3 Finishes this Month

Okay, sure they are small ... These were flimsies I finished in the spring of 2022. I was striving to use up some my juvenile prints, and by making these I have put a little dent in that stash collection. 

I have recently been bitten by the "binding bug" so I am now happy to report that these three are done.  Hand sewing on binding is my usual MO while in a sewing slump. I am hoping these finishes bring back my some mojo in the sewing room. What do you do to keep your mojo running on high?

The smallest finish is this Red and Green Train baby quilt. It measures 47" x 47".  I used up 3.5 yards of fabric.

I used a fleece backing and it is now so cuddly and soft! I am very happy with this application and will try it use it again.

These are the only pictures I have of this baby quilt. It has already been gifted to dear friends as they just announced their first grandchild!

The next small quilt I finished is a blue and gray Boomerang quilt made from a 3 yard quilt pattern by Fabric Cafe. Their 3 yard quilt patterns are very easy to make and you could "reverse-engineer" them and make yourself without a pattern. BUT, I think it is worth the money to purchase the pattern as all cutting requirements are already figured out and less waste and time is spent in the long run. IMHO

This one was also backed with fleece and is very soft and cuddly. It finished at 44" x 58" and I used up 6 total yards of fabric to call this finished.

And lastly, I found this un-quilted top in plain site (as mentioned last post). It has been draped over a little grannie rocker for years in the sewing room and I just now got it out and sandwiched it with some pieces of yardage.

I wanted to hand-quilt it along with the plan to machine quilt the long plain rows but found a nice cable/rope pattern that I used instead. It is now all hand-quilted, binding attached, label on, and washed. It was quite dirty and "ripply", but all those puckers and dye stiffeners washed out nicely.

It finished at 47.5" x 57" and I used up 8 yards of stash to call it finished. 

She is now back in her place along with the little country cloth doll who sits with her. 

Now on to working on Jaybird's quilt and I still have a couple tops queued for binding. Don't you love hand sewing?

Meanwhile, according to my calculations, I have used up 47 yards of fabric stash so far this year. Surely, I'll make the 50 yard line but will I make it to 100 yards?

Our bee-keeping status is still quiet. Yet while they are quiet, it is a good time to weed, cultivate the wildflower beds, and mulch around the work area so not to disturb them and risk getting stung. Our cold nights keeps the insulating blanket on the hive for now. We are sure hoping for a thriving hive again this year.

Happy Stitching and Happy Spring!