Top of my list for this post is APIP#2 - Gail Pan 2025 BOM - Bloom and Sew; So happy to finally have this in my hoop and hand quilting has begun. I am using the clam shell pattern. This was one that my Mom used in several of her quilts and I have always liked it. Each morning I try to get in 2 hours of hand quilting - but sometimes that Insanity Quilt demands my attention.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Bloom and Sew - Gail Pan 2025 BOM
Monday, September 22, 2025
Insanity Quilt
Well thought I would just start off with my APIP#17 - Insanity by Rhonda Pearce. I have become obsessed with this quilt and thoroughly enjoying piecing all these little hexies. I have attached my summary progress report as of this morning when I completed Row 7 of 18. Row 8 will turn the corner for the quilt center and I am sooooooooo anxious to get this row done, but I must put some time in for other projects as well.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Wrapped in Ribbon - Quiltworx pattern
Oh my goodness it has been a month since I last posted and my goal was to post every week. Time is just speeding me by.
I have started and completed a new project (APIP#18) - Wrapped in Ribbon, a Quiltworx pattern. I plan to teach this to my Stitchin' Friends quilt club in September and October meetings. Making my own I came up with a few "shortcuts" for the pattern, although they do require a little extra preparation. But hopefully it will be fun for all. The pattern itself has the paper pieces for two table runners, each with three stars. The ladies all bought the patterns, but a 4 are sharing it, making one table runner a piece so they needed two patterns and one group of 3 are sharing and making 1 block apiece. A couple plan to make both table runners and each bought a pattern.
Here is my finished table runner. All the fabric is from the Stonehenge lines. You can also get a glimpse of my obsession with colored glass bottle. Once Christmas is over I put out my whole collection of beautiful glass for the winter season.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
July 27 Progress report
I did not post last Sunday, was just too busy working on stuff and then I forgot to post. Guess one of those senior moment creeping up on me again.
APIP#1: Meryton Quilt - Its FINISHED! The quilt is done and I have made the a label, Have not sewn the label on yet as I an assisting a friend in a quilt label class in October and need to bring samples of labels I have made. I have a couple more to complete before the class, and will wait and sew these all on after that class so I don't have to lug the big quilts in as well.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Insanity Quilt
I have been working obsessively for the last few weeks on an Insanity Quilt. I discovered this quilt while surfing the internet for EPP quilts, and was instantly enamored with the quilt. I was some what intimidated by the quilt being made up of 10,530 half inch hexies, but I do love to EPP hexagons and I have done 1/2" - so I thought "Why Not?". Here is a picture of Rhonda Pearce's (the designer) quilt that I pulled off the internet. Hopefully no one is going to come after me for breaking copyright laws.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Bloom and Sew Top Completed!
This will be a short progress update. First I will report on APIP#2 the Bloom and Sew project - the top is completed. I do plan to hand quilt it but that will have to wait until my Meryton Songbird quilt comes out of the hoop.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Meryton, Bloom and Sew, Insanity
Ahhhh, the Sunday after July 4th - all is quiet in the house and I even got a nap in. July 4 is a wonderful holiday and I am so grateful to be an American living in this great country. I enjoy celebrating the holiday with family and friends, but must admit, takes me Saturday and today to recoup and rest up after the holiday. Progress has been made this week on at least three of my APIP projects:
APIP#1; Meryton - The hand quilting continues and I managed to get 19 hours and 21 minutes quilting this past week. My total for the period 5/23 - 7/06/25 is now 129 hours. I am working on the outside border of 16 rather large blocks - have completed 10 and 6 to go.