SNOWBALL PROGRESS

 I've been working on my Snowball top that was started in Sherri Lynn Wood's Improv That Block Squad workshop several weeks ago.

It's been slow progress.  I've only been inspired to work on one row at a time.  

Here's how it looks at this time.  

EASY PROJECT

 I needed some mindless, easy things to do this week.  I got out my scraps of reds, oranges and yellow-greens and cut some of them into strips of several different widths.

Then the last few days I've been sewing them into long strips.

I don't know what they'll end up being, but it was a very stress free project and they will be ready when inspiration strikes.

SNOWBALL WORKSHOP

 Today was the next Improv That Block Squad get-together.  Sherri Lynn Wood introduced us to this month's block - Snowball.

WORKING ON SMALL WORLD

 In between Improv projects, I got out an old project, Small World.  I started this in a workshop with Tara Faughnan at Quiltcon 2023 in Atlanta.

I had already cut out a lot of the needed triangles.  But, they've been crammed into baskets and needed a bit of pressing to get the folds and wrinkles out.

The triangles have been separated into lights and darks.

NEW NEEDLEPOINT

 I've started on the new needlepoint project called Leap.

JUNGLE QUILT DONE

 I got the Jungle quilt off the longarm, trimmed it and decided on orange for the binding.

I made the binding and got it sewed on.

This quilt is done.  It is finish #7 for the year.

JUNGLE QUILTED

 This little quilt was made from a vintage piece of fabric with jungle animal characters cut into squares and set with wonky diamond sashings.  I made it years ago and got it out, made a backing from stash fabrics and got it quilted today.  I used a computer controlled program and an allover pantograph for a quick finish.  It is 45" by 55".

Now it just needs binding - green or yellow, or maybe orange?

HANDS OFF RALLY

 Darrell and I met Nicole and Victoria at the Seattle Center where we attended a Hands OFF Rally organized by Indivisible.  There were rallys all over the country.  Seattle's was very well attended.

On our way in the Monorail along with a lot of other people.

LOG CABIN AROUND DONE!

 This is finish #6 for the year!  

I got the quilt trimmed and bound today.  It's done.

It is made from strips found in my Gold/Brown and Purple scrap buckets.  Didn't make much of a dent in the Golds or Browns though.  

QUILTING LOG CABIN AROUND

I got out the Log Cabin Around quilt top and backing and loaded them onto Erik the Longarm.  I programmed a pantograph in and got started quilting.

I got it finished by the end of the day, but didn't have time to unload it.