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September OMG 2018 Update

It is time to report on those September sewing goals!

I completed my three blocks for the RSC18 Squared Away Sampler, and you can find that post (and information about the sampler) by clicking here.

RSC18 September

I am so happy to report that I have finished my President’s Book fabric pages!

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In fact, I have completed a tome, not just a book!  This thing is big!

President's Blocks

President's Blocks

President's Blocks

I am going to have to come up with a plan to display it in my sewing space.  This book is very special to me, since life took a turn and I have not been able to spend time with these precious quilting friends.  Some have moved on, and some have passed on as well.  But I have wonderful memories each time I look at these pages.

President's Blocks

You can read more about this project by clicking here and here.  You can see  pages in slideshows by clicking here and here.

Another goal was scrap control.  I did cut my scraps into usable strip sizes.

Fabric Scraps

The strips are sorted by color and size and stored in plastic bags in bins.

Fabric Scraps

I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts OMG (One Monthly Goal).  Check out the updates of the other participants and get inspired and motivated!  It has certainly helped me to announce goals to the world…I am actually completing a few!

Twister Table Runner

I have done so well with my monthly sewing goals (in my estimation at least) that I decided to find a quick and easy project to do.  Just for the fun of it.

I settled on the Twister Table Runner pattern by Shelley Robson of Pieced Tree Patterns.  I saw it made up with Halloween fabrics (very cute), and realized how easy it would be to create seasonal table runners with this pattern.  It would make quick and easy gifts. 

Twister Table Runner

I resized the pattern, since my dining table is a large one, and I had a festive candy cane fabric that I could feature for the Christmas season.

Twister Table Runner

I used blue chalk to mark a grid for quilting.

Twister Table Runner

Twister Table Runner

Fun to make, versatile and not terribly time consuming!

Twister Table Runner

A Stroll in the Garden

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. “Albert Camus

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” ― Jim Bishop

“The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.” 
― John Greenleaf Whittier

 

Sedum

Crocus

Crocus

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

Black cohosh

Maple Leaf