ABC Table Scraps Challenge October. “Q” and/ or “T”!

Joining Joyful and friends over at The Joyful Quilter for this month’s ABC Table Scraps Challenge 

I got a rather late start on my challenge. October has been a pretty non productive month for me. Our local quilt show was the first week end! That was fun. 

The I needed to work on my OMG (One Monthly Goal) for October. You can read my goal setting link up post Here.

It was slow going. End of the calendar year brings annual Medicare appointments for both me and Mr Busy. Both of our providers had left the practices where we are patients. That meant new Drs each! A pain! 

These annual check -ups led to bloodwork, labs, X-rays and appts for an upper GI for Mr Busy. It got complicated after that. I won’t share details here, but know that many days were filled with appointments and errands and visits to various facilities. I did not spend any time in my sewing room for almost 2 weeks. I finally stole an hour and a half to make a light neutral string block. 7.5 inches square because telephone book pages are already cut to that size! 

Then it sat! No photos were taken! Finally, last night, I chose a backing fabric. 

And then, because I was thinking about my OMG, I had my appliqué hat on! I was rummaging in my drawer of stuff and found 6 artificial leaves from somewhere? I added some iron on  fusible to 3 of them and voila! I had a small mug rug for the table next to my living room chair. A small zigzag stitch using variegated fall colored thread on the leaves and a buttonhole stitch all around the edge and it is done. 

There you have it! A Quietly colored, Tiny, Timely decorated mug rug. 😊

And I leave you with this timely photo of this year’s littles. One quiet Master Chief from HALO and a vivaciously cunning ballerina witch! 🧡🧡😍😍

TRICK OR TREAT! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!