I've finally had a few minutes to myself and I'm getting so much done. I had to remake the square-in-a-square units from November's Marble Mystery clue. I managed to "sew" a whole bunch of them with no bobbin thread. 🤦🏻♀️ On the plus side, since the needle perforated the paper foundations, all the pieces were nicely stuck together and I didn't have to realign them.
After those were done, I was able to finish December's clue. Here are all the completed units for the entire mystery so far.
I didn't purchase backing fabric for this quilt, so I'll need to figure that out. I have one extra block that I'd like to incorporate into the back if possible. If not, then I will donate it to the big guild's orphan block program.
I did take the time to mark where each seam intersection should be. It takes a bit longer up front, but it saves a lot of time ripping when things don't align properly. I am also a big fan of pinning. 
Another thing on my to-do list is making a cover for my serger/coverstitch machine. I can't believe it didn't come with one. Anyway, I dug through a bin of fabric and found a piece of denim just large enough. I am using a free pattern from Closet Core. As you may be able to tell, I had to add 5.5" of width to the pattern. (I cut 5.5" strips from the Batesville BOM instructions I'd thrown in the recycling!) I think it should work out fine besides that. I will need to make some piping from the denim. That could be interesting; it needs to be cut on the bias and I won't have a ton of fabric left. I'm also considering lining it and/or stabilizing the denim. 
I have a single quilt left that I haven't shared yet. This one belongs to Sara and is quilted with a fairly small scale of the Calder design.
I knew my longarm was due for a deep clean after finishing the client quilts, but I didn't realize it had gotten quite so bad. 😳 I do blow it out and oil between each quilt, but as you can see, it had a lot of lint built up. Something I love about my APQS is that it is very easy to service, clean, and maintain on your own.
After my machine was cleaned, I quilted the Batesville block of the month. I picked Mister Marbles and Glide thread in Celery. I need to bind this before Christmas (when the December OMG link up opens).
The December OMG will open on December 25 and the January OMG will open on January 1. I will post my 2024 PHD progress and proposed 2025 PHD list on January 2.
I was gifted a bag of selvedges that I'd like to share with someone. The bag weighs 12 oz. and the majority of the selvedges are around 1/2" wide. I'll send them to the first person who requests them, continental US shipping only. I'm willing to ship them elsewhere as long as the recipient pays for the shipping.
My to-do list for December:
finish Batesville top & figure out backing- Bedford Tiles
J school bookclean house- watch Karlee Porter classes--12 hours to go
watch Bethanne Nemesh classesshop for giftsrepot plantsfinish last of this year's quiltsprint next year's planner- fix dress form as much as possible
- do fitting pattern
- lose a gazillion pounds
sew cover for sergerMarble Mysteryadd newest pantos to website- complete other business things from computer list
think about PHD for 2025clean up IntelliQuilter filesbring in hummingbird feeders--left them outside too long and they froze and broke 😭drop off toys at pantry- propagate Pothos after Christmas
harvest Aerogarden before Christmasgo to the bank
Linking with Quiltery, Alycia Quilts, and From Bolt to Beauty.
Your Bedford Tiles is so pretty, love the colors. Can't wait to see the Mystery Quilt coming to life. Sewing without bobbin thread sound familiar! LOL Great idea to make a serger cover from that piece of denim. Pretty fabrics for your Batesville quilt. Good luck on your to-do list for this month!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!! that Bedford tiles is super cool!!!
ReplyDeleteand your marble Mystery pieces look great - i wonder what it will look like?