I don't have a wall big enough, so luckily it was a nice day (we've had lots of rain and cold) so photo'ed outside. This is the Trifle Dish Sew Along row quilt with Moda Bake Shop.
This is a lot of speed sewing - only 2 days inbetween release of the next pattern/tutorial. I am just using fabrics from my scrap baskets for this one.
I was lucky to find these pretties in my FQ totes for the next row - strawberries. A much simpler block that will be a breather. I am just hoping the background fabric (cut off from a quilt backing) is enough - a lite beige on cream basket weave print which should work great with those strawberries.
And I haven't shown these at all. This is Cindy of Quilt Doodle Designs' 2014 BOM row quilt. The snowmen will get their button eyes once quilted as well as some other embellishments. **is anyone else having trouble with flickr?? I can't even get the home page - hate to think I lost all my photos**
And I got three more rows on my 'Island Chain' quilt - look - a corner! Putting on the longest row means it will go quicker now, but making sure all those little labels are placed to keep track of the pattern.
I am having trouble with my sleep pattern again, so a sleepless night had me catching up on the cute little 6" blocks offered thru the month along with the RSC2014. You could easily pick some of these blocks and make a row quilt with them. My little mini eclaires container is full, so I will have to pull another to start filling for the second half of the year.
What's on your wall (floor, bed)?
**linking up with PatchWorkTimes design wall Monday**
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
Remember I pulled my Let's Book It project for June? Well I am finding this takes some real concentration and lots of room. Since my SIL comes down to sew during the week, this will be 'built' just on the weekends.
I found that the Batik Jelly Roll that I bought has 2 or 3 of each fabric, so I am going to have to be careful where I place colors to make good use of that Jelly Roll. This quilt is 'built' on the diagonal and I am working a row at a time. This is a quarter of the pattern, so by the last weekend of June, I should have a flimsie. I have the backing and batt waiting, so hopefully this can be handed off to a longarmer next month.
You may have noticed that 'box' in the background of the last photo and this one - yes, I got everything sorted and put away except for the small items that need cutting down into my pre-cut barrels. That is actually the box lid with those in it - Moe is still napping on those. But I wanted to work on those house blocks and I found a few blocks in that box - why make more when I can use these! I am framing them up to size. I will still have to make a few more blocks, but not as many as originally - GEMS!!
My partner in the Monthly Doll Quilt Swap group let me know she received her quilt and has shared, so I can share too. This is a free pattern on Charise Creates and can be found HERE. Jane wanted a little quilt to hand in her new sewing room and told me she had buttercream walls with black gingham curtains.
I cut into my Mary Engelbreit fabrics - hey, you can't hoard it forever! I think M.E. fabrics just say 'sewing room'. And I made a little button hanger so she can change that little sign to fit her mood or inspiration. Some of you know Jane as GrandMaMa's Stories . This was such a fun little quilt to build and I hope Jane enjoys it in her new sewing studio.
Now I need to catch up on QALs...........
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
My dear bloggy friend Selina has been sharing her scraps with me. I spent a day sorting and cleaning up one huge box. I even got several string blocks made and passed on some long strings to my Mom for her toothbrush rug project. Smaller pieces cut up into my pre-cut barrels, FQ size into the totes and 2.5" strips into another tote - using for some new QALs. All cleared in time for another box to arrive - Moe and I thank you Selina.
Speaking of new QALs, you probably noticed new buttons on my sidebar. I really am so tempted but really need to finish some priority projects first. As some items finish up I will be removing those buttons - so June will be a sort, clean, finish of those side buttons.
I received this lovely little quilt from my May partner for the Monthly Doll Quilt Swap Group. We chose to not use the monthly theme 'Go Modern', but chose something that expressed May for Me. I love the fabrics, butterflies, and setting 9-patch. Thank you Patti for such a lovely swap.
I don't really have a nice space for a design wall, so tack things where I can - yeah, I hung it one way and then the other and still got a crappy photo. Not like I need to really start this, but it was tempting and short term. This is the new Trifle Dish Sew Along (a row quilt) over at Moda. I'm using those scraps out of those huge boxes (and a few of my own) and will send this on to Sarah.
I did manage a finish - my Relaxing Round Robin. My Juki was set up for quilting some of my SILs projects, so I went ahead and machine quilted instead of hand quilting. Those are tiny star buttons in the setting triangles and I used some antique red flower buttons in the applique flower centers - yeah, I like buttons.
And because I cleaned up and had a finish, I thought it is a good time to start on my Let's Book It project. Everything is cut and labeled, so hopefully I can get a few rows done today before I have to head for my Quilt Guild meeting - our last meeting for the year (we meet Sept-June) so it's our annual picnic. Yes, I am cooking - lasagna. We have gone back to rainy and cold weather, so something warm sounds good to me.
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
I think the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is a wonderful way to use up those scraps as well as learn to play with color. These were the few scraps left in my baggy from last year and I did add a little from my FQ tote for a little variety in my blocks.
The Indian Star Block from Quilter's Cache takes the largest pieces and partly why I had to go to the FQ tote.
The Garlick Knot blocks are so quick to make up and very addicting, too.
The classic Churn Dash - made a little more fun with a colored center.
And the left over strips and strings go into the string block. I'm happy to report that the 'baggy' was emptied. What wasn't used up in these blocks went into my pre-cut barrels and strings went into the box for my other string block project (which really needed some yellow).
** linking up with RSC2014 - please visit and see how others played with yellow this week **
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
