Oh scrap! Of course there are scraps!

I seem to only sew with scraps, lately.  I am intent on using up my stash.

This week, I have stitched 5 string blocks:

And a bowtie block!



A string umbrella block that resembles a tree!

And a couple of pink sprout blocks.

I have also sorted my 2 containers of 2” strips. I wish I had taken photos of that, but I was too embarrassed!

This tub of strings and a couple of chunks  is still a jumbled mess.

Oh, and I have sewn really skinny strings together to make “yarn” . I am crocheting a rug!

So, yes!  There are scraps!
So I'll link up to Oh Scrap at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework!

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5th Scrappy Saturday for March

March was green. At least on my design wall there was some green. Outside, not so much!

 I was inspired by All About Strings Blog Hop hosted by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks. Lots and lots of string projects were featured. I decided I needed some string blocks. I started with 4 green blocks. I do not have a specific project in mind at this time....but one will happen. Then I added a red block, deciding to go back and get caught up with the RSC19 colors so far. It won't be hard to catch up!  Only red and yellow to go. My colors so far have a Christmas vibe, but maybe when the others are added in, that won't be so obvious.

 I also did the Tardy Tiny Tuesday block!  I need to cut triangles to set this block at a diagonal! Thanks Angela for making the effort!  Such a week you had!

 Even my Covered in Love blocks for donating to the Spring Block drive at Kat and Cat Quilts have some green! Can you see my box of green at the back of my cutting table?

I'm linking this post at So Scrappy for Scrappy Saturday!  I wonder what the April color will be?



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Projects Finished, but NOT really

Inspired by Carla's All About Strings Blog Hop, I started making some string blocks. The last week of the month, I have finished my other challenges. OMG, APQ, local group, even Tiny Tuesday. I was wanting to sew, but couldn't get my groove on!

I have  4 green blocks, March's RSC19 color, and am making red next. I wonder if I have enough of lighter brighter green to make 2-3 more?  They seem dark and Christmasy!

Ignore the black bow tie block for now!

Making string blocks is messy work!

Tiny Tuesday is an umbrella block.....still needs the diagonal setting squares added. Oh my, I just saw that my snowmen are basically upside down. That will have to be ok, at least it is not snowing yet outside.

Out my front window! Cold, rainy, drizzle. Fog too, but not snow!  YET!  It is predicted. Cross your fingers we only get rain and the temperature doesn't drop below freezing. We are planning a road trip tomorrow to finally deliver the quilt to my sister as she is finishing her 3rd round of chemotherapy!

And here are 8 blocks for Kat's Covered in Love March/April drive that are ready for the mail.

Two purple and two yellow CiL blocks. Based on a block called Hope of Hartford, they are 12.5 inches unfinished.

And two that are pink and 2 that are blue.



All seemingly NOT finished, but finishes  in the BIG Picture.



I will link up with Myra's Finished or Not Friday!





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OMG March Finish

I have achieved my goal! It was to make 7 more rows of tumblers and then add them to the two sections of tumbler quilt tops. Actually they were more table runner size but you get the picture!

Here is the top done with out borders.

and this shows the borders. It will be a small lap size quilt, maybe to use in the camper.  I chose this flannel for the backing. As soon as the flannel is prewashed and pieced, I'll get it to the long arm quilter.

I will link up with Patty's OMG Finish link.


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APQ March challenge

The number drawn for march in the APQ UFO Challenge was # 8 on my list. It was to do something with the second of the two Nativity panels in my ufo basket. I chose the Panel Magic pattern by Pieced Tree. These come on a small laminated card, I found mine at a LQS several years ago. It is Tiny57. I assume they are still available, but I am not positive. The panel is called A Child Is Born by Deb Strain for Moda. I have had this panel for probably 5-6 years. I used a piece of neutral from my stash, the selvage says Hand Stitched Holiday by Kathy Schmidt for Moda. It's a light beige with white cross stars. Like you would make if you were embroidering stars. I also had the red with gold stars in my stash.

I could not find the selvage, so I don't remember the fabric. It is nearly gone now.

I need to get a backing pieced and then get this one to the long arm quilter.

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Judy

Green Mr. Hoot!

I was reluctant to post the photo of my owl from Tiny Tuesday this week. I struggle with "Tiny" and then you add flip triangles in 1" squares and you have a recipe for disaster. I had to trim a couple of pieces to make them fit. And I think my eyes are cut a bit big also. Can you see the left side of his head, on the right as you are looking at him, is "off"?  

But Diann at Little Penguin Quilts posted her owl and he is a bit wonky too. So I am feeling just a tad better!


I am enjoying these Tiny Tuesday blocks so far.  I posted about my sprout and bow tie blocks last week. I am only making 4 of each color so it's easy to get them done all at once. 

Off to link Mr. Hoot up to So Scrappy Saturday  at So Scrappy and to Can I Get a Whoop Whoop  at Confessions of a Fabric Addict!  And I will check out all the other posts at those to blogs! 

 Happy Spring!


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Scrappy Saturday Mostly Green

Finally I have some green to share. March has been a busy busy month. If you read my blog you know that Mr Busy had unexpected gallbladder surgery on the 1st. He had some complications, and spent the next 3 days in the hospital. His pain levels were intense and his breathing saturation levels dropped at night. Alarming the doctors and the nurses. We came home on Monday and the next several days were pretty grim. Needless to say, I did not drive to spend time with my sister during her second round of chemotherapy. I felt so bad about that. She is doing well, better than I had anticipated. Hopefully I will be able to go the next round.

In the mean time, between hospital and doctor visits, checking on the patient, up and down the stairs, and doing regular household chores, I got these done.

4 green sprout blocks. I do not have a plan for them yet!

A green Multiply block. This one was really fun and a bit challenging for me. I always say,  I do not like miniature blocks and this one is tiny.

Five green bow tie blocks and a black one. Yes, black. I have a plan. You'll have to "hide and watch" 

as Mr Busy says!

This can happen when you try to do too many things at the same time. An easy fix, thank goodness!

And I finished appliqueing the lemon peel block from February and turned the Multiply block to the correct orientation. .

Tuesday I dumped my string box and quickly made the #2 block for March.

That's all for this post!  I'll be linking up with Angela at So Scrappy. 


Until next time,

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Finished or Not Friday March 15

Click on the button in the sidebar and it will take you to Busy Hands Quilts. 

This week has been one of starts and stops, starts and stops. 

Mr Busy is still recovering from his unplanned gallbladder surgery. It's slow going when your in the "elderly patient" category! We were sent home with a oxygen concentrator and that has taken some getting used to! Boy, is it noisy!  Making for sleepless nights and foggy mornings. 

I did manage to get the last seven rows of tumblers put together and then added to the two sections to make a square lap size top. 

Please forgive my slippered toe in the photo.   I selected 4 possible fabric for a border. I laid them out on the family room floor and took a photo, posted it on Facebook and asked for opinions. It was pretty even for the teal, the brown and the yellow. Not many liked the lavender. The teal fabric is leftover from my garment making days and I do not believe it is 100% cotton. I was reluctant to use it because of possible shrinkage problems. Maybe it would have been alright, but I was unwilling to try. So I went with the dark brownish/black mottled. 

So here is the top square ( 60 X 60) top done and waiting for backing and batting and a trip to my favorite long armer. I am really happy with finally getting it to this stage. It has been in my leader and ender box since 2015.

I also finished putting borders on this Nativity panel I have had since.....forever. I purchased it from our LQS and it has been closed for nearly 5 years. I actually bought 2. This is the second one that got borders. Now I need to find some fabric for the back and the binding. My stash is lacking sufficient yardage for both of them. I haven't been able to run to JoAnn's or out to our newer LQS since the 1st of March. (with nursing a damaged spouse).  I'll get to it sooner or later. We survived the last blizzard, so now maybe the longer days and some sunshine with smile on me and I'll have some actual finishes.

I will be linking this post to Myra's Finished or Not Friday !  This link will take you to Myra's page today and you can check out everyone's finishes!



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Green Multiply for Tiny Tuesday #10

Tiny Tuesday's are great fun.

 In addition to all the other challenges I have signed up for this one is providing me a bit of instant gratification. I set to work on the Multiply block designed by Jo Butterfield. https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2019/03/multiply-green-rsc19-tiny-tuesday.html


My green scraps were already on my cutting table so I found 4 small pieces and cut them to 1.25" square. That's tiny! In fact they were in my "probably throw away basket"

Then 3 pieces @ 1 5/8"!  That's still little in my book! And finally 3 @ 2 3/4"!  I have a lot of 2 .5" scraps cut, but still it was easy peasy to find some slightly bigger chunks and square them  up to 2 3/4". Now sew!

Mine is in 10 different greens, just like Jo's,  and set on the diagonal as directed. In the quilt this one will not be oriented like this. It will be so:

Multiply next to Lemon Peel!  Aren't they lovely?  When these tiny gems are photographed on my design wall, every little thread shows up. I think I had better get out the lint roller! 

I will link up to Angela's linky party and get busy on the next Tiny Tuesday block!.  FUN!


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March OMG Tumblers Tumblers Tumblers!

March has come "in like a lamb" here in NE Wyoming.....according to the old adage it will "go out like a lion"  I hope that doesn't prove true. The sun shone today, and the temperature was a high of 27!  I know that doesn't sound great, but compared to -11 with snow and wind, it was almost balmy!


I wanted to get my goal posted, I will be gone all next week. I am going to stay with my sister as she goes through Chemotherapy Round #2.  I am taking hand work for the hours of sitting with her, and of course we will talk, talk, talk as sister usually do!

Several years ago I started a tumbler quilt as a leader and ender project. It was the Leader and Ender project for 2015 at Quiltville.com.  I cut and cut....using small strips to get lots of variety.

First I made lots of twosies, then made rows. I finally got some rows sewn into a sort of table runner size. I still wasn't sure how big I wanted to make this quilt. I finally just stopped at 34 tumblers wide.

 Originally I was going to put dark tumblers two wide at each end, to make a sort of faux border. For some reason, I forgot as I was sewing and then did not want to rip out or add on. So I had a "table runner"?  Then since so many tumblers were in my " already cut" box....I made another "table runner" or more like bed runner:  34 X 13 rows .


Now my goal for March is to make 7 more rows of 34, add them to two "tablerunners" to make an almost square quilt top.

You can barely see the two sections here. But 34 tumblers wide is approximately 56".  So I measured the two sections and figured that I needed 7 more rows to make an approximately 56" X 56" square quilt top. That is my goal. To make 7 more rows of tumblers and to join them all up to make the top! 

I have lots of tumblers already cut!

Darks and lights and small strips to cut more if needed. 

I am excited to get this one to "flimsy stage"

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I will be linking this post to Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal March Link-up.