Design Wall Monday - 6/23/14

I have been working the Lozenge blocks as Bonnie Hunter's leader/ender project and have another large group finished to add to the box.  I really need to count them out (grouped these in 10's and the box I think they are by 20's) and figure my size - I probably have enough now to start putting this together.

And I hope these are the last of the 9-patch blocks - I made about 4 times too many for a Bonnie Hunter mystery long ago.  I found the pretty floral in my old dresser (old fabric storage system).  I think some one gave me this as I don't remember buying it.  As you can see in the photo - don't let fabrics sit too long and especially in a light - there was a fade across the length of the center fold.

I was able to get just enough cuts (and not use that faded fold) to make up this flimsie.  But it needs 2 or 3 borders - you know how I love borders - so this will sit for a while on that.  OR it may get sent off to Sarah's group for a finish.

And keeping up with the rows of the Trifle Dish Sew Along at Moda Bake Shop.  I love those posies and I will admit I made a mistake on those.  I totally forgot to 'mirror' the leaves - I'll blame it on chain piecing around two furries.  So I had to completely re-do them as these are all from the scrap bin and I didn't have any fabric left to just re-do the mirror side.  Yup, a pile of leaves went into the trash.

I picked up a fun FQ bundle of Riley Blake 'Peak Hour' back in 2012 thinking one of my grandsons would like a quilt from it.  Well Angry Birds and Thomas the Tank won out there, so this sat.  My SIL made a stroller quilt with some of it and I used the rest for the Scrap Basket QAL.  I'm making a modified Rail Fence quilt to donate to Margaret's Hope Chest. 

Please check in with all the link ups at Patchwork Times to see what is on other quilters' design walls.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Beginnings

Valerie of Val's Quilting Studio is celebrating her first Blogaversary and has the most brilliant idea of sharing your first blog post.  I was a quilt blog reader for almost two years before I braved that new beginning.

My first post was actually a small introduction, so I will post up my SECOND POST - that actually had photos.  It all began with joining in with the Brown Bag Swap and you needed to be an active blogger.  This swap has led to so many others, meeting new and wonderful bloggers around the world, and being exposed to so many new fabrics and designs/designers.  Truly, it has been MAGIC.

Won't you join in and share your first blog post?

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Handmade Cristmas Challenge - June

I am slowly filling that Christmas Gift Box by joining in with the Pledge to make handmade gifts throughtout the year.  And being we are almost half way there, maybe it is time for you to start thinking about joining in.

This month I made a zip pouch using THIS TUTORIAL from Moda Bake Shop.  It was also my project for A Month of Simple Small Projects with A Quilting Life. I used some Ladies Album candy charms for the outside and a light scrap of blender for the lining.  This is an easy afternoon project.

You can join in any month and please go visit SewCalGal to get some Christmas project inspiration.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Tuesday Archives 6-17-2014

This weeks Archive is Design Walls and Directional Prints.  Now I don't have a design wall - well, I stick things up all over the house.  Would love one, but no wall big enough to put one, plus two furries would have a blast pulling things off.  

Now I do a lot of scrap quilting and really don't worry too much about diagonal prints, but I remember my favorite fabric.......

I just LOVE the Ghastlies!!!  I played a lot with them for the Ghastlie Blog Hop so you can go visit my old post to see all the wickedness.  AND did you know??!!  There is a NEW Ghasltie out - 'The End of the Ghastlies' - OH MY!!  Yes, I have an order placed and can't wait for it to arrive.

Please see what other have linked up with Val's Quilting Studio.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon