Scrappy Wednesday

I finished the second half of the Hogwart's Castle and joined those two sections together so now there is a 'full' castle.  This block joins the owl block for the bottom row.  Now it will have to wait for adding to the flimsy - then borders - as there are other things in the que.  Everything has it's time slot.  AND yes, I still have my Christmas table clothe on that table - geesh.  I have a new one, just need to clear that working table so I can put it on.

The last blocks for the Threadology quilt were finished and since this was all laid out, I did put it together.  This is the center of a large Spool Block, so waiting on the instruction release on the spool section and then of course borders.  I have a lot of fabric left from this Connecting Threads "Arcadian Dusk" FQ bundle (second quilt from it) - easily another quilt could be made, but I am thinking of a piano key border for this one instead.

I want to catch up on the Tiny Tuesday blocks in orange and then I will be pulling each of my color totes to make up signature blocks for an event at our local library.  I'm using the block from the Virginia Quilt Museum project, but changed the size.  I have several events in June and I have a 'list' for each one to prep what I need for each one.  I will visit and cross off on each list as I take little break or a walk by so everything is in order in the next few days.  It will take away the stress of preparing while trying to attend - those totes will be piled up in order in the hall so I can grab and go.

One of my prep totes is for a class this Saturday - June 1st - with a wonderful local lady who teaches this technique using Karen Eckmeier's book 'Happy Villages'.  She came and talked to our quild about this process and had several samples to share to wet our interest.

We are very wet, cold, and there happens to be up-grading of the water/sewer lines on our end of the village - today NO water.  BUT this is not as bad as those battling the horrendous tornado season that is beyond the 'alley'.  Prayers for all in harms way. 

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Monday Making

Our little town always has it's parade and celebrations on the real Memorial Day, so all of our activities are finished.  I don't plan travels on the 'heavy' holiday weekends - it's a zoo out there.

I have finished up the Log Cabin commission work and another has come in, but....  I want to catch up on a few things before diving into that one.  The Hogwart's Castle thankfully was broken down into two parts and I finished up the first section yesterday - very intense!  All the pieces are cut for the second section with a few made via the strip piecing from the first round.

The last Threadology block(s) came out on the 15th, so I would like to get those done.  I will need to lay out all the made blocks so I know what fabrics/colors for those last fillers.  Because it will be laid out, I will use the time inbetween some hand sewing prep on the new commission to put this project into a flimsy.

Remember to put 'Memory' into your Memorial Day - stay safe and have a Happy Day.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Scrappy Wednesday

Before I started anything, I knew I had to clean my machine after stitching all of those Log Cabin blocks with that older fabrics.  They fray and shed and create a lot of mess in your machine.  I have a small vac attachment (and I use on the computer as well) to get most of this stuff out and then fine tune with tweezers, small brush, Q-tips, and oil. 

I wanted to catch up on some of the Tiny Tuesday blocks.  Luckily these don't use a lot of 'color' fabrics as I have very little Orange - enough to get these done for the month.

This is a fun block - Bear Paw Bow Tie, very tiny HSTs that I love to make.

With those out of the way early this morning, I can now tackle my main project - quilting the Log Cabin quilt.

My prayers and thoughts are with those in the path of the severe storms and flooding.  Stay safe,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Hands2Help Finale

I want to thank SARAH for hosting this event since 2011 and works so hard to gather sponsors that donate 'thank you' fabrics, patterns,  books and other quilty items to those that participate.  As this project grows and grows each year, I know Sarah works even harder.

My three quilts were completed - although I don't have pictures of a couple in that stage as they were donated before that was a thought.  I donated locally thru my quilt guild as we collect for Chatholic Charities for Community Services each year around this time.  Our communities are of such need as so many have not recovered from Irene even to this day.

The next two quilts were donated by  fellow guild member Diane Warner - no blog.  Sarah graciously entered her into the system, so I will save her some steps and post up her quilts here.  I'm very proud of Diane as she use to tease me about 'saving' every ones' scraps from the garbage - now she is a prolific scrap quilter herself - AND, she has bravely learned to quilt her own quilts on her  home machine.  Diane, also, donated locally thru our local guild for the communities. 

  

Please visit the final link-up HERE to see all the lovely quilts so generously donated by so many.  I look forward to seeing the grand total of donations this year.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon & Diane