Scraphappy Saturday

 There was some sewing done this week. Another aqua potato chip block. That makes 3. While checking my calendar for something else I realized August has 5 Fridays. I’m having to scrounge for 12 different aqua fabrics for each block, without cutting up an intact fat quarter! I know, I know!  What the heck am I saving them for?  

And I’m back to evening stitching on Marcellus and friends. 

It’s good sometimes to step back and really look at a stitchery piece. I can see some missed stitches on octopus #2. And #3 still needs tentacles 5, 6 ,7 & 8 completed. 

I’m joining Angela and friends for ScrappyHappy Saturday. There are some fabulous projects being worked on. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

ScrapHappy Saturday

 

Linking up for Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  August is Aqua. 

I added on more potato chip block. Not much I know. But progress is progress. 

This week’s addition.

And both on the design wall. 

In defense of my non-productive-ness, the baby quilt is finished. And little miss is not born yet, but they are officially on “Baby Watch”. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

ScrapHappy Saturday~what color is aqua?

 

It’s August and Angela at Super Scrappy, and the creator of Rainbow Scrap Challenge has us changing gears. She’s selected Aqua. I love Aqua. But as I started pulling from my Aqua scrap basket to cut chips for this month’s potato chip block, I got to wondering. Do I even have Aqua? Or do I have teal, turquoise, ocean, cyan, sky, cerulean, or sea foam. 

Creative Booster

I think it doesn’t matter. They look pretty good together. 

My potato chip blocks have 12 colored chips in each block. I try really hard not to repeat a fabric in each block. Aqua will be a challenge. I may have to do some stash enhancement shopping. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

May 31st. It’s the last day of May

 

 Not much green sewing in May. In fact not much sewing at all. I did complete 2 more potato chip blocks to go with the 2 posted about on the 5th. 

Yesterday I spent some time in my sewing room, putting things away, trying to remember where I was when, Mr Busy asked me to take him to the ER. Seems like a long time ago. There was also some pressing of some laundry that had been languishing since early May. 

 

I’ve almost finished 4 more heart blocks, for the baby quilt version of Glowing Hearts QAL. I have to add the bottom triangles. Those added to the 2 completed earlier leaves only 3 more to make. Then assembly can begin. I need to make a decision about sashing, corner stones and borders.  That will come when I get all nine blocks on the design wall 

Till then, I may ge a quick Table Scraps project done for mays Table scraps Challenge, green and fresh grass. We will see😉

Linking up with Angela at Scrap Happy Saturday. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

It’s a Red Week

 

This week there was red cut, and red sewn. 

Four potato chip blocks. 

I also sewed the double red gingham binding on the red,cream & green SAHRR table topper/ small wall hanging. 

An early morning photo complete with a tree shadow. 😲😟

Did I get a photo of the actual sewing? Nope. But here is the rolled up “show the binding” photo. 

And another peek at the back.

I’m linking up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday  Come check out the red under the needle of some other quilters. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

ScrapHappy Saturday. April 5th

 

April’s Color is Red!

I meant to check back with So Scrappy  to double check to see what the official announcement of the color told me. But, I was stitching an Easter themed project, and was almost done. Also, I had a dentist appointment April 1st and they sent me home with a prescription for an anti-viral. I had a cold sore on my lower lip. The hygienist said “no thanks”!  

I have cold sores often, but this one did make me feel kind of under the weather. So I took a nap. 💤 The medicine helped a lot. I’ll go back to get my teeth cleaned on Tuesday. 😊

 So this morning I discovered the color was announced as RED on April 1st. So I sewed while my cleaning lady was here. 

A red potato chip block in the making. 

Oops. Sometimes I can’t sew a block even if I have a sample in front of me. 

A little bit of unsewing and resewing and it’s much better!

I have more red cut for another block. I’ll try to do 2 a week. My neutrals are scarce. Maybe a trip to the LQS is in order!

First I’ll post and link up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday !

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!  

Rainbow Scrap Challenge and Project Quilting 16.6

 My week has been a total flop

Monday I had my semi-annual follow up to my annual Medicare Wellness Check. We talked about seeing the orthopedic specialist regarding my “trigger thumb”. I don’t want surgery. 

Then Mr Busy and I went to our county recreation center and walked the indoor track. 

I was mulling over the PQ prompt “Button it Up” 

I couldn’t come up with a plan. So I cleaned my sewing space. And did some ironing, while the washer was going. 

Mr Busy continued to watch YouTube videos of the goings on in our nation’s capital. I can’t! 

Tuesday and Wednesday were much the same except we had a winter storm watch. We got approximately 6 inches of snow. 

Still I tried to sew, PQ kept nagging at me. A design made itself known But it upset me. It was political in theme. And the more I thought about it the madder I became.  So I did nothing. 

Thursday I stitched with friends. We were at the golf club again. We had a good turnout and some great projects were shared. I slept fitfully, my orthopedic appointment was early Friday morning. I was nervous. 

Up early Friday morning. Did I go to  my sewing room to put my night disturbances under the needle? Nope! I wiled away the time with coffee and iPad. I asked hubby to go with me. Normally I’m not a “baby”, but I was nervous. I received a cortisone injection into the base of my thumb. This morning  there is still some pain, but also some improvement. 

I apologize for this whiney post. I’m going to try to “get my act together” before I post again.

I did not sew Yellow and I did not make a Project Quilting 16.6 challenge entry. If you click the links in the previous sentence, you’ll see some wonderful entries in both these challenges. Hopefully Spring will come and my attitude will improve. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

ScrapHappy Saturday March 8th

It’s been a busy  week  here at Casa Busy Hands! I worked on the current Project Quilting. If you are interested  my post is Here. 

It had been fairly nice early in the week. I had to get some routine blood work done , so I decided to stop by the hospital lab on my way to Thursday Stitchers. That went well, the young phlebotomist was amazing!  Quick and painless. 

Then it snowed. When I got home from the library, our back deck looked like this!  By morning there was 5 inches. 

I fixed the blue potato chip block that had same fabric touching!!🫣

Three potato chip blocks in yellow, March’s color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. 

I sewed them as Leaders and Enders while sewing the PQ wall hanging and finishing up the final borders for the Stay At Home Round Robin. 

Those kites look a little like bunny ears! Totally inappropriate for a Christmas themed quilt. I was hoping for tassels!. Oh well!

I’m linking up with Angela for ScrapHappy Saturday !

I leave you with a gorgeous photo taken in 2019 in Yellowstone Park. We celebrate 307 Day here in Wyoming, on March 7th .  307 is our area code for the whole state

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

And Happy International Women’s Day! We are Awesome!

A Collection of Challenge Posts

 

This is definitely a Not Finished Friday. I’m linking up to Finished or Not Friday We’ve been on Holiday visiting our son. We arrived home at 2:30 pm Thursday. I had been thinking about Project Quilting 16.1. But didn’t start selecting fabric and cutting til Friday. 

Is a pink flying elephant a Mystical Creature?  I think so! I was inspired by the New Year’s Eve party we attended. Though no one admitted to seeing pink elephants, there was plenty of spirits to have inspired a few! 🥳

I worked all day Saturday with several breaks to get this little fun table topper finished. It’s a project using some pink stash forRainbow Scrap Challenge 2025. I’m linking up to Angela’s blog. 

To some, it may look like a girl creature. To others they may look like a famous flying elephant. But AI states…

Mythical creatures are beings with extraordinary features that appear in folklore, mythology, and cultural tales. They are also known as supernatural beings, legendary creatures, or monsters. 

So this mythical creature fits the being with extraordinary features ( those patchwork ears and pink skin) 

And he appears in cultural tales. (Don’t drink too much, you might see pink elephants)

This is my entry for Project Quilting 16.1 Mystical Creatures. Follow this link to see other participants 

entries in this fun annual event . There are some real works of art!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

First Saturday of 2025

 

 

I couldn’t resist joining in today. There is a fabulous new logo and so much inspiration. Come read all the amazing posts at Scrap Happy Saturday

We are still visiting our son in way far northern California. He’s single and has been for some time, so not much pink going on here! 😉 Think gray,  black, ivory, sage green. Mountains, tall evergreens, Ansel Adams art, fancy bourbon bottles in the bar cabinet,  classic cars in the garage !

I did do a quick counted cross stitch on pink Aida at the end of December. 

The top alphabet is a printed chart , coincidentally on pink. The stitchery looks ivory here.🤷‍♀️ It’s a light pink!

There were puzzles being created. 

Not much pink here either. 

I’ll be home by next Saturday, so maybe a bit of pink will be cut and sewn. But I’ll also be working on Project Quilting, so maybe not. Won’t know what that challenge will be until tomorrow!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!