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Monday, June 16, 2025

Design Wall Monday - June 16, 2025

 Good Morning Quilters!

Yesterday was Father’s Day, and also our wedding anniversary.  We have been married 62 years!  It seems impossible, but there it is.  June 15, 1963……..to June 15, 2025…….and as in the story books, we have lived happily ever after.  I am so blessed.

Quiltwise, I have had another productive week.  First, the Cousin’s Walk appliqué quilt was worked on again, and I made progress on finishing up one of the border corners.  Here is a picture of my progress…..a yellow flower to sew down, and another leaf to add on the opposite side of the vine, and this part will be finished.  There is one more border corner to work on.  


Re the design wall, I finished the first six rows of the Indigo/Shirting Jane Stickle blocks, and took them off the wall.  I am excited to get the final seven rows up there to see what blocks I am missing.  Here the six rows are before I put them away.


But the log cabin blocks were stacked on the floor, staring at me.  So, I put the log cabin blocks up, and here is a picture of the design wall now:


The block arrangement is called Barn Raising, and I found I needed two more blocks to finish the plan.  So I made them, and am now sewing the blocks together into a quilt top.  The blocks finish at 7.5 inches square, with the logs at 3/4 inch wide.  Do you like a border around a log cabin quilt or not?  I haven’t decided yet.

The little doll quilt (half the size of these blocks) has been moved to the “design floor” area near the design wall.  It will be assembled next.  So it was a good week, and I am happy.

What is happening in your quilt room?  So many great projects going on at your house.  I really enjoy reading your blogs and looking at your pictures.  Thanks for participating in our Design Wall Monday Linky Party this last week.  Join again below and show us “whatcha got”

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Design Wall Monday - June 9, 2025

 Good Morning Quilters!

Today I am having cataract surgery on my right eye.  Please pray that it goes well, and that my eyes will be well again soon so I can continue quilting.  The surgeon said I should be able to see colors more clearly after surgery, so that should be a good quilting thing!  If all goes well, the left eye will be done two weeks from now.

Progress has been made on my two UFOs up on the design wall.  I made the remaining four blocks for the log cabin doll quilt.  Next, it will be sewn together into a top.  The blocks finish at 3 and 3/4 inches square with the little “logs” finishing at 3/8 inch each.  The doll quilt should measure 22.5 inches square before I bind it.  It was fun to make.



The large log cabin blocks (over 100 of them) will go up on the design wall soon.  The larger log cabin blocks will finish at 7.5 inches square.

The Jane Stickle indigo and shirting quilt squares are coming along nicely.  It is true that seeing it on the design wall makes me want to finish squares to fill the holes.  I next need to make five more blocks so that the row A through F are complete.  Each little 4.5 inches square block is a challenge to make and I enjoy filling up the holes in each row.  When the next five blocks are made, I will take this half down and put the rows G through M up on the design wall.  Here is a picture of what the design wall looks like today:



And here is what the rows looked like last Monday:




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Monday, June 2, 2025

Design Wall Monday - June 2, 2025

Good Morning Quilters!

June is here and my quilt mojo is back, so I’ve been very productive.  The log cabin blocks have multiplied to more than 100 blocks.  These blocks will finish at 7.5 inches square.


They are awaiting their time on the design wall.  There is no room because the design wall has my indigo and shirting Jane Stickle quilt blocks on it - at least the first six rows:




I have made at least five blocks since I last took a photo, and having it on the design wall is motivating me to fill in the gaps.  Three rows are now complete.  I could even start sashing them.

The doll quilt log cabin blocks (that finish at 3 and 3/4 inch square) are almost completed.  I need only four more blocks, and that won’t take long.  

The doll quilt blocks are on the design wall:



And my red work “Snowmen A to Zzzzz” quilt blocks now number four completed ones:






So I am feeling very productive once again.  But it is all part of the ebb and flow of life, isn’t it?  Some weeks are filled with other parts of life, and some weeks are filled with quilting.  Life is good, either way.

I hope you will be encouraged by my progress.  I know you all encourage me when I look at your blogs and see all of your quilts and blocks in progress.  Thank you for joining our Design Wall Monday Linky Party and showing us what you are working on.  We appreciate you!


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