Project Update: 29.09.2026
Hello Friends and Welcome Back!
Now that the Autumn season has officially arrived, I've been seeing even more seasonal changes; more and more of the trees are changing colours, the days and nights are getting colder, and all the geese I was hearing last week seem to have moved on.
And as September slowly slips away, I've continued to work on renovations around the house while still finding time to work on a few of my stitching projects!
Some of those projects got a brief update when I shared my Autumn goals last week, while others have continued their quiet progress in the background. So today, I wanted to get all of us caught up on my recent progress with a little project update!
Let's take a look!
Crochet Afghan
After my last update, I was working on adding sashing rounds to the various crochet squares I've made so far and restitching the ones that came out at the wrong size.
I've continued to work on those steps, adding eleven new squares to those I've already completed!
Those include my second Ianthe square, as well as two each of Arafura, Crop Circles, Clover, Corona, and the traditional Granny Square!
With so many completed blocks, I'm excited to start stitching them together into an afghan, so I'm hoping to do a big round of blocking soon!
My squares are based on a variety of patterns from Granny Square Flair by Shelley Husband.
The Generations Quilt Project
Over the last few weeks, I've shared quite a few updates on my progress on the Generations Quilt—including a summary of our recent progress meeting—so I don't have a lot of new information to share.
The quilt top has been pieced together, but I'm still working on assembling the few extra half Dresdens we've decided to add around the edges.
I started off with one leftover Dresden Plate applique pieced and with the edges basted, so I picked out the two seams needed to break it into two halves, giving me two half Dresdens.
From there, I cut the pieces for an additional six half Dresden appliques and pieced them together!
I've started basting the edges of those, but it's my least favourite part of the applique process. I plan to bring them the next time I visit Grandma, so I can do some simple stitching while we catch up!
The Generations Quilt project is based on the traditional Dresden Plate and Six Pointed Star blocks, using templates drafted from extant blocks by Valerie Anne.
Free Motion Quilting Class
After completing the first session of the class, Mom and I were excited to go back for the second one!
I had a bit of a rough start since I forgot the foot pedal for my sewing machine and had to drive back to Mom's house to pick it up, but luckily I was only about 10 minutes late!
Everyone was asked to share what they had worked on at home—for me, that was nothing since I'd been wrapped up in renovations—then we learned a few more designs and continued to practice quilting in the classroom!
We were reminded a few more times that the only way to improve your free motion quilting is by doing a lot of practice, teaching your muscles the right motions and your brain to think ahead in the pattern.
This was the final session in our beginner's class, and after everything I've learned, I'm excited to continue practicing over the next few months!
The free motion class was taught by Judy Graham at The Quilter's Cupboard.
Lupine and Laughter Quilt
It's been quite a few months since I last shared an update on my Lupine and Laughter quilt, but after all this time, Mom and I have finally gotten started!
I spent a lot of time sharing my colour planning process throughout the Winter months, then packed the project away during the move. Now that we're more settled in the new house, I've been able to take it back out!
Since I was able to convince my Mom to make this pattern with me, we've planned a few sewing days to work on piecing our quilts together!
After two sewing days, I'm getting close to finishing clue one's quarter square triangle units!
Mom is a little further into the pattern than I am. She made her quarter square triangles earlier in the Summer, before we had figured out a schedule for sewing together, and is now working on the flying geese from clue two. But that's not a problem since those units are for the pieced border and I'm not planning to add that to my quilt!
That being said, I think we'll be starting on clue three around the same time and continue piecing the rest of the pattern together from there!
I can't wait to see how our quilts turn out!
My Lupine and Laughter quilt is based on a design by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.
Outreach Blocks
The final project I've worked on recently is a set of Bingo blocks for a game I'll be playing at one of my guild's upcoming meetings!
Typically, a Bingo card has the squares labelled with a letter and number, such as B09, G36, or I12. Instead of letters, each of the cloumns of the quilt block was assigned a colour—green, blue, purple, red, and yellow—and the individual squares are identified using different prints instead of numbers—such as florals, stripes, or solids.
We were told that we can play from more than one Bingo block at once if we'd like, so I made two blocks for myself to play, as well as an extra to share if someone forgets to bring their own, or if a visitor joins us for that meeting!
Once we've finished the game, the blocks will be given to the guild's outreach program to be made into a quilt and donated in support of a local cause!
This block is based on the Quilt Guild Bingo instructions from Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting, September/October 2006.
Friends, I've had so much fun looking back at all of the stitching I've done over the last few weeks!
Some of these projects have been underway for quite some time, progressing slowly over many months, while others have come and gone more quickly!
While I love working through my longer and more complex projects, something like my guild's Bingo cards offer a nice change of pace. While I wouldn't want to make something that simple and monotonous all the time, it was a nice creative palette cleanser!
If you've been working on any creative projects of your own—quick and simple, or longer and more complex—I would love to learn what you've been up to! Please share stories and photos in the comments below, by sending me an email, or by visiting me on Instagram!
I always love hearing from you and learning from the experiences of other makers!
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