March PhD Report

 Head over to Ms P Designs USA 2026 PHD March Report to see what others are working on.  It's inspiring!

TRUE UFOs

#1 Baby Bricks - needs quilting and finishing  - SOME PROGRESS  I made the backing, but with my regular machine not working, this is on hold again.

#2 Blue & Orange - have 13 blocks and some coordinating fabric, need a plan  NO PROGRESS but I did find more orange & blue fabrics to add to the mix

#3 Blue Strips - started in 1996! Have 1 strip and some cut out pieces, need a plan  NO PROGRESS

#5 Christmas Sampler - need to find the blocks and make a plan  NO PROGRESS but I did find the blocks when pulling our Christmas reds to use in the RSC red crayon!  There are not as many I had thought.

#6 Chunky Churn Dash - started as a leader & ender in 2025, plan is to just keep making blocks.  The blocks are doubled and tripled up by similar colors, so it is hard to see.  NO PROGRESS This is stalled since I am focusing on using the scrappy spool blocks as leaders & enders.

Chunky Churn Dashes and New Flag Scrappy Spool Blocks

#7 Flags - bought at a thrift store years ago for 50c, never touched.  I realized I will never make any more of these flags.  We are a multi-national family and a USA quilt just isn't likely to happen.  However, when I saw the pictures of my UFOs, I realized I should be able to easily convert these to the flag block for the Scrappy Spool quilt.  I went ahead and unsewed them  and already made them into the remaining flag blocks for the Scappy Spool block.  The leftovers are the right size to get worked into other spool blocks or chunky churn dash blocks.  I am so pleased with this solution - WIN WIN! 

#8 Frame Cross-Stitch - the stitching was finished in 2025, now to frame it .  After some research into options, we dropped it off for professional framing.  Little S chose the frame and no mat.  I can see that it is not even in the frame, which is disappointing after having gone the "professional" route for better quality.  But done is good.  COMPLETE

#9 Kaffe Fassett style scraps - from my MIL's stash, need a plan, leaning towards a chandelier quilt  NO PROGRESS

#10 Lighthouse blocks - have 2 blocks and fabrics, need a plan  NO PROGRESS

#11 Ocean Waves - remaking an old quilt, steady progress so far.  I have remade all of the blocks and am starting the setting triangles. For now I like this block placement.  Blocks and setting triangles are joined to form a quilt center.   PROGRESS   - It is a flimsy!  Thinking on borders or not.

Thinking on adding additional borders.

#12 Red, White, and Green D9P - started on a whim with scraps, don't like it, need a plan  NO PROGRESS

#13 Sapphire Jubilee small version - got it sandwiched last year, need to quilt and finish.    DONE  Iset it up for mindless sewing when time was tight and got it done.

DONE!

#14 Scrappy Spools - planned start last year, plan is to just keep making blocks, no set deadline since I want to enjoy the process.  More blocks were added as leaders & enders this month.  QUITE A BIT OF PROGRESS

#15 Stuffed Bunny - Grown Up E asked for this years ago, does she still want it?  She does.  I cut out all the pieces and started sewing it together as leader & enders.  Surprisingly, I got it completely finished pretty quickly.

Floppy Bunny and Extra Outfit

Original panel and outfit from previously made bunny.

#16 USA fabrics - My father bought this to make something for my sister years and years ago.  Is she interested?  No she isn't.  Neither is my brother for my nephews.  Hmmm.  I just can't give this up yet, since my father picked it out.  Travel in the US was a big deal for us growing up.  NO PROGRESS

PLANNED STARTS

#1 Alter my dress for niece's wedding by May  DONE

#2 Baby quilts for church as needed  NO NEEDS THIS MONTH

#3 Rainbow Scrap Challenge - I was slow coming up with a plan I liked, but now I am loving it.  I guess as an elementary school teachers crayons should have been a no-brainer!  CAUGHT UP

#4 Carnival Quilt - quilt I always make in class for a school fund-raiser.  FINISHED & DELIVERED!

2026 Carnival Auction Quilt

#5 Rag Quilt for Baby Ana Paula - I had made a formal quilt from a panel that they loved before we knew the baby was a girl.  Their theme is bears, so I wanted to make something else that was more girly, but not a traditional quilt. This was a fun quilt to make.   FINISHED & DELIVERED!  They love it.

#6 Burp Cloth  I also made a more girly burp cloth.  FINISHED & DELIVERED!

MAYBES

Lupine and Laughter - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt - Little S loves the reveal, and I have been saving the clues.  Maybe after I finish my deadline projects.  STILL A MAYBE