Happy Halloween - 2020 -

 

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! -

This is the perfect day to -

And to dust off my broom - LOL - ;))

 

Friday I added twelve more blocks to the collection -

 

For my Sakura Churn Dash - 

 

 

There are still a bunch more to make - 

And they're fun - 

So I'm taking my time - 

Hopefully, you guys aren't totally bored - 

Because I like to "document" my progress on my blog - 

I've been able to post something every day this year - 

And it's too close to the end of the year to mess up now -

 

So - please - bear with me -

 

I'll get them all done - eventually - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Six -

 

At a time - 

 

Is the only way to go - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

 

I sewed together another six blocks - 

 

For my Sakura Churn Dash today - 

 

It makes me feel productive - 

Even though it doesn't look like much - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

60 -

 

Total blocks -

 

So far -

 

For my Sakura Churn Dash -  

 

Two are sewn together - 

 

And the rest are in sets waiting for "centers" -

 

I used the left over strips to cut "singles" for six more blocks - 

 

 

And had enough left to cut 60 "centers" -

 

And still had some extra -  

 

Along with some bits and pieces - 

 

I love how easy it is to use my LEFT-EZE™ Rule -

 

To cut the HST and "bars" for my Sakura Churn Dash - 

 

And - of course - the center square - LOL - 

 

These little 9-patches come out to 6-1/2" with NO fuss - 

 

Choose two contrasting strips - 2-1/2" strips will make a 6" finished block -

Each pair of strips will make two blocks plus left overs -

 

Layer the strips - with the darker one on the bottom - 

To cut two blocks at a time - fold the strip over on itself to make 4 layers - 

 

HST - cut 4 pair - sew them together  - press - trim ONE dog-ear on each -

Bars - cut 4 pair - sew - press - 

 

Center - cut one - from the same or a different strip (I cut mine from left overs)

 

Lay it out with the colors going whichever way you want -  

If you make two blocks at a time - you can make one of each - LOL -

 

Assemble the block - 

Sew together three rows of three units each -

Press the top and bottom rows IN toward the center patch - 

Press the middle row OUT from the center -

Sew the rows together - and press them OUT from the center row - 

 

That way - two sides are pressed IN toward the center patch -

And two sides are pressed OUT from the center patch - 

And a quarter-turn of a block will make the seams nest nicely with the next block - 

 

 

 

So - anyway - I put a few of the "singles" together - 

 

Here are the first pair in the top row - plus a new one - 

 

And then five more new ones - 

 

I'm so glad I was able to get 60 blocks from one pack of strips - 

 

Now I know that two flat packs will make enough blocks - 

 

To get a 10 x 12 layout of 6" finished blocks - 

 

And come out to about 60" x 72" - 

 

Which is a pretty decent size - 

 

Without borders - 

 

I really don't like having to add long borders to quilt tops - 

 

They get too unwieldy very quickly - LOL - ;)) 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

54 -

 

 

Total blocks -

 

So far -

 

For my Sakura Churn Dash -  

 

Two are sewn together - 

 

And the rest are in sets of two waiting for "centers" - 

 

 

I spent most of the day doing "chores" again today - 

So I have high hopes for getting to SEW tomorrow - 

Like I haven't said THAT before - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A couple more -

 

 

Sets of parts for my Sakura Churn Dash - 

 

Were added to the cookie sheet - 

 

For a total of 20 sets - or 40 blocks - 

 

Those - plus the bits and pieces below -

 

Should give me a total of 27 sets - or 54 blocks -

 

 

Then I have a bunch of left over "ends" - 

 

That should be enough for the "centers" and a few more "single" blocks - 

So maybe - just maybe - I can get 60 blocks from this flat pack - 

If I can - that would be terrific - 

And I won't need to use the third pack of strips - 

But it's nice to know that I have the extra - 

 

As "insurance" - 

Just in case I need it - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A little organizing -

 

 

Was needed today -

 

So I sorted through some of my stash - 

 

Gathering some flat packs and charm packs  - 

 

From various locations throughout the house - 

 

To get all of the matched sets together - 

 

They seemed like they were all over the place - LOL -

Good thing I did - 

 

Because I found another pack of Sakura - 

So I am in NO danger of not having enough strips - YAY!! - 

 

So - after I found it - 

 

I relaxed a little - 

 

And cut and sewed another couple of sets - 

 

The cookie sheet has the parts for 38 blocks - 

Plus the two that I already sewed together - 

 

Gives me 40 so far - 

Now that I have this one under control - 

With no stressing out over whether or not - 

 

I'll have enough to make a good size quilt - 

My brain is thinking about all of the CHARM packs that I found - 

I have some lovely RED packs that would make a great TWO-color quilt -

 

And I have some lovely WHITE packs - that would go with them - 

Hmmmm - 

 

I could use those to make a RED/WHITE Churn Dash - 

 

Only with BIGGER blocks - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

 

A little more cutting -

 

And a little more sewing - 

 

Made two more Sakura Churn Dash blocks -

Minus the "centers" -

 

Then another bit of cutting and sewing - 

 

And I had the units for three more -

Minus the "centers" -

 

Now all of the stacks on the cookie sheet have the units for TWO blocks -

Minus the "centers" -

 

So - I have enough for 34 blocks -  

 

I had thought that I wanted/needed 120 blocks total - 

 

But I'm not sure that I'll be able to get 86 out of the rest of these - 

 

The vertical strips are the short ones -

I have already cut two blocks from each -

The horizontal strips are the WOF ones that haven't been cut up yet -

 

Plus - I still need to cut squares for all of the "centers" - 

So I checked my stash - 

 

And found another Sakura flat pack - 

 

I'll see how many more I can make with the remaining strips - 

 

Before I open the second pack -

 

That should tell me if I need another pack or two that will coordinate with them - 

 

And it's not like I don't have more packs in my stash - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A little cutting -

 

  

And a little sewing - 

 

 

Made four more Sakura Churn Dash blocks -

 

Minus the "centers" - LOL - ;))

 

I decided that I wanted a positive and negative version of each block - 

 

And that the "centers" should contrast as much as possible - 

 

So I pulled out all of the "centers" - 

 

And re-sorted them to see which ones needed a second matching set - 

 

The ones on the right - are pairs of blocks - 

 

The ones on the left - still need a mate - 

 

I want to get all of the "units" cut and sewn - 

 

Before I decide on the "centers" - 

Then I can sew the blocks together - assembly-line -

 

And play with the layout - ;))

I frittered away part of the day playing games on my tablet - 

 

I play "Words with Friends" with a couple of friends - 

 

And I play "UpWords" with another friend - 

 

They always give me a hard time - 

 

But it's fun - and they keep me on my toes -

 

So I don't mind - 

 

Tomorrow I plan to SEW again - 

 

Maybe I'll get the rest of these blocks cut and sorted -

 

I'd like to have all of the blocks sewn together by Monday - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

No sewing again today -

 

So my design wall looks the same as it did yesterday - 

 

And the cookie sheet is still there - LOL - ;))

A doctor's appointment and a couple of "drop-off" errands - 

 

Took up most of this afternoon -

 

And by the time I got home - 

 

It was time for dinner and I didn't feel like sewing - 

So Friday is going to be a designated SEW DAY - 

And the rest of my "chores" can wait until Monday -

So Saturday and Sunday are going to be SEW DAYS, too -

 

YAY!! - 

Maybe I'll make some decent progress - 

 

On my Sakura Churn Dash blocks - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A couple -

 

 

Of my Sakura Churn Dash blocks - 

 

Insisted that they wanted to be sewn together - 

 

So - I obliged - LOL - ;))

 

 

I think they're pretty - 

 

And I think they're cute - 

 

But they sure do shrink when you sew them together - 

 

I have a bunch of "chores" to do tomorrow - 

But I hope to get some more sewing done - 

 

It helps to keep me sane - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A few more -

 

 

Blocks were cut for my Sakura Churn Dash - 

 

 

And the pieces sewn together - 

 

And put up on the design wall - 

 

Then I took them off and added them to the cookie sheet - 

 

Where their friends are waiting for "centers" - LOL - 

 

I still have a bunch more to make - 

But the ones I have made already are really pretty -

 

So it should be fun when I get them all on the design wall - 

And can play with the layout - ;))

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

 

 

Likes -

 

 

And dislikes filled my day - ;))

 

LIKE - 

 

The way these blocks come together so easily - 

 

 

 

DISLIKE - 

 

The lack of variety in the fabrics in the jelly roll - 

 

These two blocks look pretty much the same - 

 

Because only the second fabric - below the checked one - is different - 

 

 

 

In the photo below - 

 

The "different one" shows up as the top one on the left - 

 

And the second one on the right - 

 

They are REALLY close - but oh, well - too late now -

 

They have all been cut - and just need to be sewn together - 

 

 

DISLIKE - 

 

ALL of the LINT that I get when I sew strips that have been PINKED - UGH!! - 

 

What a MESS!! - 

Lint from "thread" is one thing - 

Lint from "PINKED edges" is in another league -

LIKE - 

 

How easy it is to use my LEFT-EZE™ Rule -

 

To cut the HST and "bars" for my Sakura Churn Dash - 

 

And - of course - the center square - LOL - 

 

 

LIKE - 

 

The little itty-bitty trimmings from the four dog-ears on the HST -

No wasted fabric from cutting oversized squares and trimming them down - 

 

No paper(s) to remove - ;)) 

 

Tomorrow we'll see how many more - 

 

Sakura Churn Dash blocks I can make - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

 

A little -

 

 

Un-sewing - 

And I have another set of blocks ready to sew - 

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Winter's Grandeur - Champagne
Robert Kaufman Winter's Grandeur - ©Studio RK -

 

 

  

These jelly rolls have some fabrics that look very similar - 

 

Because the differences are very subtle -

 

And there is not a whole lot of variety in them -

 

It will be interesting to see how they look in the final top -

 

But we won't know that until I get there - LOL - ;))

 

Tomorrow I have more "chores" to do - 

So I'm glad I was able to take a couple of days "off" - 

I should do that more often - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Or not -

 

 

Won - LOL - ;))

 

BOB and I took another day off - ;))

The design wall looks the same as it did the other day - 

 

And the cookie sheet looks the same - 

 

Except for the one set of blocks that I made a couple of days ago - 

 

 

Because - 

We didn't sew -

We didn't do chores - 

We didn't even wait for any deliveries - 

We just goofed off again for the whole day - LOL - ;))

 

Maybe tomorrow we'll actually DO something productive - 

 

But we make NO promises - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

 

Day off -

 

 

BOB and I took the day off - ;))

The design wall looks the same as it did the other day - 

 

And the cookie sheet looks the same - 

 

Except for the one set of blocks that I made yesterday -

 

Because - 

We didn't sew -

We didn't do chores - 

We did wait for the delivery - 

Which came as planned - YAY -

And then we goofed off the rest of the day - LOL - ;))

 

Maybe tomorrow we'll actually DO something productive - 

 

Or NOT - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

 

A little more sewing -

  

Goes a long way - ;))

I have one set of blocks sewn -

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Winter's Grandeur - Champagne
Robert Kaufman Winter's Grandeur - ©Studio RK -

 

 

 

The checked-looking fabric strips were cut a little crooked - 

So I did the best I could -

 

And I'm not going to fret about their crookedness - 

It will all add to the "charm" of the finished top - 

At least that's what BOB keeps telling me - LOL - ;))

 

And rather than wait all day for the call-back - 

 

BOB called the lady again this morning - 

 

She answered - and we got it all sorted out - finally!! - 

 

So BOB got to sew a little - 

 

And spent the rest of the day playing games on my tablet -

 

Tomorrow we plan to SEW all day - 

 

While we look out the front window - 

 

And wait for another delivery - LOL - ;)) 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A lot more cutting -

 

And a lot more sewing - 

And I have the rest of the strata sorted -

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Winter's Grandeur - Champagne
Robert Kaufman Winter's Grandeur - ©Studio RK -

And ready to go - on the cookie sheet - ;))

 

 

 

Spent most of the day waiting for a call-back -

That never happened - 

Guess BOB will have to deal with that AGAIN tomorrow -

 

She can call them -

 

And leave a voicemail when they don't answer - 

 

But she can't make them call her back - LOL - 

So - maybe while she waits -  

 

She can SEW - LOL - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

A little cutting -

 

 

And a little sewing - 

 

 

And I have the first set of strata sorted -

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Winter's Grandeur - Champagne
Robert Kaufman Winter's Grandeur - ©Studio RK -

And ready to go - on the cookie sheet - ;))

 

A little sewing is good for my soul - 

 

And keeps BOB in a good mood -

 

While I do my "chores" - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

 

No sewing today -

 

Again -

 

So no progress on the Sakura Churn Dash blocks -

Island Batik -  Sakura - which is no longer available - sorry -

 

I spent way too much time on the computer - 

 

And before I knew it - 

 

The day sort of got away from me -  

Maybe tomorrow - 

 

I'll have better luck finding time to SEW - ;))

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -