Scrappy Wednesday

Happy dance that the braided rail fence quilt is now a flimsy!  All those partial seams really were not the bother, just the jigsaw puzzle layout that had to be kept as things went together.  AND those stripes zig and zagging did make the eyes weary.  This was to use up a lot of left over Kona black strips and the collection of solids over time.

You can see we jumped right from that long winter into Summer like weather.  Those are light springy greens - not yellow (not yet).  I started my temperature quilt on Summer Solstice and that is quickly coming back around.  I need to get a row of rosettes stitched down so when I hit that last one, this one is a flimsy.  SARAH is starting another temperature sew along, but I think once is enough for me.

76 - 71 - 76 - 78 - 68 - 76 - 77

The next project to get into the flimsy stage is the black/white brick quilt.  I've decided to go with just a white sash and border rather than a color.  This reminds me of the Harlequin dolls for some reason.

I probably have about 300 1.5" HSTs from the last baggy of blue bits, but I found these to be added.  I'm sure there are more and as I am not sure how I will use them, I will continue to make them up.  I'll chain a bunch as well as use them as leader/enders.  They will surprisingly get done fast using both methods.  I even pull a few to trim down in between other things as breaks.  Ha, who takes a break to trim a mess of HSTs?

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Scandalous

What has blogger done?  I am just too old for this stuff and I will carry on as always, but to have to post about security, spam settings, missing post comments and how to reply - this is all just too much.  

We've sorted out changes to blogger amongst ourselves in the past, but sometimes I think these folks are nuts.  I have had comment setting problems since the whole Google+ addition and g-mail settings.  I post and comment where I can and reply as I can.

I rather be sewing and sharing.  I forgot about these blocks until a bit of clean up revealed them.  A lot of partial seams are going to happen  as this is a real puzzle-setter.

I hope you had a pleasant and safe Holiday.  I sat in the rain selling raffle tickets - maybe under a tent, but I still got damp and cold and very tired.  Why not jump right into a quilt that has a challenge.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

I will be spending the day in Fleischmanns NY for their street fair.

Winning Stars

Thanks to a squirell (or chipper)  this lone varigated tulip came up in the bed.  It looks a bit like a star.

And my precious apple tree planted for my Dad.  It was marked as a miniature, but it sure fooled us!  BUT, I love this tree and it was loaded with blossoms and bees this year.  Fingers crossed those happy buzzies did their business and we have an abundance of apples this year.

The winning stars of my give away during the Star Blog Hop are:

Anna Brown and Siouxzq

I will be sending out personal e-mails for mailing info and hope to get them out right after the holiday.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon