Under the Needle: October

2 weeks of Fall Cow Works has kept me out of the sewing room, but I love this life and there is more to it than sewing. Still, as a quilter, I am always thinking about what I want to work on next and adding to that list...that very long list...that seems to grow longer all the time. I keep a binder with patterns and ideas I have found online, in magazines, or shared by friends:

And a basket with purchased patterns and a few of my favorite books:

No shortage of inspiration!

This month I finished stitching up this top:

It uses 3 1/2" squares because I was using scraps, but I can't wait to make another one using 5" squares. I love the design....simple, cute, fast. I didn't use a pattern so I can't link anything.

Then I made this top (the stripe on the right of the photo is the backing)

using a great pattern made in EQ7 and sent to me by my blog buddy, Dorian, who blogs over at Ridge Top Quilts, when I was contemplating ideas for this quilt:

I need another baby quilt and this will be perfect...thank you Dorian! Now I am working on these blocks:

I started this last year. I wanted a scrappy Christmas quilt and have gathered Christmas pieces for years.

The pattern is in this magazine from 2013:

The 9-patches have been my leader-ender pieces lately, but then one afternoon I just listened to a couple podcasts and before I knew it, I had them all stitched and pressed::

                            

Hopefully I'll get the sashings stitched in and have a pieced top before the end of the month.