Stay at Home Round Robin 2026

I participated in the SAHRR again this year.

My computer revised the operating system and it blocked photos uploading to my blog.

I started a new blog so I could take part in the weekly posts.

I have summarized the rounds here. 

The pink and green block was my starting block.

I decided to make 12 inch blocks instead of rows or borders this year. 

Round # 1  the two hour glass blocks. 

Round # 2  double - I made a double spinning wheel.

Round # 3  Animals. I made a block called Cat and Mice from Quilter's Cache.

Round # 4  Curves. I took an online short class in reverse applique.

I made these round 'portholes'.

But now the colors have shifted to pastels.

Round # 5  two colors.

I made 9 patches with teal and fuschia.

White was not counted as a color for this round.

Here are the blocks I had after Round # 5.

The bright royal blue, orange, yellow, and green did not go with the other colors.

So I decided to make the hourglass and double spinning wheel again.

Round # 6 Quilter's Choice

I made two framed squares and added triangles.

Since I wanted to set the blocks on point I needed setting triangles.

The hour glass blocks have been redone with teal and fuschia and white triangles.

The double spinning wheel is now peach, teal, and floral.

The triangles for the corners need to be added.

I will show the finish in another post.

Happy Sewing! 

 

 

Sewing for Ava

Here are the dresses I made for Ava during our snow days in January.

This knit was a bonus dress. I bought the fabric from Mood Fabrics online

just to try out their selections.

Ava loves knit dresses and now that I have a serger I can sew knits quickly.

The dress is reversible and completely lined.

I don't know how it fits.

It might be a night gown. 

It is a very soft cotton knit.

Jessie and Ava bought fabric for four dresses for spring.

I gave them drawings of dress patterns with the fabric requirements of each.

When the snow and ice came I was all set to sew.

The tunic above can be a top, swim coverup, or dress.

This dress has a high waist, cap sleeves, and ballet neckline.

These three dresses remind me of Sleeping Beauty.

The three fairies who cared for Aurora in the Disney version

favored blue, green, and pink.

Close up of the serged and topstitched waistline.

The before gathered waist.

This shift style looks great on Ava.

This is the back showing the zipper.

Jessie suggested horizontal stripes on the top and vertical stripes on the skirt.

I added a thin sash and hem of mint.

The back features a cute V.

Cap sleeves and a fully lined bodice make a comfortable spring/summer dress.

I took this to show the gray thread that I used for all three of these dresses.

I blended well with blue, green, and pink.

Oops! Photo out of order.

Front of the shift dress.

White pique accents the neckline, armholes and hemline.

I love the fabrics Jessie and Ava picked.

It was fun to sew these dresses.

I hope she enjoys wearing them.

Happy Sewing!

 

 

Snow Day Sewing

 I planned to show photos of the dresses I have made during the snow and ice shut down.

BUT I can't upload photos to my blogger site. I have tried every thing I can to correct the problem.

Nothing has worked.

I have started a new blog - not happy about that. I have been blogging about sewing since 2013.

The new sewing blog is Auntie Teacake's Sewing Room and is hosted on WIX. 

The link is here.

Oak Park Finished

I started Oak Park at a retreat in June, 2025.

I finished the top, did some quilting with navy thread, trimmed and bound it.

I wanted to do something in the colorful spaces but didn't know what.

Finally I was ready to tackle quilting the colors.

I chose some threads for these fabrics and started quilting. 

I tried some different patterns in each space.

I don't like dense quilting.

Here it is.

Close ups of the quilting.

Most of the quilting is straight lines.

I changed the peach thread for a darker color that matches better.

More close ups.

There is a hanging sleeve and label.

Oak Park was completely finished on January 14, 2026.

Glad to have another finish.

Happy Sewing!

SAHRR Round 1

Round 1 is the hour glass block.

I made two from solid orange and blue.

Since I used solids for my center block,

I'm going to try to use solids for all the blocks.

Thanks for the chart with all the possible sizes Brenda @ Songbird Designs.

Linking up to the SAHRR party.

See you next week.

 

SAHRR Center Block

Here is my center block for SAHRR 2026.

I tried this out as a practice block.

I think it looks like a flower.

I used 5 inch squares.

Let's see where this leads.

Happy Sewing!

Quilting and Binding Finish

At the November guild meeting I picked up a charity quilt to finish.

Someone pieced the top and someone made backing and cut batting.

My part was to quilt and bind the quilt.

I used a navy Aurifil thread and used my sewing machine to quilt straight and wavy lines.

Then I used the strips provided to bind the edge.

I used a gray thread on top and the navy in the bobbin.

Here is the finished quilt after washing and drying.

I love the crinkly texture.

The back looks good, too.

If I can get a label, this quilt will be ready to give to someone.

Lots of people helped make this charity quilt.

I think I like this step best.

Next, finish quilting my Frank Lloyd Wright quilt.

Happy Sewing!