Bag Ladies of the FQ Club - July Linky

I am enjoying this little venture with BARBARA.  She picks one for the month and you can follow with the same lady or chose the one that tickles your fancy.

I am working on Earlene for this month - and next.  She will work up fast if I dedicate a day.  The quilt over her shoulder might take a little more time and I already know how I want to set her into a mini.  Also, if the group doesn't know - the pattern for the quilt setting for these ladies is in Earlene's packet.

And I was asked to share all my Ladies in their minis so far:

Thelma   

Gertrude 

Millicent

Charlotte

Ernestine

Happy Stitching,

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Monday Making

Well I didn't get it quilted, but I did get the Two Step Mystery quilt into the flimsy stage.  Happily, this was all from gifted and my scraps married together.  The last border fabric came in the door recently and was perfect for this.  This will be another donation quilt for the Wounded Warrior Winter Games at Windham NY this December.

Now I can start something new.  I love any hue of blue and was digging around for more blues to add to Keven's Mystery when I came across this kit.

I bought this kit 3 years ago at an 80% discount - just for the fabric.  BUT with Sarah's 12 Day's of Christmas and the Trip Around the World quilt (which I cut fabric for) I decided that it was going to become the quilt intended and any left overs will go into the Mystery Quilt.  I can always make the other one another time.

The large pile of blues and other colors for Kevin's Mystery quilt.  Step two has come out so I might leader/ender that as I piece the TATW.  Multi-tasking at it's best!

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Whooping it Up Friday

Some of you were wondering what I was going to do with the Rails and Cabins.  Well this is the layout I am going with.  10 Rails and 10 Cabins are made and will progress over time and in-coming scraps.

The newest Yankee Diary (side bar button) block of the star with heart was very quick to make, but I lapsed on doing the prior block.  It's a rather different looking thing, but has it's own story.  I am needle turning these which doesn't take that long to do. I just have to pick out my fabrics and get it done!

Can you find the kitty in the pile of scraps?  I caught Moe laying down on the job while I was sorting gifted scraps and while sewing those Rails/Cabins.

Miss Bella trying to catch some sun while watching the chippers run from the bird feeder  to their hole by the Apple tree.  Don't let that pudgy, sleepy look fool you.  When she is in 'hunt mode' she can be like a Cheeta.

We are into a cold, rainy few days - thinking I need to pull a quilt top and get a fabric sandwich made for some 'frosting' time so this weekend I can have a cozy quilt in my lap while working a binding.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Scrappy Wednesday

My next Temperature Quilt rosette and these little things are made right from that never ending scrap pile.  I might throw a few small bits in the tote with my papers, punch, scissors and thread, but it is about finding the piece that fits the temp for the day.  And as  you can see, we had quilte a drop in our  weather - right into Fall I think!

83,83,82,82,77,60,62

Some of the hill towns (you would call them mountains) dropped into the 40's - CRAZY!!!!!  Some heavy rains with winds and severe lightening swept in too.  All a bit scarey, but we are to slowly warm back up - at least that is what they say, we shall see.

I did prep all my background pieces for these - a mix of muslin and off whites and some of those are pieced - using it up and moving it on.  They weren't very exciting in a photo, but I plan to start stitching these rosettes onto their backgrounds with Slow Sunday Stitching.

 Some more scraps are in the house! Another bag arrived after this photo and that one seems to have much larger pieces so I will share with Monday's sewing group.

I dumped one bag with a lot of skinnies and bits and got right to work.  Bonnie Hunter's scrap challenge block - Rail Fence - and I am mixing log cabins with them.  That should use up this bag and maybe some of the others.

I need to make the Temecula Quilt Co Monday Mini's, too.  My geese are all done, but I've got a few more to put into the 2 x 8 settings to make 8.5" blocks.  It will be a fun Scrappy Wednesday and hopefully a bit warmer day. 

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon