Despite my lack of presence here in blogger, I have been making a lot of quilt tops.
I almost always take progress snapshots as I work. I do this for a couple of reasons. The miniaturized version on my phone gives me a condensed look at what is on the design board. Especially with scrappy quilts, I can better see where colors need to be more balanced.
Taking photos also helps me keep a timeline of my progress. If I take a picture of the fabric pull or the first block, the date is attached to the photo. It's like having a cheat sheet with so much information. It tells me when I started, what colors I planned, and I can see what was going on in my life from other photos I took around the same time.
So, today I was curious what is on my camera roll since the purple butterfly quilt in my last update...
In September, For The Brave was a store sample for a Block of the Month.
I enjoyed the piecing a lot. The directions were a bit off the beaten path, which kept my attention very well.
The pattern has two versions. Both use the label panel pieced into 4-patches with an appliqued heart.
On September 13th I started working on another sample for the store.
Originally, I had made kits for a puff quilt with the same fabrics. The puff quilt got lots of attention, but the kits weren't selling. So, my co-worker Susan and I found a simple pattern and I made new kits out of the Puff quilt kits in hopes that customers would be more inclined to make it. 
The puff quilt has finally come home with me. Sweetie loved on it for the first day, but then decided her blankie is still her favorite.
I wonder if any of my loved ones are into polar bears?? I really don't know what to do with this quilt!
I moved on to making up the 2023 3rd Saturday Sampler. Started on October 17, 2022.
This quilt is 96" x 111". It took a lot of time.
November 30th I was making prairie points.
Finally, I got it to the store at the beginning of December and we started taking sign-ups for the Saturday Sampler.
I saw this Pinterest pin. I couldn't find more information on it.
I am starting a Use Your Stash club in 2023 and I HAD to create these zig-zags for my club!
According to my photos, I started this one on October 17th too and finished December 6th.
I looked for a written pattern for something similar, but couldn't find anything. I might try to write one if there's any interest in this quilt from my club members.
In the meantime, I started getting to know my Babylock Flare embroidery machine...
November 2, I found this free download. The pattern is for a small hexagon table mat. I got the spider stitched up but then put it to the side. Hopefully, I get back to making a finished item.
November 3, I tested out a block from the Cup of Cheer by Kimberbell. I'm a bit disappointed with this project. But I think that due to that I am a beginner with the embroidery machine. When I get a chance, I plan to take classes to learn all the tricks to machine embroidery.
However, I am happy to have figured out the quilt first, then applique Star block. I think it would be fun to make a whole quilt with this method.
November 6, I tested embroidering on towels... I like it!!
I ended up with a 63" x 96" quilt top. It's brighter in person. The lighting in my sewing room does not make good pictures on my phone camera. I'll do a more detailed blog post on my progress if there's interest. I tweaked the pattern and design a little bit to fit my whimsy.
One more project to use up some of those smaller pieces floating around my sewing room... it's totally scrappy. I believe the pattern is called Broken Herringbone. Anything and everything will be used. It's made with 2" x 4" rectangles.
Yes, this one is also for my Use Your Stash club, so more on this later...
Thanks for hanging out with me and letting me scroll through my photos with you 😘!!
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