Sunday, March 17, 2024

National Quilting Day?

 Every year I plan to quilt on National Quilting Day. Of course every year something prevents me from quilting. This year was no exception. Got a text from my niece in the morning that she and my sister were doing a yarn crawl and they were going to stop by because one of the stores was near me.

I did get to start this purple bowl that I will add to my new group of bowls that I’m calling the Spring Collection! 😁



That's the end of my purple scrap play for the week. Here’s a peak at the other bowls in the collection. None are completely done.





I did a very little bit of work on this table runner I started before Covid hit me. Lots more half square triangles to trim. 😒 


Have a great weekend and check out the purple makes at RSC2024.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Rainy Saturday!

 Well it’s been sometime since I felt like blogging. The hubby brought Covid home the second week of February and I’ve been trying to get back to normal. Not testing positive but still have a cough even after Paxlovid and what seems like a million cough meds.

I’ve made a few items, mostly coiled rope of course. 



Medium sized and small.



I also had a few custom orders. One being a challenge to me because it measured 12 x 6 and took me two days to make.



It was huge as you can see compared to the size I usually make! 
I had a custom order for mug rugs as well. This was a very easy make.


Last week I finished the red string blocks, improv and strip blocks.



And yesterday I was able to dig into the purple scrap bin to make my purple star blocks. Yay!


Feeling all caught up on this another rainy Saturday in Hatfield. I hope you have a sunny weekend! 
Check out the purple scrap makes at RSC2024.


Saturday, February 3, 2024

Busy Week in the Sewing Room!

 Today for the first time in a long, long time the sun was out when I got out of bed. I hope this means Spring is on the way! 😁 Which means I should start my garden plans.

I had a birthday on Monday. I received lots of goodies from friends and family. Flowers from hubby.


Flowers from my brother and sister in law. 


My favorite gift was turquoise hair dye from my daughter! I can’t wait to use it! 🩵😂

A new spool of rope arrived this week. This is the size I use for trivets and I’ve already put it to good use.





On Wednesday, the last day of January I made two Criss Cross Star blocks to finish up with my green scraps. This is a pattern by Lori Holt.



On Thursday I dumped the red scrap bin. Such a mess! Lots of really old fabric scraps. First I pulled out all of the strips that were wider than an inch. Then I pulled out large chunks. I will use these for a QAL I plan to participate in later in the month. 


I used all of the really small, ugly and unknown fiber content scraps to make another pillow bed for the animal shelter.


Yesterday I made two red Criss Cross star blocks. I think these star blocks will make a great quilt at the end of the year.

This weekend I’m planning to work on red string blocks. I hope you take time to do something fun this weekend. Check out all the red makes at RSC2024.



Saturday, January 27, 2024

Week of Fog!

 This was the week of the fog! Warmer temperatures moved in along with rain to melt all of the used to be beautiful but now grey snow. It was like being in a horror movie! The good thing is all of the snow has disappeared. 😃

As it seems I’m still in instant gratification mode I still haven’t started or worked on any of the (pick any number) new quilts or WIPs I said I would start the year with. I had this on the design wall, but took it down.


But I’m still chugging away at coiled rope.😆








I finished these and it was perfect timing because this week I sold the first one I made from this orange fabric.

I worked on this bowl on Thursday after I got the idea right before I fell asleep on Wednesday night.


And of course I had to use a few more green scraps to make this trivet. I haven’t even made a dent in my green scraps yet. I’m thinking maybe a scrappy green table runner would help a bit. 🤔




Check out RSC2024 and enjoy your weekend!

 

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Snow Covered Saturday!

 This week finds beautiful Hatfield under a few inches of snow. We got snow twice this week but the heaviest snowfall was above and below us! 😄 

I had lots of time in the sewing room to finish two sets of bibs and burp cloths for my niece. She needed a shower gift and the theme is sunflowers. 🤔



I also completed a custom trivet set for a returning Etsy customer.



I did play around with my green scraps a bit. No real projects in mind for my blocks this year. I made a few improv and string blocks.



I thought I’d make the improv blocks to eventually create another quilt like this one. It had been in my shop for a while and finally sold on the first of the year.



Yesterday I decided it was time to get my but in gear and start a quilt. I started pulling random fat quarters and I wasn’t really liking the results. So I went to the bins where I keep my bundles and found this!



It’s Cameo by Amy Butler. I looked it up and it’s out of print and people are selling it for crazy money. So now I’m wondering if I should sell it instead!🤣 Stay tuned!

Today we will have a high temp of 22. Definitely soup weather. I’m making Tuscan white bean and kale soup for hubby and I and we’ll spend the afternoon with me crocheting a hat while we watch football (even though our Eagles collapsed)

Enjoy your weekend! I’m linking up with RSC2024



Monday, January 8, 2024

A New Year!

 Wow, 2023 just seemed to zip by so fast. I did do a few things like actually leave the state of Pa. after not traveling because of Covid for so long. I read a few books, made lots of bowls, a few table runners and mug rugs but I didn’t complete 1 quilt. I really want to change that this year.

I’m finalizing my plans to finish up the quilt flimsies hanging in the closet and start some new ones. I’ve decided I don’t want to win by dying with the most fabric!😂 Some of my plans for new quilts and WIPs are to donate them along with a planned quilt for each one of my remaining siblings. 

In the first week of the new year I did make two bowls. It was all I had time for as hubby was on vacation.  One bowl has already sold. (pastel) The other is a housewarming/Christmas gift for my niece. 


I’m planning to participate in the RSC2024 this year. The color for January is green. I’ve pulled from the overflow tub of green scraps and organized them by size. Guess there will be some crumb blocks and string blocks in the future.


Every year finds me saying I’m going to blog more, but by mid year I’m just not keeping up. This year I’ve set a goal for myself of at least one blog a week. Here’s to a good year ahead and time to check some items off my list!

Be kind to yourself!



Saturday, April 29, 2023

Last of the Purple

 This week I finished up with my purple scraps. I stitched the half square triangles and put the rest of the scraps away. Of course there are more, I didn’t make a dent.


I was able to pull out the batik strips and make a few coasters. After resisting forever, I’ve decided to add them to my shop in sets of 2 and 4.


I’ve been itching to make a few bags for my shop with the stack of canvas I have. This blue floral print is one of my favorites so here’s the first bag. Lots more are in the works.


And last but not least, l thought it was time to use some of the tons of yarn I own to make items I can 
actually wear. I love making shawls but I’m always so hot I almost never need one. So I see lots of crochet tops and cardigans in my future. This is a top I started, doesn’t look like much yet. 



I’m linking up with the RSC. Enjoy your weekend!


Saturday, April 22, 2023

Scrappy Purple

 I got to play with the purple scraps a little this week. Between itchy eyes, scratchy throat and my stuffy nose. My allergies are exceptionally bad this Spring. 🤧 

I made the half square triangle blocks (which need piecing) and the MP blocks.



I also made this little scrap block from a bag of small purple scraps. Don’t remember where it came from.


As I was working on getting the fabric/yarn room organized I came across a zippered bag of strings. I love string quilts so I dug in and started making scrappy blocks. It’s happy mindless sewing. ☺️


I’ve made some progress on my evening crochet projects. 


This one is Tunisian crochet. It’s only my third Tunisian project so I’m still trying to get comfortable with it.


Hoping to get in more sewing and a little garden work next week. We’ll see what happens. I’m linking up with the RSC

Go enjoy your weekend!