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2026 Picture Prompt Book Bingo finished

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I finished this fun challenge at the end of May. I read a book to fulfill all the prompts on the bingo card. Here they are & why they fit the prompt:

  1. A teacup and saucer In the Time of Five Pumpkins (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #26) by Alexander McCall Smith (they are always drinking tea)
  2. A set of weighing scales From Cradle to Grave (Royal Spyness #19) by Rhys Bowen (murderer bent on revenge, trying to get his own justice)
  3. A moth A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell, #10) by Deanna Raybourn (she studies butterflies & moths)
  4. A hand holding some fanned out playing cards The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (life dealt him a bad hand, but he played a chance & won)
  5. A hot air balloon The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon (each person rises above adversity)
  6. An acorn The Laws of Murder (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #8) by Charles Finch (the little agency is an acorn set to grow into a tree by the end of the novel)
  7. A human eye 44 Scotland Street (44 Scotland Street, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (looking in on people’s lives)
  8. A cooking pot hanging over a campfire The Story Teller (Wind River Reservation, #4) by Margaret Coel (Sand Creek Massacre)
  9. A griffin The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis (there’s a griffin in the story)
  10. A large, old key The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (takes place at old country house)
  11. A hand holding a threaded needle The World’s Fair Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts #23) by Jennifer Chiaverini
  12. An octopus Fundraising the Dead (Museum #1) by Sheila Connolly (Charles Worthington’s thefts reach out to lots of museums)
  13. A plant being repotted The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower (Emma’s life is totally uprooted when she moves to London)
  14. A skull and crossbones The Lost Bird (Wind River Reservation, #5) by Margaret Coel (babies kidnapped but supposedly died & buried)
  15. A decorative water fountain Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (he gives portraits at the Fedder)
  16. A pinch-clip purse Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green  (so much of the causes have to do with money)

RSC2026-another June WIP

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Since my pastels are done, I pulled out a set of blocks from RSC2025 that never got put together. I have five of these! When I saw Angela’s Sawtooth Stars in 2015, I wanted to make some, but it took me 10 years to get around to it. These patterns are available on her site in a tab at the top. I made all the blocks last year & couldn’t decide how to lay them out, so they sat. This week, I pulled them out & got to work. I made 5-strip sashing & found the rainbow star print in my stash for the center block & borders. It’s a nice lap quilt size.

I also started working on the new charity block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts. They are modified potato chips in 3 colorways. You can find the instructions here. I pulled my bin of 2.5″x4.5″ bricks & made 8 purple & yellow blocks. Next week I will tackle another color duo. These make great L&E’s.

RSC2026-pastel June

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I don’t really do pastels, so I had to dig around in the scrap bins for some that would qualify. I made 7 houses that will add some different value to Our Town. The Starlets blocks are all coming from a kit I purchased last year with the express intent of sew]]]]ing this year for RSC2026. I have light aqua, dark aqua, & gold left to make. Turns out the light aqua is very pastel, so it worked for this month. I don’t have a ton of Nine-Patch & Snowballs left to make, so opted not to make any this month.

This 2024 Riley Blake free SAL called From Our House, made it to a top. I worked on the remaining blocks for orange May & finished up the top in pastel June. Both of them work & it’s ready to hang in the closet & wait for quilting.

My June goals are accomplished:

WIP-From Our House
8 Starlets
Nine Patch/7 Snowballs (not needed)
7 Houses for My Town

RSC2026-May & other oranges

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With my monthly goals completed & another week left in the month, I decided to pull out another table banner that features orange. I was able to piece, quilt, & bind it this week, so it’s ready for July 24, Pioneer Day, which is a state holiday in Utah. This banner features a campfire, covered wagon, & wagon wheel.

While working on the banner, I also worked another WIP. I had half the blocks already made on this free SAL from Riley Blake called From Our House. There’s lots of peach/orange in it, so it’s totally a May project. They are 18″ log cabins with a different 6″ center. I finished the blocks & sewed together the first two rows, so I will definitely get this to a top before starting June’s color.

RSC2026-May orange goals complete

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With my Spare Squares WIP done, it was time to dive into my orange blocks for the month. Somehow, I had enough sewing time to get them all done! Now I have one more week of the month to play with another project. Yippee!

My May goals are accomplished:

WIP-Spare Squares
16 Starlets
5 Nine Patch/7 Snowballs
8 Houses for My Town