Design Wall Monday - March 17, 2025

Good Morning Quilters!

Yesterday the teams were announced for the NCAA Basketball Tournament know as “March Madness”.  I am working on a red work project during my basketball watching month.  While I watched the Big 10 tournament this last week, one block was completed and another one partially completed.  

The quilt will be made of Christmas alphabet blocks, and here is the letter C is for Candy Canes block:

Partial completion on the letter H for Holly Berries block:

My design wall continues to be empty.  But I will show you the last quilt that was on it.  I am helping my friend Claire’s granddaughter, Sammy, with her first attempt at a quilt.  Here is Sammy and her quilt start on my design wall at our last meeting:  

She cut off-white sashing pieces, and is at home sewing the quilt top together.  She is practicing her 1/4 inch seam sewing skills.  She hopes to visit me next week with a completed quilt top.  

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Design Wall Monday - March 10, 2025

 Good Morning Quilters!

This week starts the “mini-March Madness” with all the college conference basketball championships……before the grand 64 team “March Madness” that follows all the conference tournaments.  I looked through my UFOs to find a project that I can work on through all the game time-outs and half-time breaks.  This is what I got out:

It has Christmas themed alphabet blocks with snowmen.  Have any of you made this quilt?  The pattern has been in my stash for quite a while, and I have prepped a few blocks to get me through the Big Ten Tournament this week.  It is from 2009 by Meg Hawkey for Crabapple Hill Studio.  I plan to embroider it in all red floss, as it will make it much easier to work on, and I like red on a Christmas quilt.  

I prep embroidery using a light pencil drawing using a light box.  My embroidery floss usually covers the pencil lines completely.  Here is my first block, just penciled on fabric, using a light box:

What are you up to this week?  I encourage you to keep working on a project or two each week.  Even though progress seems slow some weeks, the reverse is also true; some weeks progress goes very fast.  Also, your posts are so inspiring to the rest of us.  Thank you for participating each week.  

It is supposed to get up to the mid-70s this week in Grand Rapids, MI, and I am so ready to feel the warmth.  Spring always makes me feel better, and I am ready.

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