September

Where did September go? It’s October already and I didn’t finish much in September. Pictures of everything that I started have already been posted. I have no new pictures to post so far this month. The weather was beautiful. It was enjoyable to sit on the deck and read a book. I did some handwork out there also.

Most of what I started in September still needs to be finished.

My goals for October are to finish everything from the bin. I have five more placemats to quilt and bind. The rest are finished. Three of the five community quilts are quilted and bound. One is in the process of being quilted. I’m practicing ruler work on it. The remaining one is waiting to get under the needle when that one is done.

The mystery quilt instructions for October have come. It shouldn’t take long to make the blocks. It’s assembly line sewing. The pieces are already cut, except for the background.

In September, I cut all the colored fabric pieces for an easy quilt. I needed 2 1/2 yards of black fabric for an accent. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find any so ordered some black Kona. Yesterday, while looking for something else, I found a 2 3/4-yard piece of black fabric. It wasn’t where it was supposed to be. I have enough black fabric for a long while.

I ordered the black Kona from Missouri Star Quilt Company. When I opened the package there was a Block Idea book enclosed. What a happy surprise. The book was dated 2023, but the articles were for today as well. The articles were about Refresh Renew, Reinspire. All good things to jumpstart your quilting life. I may incorporate some of their hints into my quilting.

The trouble with sitting on the deck is that one thinks about things to do. I’ve been saving pictures of interesting blocks that I’ve seen on the Internet. Lots of pictures. I will never be able to make all those quilts if I made quilts with the same block. It was a “what if” moment. What if I put color coordinated fabrics in a bin. I could make one block from each picture, using the fabric in the bin. Eventually, I would have a sampler quilt, and all the blocks would go together. I’ve started to put the pictures into their own file. I could work on this quilt when I get tired of finishing old ufos. One block at a time.

My inside plants have come back inside from their summer vacation on the deck. They are having a hard time adjusting but have had a little food and will be all right. It’s almost time to clean out the gardens and rake leaves. The leaves are just beginning to turn orange. It’s a beautiful time of year.

I have lots of ideas for this winter. But first, I have to finish up what I started in September.

Hopefully I’ll have pictures for my next post.

Have a great day and happy quilting.