I got a bunch of hexie blocks sewn in the car on the way to and fro for Thanksgiving. I will try to even up the rows a bit on the next long car trip. And then a squirrel came by and I lost all focus.
December is the month for finishing up. I have Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025 quilt ready for the frame, but a random scrap quilt that I forgot about has been sitting loaded on the frame for so long that I don't remember what it looks like anymore. So quilting that up would have been a smart plan. But the backing wasn't quite big enough and so I ignored it for a while. I'm not the only one who hits a small roadblock and then just heads off in another direction, am I?
So I ordered myself a new ruler, it is a tiny Loc Bloc. They are so expensive! And also a rotating cutting mat which is also expensive, but I got a small one that will fit right next to my machine. But I have so many tiny HST triangle units leftover from binding, or from flip and sew triangles. I thought it would be fun to trim those down. I had a head cold on Monday and Tuesday and came home early from work, so trimming down tiny triangles required just the right focus and energy level.
That led to a few test blocks when I was feeling better again on Wednesday. You know that rush of euphoria you get when you remember how it is to not feel sick? So there are some Shoo-fly blocks from units that are 1 1/8 unfinished. The broken dishes blocks are 1 3/8 HST units. Finally, the Churn Dash blocks use hulking 1.5 inch HST. Somehow in all the sorting out, I also found some pinned units from the house quilt that I made during Covid lockdown.
I still had a bunch of random triangles though, so I did a few foundation pieced economy blocks. Those are 3 inches unfinished.
And then yesterday Anna mentioned that she didn't have any ornaments for her Christmas tree. That sent me into another tangent of Yo-Yo blocks which put a big dent in the green and red scrap bins. How are your projects starting to wrap up this month? Have you been starting to think about projects for next year? I know that I have! Just two more weeks of school before the next break, and with no graduate school classes until the new year, I should have some time to sew.
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Yes, I do know about December squirrels - I've been playing with Christmas scraps this week! Love all the fun you've been having with your leftover HSTs. Hope you will keep going and show us what you end up with!
I just ordered one of the whirling cutting mats on a MSQC sale this week. How do you like yours? Also - that little iron... worth it? Glad you are feeling better and get a big block of time to relax and regroup over the holidays. Love your EPP pieces in the first photo.
Wow, your teeny tiny blocks are so cute! I firmly believe we are allowed to follow the squirrels when they come along. Especially at a stressful time of the year!
Bet you can't wait for that long Christmas break! Can't wait to see what you stitch. You made great hexie progress on your road trips.
Sometimes there's more than ine squirrel running around over here,Im in the middle of makeing 2 small quilts for Christmas & jumped on the slow stitch Christmas journal bandwagon,rhen I came across a snow globe journal🙆 I don't know how those squirrels get in🤣
I like your squirrel trip! What tiny beautiful blocks!!! Yes, my squirrel takes me on unplanned journeys too!
I thought I had all of them trimmed up, then I cleaned some more and found other bags of HST bonus blocks. Back at it again, looks like I will have a multi color quilt now. I will be sure to share updates!
I like it so far, but I am worried that it will wear out too fast. I think I can just put a new mat on top if that happens, it is quicker than moving blocks.
Sometimes sewing for no reason is just the best feeling. Who knows if these will ever turn into something? It doesn't even matter!
Counting the days! Things look pretty calm until then too, so I will basically have 4 weeks to sew before school starts again. Loving every minute!
Sometimes the squirrels are what keeps the creative juices flowing. It is all about having fun and creating.
Not knowing where you are going can take you to all the best places!
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