Crumby Scrappy Orange Bits PLUS

Someone asked what my orange crumbs would become.  Well, some of them will be in my Table Scraps Challenge project. Sneak peek, but you'll have to wait till I publish the post. 

Usually that is the last weekend of the month.  And it sort of crept up on me. I'm in the home stretch. Quilting maybe tomorrow, then binding! Next Saturday for sure. 

I’m linking up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday! 

Though this sewing project was not ORANGE, I was tickled to be able to make 4 blocks happen for Covered in Love. Kat at Kat and Cat Quilts organizes this awesome worthy block drive every month. I have been participating for several years. I'm a slow sewer and quilter. But I can make blocks. I usually try for 8, but this month my colors of requested fabrics was limited and the first two weeks I was fighting my first bout of Covid and was more fatigued than usual.  The requested colors were navy, evergreen, maroon, black and khaki. In mostly solids or small "masculine" prints. Think teenage boys. 

I think these will do nicely. I just received the correct address from Kat, so they will get mailed this week! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Small goals met!

I’m joining Linda and friends today to fess up to a few small goals met!  Click over to Texas Quilt Gal and see how everyone did last week. Here’s mine. 

Last week’s playlist!

1. Put some more blocks together to add to these:


This is the beginning of Pop Star from Sandra Walker at mmm quilts.

Ready for the final white border. 

2. Do something with Orange.

I sewed some crumbs! 😀

3. If I test Neg and feel good, stitch with my Thursday Stitchers.




I tested positive, so I did not go! So sad!

4. And attend a QOV Presentation that Alycia from Alycia Quilts will be doing in my town. I hope I feel good enough. I'd like to meet her in person. I promise "no hugging"

We had a wonderful day for the presentation! It was sunny and hot at 10 am, hence the dark glasses. Alycia knows her stuff. The presentation to 3 deserving veterans was wonderful, and emotional! The quilts were beautiful. 

The quilt holder was Alycia’s DH! 

Next week:  Aug 16 - Aug 

1. VOTE! Our primary is today! 🇺🇸🦅

2. Get Pop Star to the quilter and write a OMG post!

3. Make at least 2 blocks for CiL and get them in the mail.

4.  Start working on TSC for August. Orange and Embroidery! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

To-Do Tuesday 8-9-22. Looking forward!

I did not have a To-Do List for this week. I've just been taking it easy since my Positive Covid test last Monday, the 1st.  I am feeling better, will test again tomorrow- Day 10. 

I have been sewing some in small batches.  So my try-to-do list for next week is as follows.  I am linking up with Linda at Texas Quilt Gal.

August 9-15

1. Put some more blocks together to add to these:

This is the beginning of Pop Star from Sandra Walker at mmm quilts. 

2.   Do something with Orange. 

3.   If I test Neg and feel good,  stitch with my Thursday Stitchers.

4.  And attend a QOV Presentation that Alycia from Alycia Quilts will be doing in my town. I hope I feel good enough. I'd like to meet her in person. I promise "no hugging"

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

April OMG Link Up

I'm having trouble staying focused on any one thing. OMG is usually good at keeping me motivated so I will commit again this month. It's gonna be a long month, I'm afraid.

This has been on the design wall since the 27th when I posted it to Finished or Not Friday. No progress!!!    My goal is to get the sashing squares cut and arranged, sewed together and this whole top put together - minus an outside border.

I would like to use one of these fabrics for the border, but I don't have enough.

When I began this project I knew I would have to purchase fabric when I got the blocks all together. Now with the stay-at-home orders in place, several online outlets closing their warehouses and retail stores closed too, I know I will not be able to select a fabric. If the world situation changes, things could change.
This is how it looks now.

All of the embroidered and appliqued blocks have a partial sashing attached. Check the block with the camper on the right. There is a row of 2.5" block between the words that say "Merry Merry" and the cute little camper. The blocks at this stage are 12.5" unfinished. There is pieced sashing between each block and of course between the rows. Also the same top, bottom and on each side.

I also will commit to making at least 6 more face masks. I sent 5 to our daughter and family in Florida.  I'll take pictures as I complete them, but they will be donated as I finish them. I don't like making them, but the need is out these. I am out of elastic, almost have depleted my bias tape stash and will have to  make more fabric strips.

Two I made for myself. The top one fits over an N95 mask. 

Over the past 2 days, today is April 2nd. Our county has gone from 1 Covid -19 positive case to 5. I know it is because they tested all the contact of the first case and had to wait for all this time for the results to come back. That is unacceptable in my book. But I can't change it either. As of last night, and I have not looked at the news this morning, we as a state have had ZERO deaths. The state has 137 positive cases. So much better that other parts of our country.

OK, I'm done lamenting and I need to get to my sewing room and get busy.


I'm linking up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts, OMG for April. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy.