My second finish for 2025. I made this one from my strip scraps by sorting colours and tones then creating courthouse steps blocks around leader-ender 4-patches until one dimension was trimable 6.5". Heights of each block are whatever they turned out. Lots of fun.
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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Saturday achievements
When we gathered on Saturday we 3 were very pleased to make so much progress...
We now have some bright pink polar fleece to back our stained glass quilt top. That will be tacked next time we meet.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Continuing our Zoom from Saturday
So many could not join our Zoom on Saturday so have sent photos of their latest work for our show and tell.

Saturday, July 5, 2025
News from Heather (NZ)
As Heather is unable to make our Zoom today she has sent me news about her quilting and craft room.
Firs a quilt she made recently for her nephew's first daughter.
She also sent me an update on the progress in her new craft room...
"We have finished painting the Craft room as it will be. Cupboards removed for painting and awaiting the blinds for the windows. I have started to set up my machine and cutting table and not much else!!! The remaining bedroom is currently a store/junk room and luckily the door is left open , otherwise one would not be able to open it!
The intention is to keep the sewing tables clear of "stuff" so that I can sew easily.....I am looking forward to actually sewing. The machine got a thorough clean yesterday and a new blade in the rotary cutter. So all ready to sew; only issue is that the fabric and patterns are in the "storage" room. A lot more tidying up in the near future.

Friday, July 4, 2025
Elaine's creation from Jenny's 'scraps'
When I was at Baradine in April Jenny gave me lots of scraps, many of which were triangles left from a quilt she had made. Elaine loved these triangles so I gave them to her to play with. Here is the finished quilt...
It really looks great in real life too and will probably be donated to the cancer patients that Karen has contact with.
Just remember - Scraps are not Rubbish!
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Pockets
I came across a post today about Pockets. Juxtaposed with this is the July Chookshed challenge of #9. My #9 is to make another quilt using Surrey's shirts of which I still have plenty.
I have featured shirt pockets in a number of the quilts I've made from his shirts.
Now it is time for some new ideas for pockets and a shopping trip to replace all my pants I recently tossed because they had no pockets.