Sedona Top Done

My one monthly goal for August was to finish my Sedona top.   There were only 2 rows left to make, but I also had to sew a lot of them together.  I know it would not have gotten finished this month if I hadn't made my commitment to it public in OMG.

I started Sedona because I wanted to learn how to use my Quick Curve mini ruler.  I am feeling more confident with it now, and I made fewer mistakes towards the end of the quilt than I did at the beginning.  I still think this is the kind of ruler that has a steep learning curve, and if you don't like to square things up, it is probably not the ruler for you.

Sedona is 63"x 69".  There is a chance I will add a red border to it to make binding easier since there are a lot of thick seams along the edge.   But I might get lazy and just send it to the longarmer as it is.



Stash Report:

Used this week:  3.5 yards (Sedona Top)

Used year to date: 106.375 yards

Added this week:  2.5 yards (batik neutral sale FQs)

Added year to date: 111.625 yards

Net Added: 5.25 yards

Design Wall Tuesday

Sedona, the red and white quilt, was supposed to be my focus for August.   And I have been working on it.  But I accidently started another scrap quilt, which I'm really enjoying.  It is Kim Brackett's Falling Stars from her Scrap-Basket Bounty book. 

I only have one more row to do for Sedona, but all I want to do is sew with my batik scraps!

Linking up:  https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2019/08/design-wall-monday-august-19-2019.html

Used this week:  0

Used year to date: 102.875 yards

Added this week:  1.25 yards (batik neutral FQs)

Added year to date: 109.125 yards

Net Added: 6.25 yards

One Monthly Goal, August

I have 4 projects right now that I'm actively working on.  That is about 2 too many.  My goal for August is to finally get Sedona top finished.  Here is how it stands today:

I have two more rows to make and then the whole thing needs to be sewn together.  That sounds like a reasonable amount of quilting to get done in a busy month.

Linking up:  https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/08/one-monthly-goal-august-link-up.html

End of the Rainbow Quilted and Bound

I finished binding End of the Rainbow yesterday.  This quilt is on the cover of Melissa Corey's Irish Chain quilts.

End of the Rainbow is 75" x 75".  All of the fabrics, including the back were from my stash.  Getting the binding right was a challenge for me.  I wanted to do it like pattern, with the binding color matching the blocks as it went around the quilt.  It wasn't really hard, just a lesson in patience (which I'm usually out of by the time I get to the binding).

The quilting was done by Virginia Longarm in Goochland.  Melissa picked the pattern for me.  She has a great sense of which quilting pattern to use on a quilt, and I'm always happy with her choices.

Most of this quilt was made with RSC blocks. I am thinking about making another one of these quilts using whatever colors pop up in the RSC.

Linking up: https://busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com/2019/08/craftsman-baby-quilt-finished-or-not.html
http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2019/08/scraphappy-saturday.html
https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2019/08/favorite-finish-monthly-linkup-august.html

Stash Report:

Used this week: 4.75 yards (EotR back)

Used year to date: 102.875 yards

Added this week:  9.25 yards (shop hop trip)

Added year to date: 107.875 yards

Net Added: 5.0 yards