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Odds and Ends from Becca's Crazy Projects

It has been awhile since I did one of these posts and I don't have much going on this week.

I decided to try a mosaic crochet project from Dark & Dramatic Mosaic Crochet by Sixel Design. So many fun designs and so little time. Mosaic crochet is a great skill to add to your crochet toolbox.

This is one of my portable design boards stacked with cut pieces ready for assembly. This is one of the ways I get so many charity quilts pieced. Preparation is important. You don't have to do it all at once but having ...

added by Becca 4 weeks ago. under 2026 , book , crochet , project tool , quilt , quilting , random

Odds & Ends from Becca's Crazy Projects

I don't have a great first post for 2026. Here is the latest photo of my scrappy 6-Day Crochet Star blanket, pattern from Betty McKnit.

I've started a new Odd Pieces puzzle. You can buy this puzzle, and loads more directly from Odd Pieces.

I misaligned the last row of quilting on a charity quilt and had to fill in that space with another design. I think it turned out just fine.

See you next week! When I hope to have some more crafty things to share.

added by Becca 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2026 , crochet , puzzle , quilt , quilting , random

Odds & Ends from Becca's Crazy Projects

We went away for the weekend so this post will have some of everything. I did some crochet in the car. this is Red Heart All in One Granny Square. This is one of those love/hate yarns. It may take some practice to get the square to come out perfectly.

We went to New Jersey and attended DexLite by Double Exposure. This gaming convention is a great way to try out new games and play old favorites with like-minded people. Everyone gets a set of dice at check-in and I picked these.

The hotel had a pride display up ...

added by Becca 2 years, 1 month ago. under 2024 , binding , board games , crochet , dice , fabric , game , games , quilt , quilting , random , travel

Random Blocks from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've had these five churn dash blocks hanging around forever. I decided to trim them, add matching borders, and put them into a charity quilt. Some left over blocks and I had something I liked. Now to piece it together and add some borders.

I've been gathering some 3.5" by 6.5" bricks to make a super scrappy quilt. I really like being able to pull a quilt together from a large selection of prints. Expect to see more of these.

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grid s 6.5" x 24.5 ...

added by Becca 2 years, 2 months ago. under 2024 , batik , quilt , quilting , random , scrappy , scrappy bricks

Random Cat from Becca's Crazy Projects

Sometimes I am forgetful. Sometimes I forget to post. Here is a photo of a cat from a local colony as payment for my forgetfulness. I'll have something crafty for tomorrow.

added by Becca 2 years, 11 months ago. under cat , random

Playing... But Only a Little from Queen of the Unfinished Projects...

I spent the last week without water (for most practical purposes). We had a boiled water advisory. We've had a lot of those this summer. I am officially over it. This one was the longest so far and it just made me cranky. I had the day off today (to take my daughter to an appointment) and I've spent most of the day trying to get caught up on laundry- and more importantly- dishes! Ugh!

After a week of no real cooking and no way to safely wash dishes (that didn't involve a lot more effort than ...

added by Queen of the Unfinished Project 4 years, 11 months ago. under random , recent projects

List of Random Stuff from Queen of the Unfinished Projects...

I don't really have anything exciting going on today. Or this week, really. Just same old boring everyday yuck. So, a quick list of random, semi-related thoughts might have to tide us over for now.

1. I am completely exhausted. Like, I'm always exhausted after a shift at my horrible job, but this last couple of weeks has just been so much worse.

2. My feet and legs have decided they hurt too much to do anything else tonight. My chair is my best friend right now. I will not hobble from it until bedtime.

3. I am ...

added by Queen of the Unfinished Project 4 years, 12 months ago. under lists , not a real post , random

Table Scraps - A Table Topper from Gene Black an Alabama Artist

My "liberated quilting" table topper is complete. Because the top and the backing would need different thread colors for the binding, I chose to hand sew the binding to the back.

I have to say that the binding looks a lot better than if I machine stitched it in place. This little quilted topper makes me really happy. It ticks all the boxes.

Scrappy/using up scraps ✅

Fun and random piecing ✅
Colorful ✅

Random quilting designs ✅

Finished! ✅

Here is the finished piece, although it has not been in the wash yet. That is my final step before I consider it "really ...

added by Gene Black 5 years ago. under finished , liberated , quilting , random , scrappy

Forgetful Friday from Becca's Crazy Projects

Sadly, I don't have much to share today. It seems I forgot to take photos of my projects or write a blog post in advance.

I've been planning a new crochet project.

The daffodils are up in my front garden.

I went for a walk with my dog.

Make that two types of daffodil.

Happy Friday! Make something that makes you happy. I think of it as making happiness.

added by Becca 5 years, 4 months ago. under 2021 , crazy , crochet , dog , outdoors , projects , random

Bread from Queen of the Unfinished Projects...

This has absolutely nothing to do with books. This is mostly just random babbling. You have been warned.

I'm baking bread again today, and I'm remembering (although I have no idea why I'd want to) last spring when everything first closed down. I was running low on yeast and hadn't gotten around to restocking. Hadn't actually shopped for any staples in a while, truth be told. Suddenly, yeast was impossible to find. I had everyone I know looking for it. None of us was successful for months.

I'm still not clear on why there ...

added by Queen of the Unfinished Project 5 years, 6 months ago. under baking , bread , cooking , easiest recipe , random , recipes , yummy

Random Thoughts on a Wednesday... from Queen of the Unfinished Projects...

1. It is only Wednesday. :(

2. The weekend is not close enough.

3. I really, really don't like waking up at 4am.

4. It isn't getting any better as time goes on.

5. It might be getting worse.

6. I really need for my kids to let me sleep- afternoon naps or early bedtime. Or both. Both would be good.

7. I have no clue what I should be blogging about today.

8. You already figured that out.

9. You actually had it figured out as soon as you started reading. (It's okay to admit it. We ...

added by Queen of the Unfinished Project 5 years, 6 months ago. under just silly , lists , not a real post , random

random bits . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Can I tell you something? Since I changed my comments to 'comment moderation, always' I sometimes forget to publish them to my blog. Am I the only one?!? Please tell me I'm not! LOL!

My son sent me this photo on Monday evening . . .

Frightening, no? The tallest building (the Mazda Building) is where his company's suite of offices is. He's been working remotely since March, so he's not there. But they did have a group that was working onsite, and they were evacuated. I'm so glad they moved to Murrieta; before they made the move ...

added by Denise :) 5 years, 9 months ago. under baking , camp , christmas , family , mushroom , photo , random , tea , yarn

Snuffle Mat from Becca's Crazy Projects

Somewhere I saw someone had made a snuffle mat, or mentioned one, and had to see what it was about. I found a tutorial by The Honest Kitchen so I decided to make one for my dog. First, I ordered this dish mat from Amazon. It cost about $6. The edges are a little curled because we put it through the dishwasher before I added the strips. It had a smell when it arrived.

I reached into my fleece scraps bin and cut a bunch of pieces roughly 1" wide by 6-7" long and sat down to make the snuffle ...

added by Becca 6 years, 1 month ago. under 2020 , craft , crafty , dog , fleece , project , projects , random , sew my stash

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