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March 9, 2026

Weekly update: celebrations, a binding resolution, and remembering from With Strings Attached

The Lake County Women's Coalition annual Women's History Month luncheon was on Saturday. Each LCWC member organization nominates an honoree who exemplifies the year's theme.

I'm on the LCWC steering committee as the rep for the Zion Woman's Club but I am also a member of AAUW. AAUW's honoree was Nan Buckart (bio on left) who was director of education for the Lake County Forest Preserves. ZWC's honoree was Wendy Driver (bio on right) whose many interests in community activism include gardening (seed-saving, monarchs, zinnias, and more).

Top: the ZWC contingent.

Kim Sigafuss ...

added by Nann 2 months ago. under design wall monday , lake county women's coalition , monday musings , oh scrap! , sew and tell , weekly update

March 6, 2026

That's A Wrap ~ Sew & Tell - March 2, 2026 from Melva Loves Scraps

Another month gone. Poof!

added by Melva 2 months, 1 week ago. under bookish journal , sew and tell

March 3, 2026

Weekly update: SAHRR and another finish, stash report, goals + reading from With Strings Attached

It was a puttering-around kind of weekend. Too chilly to go for a walk, no major errands to run, nothing much that needed attention. So I sewed!

The Stay at Home Round Robin is quilted and bound. Hooray!

The back uses two book-related fabrics.

I made the courthouse steps flimsy in 2023. Barb quilted it in an overall Baptist fan. I bound it last evening. It's 72 x 84.

I've scheduled a quilt a month with Barb. Whether I take something from the box of flimsies or create something new will depend on the month.

STASH REPORT, February ...

added by Nann 2 months, 1 week ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , sahrr 2026 , sew and tell , stash report , weekly update

March 1, 2026

This, That & the Other ~ Sew & Tell - 2/23/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome back! I say that to my readers and participants of the Sew & Tell party, but also to Dave, the mighty ~~hunter~~ camper, has returned and I am so happy.

added by Melva 2 months, 1 week ago. under bookish journal , sew and tell

February 24, 2026

Weekly update: placemat delivery + MQG swap reveal + a flimsy and a finish from With Strings Attached

My trip to New Zealand was wonderful! You can read all about it in the post right before this one.

It didn't take long to recover from jet lag but I caught a cold on the way home (15 hours on three airplane flights means a lot of exposure). I can finally be more than a foot away from a box of Kleenex.

When I left the amaryllis had one bud. I took it next door to Mike and Jen who watched the house for me. It liked its vacation home! Four blossoms.

Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning were ...

added by Nann 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , mqg swap , sew and tell , weekly update

February 18, 2026

Books, Vintage Linens & Sew & Tell - 2/16/2026 from Melva Loves Scraps

The house is quiet... after the frenzy of Dave preparing to leave on a ~~hunting~~ camping trip with three other guys. Preparation for a trip can be busy, and he gets a little overwhelmed with trying to focus on what needs to be done and what he would rather be doing. We both suffer from that syndrome. LOL! Technically it is a hunting trip. He paid for a license and is taking all that he needs to take along.

I, admittedly, was a little disappointed that he left with the camper without me. He did politely invite me, saying I ...

added by Melva 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under sew and tell

February 12, 2026

Bookish Journal - Chapter 2 ~ Sew & Tell - 2/9/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome back! I've been busily and happily content in the studio lately. I've been playing in my scrap bins making RSC blocks - blues and greens so far...

I've also been re-writing and re-testing a few block patterns for the Little House Sampler Quilter Sew Along... All as I listen to audio books.

BTW, if you missed it, the first LH Sampler block pattern has been released! You can find it here. NOTE:: There has been a correction made to the log cabin frame pattern. I think I notified everyone that had downloaded the original (incorrect) pattern. The ...

added by Melva 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under bookish journal , sew and tell

February 5, 2026

January Review ~ Sew & Tell - 2/2/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

The first chapter of 2026 is complete, and we are beginning the new chapter we call February. It is the shortest chapter of the year... though, sometimes, it can feel like the longest.

I'll be reviewing all that I did during the writing of that first chapter. But first, let's take a look at the featured quilter from last week's party. You all kept me really hopping all week! There were 32 links shared! I think this was the largest party I've hosted. Thanks! I am thrilled (and honored) that so many of you are willing ...

added by Melva 3 months ago. under sew and tell

January 28, 2026

Cold Weather Sewing ~ Sew & Tell - 1/26/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome back to the deep freeze version of Sew & Tell. I've heard that something like 75% (it may have been 90%) of the United States is below normal temps. I also heard that in the wee hours of Friday morning our region (Southeastern Colorado) entered into a predicted 90 hours of below freezing temperatures.

added by Melva 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under bookish journal , rainbow scrap challenge , sew and tell

January 26, 2026

Weekly update: SAHRR, the answer is 42, scrappy souvenirs + reading from With Strings Attached

Brrrrrrr! I hope you are keeping warm during this storm. I've been mostly indoors since Friday. I went to two memorial visitations on Saturday (the son of a Rotary friend in the morning and a quilting friend in the afternoon) though I didn't stay for the funeral services. I overrode the thermostat so the heat stays at daytime temperature overnight. Otherwise it would take all morning to warm up. Snowfall was about 2", no wind.

wrapped up in the Magpies' quilt with another quilt at my back

I appreciate all the people who braved the cold, wherever they ...

added by Nann 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under monday musings , oh scrap! , reading , sahrr 2026 , sew and tell , weekly update

January 23, 2026

Vintage Roses ~ Sew & Tell - 1/19/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

Let's jump right into Sew & Tell Time! This week's feature is from Gwyned's Life of an Artist and her first entry to the 2026 Project Quilting challenge. here's her description of the challenge... in a nutshell.

"It takes place over 12 weeks and not the more typical 12 months. Second the turnaround time from the announcement of the challenge to the finish line is exactly one week. It starts with a challenge posted on Sunday. Then it is up to the individual to interpret the challenge, make something stitched and layered, finish it and post either ...

added by Melva 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under sew and tell

January 19, 2026

Weekly update: picture books, some surprises, remembering + MQG swap #2 from With Strings Attached

The special exhibit at the Dunn Museum opened back in October. I finally went to see it on Friday, two days before it closes. (Hmm. I went to last summer's big exhibit at the Art Institute a couple of days before it closed.)

The Dunn Museum is a division of the Lake County Forest Preserve District. Museum programming includes county-wide history (the annual history symposium (Zoom) this month was great), natural history, and traveling exhibits like this one. Just $3 admission for seniors.

So many familiar and favorite illustrators were included. You may not know their names but surely ...

added by Nann 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under design wall monday , estate sale , lake county forest preserves , monday musings , oh scrap! , sew and tell

January 15, 2026

Scraps & Bits ~ Sew & Tell - 1/12/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

It's been a calm and productive week in the studio of Melva Loves Scraps and I am relishing the quieter routine of winter and the presence and prevalence of Shalom. But before I get into that let's take a look at this week's randomly selected feature... Alycia at Alycia Quilts showed off her January Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks. She calls them Chunky Churndashes. They're fun and bright! And I am guessing that they will be paired with some red blocks to become a Quilt of Valor. I mean, Alycia is the QUEEN of QOV, at least ...

added by Melva 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under bookish journal , rainbow scrap challenge , sew and tell

January 12, 2026

Weekly update: goal met, onto the next + reading from With Strings Attached

The last batch of placemats! The units and blocks are from the orphan box/parts department. Some are recent (the three at the lower right); some are middle-aged (the green/blue hourglasses are from Indigo Way (which itself is blocks-in-a-box); some are elderly (the hard-to-see scrappy trips that are the background for the two feathers in the upper right).

Choosing layouts and coordinating fabrics was a great design exercise.

Each is approximately 13 x 20.

All 121 in the bin. Each placemat averages 3/8 yard, so 45 yards. (With thanks to QuiltDiva Julie who sent a set of four ...

added by Nann 4 months ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , placemats , reading , sew and tell , weekly update

January 9, 2026

First Bookish Journal Block ~ Sew & Tell - 1/5/26 from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to a New Year of Sew & Tell... a place where inspiration can be found, creativity flows, progress is shared and encouragement abounds! There were a lot of summaries and goals shared this week. The randomly selected feature happens to be a year-end summary from Diann at Little Penguin Quilts. Diann showed off her top 5 quilt finishes of 2025. I'm happy to say that her Pieces of My Life quilt made the list, along with two rainbow scrap challenge quilts. All of the quilts are lovely. Head over to her blog to learn a few more details of ...

added by Melva 4 months ago. under sew and tell

January 5, 2026

Weekly update: first finish for 2026, placemat progress + reading from With Strings Attached

Lazy Goose, the January top-along, is finished! I quilted it in parallel lines with the serpentine stitch. The back is a print I've had since the 1990's.

5-7/8 yards used in all.

One of my January goals is to make 20 placemats. I've finished six.

Six more are underway.

They all use units from the orphan blocks box.

(The fine points of terminology: a patch is a shape cut from fabric. A unit is composed of one or more patches sewn together. A block is composed of units sew together.)

# # # # # I have a fear of running ...

added by Nann 4 months, 1 week ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , placemats , reading , sew and tell , weekly update

December 30, 2025

End of the Year - Best of Sew & Tell from Melva Loves Scraps

It's the final Sew & Tell of 2025! Each and every party has been filled with inspiration and creativity. I've enjoyed seeing the progress of quilts, some from start to finish and I've enjoyed seeing how each quilter approaches a project differently. I'm so glad that we can all celebrate the finishes (some for years old UFOs) and the completion of a particular step. We celebrate the big finishes as well as the small ones. We are a community of supporters! And I am grateful for the support that you offer me. THANK YOU!

This week's ...

added by Melva 4 months, 1 week ago. under sew and tell , year end review

December 27, 2025

Laura and FMQ ~ Sew & Tell - 12/22/25 from Melva Loves Scraps

I offer to you a happy and festive greeting as we are in the midst of the "most wonderful time of the year." We are ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior sans any tree. Dave and I are both fine with it... I have strung lights around our living room windows and have our most favorite decorations out, include our little nativity scene and vintage Christmas ornaments in vintage boxes.

I don't forget that there are many people that celebrate different holidays at this time of year, including the Festival of Lights (Hanukkah). I cannot ...

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December 15, 2025

Weekly update: holiday events, a cold snap, and a new start from With Strings Attached

The AAUW holiday luncheon was on Friday.

We long ago stopped having entertainment at the luncheon. We just enjoy the fellowship, food, and fundraising. $508.50 from the silent auction and $200 from the quilt raffle go to AAUW Greatest Needs Fund. $130 from 50/50 cash and $275 in outright donations go to our local scholarship for girls planning to major in a STEM field.

Judy P. won the quilt. The raffle tickets were sold only at the luncheon this year. (In years past the quilt was displayed at the state fall conference but now that's on Zoom ...

added by Nann 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , neckties , oh scrap! , raffle quilt , sew and tell

December 12, 2025

Small Gifts ~ Sew & Tell - 12/8/25 from Melva Loves Scraps

Hello, hello! I have been busy over here with two finishes - I shared those on Friday, and you can get all the details of the "His & Hers" Walk About quilts here. And then I turned my attention to some small gifts to share with the grandkids, friends and neighbors. But before I go into detail about those, let's take a look at Marsha's small gift bags at Marsha's Spot.

As you can see, she has an assortment of colors and prints. They sew up quickly and I have adjusted the size as needed. Head over to her ...

added by Melva 5 months ago. under sew and tell

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