Leap Day!!

What are you doing with your extra day?
I am preparing for a brand, spankin new month!!

While finishing up Auntie Nyla's Coffee Time table runner I kept thinking "What am I going to do with this?" 
My dining table is round and I tend to leave it bare.  The runner is really too big for the countertop under the coffee-making things.  Then I remembered the most-appealing "Small Quilt Wall" I once saw somewhere on the internet. 
Here is an example: 

So, now, I too shall have a Small Quilt Wall!

Coffee Time is mounted above Misunderstood.  And, you might recognize the Happy Camper small quilt from July, 2021.  

Next item to finish and add to the wall is Snugly Bugly.

Snugly Bugly has a story....HERE

This one, lonely block was part of a BOM from Orange Quilt Bee in Orange, CA. Each month was packaged up with the pattern and the fabrics.  I bought them all, but only ever completed one block.  All the blanket stitch was done by hand....took   F O R E V E R!  I should have switched to doing it by machine. 
But, Water under the bridge...

After announcing on FaceBook the remaining kits were free, they did go to a good home.  Hopefully she finished what I did not.

This one block will be quilted and bound and a label added for historical purposes.... it was for Cash when he was a youngin' (he is now 17) and then add it to my new Small Quilt Wall. 

And, What is on my March UFO list?  THREE more small wall quilts!!

Pretty Little City

by Muppin's Sewing Emporium

And part of a sewing panel (purchased from Muppin's). 

This will make two.

The wall quilt for my Sister Wife was from this panel.  HERE

 

 

SSOOOoooo looking forward to March! (It's my birthday month, too.)

I've already changed out my door hanging, that's how excited I am!!

P.S.  Happy Birthday to you if you happen to be a "Leapling."

My Progress-es

"Slow and steady wins the race".....that was my mantra when I was into cycling in a serious way...back in my youth. 
I'd be pedaling up Terwilliger Curves*...in my highest gear.....just repeating this over-and-over:
"Slow and steady wins the race"...."slow and steady wins the race"...."slow and steady wins the race".

Bike MS* - 2010 - Portland, OR - 55 miles - with a lot of hills!

Slowly and steadily I'm winning the race with quilting projects.

Summer Soiree:  Blocks # 1, # 2  & # 3 DONE.

 This is a pretty simple Quilt-A-Long.  Still not too late to join.  Click HERE to read all about it.
(Just this minute noticed one of my blocks are turned the wrong way.....hummmmm....to fix or not to fix, that is the question ??  Well, truth be told, I'm not that happy with this block, I will probably have a session with Jack*.)

Long Time Gone  Court House Steps DONE.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Air Lattice and Carolina Chain:  I purchased the fabric for borders and backing for both these tops. 
I hope to get them both to the LAQ by the end of the week.

 

Salt Air Lattice, Inner Border and Outer Border & Backing

Backing for Carolina Chain

 

 

Happy Camper Wall Hanging:  I decided it was time to quilt this wall hanging and mark it DONE  After all, it's a wall hanging...how long could it take?   Well, longer than you would imagine.  

I have a new guide for my walking foot and I cannot figure out how it works! There is a curve in the bar.  Can you see it?  WHY ?

Trying to follow the bar was so frustrating.  Did NOT matter what I tried, I could not sew a straight line !!  GRRRRrrrrr!  Jack and I spent a fair amount of quality time together.....  

I finally ditched the guide and just drew the lines with a Frixion pen. It took longer, but I'm happier with the results.

 

Slowly and steadily winning the race.

*Bike MS - a fund-raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
*Terwilliger Blvd - A popular, curvy, hilly, bike route in Portland, OR
*Jack the Ripper
*Sisters on the Fly - Read about them HERE.

Detours

Sometimes a girl's just gotta sew ... something fun and quick!  

What is the next-best thing to precuts* ? Pre-Cut AND fusible backing applied! Enter small applique kits with all the pieces laser cut and treated with fusible on the back!  All the hard work is done!

The Nest Builder from QuiltWoman.com.  

The whole thing came together in just a couple of hours.  A cute, fast Spring door hanging.

The instructions did not have quilting and binding as part of the assembly process.  The instructions have you sew the front and back like a pillow case, with a seam, but I thought it would look better with binding. Also, there was no quilting.  The instructions say ...little or no sewing..."  Quilting can take a ho-hum project or super simple project and make it sing, so that is what I did.  Joining the binding on such a small piece was a bit cumbersome. I didn't fuss with it too much--after all it was supposed to be "fast and fun".... it is a bit messy.

Next up, Happy Camper from FlexiFuse.  LOOK at what you get in the package!  

Talk about FAST AND fun!  After such a busy work-week, this was just what the doctor ordered.  I LOVE the completed product.  I did this on a Friday night...after work...when I'm normally a vegetable sitting on my bum on the sofa!!!

Finishing with quilting and binding will have to wait until I return from my business trip next week. 

The  FlexiFuse project was a bit more expensive than the Quilt Woman project, but the quality (and quantity)  is better, in my opinion.  FlexiFuse did not supply the background fabric, batting, backing or binding fabrics.  I'd guess we all have plenty of fabrics in our stash for finishing, am I right?

I have a soft spot for vintage trailers.  Did I ever mention traveling with Sisters on the Fly in retirement?  Even though I don't fly fish (but, who knows what the future holds??? ) I love the idea of a sisterhood and the idea of vintage trailers....and besides there is always Miss Ellie to keep me company while the Sisters are fishing.

In a Hotel in Vancouver, BC (prior Covid)

 

P.S.  It is Worldwide Quilting Day, better get into that studio!

It is also Worldwide Happiness day!
Coincidence that it is the same day as National Quilting day? 
I think not!

 

 Happy Sewing!

*Precuts:  Jellyrolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Squares.  For a very wide variety of pre-cut fabric and lots of ideas on how to use them see Missouri Star Quilt Company.