Project Quilting 17.6 A Happy Handful

 

 The last and final prompt from Trish.  This year I  missed #4, Of Another Era. I started and failed in the completion.  Also I missed starting, doing, completing #5, My Complements. No post! I had company and doctor’s appointments. I planned on an Orange and Blue Tablerunner.

Anyway here we are. A Happy Handful.  The rules

Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these three requirements:

• include patchwork

• include appliqué

• have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.
  And this week, small enough to fit in your hand. For a while now I have been thinking of a year long and rather intense project. I want to make initial pincushions for every member of my stitching group. When I first had the thought, we had about 8 members. Now we are up to 15. So, I’d better get a move on!
  They will be birthday gists and this challenge is just what I needed to get going. The alphabet charts are from Jenny of Elefantz. The free alphabet is no longer on her blog, but there are lots of tutorials for her lovely designs.
  I started with L. The next birthday is in April. So this lovely will go to Lynn. The rickrack defines a tiny pocket. It could hold a small embroidery scissors, or snips, or a tube of beads for her projects.
  

  
  
  Thanks Kim and Trish for another fabulous year of pushing me to think outside the box and “gitter done” !
  I’m linking this up at Persimon Dreams, Kim’s blog.
  Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

Midweek Update

 Nothing big is happening in my sewing space. But I will share the little things I worked on. 

Most of you have seen the scrappy orange basket and the 2 sets of napkins I made for my youngest granddaughter and her beau. 

As I was putting my “mess” away and sorting through the brown and dark scraps I came across this fat quarter, full of acorns!  I couldn’t resist making a 3rd set (2) of napkins for the little basket. Now it’s  nice and fully plump with seasonal pretties. 

I also purchased a KAM snap fastener set. I’ve been wanting one for awhile and after reviewing some and checking with friends, I decided on this one. 

I practiced by making a color keeper needle book. A scrap of  twill-like fabric from a pair of shorts I made for my daughter in 1972, she was nearly eight! And a batting scrap, a strip of white Kona, 2 tiny pins,  and a set of snaps! 

I write the floss colors on the Kona strip with Frixion pen. I can reuse it, by ironing off the numbers for one project then adding the color numbers for the next. 

And then sewed a gift. No pictures of the gift til it is delivered and received! 😜 wink! 

I’ll link up with Susan at Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!