Courthouse Steps Finish

It's a finish!

Courthouse Steps

52.5 x 73.5

The 10.5 inch finished blocks were made from 2.5 inch width scraps.

The top was completed in December 2024.

I quilted it on my sewing machine with vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. 

The backing is pieced with two green fabrics and the binding is scrappy greens from the leftover binding box. 

And sew on...

Round Four - Curves

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

The top is now 42 inches square.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Curves".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Curves - Drunkard's Path blocks with fabric that has curves in it.

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Both are 36 inches wide and 32 inches in length. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Linky Party at Pieceful Thoughts. 

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

What's In The Hoop?

What's in the hoop?

Log Cabin 

I am big stitch hand quilting it with pink, ecru and brown perle cotton.

. I used civil war reproduction scraps to make the blocks. I assembled the top back in 2021. 

I think I have finished stitching more than half the quilt. I stitch about an hour or so each night after dinner. 

The theme in my sewing space this month has been "log cabins and variations" so that's how this top got picked for the hoop.

And sew on...

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 

Green Scraps

Uneven Nine Patch

7.5 inches

Made from 3.5 inch squares

Four Patch

6 inches

Made from 3.5 inch squares

Hollow Nine Patch

9 inches

Made from 3.5 inch squares

Waffles

5 inch

Made from 1.5 inch x 5.5 inch solid rectangles and 1.5 inch squares

Puss in the Corner Variation

6 inch

Made from 2 x 3.5 inch neutral rectangles and 2 inch squares

After I made blocks with green...

...I noticed I only needed 10 more blocks toward my goal of 108 blocks for a 9 x 12 (54 x 72 inch) layout. So I made more blocks with squares I had cut. 

Now I have met my goal of 108 Puss In the Corner Variation blocks! 

And sew on...

Rainbow Scrap Challenge ScrapHappy Saturday where the color of the month is green!

 

Greek Key Log Cabin Top

It's a flimsy!

Greek Key Log Cabin

36 x 45

I was going to make Greek Key blocks as one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) projects to use 1.5 inch width scraps. January's RSC color was blue and February's is green. Between those two colors and neutrals I had enough pieces in the 1.5 inch width scrap bin to make a small comfort quilt top. 

And sew on...

Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

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I have been winter sowing a lot of seeds. I sow native wildflowers as well as some hardy annuals that need stratification or cooler soil temps to germinate in pots on the deck. I have more to sow in pots before I start winter sowing some seeds directly into the gardens.  I noticed a big increase in some seed and bulb prices this year. Glad I ordered a lot of seeds on clearance last year from a variety of places. I briefly glanced through the Harmonized Tariff Schedule  and it appears that maybe tariffs have something to do with the price increases. 

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I finished two books. 

The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz. " We exist now as we have always existed...forever in a mystery so strange and so profound it cannot be solved. Such is the world."

Falling Apart and Other Gifts From the Universe by Catherine Ryan Hyde.  It is not within our control to save everyone. 

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Oh joy! In the last few weeks I have received scraps, fodder and fabrics for comfort quilts from Ann D., Julie S., Barbara A., and Wanda D.  I am thankful. 

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During the winter we had some high winds. Some trees fell on an area in my new Perky Goth/Moonlight  garden right where I had planted some bulbs in the Autumn.  I have a chainsaw that can cut branches up to six inches. We also have big chainsaw I don't operate but I need to take it in for repairs to the pull cord. It needs a new one. My oldest son and I cleaned up what we could until chain saw gets fixed. 

Before. Branches look small in the photo but they weren't! Flags mark bulb area and also in that area was a wood trellis with Clematis. I need to make a new trellis. 

After. Waiting for chain saw repair to cut the bigger stuff but for the most part trees and limbs are off the planted area. 

 

Here's Looking At You, Kid! A Wonky Log Cabin Finish

 

Wonky Log Cabin

48 x 63

It's a finish!

I don't name comfort quilts; however, if I was going to name this one I would name it "Here's Looking At You, Kid" because there sure are a lot of little faces of all sorts in this quilt. 

I made the top in Feb. 2025 to use some strings. This quilt used the long and wide novelty and bright strings. 

I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls. 

The backing and binding. 

And now it's ready for donation! 

Here's looking at you, kid!

The theme in my sewing space this month to move UFOs forward is "log cabins and variations".  I still have UFOs that fit that theme so stay tuned!

And sew on...

Half Log Cabin Blocks

Last year I received a box of pieces and parts for a Half Log Cabin quilt. 

There were 47 completed blocks...

...several blocks partially completed with 1.5 rounds and parts cut ...

...blocks with only one round...

... and some strips to finish the rest of the rounds. 

There were also some centers cut and some fabrics. I don't normally know the name of the line of fabrics I use because I normally make scrap quilts; however, these all look like they are "Best of Morris" by Barbara Brackman. The lady who sent the box of pieces and parts said that her daughter intended to make a king sized quilt but I guess she didn't like it anymore. 

Most places I donate comfort quilts don't want king sized so I decided to make two quilts - one with 48 blocks and one with 32 blocks on point.  

I finished up the partial blocks. 

I followed the color scheme of the rounds I saw in the completed blocks - mostly brown or black on first round, green on second round and blue on final round. I used the fabrics and strips provided as best I could. 

I now have completed my goal of 80 blocks so now I just have to divide them up into two groups and...

...decide on layouts and then assemble.

This month the theme in my sewing space to move UFOs forward is "log cabins and variations" so that is why I chose to work on this box of goodies. 

And sew on...