Todays “chore” is to get 6 quilts styled and photographed to post on Etsy. Yesterday I gathered them all up and steamed them to get fold lines out. Now I am just waiting for the sun to come out so I can get some good natural lighting, probably around 11am. I really should do these photo shoots more often, but during the winter good lighting is hard to come by. I try to get eight to ten shots of each, I have a list made by Quilty Love that I use as a guide. Still its easier to get them all out, set up the photo site and do them one at a time.

This week I finished up the five quilt tops from last weeks scrap using sessions. I started a new kit that I got a few months ago. It is from Connecting Threads, called Spot On. I got it all cut out and have started making the blocks. It is simple piecing and lots of assembly line sewing, make forty-two of everything. I like the fabric line, general store, it’s probably not readily available as it was a line from last year. It is sort of a 1930’s repro, but in more primary colors.

My next project is going to be a Bonnie Hunter pattern called Split Nine Patch, it’s a free pattern from Quiltville. I have a very big pile of 2 ½ inch squares and a smaller pile of HST’s. This quilt uses about 1000 squares and 500 HSTs, it might make a dent. I still have a quilt top that I made a few years ago, from Wedding Dress Blue, ‘Growing up Odd‘ and it used up a bunch. I have made lots more scraps since then, and the top is still in the TBQ pile. I bought fabric this week, two backings for quilt tops, Indigo Way and Moondance. Plus Fat Quarter shop had a sale on Jelly rolls, so I picked up one of those. It is from the Queen of ‘Ween collection, that I have a bunch of already. Hoping to get a quilt idea for this halloween themed fabric.

The Hobbit House is taking shape, the door at least. What I thought were sheep are actually pigs, very clean pigs. I can’t remember if Hobbits raised pigs or sheep, I kinda thought they were vegetarians. I didn’t work on it yesterday, instead I pulled out a Simple Days block and got most of the embroidery done on it. I hope to finish up the appliqué parts and the rest of the stitching tonight. Maybe while the Q24 stitches another row of strawberries on the Picnic quilt.

Be Kind.