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.

WEEK 37

 Here's my take on the Quilters Playcation 2024 Week 37 block by Cheryl Arkison.

SORTING THE BLUES

 I sorted the scraps that remain in the Blue scrap bucket.  There were a lot of small bits.  So, I sewed some together and ended up with two Log Cabin type blocks.

There's still lots of littles left.

WORKING ON BLUE SLABS AGAIN

 In a glaring act of procrastination, I got out the Blue scrap bucket and started making more blue Slabs.  It was great fun for a while - until I started sewing the them together.  They are pretty much all partial seams.

CLARKSVILLE IS DONE

 The Improv 4-Patch quilt, Clarksville is finished, done.

I had just enough grey fabric for the binding.  

FINISHED QUILTING CLARKSVILLE

 I guess I didn't mention it, but I've been quilting on the 4-patch quilt I made during the first session of Quiltfolk's Break the Rules.

I've named it Clarksville because the original was found in Clarksville and the quilt didn't have a name other than 4-Patch.  Now it does.

Anyway, I've been working on quilting it for several days now.  I finished  today.

It's all computerized.

BLOCK 36

 Here's my interpretation of Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024 improv block.  And, once again I didn't follow directions too closely.

PUYALLUP FAIR 2024

 Darrell and I went to Puyallup to the Washington State Fair.  We haven't attended in years, so it was about time.  And, I had entered three quilts into the show and I had to go see them.

"Cincinnati"

"Amity: Baroque" I stood behind a lady and listedned to her talk about what she liked about this quilt.  That was fun.  D and I voted for this one for People's Choice.  Good luck #93!

"Tractor Beam" .  My Voltron type quilt.

Then we went walking about for a few hours.  We had scones right away.  They are smaller and sweeter than I remember from when I was much younger.

We saw the baby piglets, only a few days old.

And we had to see the Draft Horses.

We also walked through the grange to see the Giant Pumpkins and the displays.  We hurried through the retail vendors building and were accosted by several of them.  And we perused the goats.

It was something different and great fun.  But, since it was going to be a very hot day and we left at noon.  

PEGASUS/BARS QUILT IS FINISHED

 I trimmed the batting and cut the backing to one inch.  I rolled the backing up and over the front and top stitched it down on the three sides.

The top, with the batik fabric, I had made longer so I could fold it down and create a 'chin guard'.  Afterwards, I thought it needed tying because I had doubled the batting inside to make it as thick as the rest of the quilt.

I think I want to wash it now and see what happens.

My quilt has no label - that's the first time I've not put a label on one of my quilts.

I made this as a replica of the orginal, found in Roderick Kiracofe's book Unconventional and Unexpected Quilts.

The original 

The back of the original

WEEK THIRTY FIVE

 Here's this week's Quilters Playcation 2024 improv block.

FINISHED TYING

 I got the last of the tying done on the Pegasus/Bars quilt and removed it from the longarm.

I'm not sure how I'm going to finish the edges - binding or facing or ???