{"id":69296,"date":"2026-01-06T07:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=69296"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:43:14","slug":"sew-day-projects-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/sew-day-projects-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sew Day Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rainbow<\/a>
Rainbow for New Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My day started off early with rain. It has been raining on and off for days. I am not complaining as we always need the rain, though I am thinking of the SoCal people who may be impacted by post-fire floods.<\/p>\n

I didn’t frame the photo and make it IG worthy. I just snapped a quick picture to share with DH. There have bee a few indications like this one that 2026 might be better than 2025, though the news to which I woke up wasn’t one of them.<\/p>\n

\"Lupine<\/a>
Lupine Clue 7 pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had a multitude of projects with me on which to work, but I started with Lupine Clue 7<\/a>. I had enough of the blue to cut all of the squares….I thought.<\/p>\n

I thought I had gotten over not being able to count and measure, but not yet. When I got home I realized I needed sets of 8 not sets of 4, so I had to cut more squares. I used up all of the blue. I found another Ruby Star blue I bought recently<\/a> while in Portland. Fortunately, the blues were the same, though the motifs were different. The new fabric was designed by Rashida Coleman Hale while the dots are by Melody Miller. I am not trying to be matchy-matchy or limit the fabrics, but I do like that blue and wanted to carry it on.<\/p>\n

The Lupine pieces didn’t take long, so I moved on to cutting for the Enigma pouches<\/a> I want to make. I only cut the foam on Saturday as I was derailed by the guild UFO Challenge drawing. I added two projects to my list, the Catalan Storage Cube<\/a> and the Pandora Charisma<\/a>. The Pandora Charisma is probably the hardest project on my list for a couple of reasons: 1) I haven’t made a bag by Sewfisticated before and 2) It is complicated. It is a cool bag, though and I gambled that it wouldn’t be the first one chosen. It was the first one chosen! I am sure I can at least get it started, but not sure about finishing. I am not scared of the actual sewing. I am just worried about not being familiar with the pattern or designer. Now you know why I don’t gamble with actual money.<\/p>\n

\"Scraps<\/a>
Scraps cutting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After reading through the Pandora Charisma pattern, I started in on my scraps. My Desktop Cube<\/a> for scraps is overflowing, once again. I did make progress, but my Desktop Cube is still overflowing. When I was putting all the cut scraps away, I noticed that my pink scrap drawer needs to be cleaned out. A problem for another day.<\/p>\n

\"Bonnie's<\/a>
Bonnie’s Friendship Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were a lot of busy people (17) at Sew Day. Bonnie was working on the BAM BOM<\/a>. She was using something like the interfacing I used for the Mondo Bag<\/a>. I really like her layout. It looks like scattered stars. I think having background in the center of the Friendship Stars makes them more appealing. A lot of them, though, is better than one.<\/p>\n

\"Anna's<\/a>
Anna’s BAM BOM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anna had her BAM BOM blocks up on the design wall as well. I think she was working on letters, too, but I didn’t get a chance to ask.<\/p>\n

The day really flies by and I am always too ambitious about what I think I can get done.<\/p>\n

\"BAM<\/a>
BAM donation quilt – Jan 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, Claire was working on a donation quilt for the guild’s community quilt project. I thought the fabric looked like men’s dress shirt fabrics. I wouldn’t be surprised as Claire is a master upcycler. The blues of the shirt fabrics is very appealing. <\/p>\n

All in all, a good day.<\/p>\n

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N.B. Bonnie will remove the posts to which I have linked from her blog sometime in February 2026. Download or save the clues now<\/strong> if you want to make this quilt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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