagonal - that way it looked like it was intentional.. ( you buy that right?)

Then I trimmed the stars down to 8 1/2 inches and got to stitching

Voila - a 64 x 72 inch Quilt of Valor top. I have one Red and one Blue crumb block left. I think those are called *seeds* as you know more block may grow.... haha

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Leaf Block

 Back in May our guild hosted a Workshop and I attended. 

I also had a broken foot - altho I didn't know it was broken then. 

I had a lot of fun and learned some new techniques - but I didn't finish the project.

brought it home - and there it sat.

i made the executive decision to just finish it - not finish it the way she asked us to - just DO IT - and get it done. So it is... 

now I will Quilt it and we can use it as a placemat  - or something on top of one of my cabinets - or even maybe Meals on Wheels... but!  

Score!!! it is ready to quilt!

We had a ton of blossoms and then - a freeze and a wind = and I have exactly ONE apple to pick this year. I may have to hire a whole picking crew ha!

At least I will have one!

PRINGLES... and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!

 Oh la la = a Quilt started and finished within a year! That!! Deserves a Smile!!

This is kind of like my own I Spy quilt - There were 7 if us who participated in this - and we all used our own scraps - so Everytime I look at it - I see something new!!!

Theres a snowman and a mermaid - and I think I saw a dinosaur!!!

And of course - as soon as I am ready to take a photo - the wind comes up. But Check out the back.... Purple Plaid... I  leaned into the *Hidden Path * idea from Joy - and added the purples to the back and bound it in purple too!!

This was such a fun swap and fun idea for me!! I am glad that Jessica included me in the *group*

It finished at 72 x 90 I think - and I already have it on my bed - just waiting for the temps to cool off.....

This has been a fun month for me so far. My goal was to have a few finishes - and I think I might actually make it!!!

I also have a list of things I want to start too - whats up with that?????

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The Potatos are cooked

 As in - I am done - I am calling it ready to quilt - I am moving on!!

And also - I saw that my piles weren't getting done as fast... ha ha - so instead of 60 x 80 - it is 60 x 60 ,

That is a perfect size for something right?  I stacked the rest of the pieces that didn't get used and they will make their debut in a different project... but!

Potato Chips is done and ready to quilt!!

On to the next thing on my table! I have to be honest - I didn't know I could stack so many things in one place.

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Star and Crown is a top

This was in one of my piles too - it looks like I got it to the top stage ( without borders) in April.. so I guess that is not too long of a stall. Well - at least not long as a stall there - we started these blocks at a QOV sew day in February of 2025... sometimes my blog rats me out!!

Anyways - I got the rest of the blocks we needed done, and got it to the top stage in April - and then it sat!

I am not sure what to blame that on - as I actually had border fabrics sitting right next to it!

I know that I kept thinking I wanted a pieced border - but I am totally happy with the solids - it makes the stars stand out. Next... need to quilt it!!!

This is the quilt that I had the Columbine Panto out for - its a quilt all about Colorado - and this is my favorite block on it!

My Beautiful boys... The one on the left is our 2 year old, and the one on the right is my old man -I have had him since he was 4 month old - he is now 28 - I love him.

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Popsicle Sticks - the Finish... and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!

 I was on a roll with this one - and I just didn't want to stop the momentum...

Can you see all that smoke in the background? We are not even near where the fires are - I can not imagine how bad it is for those folks near them...  We can't see the mountains.

Daisy and Bella got in on the action - the change in the sunlight sure changes the colors

I quilted this one with *Twinkling Columbines* from  The Quilt Store. ( aka Dawnas Design Threads)

I already had it on my table - so figured since it was set up, and I am a Coloradoan.. Why Not?

Also - I used Scrap Binding - you know how you collect those little ends? I decided to put them together - and Bam! It was just perfect for this one!

Pound Puppy says Hi ! She is on assignment with Little Bit - but she wanted in on the action!!

Do you know that this Popsicle is only my Third personal finish for the year? And the other two were baby quilts that I have gifted already?  That really shocks me!!!  

I have made memory quilts, and T shirt Quilts and other memory Quilts - but I thought I was working my stuff in there.  

I was - just not to the finish stage... I have better get a move on it!

Now !!it is your turn!!

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Leftovers

 A while back I made quilt a few of those gingham/Buffalo Plaid quilts. and I had some leftovers. 

since I am clearing my piles, it was time to address these. I might should have addressed them to one of you - but! I put them up on the design wall and played around with them

This is what I came up with: 

And then I stared at it for a long time. And then I decided that I liked the way the lights and darks played with each other. and Then I decided - Just put it together. 

And so I did. Its not very big, but Our local Hospice likes bright smaller lap quilts - I think that this will probably go there when its quilted ( and bound)

Quilting has bee so fun - and much cooler that outside - I think I showed you the tractor on my last baby quilt.

And then this one - I have been thinking of what I want to quilt on the Dinosaur quilt I made my son - so I tested this one on a client quilt. I think it kind of looks like a Dinosaur jungle...

We will see what he thinks!!

I feel like  a Quilter on a mission to finish up these things that I have piled, but while I am working on them - I am finding that I am thinking of the *next* project.

Its a problem 😄😄😎

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Potato Chip Blocks

 Your all that and a bag of chips?

I started Pringles - Pringles was topped, I had pieces left... I have started a Potato Chip quilt... it keeps growing - and I'm not out of scraps... How big will it be?

Each block is 10 inched unfinished

And when I stopped for the night (or two nights) 

I am one block short for a 5 x 6...

But the cookie tray with the 2 x 3 1/2 inch pieces.... is not empty... at all.... and 50 x 60 just doesn't seem big enough for anyone I know. I am thinking I will try to get enough blocks for a 60 x 80 quilt.

Get Er Done!!! Right? I am sort of afraid to see what else in in my piles 😓

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Binding and !! Finished ( or not) Friday!

My goals for August - are to actually finish something!

Also - to get my sewing area cleaned up, and to sort thru the piles of fabrics I have just piled.

I started with the easiest thing to do... Bind!

We all know how much I love to bind 😕 but these were little, so there wasn't as much crying when I dug in,

I made this with the leftovers of my leftover scraps !!  and then finally decided to put in on the longarm at the end of a quilt... and quilt it!

and now! it is bound and ready to be used someplace.

I had also quilted a few hot pads - and didn't get this one bound - so it yelled at me.

I used denim on the back - and had some extra red binding - so! Ta da!!

Maybe having a first finish in August will keep the fires ( not the real ones in the real world.. just the one in my sewing room) going and I will GET ER DONE!!

One last photo from our little jaunt - they had started these little Uber Eats Robots - I had never seen one so had a good time watching them. One day a fleet of 4 of them came out and were at the same Light as us, the little carts eyes turned into hearts. 

That made my day !

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Popsicle Sticks Progress

 I think I found a new Favorite for 2 1/2 inch strips!!!

I got all the blocks made for my Popsicle Sticks Quilt ( Pattern from Atkinson designs)

and I am already dreaming of another... not very helpful to my - GET ER DONE August plan tho! Keep me in Check!!!

Here are all the blocks... its ready to be rowed:

Isn't that just a fun one?  I used all sorts of scraps and didn't really care much about color placement. I did try to make sure the colors all were friends tho and went together.

Then I tried to get Daisy and Bella to pose. Daisy is all in... Bella... it was just WAYYYYy to much to ask of her.

They are not fans of the heat waves we have been having. We are up at 5 to get all our chores done before we sweat to much, however - it is not as successful as we wish.

We had a HUGE Rainstorm - it was awesome. It has been so humid for Colorado without much rain here, so the three of us were out about a mile from the house moving cattle, and a little rain started. 

We were on foot - and before we even made it halfway back it was a downpour - for 7 minutes. Enough to soak us clear thru, cool the temps and make us giggle.

But by the time we had cows corralled, we were soaked and steamy - the temps went right back to the mid 90's.... 

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