Sunday Stash February 22, 2026

Posted on February 22, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers.  There was opportunity, but no need or desire to add to the stash.

I now have 20 striped blocks made, and today is decision time.  I need to choose a setting to determine if I need more blocks.  I also need to decide if I’m going to donate the quilt, which will have a bearing on size.  I have no idea which way it will go.  It depends on what the quilt has to say about it.

I have plenty of fabric left to make more blocks if needed.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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The Other Active Projects

Posted on February 20, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

I’ve posted a lot lately about the striped quilt, but I do work on other things.  I have two ongoing stitch projects that are on the PhD list.  I don’t have any rules about when I work on them, just pick up whichever calls to me.

Here is the last picture of Fairy Tales Live on Roofs.

Here’s where it is now.

Here’s the last picture of Goldfinch and Lilacs.

Here’s where it is now. 

I’m still nowhere close to finishing them, but I am making progress.

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Sunday Stash February 15, 2026

Posted on February 15, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers.

I sewed and trimmed more striped blocks this week.

I’m not sure if the setting I planned still works for me.  No worries though, as there are many other ways to set them.

I’m not sure about the lone yellow block either.  I need to add more yellow and green, or it will have to go.  So many decisions when you don’t follow a pattern.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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Sunday Stash February 8, 2026

Posted on February 8, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers.

I sewed more stripe blocks this week and trimmed a few to check that the pattern will work out.

Squaring these up was a bit of a puzzle.  My ruler that was long enough wasn’t wide enough, and the one that was wide enough wasn’t long enough.  It took a couple tries with a two-ruler set up to work it out.

I really hope this quilt is worth the effort that’s going into it.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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February 2026 OMG

Posted on February 6, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

It’s time to pick a goal for the second month of the year. 

I admit I’m struggling with this one.  I want my goal to relate to the Stripes project, but haven’t come up with something both quantifiable and doable.

 I started sewing blocks together, and it hasn’t gone smoothly.  The cutting issues created more challenges than I expected, and I’m not sure how that will impact the overall project.

It’s like trying to pin down an expected arrival time when you don’t know where you’re going.

The best goal I came up with is to sew some blocks together and move the project forward.  I don’t know if that qualifies as a goal, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Check out what everyone else is creating over at Stories from the Sewing Room.

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Sunday Stash February 1, 2026

Posted on February 1, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

I did a double take when I typed February.  How did that happen?

No change in the numbers.

This week I finished a piece I stitched last fall.  It has been gifted, and I can now show it here.

It’s a pattern from Hinzeit, which came with the charms.  They do not name their patterns.

Now my work table is all cleared to start sewing striped pieces together.  I figured a size for the triangle pieces that should accommodate cutting variations.   I’ll find out when I start sewing.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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January OMG and PhD Update

Posted on January 29, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

January went mostly as planned.

My OMG was to finish the challenge quilt, Winter Tree.  I posted details about it here and here.

That project was also on my PhD list.

I’ve now moved on to another project on that list, although I don’t expect to finish it in February.

I’m linking to Stories from the Sewing Room, where you can see what everyone else is creating.

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Sunday Stash January 25, 2026

Posted on January 25, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers.

I started playing around with settings for the larger pieces of Stripes Squared.   I liked this one but had concerns about construction.  The irregular pieces might be hard to fit together.

After a few more tries, I came up with this setting that creates a secondary star pattern. 

I figure this one will be pretty forgiving with the way the stars are skewed.  I’ll sew a few together and see how it goes.

I still have two stacks of triangles, which may or may not end up as a border.  One step at a time.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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Course Change

Posted on January 22, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

I plan, the Universe laughs.

With Winter Tree done, I pulled out Stripes Squared and Striped Bits.  The fabric and blocks were a hot mess, all scrunched and wrinkled.  I spent a bit of time pressing everything.

Handling all the pieces was a learning opportunity.  Some things became clear.

The fabric unravels like crazy.

The pieces are not cut accurately.  They are different sizes.  Some points are cut off.

Only one of the blocks is usable as sewn.  The others are not flat for various reasons. 

I will not be making the Stripes Squared quilt with those fabrics or those pieces.

Quilters abandon projects for a reason.  I get why this one found itself homeless.

The new questions are:  What CAN I make with these pieces?  Will it be one quilt or two?  Which of the pieces should go together?  Ideas are rolling around my head.

I’m open to suggestions, just leave a comment.

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Sunday Stash January 18, 2026

Posted on January 18, 2026 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in this week.

I finished Winter Tree, my art quilt group’s January challenge.

I talked about the idea and the construction in the last two posts.  From there, I added beads to suggest snowflakes and used a dark binding as a frame.  I also added a fence made from railroad yarn that I painted white and then gray.  The original yarn was too bright and didn’t fit the color scheme.  The yarn is so delicate I hand stitched it down.  The quilt is about 11″ x 13”.

This quilt was my January OMG and the first finish on my PhD list.

It didn’t use much fabric, but every little bit helps.

Fabric Added: 0

Fabric Used:  .375 yards

Net Fabric Used:  .375 yards

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