Fresh week, fresh brew, fresh you – let’s do this Monday! 🆕☕
Happy Monday morning!!! Welcome to Monday Musings! I hope you have all had a great week and got a lot of fun sewing projects done! It’s been nice here last week. This coming week it will be much cooler (for us!) with down right chilly evenings. It really is beginning to feel like fall. Now let’s move on to the good stuff!!
Here’s how my story ended for the week of 10/13- 10/19/25:
- Guild meeting today (Monday). DONE!! We had a great program and fellowship, along with inspiring show and tell!
- Make backing and get it on the frame. DONE!! I even got some stitching done on it! I watched an inspiring live presentation this past week from Handi Quilter and decided I will custom quilt this one with rulers, FMQ, and some computerized motifs. Our guild Quilt Fest is next June, so I am taking my time and hope it turns out well enough to compete!
- Sew Day with Friends on Wednesday. DONE!! I cut out a lot of 6-1/2″ blocks from shirts and had some good visit time!
- Whatever suits my fancy. DONE!! Mostly working on arranging and rearranging so I can get my chair in and out of the house easier. Not much other than that and a meeting with our financial advisor on Chicken Legs retirement, for whenever!!
Plans for the week of 10/20- 10/26/25:
- Work on the big quilt!
- Clean machine and maybe start a new project??
- Do so more rearranging and cleaning. I am stacking a lot of it for Quilt Fest next year to raise money for the guild.
- Whatever cranks my tractor!
Here is some quilty inspiration shared last week!
Thanks to everyone who linked up! If you want to know more about any of these, click through the links in the last Monday Musings post.
Now it’s your turn to link up projects you’re working on!
Joan, from Moose Stash Quilting is hosting a blog hop this week! Joan and Carol retired last year, but have come out of retirement for this blog hop and for the the December hop hosted by Carol. Here is the schedule. I hope you will visit and see what everyone has made!
Monday Oct 20
Tuesday Oct 21
Wednesday Oct 22
Songbird Designs That’s ME!! See you Wednesday!
Quilting Between the Rails (on Facebook)
Thursday Oct 23
How about some shopping?!
Shopping…in case you need some quilty goodness this month!
AccuQuilt: There are also some great sales going on currently in the Better than Black Friday Sale. Check them out by clicking THIS link!
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — 32% off select GO! Die Bundles |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — 32% off GO! Dies, June Tailor Products (Use Code: BETTER32) |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — $25 Off MAP on Qube Mix & Match Blocks and Companions |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — GO! Me On Sale for $99.99 ($179.99 MSRP) |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — GO! Fabric Cutter On Sale for $349.99 ($439.99 MSRP) |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — GO! Big On Sale for $599.99 (MSRP $799.99) |
| 10/17/25 | 10/24/25 | Better Than Black Friday — GO! Big Essentials Starter Pack On Sale for $699.99 ($849.98 MSRP) |
Specials at Fat Quarter Shop for the month of October:
– The Basic of the Month is Eyelet by Moda.
– The Notion of the Month is Acorn Precision Piecing Notions. (I LOVE their products, especially the Easy Press Solution!)
– The Book of the Month is Halloween Memories Quilt & Cross Stitch book by Susan Ache.
– The Patterns of the Month is Halloween Quilt Patterns.
– The Cross Stitch Sale of the Month is Halloween Cross Stitch Patterns.
The Fat Quarters by the Dozen Quilt Book features twelve quilts, each made with twelve fat quarters, background fabric, and binding. The fabric requirements couldn’t be easier to gather, making these quilts perfect for utilizing your fat quarter stash. There’s a quilt for everyone, from traditional designs to those with a more modern flair, making this book the perfect library addition for Fat Quarter Club members.
Check out all the sales at Fat Quarter Shop HERE! And HERE you can find the daily flash sale! FQS adds new specials each week, so be sure to check them out!
Have a wonderful quilty week. Until next time…
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Hi Brenda, it sounds like you’ve had a good week! I hope that you’ll be giving us sneak previews of your big quilt. It sounds like it’s going to be awesome!!!!
Brenda I hope you enjoy your cooler weather. I can’t believe it’s this late in October and we have not yet had snow and there’s none in the 10 day forecast. We might set a record since we always have snow on the ground for Halloween. Thank you for hosting us on Monday Musings. I’ll see you on Wednesday. 😉 Carol @ Quilt Schmilt
I attended a couple classes by Julia Quiltoff using rulers etc and found it fascinating but I didn’t really get the hang of it–yet. I took off with my digital quilting and have been so busy with it that I haven’t made it back to playing with the rulers and other FMQ. I really need to! I think I will find it so fun!
I love that you are inspired by a new video and will take your time on this large quilt. I do hope you enjoy the process. I am often in such a hurry but love it when I do take the time to do all the right things with my quilt. I am sure yours will be gorgeous and ready to enter!
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You had a busy week!!! love a blog hop – thanks for letting us know!
Hope you enjoy your cooler weather this week!
Thanks, Linda! I hope you are having some too! Have a great week.