Puzzling

When I found this delightful puzzle at my local gaming store, I knew I wanted to bring it home. Casually pieced over about a week. 

Want your own copy? Ravensburger The Sewing Shed - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (affiliate link).

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Ravensburger Puzzle-Storage Puzzle Storage (300-1000 Piece) - this is great if you don't have a bunch of room to leave a puzzle out while you aren't working on it.

Charity Quilting

Whoa! pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

Moving! pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 124

Charity Quilting

Garden party, pieced by Mary T.

Blue rail fence, pieced by Maureen. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 122

Puzzling

A friend invited me over for some speed puzzling. This is my finished 300 piece puzzle. I wasn't that speedy (finishing at around 1 hour and 23 minutes). It was a fun exercise and I will attend if invited back. Check out lighthouse puzzles available from Amazon (affiliate link).

I saw this puzzle available from my local gaming shop and thought it might be fun. Turns out, a sea of blue takes quite a bit of time to piece. 

This right here is what you call a challenging pair of pieces. Cut nearly identically. Meaning I had a false fit and I had to pull a handful of pieces to figure out what had gone wrong. Maybe I need better lighting.

I'm not going to tell you how long this took, but it wasn't speedy. Get your own copy of the AQUARIUS Jaws (500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle) (affiliate link) or find one at your local gaming store.

I'm going to do a nice, slow puzzle next. Do you do jigsaw puzzles? A fun alternative to doing a puzzle at home, is Jigsaw Explorer. You can choose the number of pieces and invite your online friends to join in the fun.  

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Ravensburger Puzzle-Storage Puzzle Storage (300-1000 Piece) - this is great if you don't have a bunch of room to leave a puzzle out while you aren't working on it.

Sorting Charity Scraps

I keep the scraps I create in this bin. I was having difficulty finding fabrics to pull for a cohesive quilt. 

I spent some time sorting fabrics into color families.

From that chaos, I was able to piece this quilt top. It will go to the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids to be paired with some coordinating backing. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 120

Charity Quilting

This is a scrappy quilt I pieced. 

The squirrel fabric is so cute! pieced by me. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 120

Charity Quilting

Spiderman! 

I really like these scrappy quilts. So many stories you could tell with the little ones. 

Simple and effective. All three trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 118

Quilts for Kids: July

On Saturday I dropped off 18 quilts for binding.

I also picked up 15 more tops pieced by the Annapolis Quilts for Kids. Working with Annapolis Quilts for Kids makes a difference.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 115

Charity Quilting

This is a mini version of Bonnie Hunter's Bitcoin design. Pieced by me. 

Mermaids, pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

I love these fun little quilts. Pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids. All three trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 115

Charity Quilting

Pieced by Mary V. 

Pieced by Maureen.

Pieced by Maureen. All three trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 112

Charity Quilting

This scrappy I-Spy was pieced by Mary V. 

This simple quilt was pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

Mary V. pieced this fun rockets and stars quilt. All three trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 109

Charity Quilting

I pieced this fun blue and yellow quilt.

This one was pieced by another member of Annapolis Quilts for Kids. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 106

Charity Quilting

I pieced the scrappy blocks for both of these at the same time. Instead of combining the light and dark blocks, I paired them with light and dark prints. This one in pinks.

This on in purples. It's great to use of a bunch of scraps into a fun quilt. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2025 to see how I'm stacking up.

2025 Charity Quilt Count: 104