Friday, January 30, 2015

Finishing Up January 2015


The first month of the new year is coming to a close.  A long month that seemed to just fly by.  Like most in the NorEast, we have had our share of cold, snow, and winds.  It made for lots of indoor time - time to spend with fabric.


I am playing again with the Rainbow Scrapt Challenge and in keeping my year simple I have just 3 projects going with the colors chosen for each month.  This project will see two houses each month.....

  
and two Sawtooth Stars.  These blocks don't take much time to make so I can easily do them up and then get to play with something else.


The woven heart - another simple block - this is going to look so cute when it is put together.


Bricks for the Now & Later quilt.  I need 40 of each, but since I have these units in my fabric food chain it doesn't take long to feed them thru the machine.  I even did up the pink for next month.


I thought the RSC15 would also be a good incentive to go thru my HSTs and be sure they are all sewn, trimmed, and in order.  Doing a color for the month is much easier than trying to go thru who knows how many all at once - yuk!  Yes, I have different sizes of these - these are just the 2.5" units.


I made a small dent in that barrel using the 2.5" squares to make the 16-patches for the Sweet16 Challenge.  I know there will be more of these as I see what Sarah has in store for us.


And I decided to go with the double 4-patch for the alternating blocks with them.  Again, these pieces all came from my fabric food chain so a quick sew.


I have three of the Sew Sweet Simplicity blocks done.  There is one more block  plus 2 bonus blocks were offered, but I am thinking of just putting these three into a table runner.


My 'Let's Book It' project is at the flimsie stage and I am still thinking on whether to add borders or buy another layer cake for more blocks.


And I did have some finishes for the month.  The first being the Little Letters quilt.  This was such a fun and easy quilt and I am thinking of doing another one.


I finished up the Charming Stars quilt.  I even tried a new to me FMQ motif - paisley flower - and it went rather well, so I can see using it again.


YES - the grape vine cross stitch got finished.  I used reverse applique to circle the piece.  I used 'grape' colored thread and the stretch stitch on my machine with my walking foot to quilt it. I used one layer of wool batt and one cotton which gave it a bit of puff to it.

It was a good first month,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

29 comments:

Teresa in Music City said...

It was a good month indeed!!! You got so much done. I love the blocks you have chosen for the RSC - simple but very effective and will play nicely in lots of layouts. I LOVE what you did with the grapes!!! So very creative :) And I can see why you might want to make another letters quilt - it turned out so cute!

Sheila said...

Very good month indeed! Great projects. Simple is good. Love the RSC blocks you have chosen. I'm working through my scraps this year, creating a fabric food chain of my own.
I hope your worst weather is past you.

Cheryll said...

For someone who is cutting back... you certainly get a lot accomplished.
Love all your work Sharon... xox

Karen M said...

That is a very impressive list of accomplishments for one month. I always love to see what you are working on.

Needled Mom said...

It was a great month. I love each of the RSC blocks.

Dana Gaffney said...

Even with not doing as many sew alongs it looks like you're pretty busy. I've been waiting for the finish of the grapes, it looks beautiful.

Karen said...

You have had a very productive month. I love the house and heart blocks. You are going to have lots of great quilts,

Anonymous said...

wow Sharon boy you get so much beautiful work done,you are awesome my friend,well done xx

Scrappy quilter said...

Wow you've been very productive. Wonderful work!

Mary said...

It's always fun to come and see what you've gotten done each month! Thansk for sharing. Love the FOOD CHAIN reference. Have you seen Bonnie Hunter's quilt "Fabric Food Chain"?

Barbara said...

You got a lot done this month. I made that woven hearts block in a table runner pattern last year. It's a fun block. And I love what you did with your cross-stitch. Very pretty.

Unknown said...

Wow! You got a lot accomplished this month! My favorite is your cross stitch of the grapes, love the way you finished it up. Hope you are staying warm and out of the weather.

Calicojoan said...

What a great month you had! Great projects and wonderful progress! Keep warm and enjoy the stitching time!

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Seeing your double 4 patch blocks reminds me that I need to pull mine out, and finish some projects. Lots of cute things.

Christine M said...

You've had a busy month, Sharon. Your grapes project has turned out beautifully.

Sharon said...

This is cutting back? I loved looking at what you have aaccomplished.

Love Of Quilts said...

You are a very busy lady. I do like seeing all your quilts. I keep up even if I don't comment a lot.

Sheila said...

What a fantastic productive month you have had with so many beautiful projects , you amaze me !

Sarah Craig said...

Wow! I feel like a slacker looking at all you have accomplished!!

MartiDIY said...

You have gotten so much done this month. How do you keep it all straight? When I have a couple of quilts in the small piece stage, I tend to get the pieces mixed up.

Mary Marcotte said...

You are one prolific quilter! I wish I had the time to do all this. Lately I've been using some of my scraps but nothing compared to what you can devour!

Lynne said...

My, you certainly have been productive!

Michele said...

It looks like you got plenty accomplished and I hear we are getting another storm tonight and tomorrow so I'm betting that I know what you will be doing.

Carol Swift said...

What an incredible month you've had sewing! You rock!

Denise :) said...

WOW!! You were 'super' busy this past month -- veritable eye candy all the month long! Loved all your blue pieces! And Sharon, your grapevine piece is stupendous!!! :)

Kate said...

All your RSCS projects are cute, it's going to be fun to see all those blocks come together this year.

Mrs.Pickles said...

oh my for keeping it simple you sure were busy and got A LOT done. Good for you!!!

Belinda said...

OOh, love the letters quilt and the grapes are gorgeous!

KatieQ said...

The grape vine cross stitch piece is wonderful. Reverse applique was a great idea. I really love the woven hearts. I may have to copy the idea for my RSC blocks.