{"id":68133,"date":"2025-10-31T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=68133"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:23:59","slug":"26-projects-october-2025-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/26-projects-october-2025-10\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Projects October 2025 #10"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Finished October 2025 Quilt Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>No quilt finishes this month. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finished (for me!) <\/strong><strong>October <\/strong><strong>Donation&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Quilts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68414\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68414\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sidewalk with blue strip blocks - finished\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251018_152537_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidewalk with blue strip blocks &#8211; finished<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sidewalk with Blue Strip Blocks- I <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/finished-sidewalk-2-blue-strips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finished this quilt top<\/a> back in July. Eleanor finished the binding.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finished Bags and Small Projects for October<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Very few small project finishes this month.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68133 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/arthouse-apron-finished\/20251012_125052_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251012_125052_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Arthouse Apron - eraser side\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251012_125052_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251012_125052_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251012_125052_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251012_125052_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68321'>\n\t\t\t\tArthouse Apron &#8211; eraser side\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/26-projects-october-2025-10\/20251013_125406_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251013_125406_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dogwood Pouch for Cheryl\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68360\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68360'>\n\t\t\t\tDogwood Pouch for Cheryl\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/26-projects-october-2025-10\/20251014_181448_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251014_181448_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Robin Dogwood Pouch B\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68381\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68381'>\n\t\t\t\tRobin Dogwood Pouch B\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Projects Ready for Quilting \/ In the Quilting Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-68133 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/chain-link-top-complete\/20250629_190101_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250629_190101_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chain Link Top finished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66952\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66952'>\n\t\t\t\tChain Link Top finished\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/old-town-top-complete\/20250524_172802_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250524_172802_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Town top complete\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-66645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-66645'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Town top complete\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/triumphant-top-finished\/20250708_100345_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250708_100345_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Finished: Triumphant top\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-67082\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-67082'>\n\t\t\t\tFinished: Triumphant top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Projects In the Finishing Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I had to change this from &#8220;July Projects In the Finishing Process&#8221; to just &#8220;Projects In the Finishing Process&#8221;, because the projects might linger here for a few months.<\/p>\n<p>The Handbag Sampler is back and I am working on the binding.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68353\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68353\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Handbag Sampler - ready for binding\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251011_130354_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 85vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handbag Sampler &#8211; ready for binding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>All the WIPs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>WIPs are projects on which I am working. This means that I am past the cutting out of pieces stage,&nbsp; some sewing has taken place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/more-on-the-sad-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Revival<\/a> &#8211; I am well into piecing. I have done some trimming and have Flower #2 sewn together<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/four-patch-fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Patch Fun<\/a> &#8211; making blocks as leaders and enders<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/la-pass-border-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Passacaglia<\/a> \u2013 I am working on the border, but need to work more and harder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/pantone-going-somewhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pantone Project<\/a> &#8211; it has been nearly a year (where does time go?) since I worked on this. I need to get back to it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/patchwork-palooza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patchwork Palooza<\/a> &#8211; working on this week by week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Cut Out &amp; Stopped<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/more-about-the-eppic-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPPic<\/a> &#8211; This is all cut out and I have made tiny steps towards starting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/oxbow-tote-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxbow<\/a> &#8211; SueS is organizing a Sew Day at her house in November to help us all finish our bags. I still have a bit of time to make some progress<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/rose-petrillo-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rose Petrillo bag<\/a> \u2013 I found the pieces for this bag cut out, but not sewn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Still UFOs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I still have UFOs. Who doesn\u2019t, after all? A project in the \u2018UFO\u2019 category means I am stalled, it hasn\u2019t been worked on in awhile or it is waiting its turn to be worked on. The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.<\/p>\n<p>I am annoyed that some of these are still UFOs. I have to give myself credit for completing some of them last year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portrait.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self Portrait<\/a>: started in 2006 at a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">class at Quilting Adventures<\/a> in Richmond, Virginia. After a brief burst of inspiration, I am stalled on this again. As one of my oldest (I am pretty sure) UFOs, I put it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/whats-your-oldest-ufo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my blog<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artquiltmaker\/status\/987744235699879942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out into the Twitterverse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddrquilter\/status\/987747460075458560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diane suggested that I not consider this as a self portrait<\/a>. I think that strategy is a great idea. I am now trying to think of a new persona for her.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/serendipity-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serendipity Lady<\/a> \u2013 I am still planning to take this piece to be framed. It might need a bit of quilting first.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2020<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2021 \u2013 I may combine 2020 and 2021 into a COVID edition.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric of the Year 2022 \u2013 yes, I added this one to the list, but this is the last one I plan to do.<\/li>\n<li>Stay Tuned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finished October 2025 Quilt Projects No quilt finishes this month. \ud83d\ude41 Finished (for me!) October Donation&nbsp;Quilts Sidewalk with Blue Strip Blocks- I finished this quilt top back in July. Eleanor finished the binding. Finished Bags and Small Projects for October Very few small project finishes this month. Projects Ready for Quilting \/ In the Quilting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/26-projects-october-2025-10\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;26 Projects October 2025 #10&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[195],"class_list":["post-68133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-538","tag-26-projects"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68133"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68420,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68133\/revisions\/68420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}