Midweek Stats

There has been sewing! A partial charm pack sewn following a tutorial from Jenny at MSQC.  She calls it Super Easy and it is, if you can get over the anxiety of colors touching! 🤣

I scrapped the white and green SiaS blocks and made 2 itty bitty red and white ones! I’m still not happy with this and so nothing is sewn to the elf block except the bottom signature blocks and the right side mix of 4 patches and HST!

And hearts are all over! More about that on Friday! 

Linking up with Susan at Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching 2-18-24

I’m joining Kathy and other slow stitching friend for Slow Stitching Sunday! A day to celebrate needle, thread and your own hands! 

Today I plan to complete the February design on Woven Wreaths by Kathy Schmitz. I got up a bit early and watch her helpful video again. Just to refresh my memory of her suggested stitch for the tiny leaves. Wish me luck, I’m not a good satin stitcher. But maybe I can master the “fan stitch”! 

This is what it looks like early this morning.

Then I will put the week’s stitches in my temperature heart. The fabric is Peaceful Purple, 14 ct Aida. I purchased it October 2022 from Fat Quarter Shop.

I finished the binding on En Provence and added a label. 

And my small Love Valentine stitch is done. An FO, but not a FFO just yet. A design from Melisa at Pinker n Punkin Quilting &Stitching. Stitched on a pink piece of 14 ct Aida that has been in my stash for 20+ years.

You can still see the dampness where I pressed it this morning. It will dry and I want to frame it!

I want to show you a wonderful hand pieced quilt that was made by a friend. 

This quilt is King Size. The individual squares are 1.75” finished and the appliquéd circles are at the size of a quarter! 

I sent the wrong photo, this is the bed runner⤴️.    

This is the king size quilt! Sorry⤴️

She had some leftovers and used them on the back, and in a large bed runner, and 2 king size pillow shams! 

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ScrapHappy Saturday 24.7

I’m joining Angela for Rainbow Scrap Challenge. There was some red happening in my sewing room this week. 

Squares, and hst, and hearts!

A table scraps binding? 

More split nines were constructed!  There are 6 total. I think I’ll aim for 6 in each month’s color. That will give me 60 at the end of 10 months. At least 1 child size quilt plus a few extra! 

Oh oh! There’s Rudy photo bombing my shot! He might be telling me something! 😁

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Finished or Not Friday 2-16-24

Finally a finish. This smaller version of EnProvence, from Bonnie Hunter . In 2016. I started by making 1/2 the blocks. It was a mystery, so I wasn’t sure how that would go. 

Last page of the pattern. 16 blocks! 

I made 9 blocks, 15 “ square, plus borders. 

I stalled out on getting it to a quilter. Last summer I asked a friend who had quilted other things for me. She had decided not to quilt for others. It was then I discovered the one wrong block. 

And I had pieced a backing of this modern lavender and orange fabric! I fixed the wrong block, and still really didn’t like the backing. So it hung in the closet. 

In January I went lookin through my stash for a different backing fabric. I settled on a piece of Thimbleberries fabric that was provided in a BOM class I took. I did not finish that quilt and will not. I have used up some of the fabric in other projects. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized this was a wide back fabric! I cut it to 78 X 78 after checking with a LQS for her requirements. I took it to her on January 31st, a Wednesday. She called me on Thursday, to say it was finished. Wow! I picked it up Friday. Then needed to trim it up and make the binding. I had selected this fabric as a possible, a long time ago!

Fast forward to yesterday. I  finished hand stitching the binding down at my Thursday Stitchers group!

It needs a label, and it will be completely finished!  I’m linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Friday! 

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SAHRR - Round 4.

Round Four of this year’s Stay at Home Round Robin is presented by Brenda @ Songbird Designs. She chose a Square in a Square or a block on point.

Here is Rudy, with some green and white square in a square blocks on the left side. But this arrangement may not stay. I thought needed to add in a second color, now I’m not sure!  I had to make them twice to get them to the correct size. The “too big” ones are above on the design wall “

I’m leaning toward doing the Square in a Square in red and white instead! I hope I saved my math calculations! LOL! 

I’m linking up with Songbird Designs. Looking forward to the next round!

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I Like

Good Morning! I’m joining LeeAnna and friends at Not Afraid of Color for I LIKE Thursday! 

I’m reading 

and will join my old book club next Monday!  I’m not sure about this book. It is historical fiction, a genre I usually like. The author writes in meticulous detail. It paints a vivid picture, not always beautiful! I don’t consider myself to be a prude, but there is a lot of explicit detail! I am enjoying the story of this young woman who was one of few women who flew airplanes in the 30s and early 40s. 

I had one premade pie shell the fridge. So Tuesday I made a pumpkin pie.  I used the recipe on the pumpkin filling can,  as I always do. My glass pie pan is only 9” and it is shallow. So I had more filling than would fit in the crust. I’ve just baked it like custard in the past. That’s good too. But I remember I had a 1/2 box of spice cake mix. I’ve been trying to make smaller dessert when I do bake. So I decided to add the cake mix to the pumpkin filling. How could it be bad? 

 Note to self: do that again! It’s good. Like spice cake, but pumpkiny! It filled a tart pan, one I sometimes use for quiche. We are enjoying it with Cool Whip!

Oh phooey! My shadow sure darkened the photo. 

Well, I wasn’t thrilled with the outcome of the Super Bowl, we were hoping the 49ers would win. At least it was a close game. Not a runaway! 

 

We had a backyard visitor that we don’t see often. Not a good photo, I’m not a good photographer. He was moving quickly around this tree just outside my kitchen window. I had to look it up, I think I decided it’s a male downy woodpecker!

Lee Anna posed this question :

 

Who was your first crush? (Real or fictional?) how old were you, how did you feel, were you a romantic?  You will a laugh or go “huh?” My first crush was George Peppard! He starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I was 15. Then he was in my home town filming How The West was Won, I got his autograph. Yes I was and still am a romantic!

It snowed again yesterday. Not much, but it is colder. A high of 29 degrees Wednesday. And it snow a bit again overnight. So roads are a bit icy this morning, it looks like!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching 2-11-24

It’s Super Bowl Sunday! That’ll mean lots of Slow Sunday Stitching! And I’ve got lots of stitching to do!

First, I’ll be stitching the binding on this UFO quilt from 2017. It’s my February OMG (One Monthly Goal). OMG is hosted by Anne Marie at Stories from the Sewing Room. Do you participate? It’s easy and fun! No prizes, just finished projects. The best kind of  reward!

When the binding is complete, I’ll put some stitches in this lovely Valentine project! Love Birds’ Delivery from Melisa at Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching. 

Happy Stitching to All. Whether you’re sharing in the hype of this day or retreating to your quiet place. Take time to enjoy each and every stitch!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!