Foundation paper piecing, or is it paper foundation piecing? Maybe the latter. Anyway I have been making a concentrated effort to make the blocks for the Morning Glories quilt I started. I am trying to make ~20 “A” squares a day. There are four per block, and 49 block total. I am going through some of my scrap bins for colors and greens, and finding some. I went through a large bin the other day, and ended up deciding to cull all the tiny/small scraps into the circular bin. It felt good to have that bin empty enough to combine it into another. As much as I like to save fabric, there is a limit of space I have. I have decided I am no longer saving scraps less than 2 ½ inches wide. There. It’s in writing.

So many scrappy quilts made, and hardly a dent in the scrap collection. The Morning glories quilt is 84 inches square, but mostly neutrals, so the color pieces make up only about three or four yards. There is a lot of green, over 700 pieces, but again, not much of a dent in the yardage department. I am enjoying the assembly line piecing and the ease of getting these blocks neatly put together.

In other Quiltville news, Bonnie announced the color families for this years Winter Mystery quilt, it’s called Indigo Way. Dark blue, sky blue, neutrals, and a constant fabric of red. I am happy with the blue, because it’s like my favorite color you know. I know it too, as I have lots of it. I am contemplating using Batiks, there are lots of scraps left from the Alaska quilt I made a few years ago, and the Storm at Sea. This quilt calls for 3 yards of dark blue, 2 yards of light blue, 4 ½ neutrals, and 2 ½ of red.

I have been progressively working on the Ribbon Runs Through It quilting. The 32 ribbon sashings are a PITA, but I have gotten to the point where they are easy to set up and stitch out, repetition it the key. The whole blocks stitch out nicely too, there are so many pieces (115) in each block, but the designs seem to bring it all together. I used an extra wide cotton sateen for the backing, I am hoping that it will look like a whole cloth quilt on the back-side. I like the feel of the sateen too, sort of silky.

Today I have to do some Quilty alterations, to a bed spread. It’s is too large for the bed it was bought for, so I will pick the binding off, cut about 10 inches off and re-bind it. Bleh, I’d rather hem pants. I haven’t opened the package yet, so I am hoping it is cotton, not some polyester slippery fabric. Hmm, it seems like I am a bit reluctant to start.

Consider the Lillies is being stitched, pretty much daily. Although I have been nodding off while stitching after a day of activities. I switched to a rectangular hoop, I was having to move the circular one too often. I would like to get the top border done this week, so I can complete the top section which is the first four pattern pages. Finishing those four pages is my end of November stitching goal. I still haven’t started a smaller project, that means I’m focused I guess.

Now that the weather is cooler, I have been thinking more about knitting. I have picked up a sweater that I started early this year. I am almost done with the back, the problem is, that the pattern requires thinking. Lots of “while this is going on, do this and this and reduce and add and pattern and…” etc. One needs to pay full attention, and sometimes I only have a half of an attention left after a day of my life. I need some mindless stockinette if you know what I mean. My subscription to Interweave Knits magazine is due for renewal, and I am on the fence about sending a check. I like the magazine, and there are always projects I would like to do, but I have about ten years worth of issues. It is printed four times a year, but that is still a lot of shelf space. Most of my current sewing, knitting patterns and books are PDFs or Kindle, which saves a lot of space. I also feel that I should support the magazine as it is an excellent resource, even if digital is taking over the market. I just looked at the web site and I can get membership with Interweave, and have digital access to all their magazines and patterns for about twice the paper subscription of one. I think I’ll just send them a check.

Be Kind.