Terry Sargent Peart: squares

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

NEW LOOK FOR SPIDERWEBS

I made more Spiderweb blocks and as I squared them to the correct size I put them up on the design wall in a different configuration.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

PILES OF SQUARES

I saw Sherri Lynn Wood's Instagram post about cutting scraps into squares and I got motivated.

I grabbed my Aqua Scrap Bucket and started cutting, no ruler.

I now have a pile of squares all different sizes.

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

The Sewing Machine Service store in Renton asked if they could hang one of my quilts in the store. I dropped off Seasons last week and when I stopped in today to get my new zigzag throat plate, there it was.

Then I dashed home so I could tune into Cheryl Arkison's Playcation 2024. It was about using up some scraps from the previous weeks. I didn't exactly follow directions, and went off on a tangent. So, it took me a lot longer than it should have. I didn't finish it today.

Monday, March 04, 2024

MONDAY PURPLES

I finished the basket. It turned out great.

Then I made this 10" block out of 100 one inch squares for a quilter online that asked for a bunch because she needed 3000 of them or something. Then I find out after, that she has more than enough and doesn't want anymore. I'll put it in my orphan block stack.

Sunday, September 10, 2023

THIS MONTH'S UFO

This month's UFO Challenge project is another old one, called Hugs and Kisses. It was probably made in the late 90's. I hand-appliqued these Xs and Os onto the squares. The fabrics are a heavy flannel and woven plaids, all of them from Clothworks. I usually really dislike flannel, but these are pretty nice. Found along with the top was a pile of the fabrics I had used. There were big pieces, maybe one third yard cuts.

The top was 44" by 56" as found. I want it to be bigger. So, the easiest way was to add another border. I decided to cut all of the extra fabrics into 4-1/2" squares and add them around the outside.

I was only able to sew the top and bottom rows on before the dogs insisted on leaving.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

CRUSHING THE PARTS

I'm working on making a pattern called All Eyez On Me by Latifah Saafir using her Clammy Ruler. I'm going to name my quilt Crushing It because I'm using the Kona Color of the Year 'Crush' Fabric.

I sewed together a bunch of 5" squares today. They still need to be trimmed using the Clammy ruler.

Saturday, January 22, 2022

JOE AND RED

Today was this month's Joe Cunningham's Quilt Freedom Workshop. The topic was 'Red'.

He had a San Francisco artist, Amy Trachtenberg, as a speaker, along with Carolyn Ducey from The International Quilt Museum and Julie Silber, quilt collector. They each talked about the color red and how it affected the composition of the artwork and quilts we were viewing. It was very interesting.

I was listening and watching, but I was also working on a chunk of background for the Big Flower quilt, Amity Baroque.

It's looking like I will not have enough of these fabrics to finish the quilt. Eek, I have to dye fabrics to match now. Good grief.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

TWO LEAVES

I've finished the second leaf and sewn it to the first!

I'm not wanting to start on the second two leaves because I'm still thinking about what fabric to use around the outside of each. (more on that later)

So, I started sewing the top part of the quilt together. It's going together very easily. TG.

I'll take it in to the house tonight to sew a few more circles around the petals.

Sunday, January 09, 2022

MORE SQUARES

I worked on the background of the other side of the big flower, using some of the fabrics I dyed yesterday. They are matching pretty good.

Saturday, January 08, 2022

BACK TO THE BIG FLOWER

I'm feeling better about putting the little squares around the big flower. So, it was back to work. I realized I had to have a plan for the grid of squares, which means I had to draw those lines on the pattern, so they would appear to line up anyway.

After doing that, I went ahead and started sewing some of the squares together.

I also put wax dots on the 'yellowish' fabrics I dyed yesterday and then over-dyed with a light green in an attempt to replicate the fabric around the spikey parts of the big flower.

Instead of dyeing in a baggie, I just laid the fabric out on my plastic covered table and poured the dyes over them. This will give an interesting look with 'bubbles'.

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

BACKGROUND SQUARES

Taking the advice I received at yesterday's meeting with Irene Roderick's workshop group, I cut some of my hand-dyed fabrics into 2-1/2" squares and put them up to see how it looked.

I'm not thrilled, but it is heading in the right direction.

I need to make more of that light yellow-green fabric that's around the spikey parts to make the transition between the different fabrics less stark.

Thursday, January 07, 2021

SHATTERED

I've got dozens of projects in progress, so what do I do? I start another one, of course.

Kona just published this pattern, Shattered, which was included with my monthly shipment of Kona cuts with the Aurifil threads, the last of the year. I received a group of half yard pieces of greys. It didn't include all of the greys needed, but I have the rest in my stash.

I cut up the parts needed today.

Thursday, August 13, 2020

CORRECTED CATS

I took the bottom border off and inserted some black bits and put it all back together. Much better.

Since it has little white cats running about I decided it should be named after Victoria's new kitten, Yuki. Yuki is very curious and loves to go where she has never been. They've been keeping her confined to the house and not letting her outside until she's older and neutered. She's not totally happy about that. There have been times when we are all chasing her about the garden trying to entice her with treats.

So, here's the backing and border:

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

36/100

Now I have a plan on what to do with these equilateral triangle blocks. I sorted some of the scraps from my scrap bucket into colors. I'm making some blocks in specific colors. We'll see how this goes.

I made six blocks and then went out to see if I could help Darrell with the deck.

Darrell was busy putting in posts for the railing and stuff. Then he started to place the second board, which goes all the way across the deck. He marked it and cut the holes for the biscuit joiners and then it started to rain hard. We quickly put everything away and quit for the day.

I went back up to the studio and spent some time cutting big pieces from the scrap bucket into 2-1/2", 3-1/2" and 5" squares.

Saturday, May 09, 2020

33/100

I didn't make anymore squares because I'm all out. So, instead, I sewed together a few rows. I need to get them sewn together as soon as possible, before they fall off the wall. Especially now that I have all of the windows open.