Monday Morning Star Count - House Quilt Finish

Today is a national holiday in Japan - Sports Day. It is observed on the second Monday in October (a Happy Monday Holiday). The day commemorates the start of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and exists to promote sports and an active lifestyle.

Now - the House Quilt finish! This is the quilt front, with the top row of hexagons folded over to the back to keep it on the laundry pole. It looks a lot like the bottom row. The quilt is mostly machine pieced and hand quilted.The hexagons are stitched on by hand.

The backing is made of six cat fabrics pieced together.

Here are some close ups of the backing fabric. I do love cats!

The corner blocks are some simple embroidered houses with a little quilting around the houses.

I like it.

Monday Morning Star Count

I am getting very close to finishing with the quilting. I have the binding ready to finish it.

Monday Morning Star Count

This seems to be my main project every day. It is large and kind of heavy, hard to keep it on the laundry pole with the clips! I get one side clipped and the other starts to come undone.  I think you can get the idea.

Well, since last week, I’ve quilted the hexagons on two sides and started on the third. It’s progress, but still quite a bit more to do.

Monday Morning Star Count

After quilting along the seams of the green strip border, I just started working on the hexagon flowers on the outermost border. The quilt is coming along nicely.

Yesterday’s Mt. Fuji, view from my home -

Monday Morning Star Count

Today is a national holiday in Japan - Respect for the Aged Day. It has been a holiday since 1966, originally held every September 15th, then in 2003 changed to the third Monday in September due to the Happy Monday holiday system. It is a day to honor the elderly and to be grateful for their wisdom and knowledge.

House Quilt progress - I finished quilting the braid border with the little hexagons in the corners. I think I will finish this before winter!

Monday Morning Star Count

I hand quilted the piano key border and the blue flower border. I just started on the braid border. I’m happy with the progress.

Monday Morning Star Count

Progress - I continue working from the center out. After finishing the thin blue border, I went to the piano key border and am about halfway around.

Monday Morning Star Count

I’m still working on the House Quilt. I quilted the house blocks, and have started on the thin, light blue border. I’m happy with my progress.

Monday Morning Star Count

The House Quilt is next. I’m getting ready to start the pin basting. The batting is Warm and Natural and the backing is made of pieced cat fabrics.

WIP/UFO Update - Mid-year 2025

I last posted about my WIP/UFO's here. This is my latest update. I've taken out the finished projects and added the newly started ones. Bold titles show the ones I have worked on in 2025.

Year 5 of the Temperature Quilt 

The House Quilt

Hawaiian Table Top Cover

The Trixie Blocks

Dressing Gown

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt

Mary Queen of Scots 

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse - Deborah Forney 

RSN Knot Garden 

RSN Rice Fields

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

EGA Drawn Thread GCC 

White Hardanger - Linda Driskell 

Bristol Bag Etui

Dogwood Afghan 

Lavender and Lace - The Quiltmaker 

Sneek Sampler 

Japanese Patterns 

Patterns 1 - 4 DMC 311   

Patterns 5 - 8  DMC 550

Patterns 9 -12 DMC 223

Patterns 13-16 DMC 304

Patterns 17-20 DMC 799

Patterns 21 - 24  DMC 932 

 

Patterns 25 - 28 DMC 938

Patterns 29 - 32 DMC 793

Patterns 33 - 36 DMC 794

Patterns 37 - 40 DMC 367

Patterns 41- 44 DMC 518

Patterns 45 - 48 DMC 321 

Patterns 61 - 64 DMC 208

Sashiko Table Runner

Temari

Fashionable Ladies 

Stitching is finished but needs to be finish finished

Stumpwork 

I think visiting this list from time to time is helpful.  It reminds me what I have that is still unfinished (and also how many things are still unfinished). I do sometimes finish things, but I also keep starting new projects. 

 

Here are some kits/projects I want to start this year.