BE SURE TO ENJOY THE DAY
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Little Bit of Sewing
Just a simple stitch in the ditch and some straight lines in the tiny border and my little doll quilt from those JR cut-offs is finished. It took me a while to remember where I had my dolly pattern, but once found she quickly went together and dressed in scraps from the JR quilt.
I wanted to take down my portable banquet table and move my Juki to the little side table (little spare machine tucked away). In my clean up I wanted to put this UFO project into a tote of it's own. I decided I could squeeze one more block in before the pick up. It's not the same as the directions (which are poor) because this is another section that is listed with 3 different finished sizes depending which page you are reading , but it is together and waiting for it's companion blocks to be finished.
Yes, things are picked up - sewing machine not even plugged in either. I'm busy with paper and computer work with up coming events and I can't get distracted with the 'itch' to sew. Even hid that new bag of scraps that entered my door.
I had wanted to share this when Bea announced the release of the pattern, but our weather has been horrible. As you can see the clip - anchored this as it was windy on a finally sunny day. I had the pleasure of testing this pattern for BeaQuilter and it is available on her Etsy site.
This is my Pantone 'color(s)' for 2016 quilt. I used a FQ bundle of Marcus Fabrics called 'Subtle Skies' by Faye Burgos with a mix of some other Marcus and stash.
And I have to give credit to my long armer, Barbara Rua, for doing such a lovely job on quilting this for me.
Remember the Quilt Qwazy Queens Blog Hop starts today - be sure to visit these ladies:
March 18
Life In The Scrapatch
Sew Incredibly Crazy
In The Boon Docks
Quilting Affection
Words In Stitches
Life In The Scrapatch
Sew Incredibly Crazy
In The Boon Docks
Quilting Affection
Words In Stitches
I am taking the weekend away from the blog to concentrate on some work and some company.
Hoping you enjoy International Quilting Day
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Monday Making 3/14/16
I finished all the blocks for my 'Let's Book It' project and need to get them squared up and then assembled. Kona Black for an inside border and binding and the yardage is the last of my 'Mellow for Yellow' and will be the outside border. Yes, I am doing borders. I think this is destined for Happy Chemo for the Hands2Help Challenge.
And here are the 250 HSTs from the cut-offs of those blocks. They are just finger pressed at this point.
Here's 120 of them trimmed down to 1.5". I will add a border around in Kona White and use one of the left over JR strips to bind - I have a small piece of minky for the back. This will be a doll quilt and I have to find my dolly pattern so I can get the little cutie made to match.
I quickly made up the two new little blocks for the Temecula Quilt Co 'Circa 2016'. I love these little blocks and may add some of these to my box of 3.5" blocks in-progress.
And when some of you heard I ordered 50 yards of fabric - you thought that was a lot. Well I condensed my shelf yardage to one shelf so I had room on that top shelf. The sloppy right pile is my original solid stash. Packaged Kona in White, Oyster, and Black - staples with plans. Lots of Kona JRs (3 stacks deep) - I use a lot of 2.5" strips or 2.5" squares and it is easier to use these for that. Remember, there is 2 3/4 yards in a JR. The left pile is solids from Connecting Threads and they need to be kitted into their project box. Yes, they all have a purpose - that's why I ordered them.
** linking up with Monday Making and Design Wall Monday **
Well, to that Book It and dolly quilt,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
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