Started: January 2023
I was able to work on this project at the last mini retreat.
I’m getting to the finish line and the excitement is growing.
Cheers!
Melanie
Previous blocks completed:
Quilt in Progress: QP Saturday Sampler
Quilting, Scrapbooking, Gardening and whatever else catches my fancy
Cross stitch: 2025 Nutcracker – an update
Third row with the beading is all done. I am still enjoying the row by row at a time stitching on this project and I love how much I’m progressing on it.
Here’s where I was the last time I reported on this.
What it will be when it grows up…
Important info:
Fabric: 28 count Lugana “Whisper”
Floss: Called for DMC
2×2
Previous posts:
Keep on stitching,
Melanie
BOM 2025 – William Morris – Update #10
Important info: BOM with my fave LQS, Quilt Emporium, in Woodland Hills, CA. The shop owner, Lisa Hanson designed this mystery quilt with William Morris fabrics and I think it’s super inexpensive for a BOM at $15/month. Even though I decided no more BOMs, I couldn’t help but cave on this one.
Started: 02/2025
Previous posts here, here, here, here, update #4, update #5, update #6, update #7, update#8 and recent update #9.
I had quite a few hand work on my queue and this one didn’t make its way to the top for a while. I initially was going to do the circle by hand and the trellis part by machine. But after doing the circle decided to continue the handwork on the trellis. I love it.
Some of my friends are continuing with the big stitch around the circle and I kinda love it. I may go back later and add it on like I did the August block but for now this is done.
Blocks Made
Keep on quilting!
Melanie
2026 Quilt Retreat #1 – First Local Mini of the year, an update
The first local mini is now in the books and here’s my post on what I’ve got done and any homework that came up.
#1 – Jane Austen’s quilt – prep Hampshire Blocks
Next: Hampshire Blocks – There are 4 blocks for this set. Same block different fabric. I prepared the template paper and pulled the called for fabric. I cut the background fabric. I wanted to move on but I didn’t bring all my retreat projects with me so ended up cutting all the interface and fabric. It’s ready to sew. I added this to my ‘Homework’.
#2 – Monthly Door banner from 2024 – cut the final door banner kit – November.
—- done! I finished cutting the last door banner from 2024! Woohoo!!!!
#3 – 2023 Saturday Sampler from QP.
I’m at the “putting-the-inner-top-together” stage and next is step 3.
Here is step 3-
#4 – William Morris BOM – The next blocks to make are October, and January. Since my last post, I added the hand stitching around the August block and now that’s complete. I’ve also been working on the September hand applique as part of my homework since the last mini retreat. And I finished it at this mini retreat.
I cut the January block and it’s ready to be sewn.
#5 – Tula Pink Butterfly 2.0 – Find out where I am next
#6 – Spooky Halloween – Row 2, block 3 – take a picture
I’ve started it and I’m needle turning the traditional method. I want to prep the next block as I work some in Block 3.
#7 – Tuella and Friends.
#8 – “Allietare” Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt from 2015 – My goal with putting this here is to start getting it into my queue. I don’t have time for it now but it’s on this list to start making its way from my head, to actually working on it.
quilt on my friends
Melanie
Cross stitch: 2025 Nutcracker – an update
I almost finished 3 rows. I finished the stitching but I need to add the beads in. There is beads in the last row of the 3rd row and I don’t plan to do those. I like how it looks when I do all the stitching and then finish it off with the beading. I feel like the beads then sit on top of the stitching rather than getting mixed in.
I am still enjoying the row by row at a time stitching on this project and I love how much I’m progressing on it.
Here’s where I was the last time I reported on this.
What it will be when it grows up…
Important info:
Fabric: 28 count Lugana “Whisper”
Floss: Called for DMC
2×2
Previous posts:
Update – 2nd row
Keep on stitching,
Melanie
A garden update – Pakistani Mulberry cuttings
Monthly Door Banner – October
I started putting together the October Banner during my evening sewing sessions. I don’t generally have a lot of time but I enjoy getting one or two or 5 steps done on this homework item. This was a very interesting set of instructions and not something I remember ever doing in the past.
I usually would do the flowers at the same time but I didn’t this time because I wasn’t sure about the instructions. You have to partially sew one of the sides together and then after the rest of the sides are together then you finish sewing the unfinished side from the first step. It broke my mind. The second time around, I made sure to pin and line each piece up at every step and it came out so much better than the first one.
After the flowers were done, the next several steps were to put the pumpkin together.
And one weekend I was able to finish the rest of the banner.
November – still needs to be cut
Here are the ones that I’ve finished and posted about before:
So I’m almost done!
I still need to do
November
and then time to quilt!
Happy quilting
melanie
Xstitch Update – Rebel Stitchers’ “Disagree”
Update #1
Details:
Fabric: Live & Dye LA “Dusk” Lugana 32 count
Floss: Live & Dye LA “Naughty”
2×2
Happy Stitching!
~Melanie
Gamer Nouveau, an update
Gamer, my main squeeze
I’ve reached the top right corner and that’s the end of the page. The next 3 diagonals are the longest diagonals and then it’s all downhill from there. at least on this page. But now I get to play with the next project on my queue.
Happy Stitching!
~Melanie
Quilt In Progress: 250 Years of Jane Austen – Chawton Block, Finished
I finished all the appliqué on the center block. I am enjoying working on this piece. I won’t be able to start the next block until the next mini retreat so the project will be tucked away. Until then I’ll work on my next homework task.
Keep on quilting!
Melanie
Started: October 2025
Kit purchased from Quilty Pleasures in Simi Valley, CA.
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