Weekend Sewing Progress

 

It was a busy weekend of sewing. Knowing that a new term for my graduate classes was starting soon, I wanted to devote as much time as possible to creativity and color. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed today with everything new starting all at once and so I am taking a breath and celebrating the progress that the weekend brought. I had to clear off design wall space by scrunching up the hexies to make room for more churn dash blocks. I think I am at 119 now of the 180 that are needed. I just kept wanting to sew one more block last night until I started sewing the units all turned around and had to unsew a couple of blocks in a row. That was a definite sign that it was time to call it a night. I used up all of my 2 inch propeller and dot blocks and had to pull out crumbs and strings to use as leaders and enders. That is a lot of blue!

Everyone was dragging at work this morning. Coming back to a full week after a lovely and relaxing holiday is never easy. Getting up and doing again this week left us all feeling a bit jet lagged. Next weekend is a short week for Martin Luther King day, so that will help everyone to get back into the groove. I have lots going on, and nothing on the list is getting crossed off as I sit here typing to you all. But it has given me a chance to clear my mind and take a deep cleansing breath. I hope that you all have a week that helps to fill your creative needs. It is far to soon to be looking forward to next weekend. One day at a time! Can you hear the big creaks as my brain shifts gears? I will now go and practice some scholarly academic creativity. 

ScrapHappy Saturday Number 2 of 2026

 

We are a week into the new year! I hope that you are finding time to sew and enjoying some new projects or making progress on your existing blocks. I have 78 out of the 180 blocks that I will need for Saltwater Taffy. I've been alternating between batches of churn dashes and chains. It looks like chain blocks are first up this morning. The four patches use 1.25 inch strips, but I made a big batch of strip sets, so I will just need to sub cut a few of those. 

I was out of 2 inch dot blocks, so I switched to 2 inch bricks for leaders and enders. They make whirly blocks that I will set on point. I haven't done any math to figure out how many of each color to make, I just used up whatever 2 inch leftovers there where in the drawer. 

It was a long week back to school, but everyone is back into the swing of things again. I think we have two full weeks before MLK. I've got some evening events and going into classrooms to look forward to in the next couple of weeks. After that, I am taking a bus tour of 12 private schools in Florida. That should be a lot of fun. Each school will wine and dine us and give us a tour before we move on to the next. It is a lot of school to miss, but it will be worth it to have so much insight to share with my student.

Use the linky below to share your progress so far in the new year. I always enjoy seeing which new projects you all pick out as well as the ones that get revived or rolled over. All of the above options are great choices. As long as it uses scraps, the it accomplishes the goal.