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CHRISTMAS PICNIC from Kwilty Pleasures

NOT everything is a PICNIC

But February 2023 found Kim Hensley and I leading a

PICNIN QUILT SewAlong over on Instagram.

This pattern by Sew Mama Sew is EPIC!

It's ONE block, built with several units, repeated over and over!

Many sizes and many fabric options.

When I saw this Christmas s version I absolutely LOVED it!

I had lots of big Christmas Scraps that could work for it!

Now Kim, found the fabrics here and bought them.

AND she is making 2 for the SewAlong.

I pulled my Basic Grey Hustle and Bustle scraps!

And found a couple ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year ago. under 2023 finishes , 2023 projects , christmas , christmas quilts , sewcial distance

FRIENDS WHO CUT LOOSE! from Kwilty Pleasures

Who would have ever imagined that in January, 2022

we would still be dealing with the damn corona virus

and all the ugly heads that have mutated.

I could go on a rant right now...

but that won't help get shots into arms.

Sew, I will talk about how I deal with the insanity.

Sewing has saved me and this

"CUT LOOSE" pattern along with my sewcial distance partner,

Kim Hensley, gives me focus and goals to meet for a beautiful finish!

This quilt is our 7th sewcial distance sewing

"apart/together" since April, 2020

I had a great ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 2 years, 3 months ago. under 2022 projects , 2022 sew my stash , scrap quilt , scraps , sewcial distance

WHERE BEACHY SHOWERS HAPPEN from Kwilty Pleasures

When I am at the beach...

I make quilts.

When it rains at the beach...

I make quilts

The fabric in this quilt is called

April Showers

I named this quilt, Beachy Showers

for all those reasons.

And the first picture is a photo op

at the Beach Showers...how cool is that!

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 1 month ago. under 2021 finishes , 2021 sew my stash , beach sewing , sewcial distance

A BEACHY WONDER from Kwilty Pleasures

It was a kinda bright day at the beach,

but this baby quilt made with

Kate and Birdie ‘WONDER’

Had to be photographed at the BEACH!

The thing is the colors were totally lost

Whe I tried to lay the top on the sandy beach.

Sew this is what I did.

This is a public beach boardwalk entrance.

A shadier close up

A private park along the Intercostal Waterway.

And yep...I am a true trespasser!

Bit I want the pictures I want

I WONDER if you would bail me out if I am

ever arrested for BEACHY trespassing?

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 1 month ago. under 2021 sew my stash , baby quilts , beach sewing , sewcial distance

SEW-CIAL DISTANCE JAN, 2021 from Kwilty Pleasures

It’s now 2021 and still a need to SEWCIAL distance remains.

The vaccines for RONA are coming and at some point Kim Hensley

and I will be back in the same room, together, sewing.

But til then...

One of my sewing goals is actually TWO goals.

Use scraps and older stash for CHARITY QUILTS in 2021

I pulled 2 1/2' print strips and 5" sold squares.

And this is how it turned out.

It was very fast and quick to make

Kim has set a sewing goal for 2021 to use her huge stash of Bonnie & Camille

This ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 3 months ago. under 2021 charity quilts , 2021 finishes , 2021 sew my stash , sewcial distance

MY IRIS QUILT from Kwilty Pleasures

The IRIS quilt top by Erica Jackman,

Kitchen Table Quilting, is done.

I selected Cosmo Cricket, circa 1934 jelly roll

I also had 2 charm packs that will go into the backing.

Cutting was quick and easy

Sewing the units was quick and easy.

Sewing the sashing was easy

Then easy stopped, at least for me.

The layout diagram was weird.

Every row had a different length.

Here it is laid out on my floor

Nothing was quick or easy

about sewing the top together.

I made a few mistakes in the lineup

and had to unsew....I hate when ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 7 months ago. under 2020 finishes , sew my stash 2020 , sewcial distance

SEWCIAL DISTANCE X 3 from Kwilty Pleasures

The 3rd Sewcial Distance Quilt

Kim Hensley and I have sewn apart/together

is The Iris Quilt by Erica Jackman

@kitchentablequilting

Its a Jelly Roll quilt and sew

one would think quick and easy!

Well let's just talk fabrics for now.

We shopped our stash and I found...

Cosmo Crickets' Circa 1934 Jelly roll

and I found 2 charm pack.

I had the red GRUNGE in my stash.

I used a KONA cream for the sashing.

I also have 2 charm pack of circa 1934

and that will be worked into the backing.

It didn't take long ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 7 months ago. under 2020 finishes , sew my stash 2020 , sewcial distance

SEWCIAL DISTANCE SEWING - PLAID-ISH from Kwilty Pleasures

I had just returned from Florida in April

and Ohio was on a "safer at home" order.

Kim Hensley suggested, since we can't get

together and sew...let's "sewcial distance" and together
make a quilt!

I had seen this free pattern by Erica at Kitchen Table Quilting

called Plaid-ish....we both loved it and the fun began.

This picture is Erica's Plaid-ish quilt.

We setup a schedule and checked each other at the

end of the week for our goal.

It was "scrappy" and we BOTH have lots of scraps.

We needed 3 color values...

Medium...Low ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 10 months ago. under scraps , sew my stash 2020 , sewcial distance

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