Monday Making 7/18/16

Today I need to concentrate on getting those borders on my rail/colorwash project for Let's Book It.  I hate borders, so this will be a 'kick me in the pants' kind of day to get thru these.  Three borders!

To relax from those stressful borders, I will work inbetween borders with this project.  Yes, I have another hexie project in the works.  I've had this layer cake for a long time - even the wrapper and tag are gone so not sure what the name of this one is. I love blue, I love working with blue, and I love the feel of thread pulled thru fabric by hand.

I hope you are enjoying The Hop - so many great projects in the first four days and still more to come.  Today's hosts are:

Laura @ Buzzin'Bumble and Soma @ Whims and Fancies.

Be sure to catch the next step of SARAH"S quilt along.  It may seem like a daunting step, but you can do it.

This is a quilt I made a few years ago and is a free pattern with Red Rooster found HERE.  This one worked up really fast and used up a lot of scraps.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Slow Sunday Stitching 7/17/16

Kathy has a great post today about 'clutter' and slowing down.  I am going to join her in some slow stitching along with some decluttering.

The Hexie project is coming along nicely.  I have one of each color and slowly working it's partner now.  The ones clipped are my twosies and the ones in the tin are singles.  I find working two rosettes a week is just enough - this is a slow project that I am not rushing. *linking to Help for Hexie-alics*

This pile of quilts and wallhangings need their final finishing - going over them to remove bits of threads, cat hair, and add their labels (which I hand sew on).

And this corner of my living room needs a clean up of clutter - the little table has become a dumping spot and the quilt rack that isn't used as quilt rack was my 'finish this pile' spot.

Please be sure to visit SARAH today for the next step of the Christmas Quilt. And today's hosts are Tonia @ All Thingz Sewn and Selina @ Selina Quilts. 

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Here Piggy, Piggy

Have you heard of Valerie's Challenge?  A Piggy Bank (any container will do) to save your change or spare bills to build up a savings for something quilty.  I missed out on the closing of last year's linky - never got my Piggy emptied.

I use one of my famous snack barrels (used for my scrap storage) and covered it with a cute house fabric.  It hides what is inside and I keep it on the rack with my other barrels.  This thing got filled half way - and then partially emptied.  Not only coins go in this, but spare bills and any quilt sales.  I hope to show you what I bought with that partial emptying money in a few weeks.

So the rest of the change and some bills and a weekend quilt sale are staying in here to start the new challenge.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon 

Day 3 of 12 Days

Are you enjoying the Hop?  SARAH has the next step of the QAL up.  It may take a little longer today, but this I think is the biggest step in the progress of this quilt.  Please be sure to visit today's hosts:

Marsha @ Quilter in Motion

Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

My four centers.  These are large blocks which are giving me the jitters - I love to work tiny, this so isn't my style of work.  But I know others like large blocks and large pieces.

I want to share another website that is, also, doing a Christmas in July.  Some quick and simple projects are being shared by Sulky whom I follow because I love their thread.

 

And I had some people ask me about the star ornaments in this photo the day of my Hop.  These are 'Froebel Stern' - a German folded star another heritage tradition.  There are a lot of u-tube and tutorials on the web, but because this one uses color paper for demonstration , you might find it easier to try to make them the first time:

Craft Ideas - Froebel Stern

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon