Wilted

This week is our second heat wave of the summer. I stayed in yesterday, only went out to get the mail and water a few potted plants before the sun came up. I got a lot done in the sewing room though.

I finished block 13 for the Message in a Bottle BOM. As I was looking for the next block, I realized I had more blocks done than I thought, and crossed them off on the white board, small victories. The next block, 16, is prepped and ready for appliqué. I think there are five more to do and various machine sewn accent blocks. All the fabric is here, even the backing, so I have no excuses not to finish this before 2025. I started this BOM in 2023, fell off the assembly line about half way through. Probably because I had too many BOMs going at one time. I can honestly say that I have not signed up for any this year. I want to finish MinaB before I start the Tilda birthday quilt. Which reminds me of another UFO, the Alzheimer quilt project, “Rose of Sharon” from Sharon Pederson. I have the Accuquilt die cutter for those flowers. I should un-earth the UFO, I found this video from 2010 (!?!) Sharon Pederson presents Rose of Sharon . It’s all coming back to me now, I have the book too, wow, I really should finish this.

The art bin has everything in it, the fabric and book, 7 blocks done, and two are stitched. I can’t believe how much I have forgotten about this quilt. It is machine appliqué and Accuquilt cut, easy and fast. I can’t seem to find anything more from Sharon Pederson after 2015. I have a bunch of her books and even took a few classes with her at PIQF back in the day. Maybe she retired, she was a very lovely person and a wonderful teacher.

I received the Mini Diamond Creative Grids ruler yesterday afternoon, and promptly got to work cutting the background pieces. I also measured the few I cut with my tiny diamond, and they were a bit too small. I guess I am thankful for my frustration, as I would have wasted a bunch of fabric if I had persevered with the tiny diamond. I got four leaves together before quitting for the day. They go together so nicely, the diamond point cutting off really makes lining the pieces up easier. Pressing the seams open too, is essential to not having piles of fabric at the intersections.

The barn-house got a few more X’s added, and the Good Morning blanket a few more rows as well. I also made a big bowl of potato salad for today, I’ll be attending a party later. This recipe is very similar to my mom’s tried and true one. The addition of vinegar is interesting, and I hope the flavors have melded overnight.