Monday, April 20, 2026

Catching up in the Sewing Room

We've been home a little over a week from our vacation. I can claim that laundry is all caught up. Still a few chores to do before I'm caught up there.  Catching up in the sewing room has been a bit harder.  My biggest focus has been on getting the Guild BOM block done for May. There has been good progress on that front, it should get finished today.  

The other focus has been trying to move projects from first quarter to finished quilt tops.  The final borders finally made it on to the 2026 SAHRR (Quilting Gail).



The border photographed darker then it actually is. It looks solid black, it's not. It looks much better in person. My SAHRR quilt for this year is definitely different from my previous three finishes.   



I was going to skip the quilt along this year, but then decided if I could do a sampler, that would be manageable. The fabrics for this year's project are left over from another project (there is enough left over for a third project).  I really like the big center star and the pieced border.  I don't do small projects as you can tell from my previous quilts. It was nice to just make one block each week. Now the quilt top goes into the "to be quilted' closet.  Hopefully it will get quilted before the end of the year.  

Linking up with Show & Tell Monday and Patchwork & Quilts.   

7 comments:

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

I really like how the final borders came together for your SAHRR quilt. The asymmetric square in a square border is a lovely addition to the design!

Sara said...

That border design was a great choice! Beautiful job on this year's SAHRR.

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal said...

Your SAHRR borders just set it all off perfectly. I'm obsessed with the center block, it is beautiful.

Nann said...

Hooray for the finish! And fun to see all your SAHRR projects in one group.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

The "coming back home chores" can take some time to get completed. Woo Hoo on getting the laundry all squared away. That is always what I tackle first too. Oh Kate, your Round Robin quilt is just beautiful. I love how you arranged the blocks. You did such a fabulous job. I look forward to seeing it quilted in the future. Enjoy your day. Hugs

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I'm glad you didn't skip the SAHRR this year - it looks great! Sometimes it's fun to do something completely different. What size did it end up to be?

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I like how those three turned out but really like the first of the 3 the best.