Sew, what was it? A few weeks ago I teased with this photo and challenged you to guess what I was making with these low-volume strips. If you guessed 7 journal covers, then you would be right! I recently participated in a low-volume swap online; these quiet background prints are one of my obsessions, I can't ever have too many. I will soon have two LV quilts in the works. As I cut pieces for
read moreSew, what was it? A few weeks ago I teased with this photo and challenged you to guess what I was making with these low-volume strips. If you guessed 7 journal covers, then you would be right! I recently participated in a low-volume swap online; these quiet background prints are one of my obsessions, I can't ever have too many. I will soon have two LV quilts in the works. As I cut pieces for
read moreDo you keep a journal? I do, I have for years. Back at least twenty five years ago I read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and began the habit of "morning pages", although I don't subscribe to that discipline as strictly as I used to, I do still find that putting my thoughts down on paper first thing every morning helps me clear my mind and to organize my thoughts and plans. I have always used
read moreDo you keep a journal? I do, I have for years. Back at least twenty five years ago I read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and began the habit of "morning pages", although I don't subscribe to that discipline as strictly as I used to, I do still find that putting my thoughts down on paper first thing every morning helps me clear my mind and to organize my thoughts and plans. I have always used
read moreWhen Bonnie Hunter was doing quiltcams, she introduced this quilt, as she was working on it. I really liked it, and, started making a few blocks along with her in 2012. It languished in the ufo closet for awhile and then I managed to complete the top in 2017. Then it languished in the "to be quilted" closet until It had a turn as one of my 5 quilts project. I had an empty longarm for a moment, and, now, I have a wonky wishes finish.
It was fun to revisit it, and, all the scrappy fabrics, I used to ...
read moreMy Friday finish is an older UFO from the strings bin. Wonky courthouse steps was inspired by a Bonnie Hunter pattern. This is the second one I have made. Once, I pull out the strip bin, it is hard to stop. I made a third one as well. All of them I have sewn on my singer treadle.
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I've decided that for me, and my sewing room, this year will be the year of STRINGS! Back in the spring of 2019 I had my granddaughters help me to sort through all the strips and strings that I had stashed underneath the cutting table. We organized them into color groups. Sadly, that's as far as it got. Until yesterday!I started with an idea and the low volume bin. I laid out the strings into
read moreI've decided that for me, and my sewing room, this year will be the year of STRINGS! Back in the spring of 2019 I had my granddaughters help me to sort through all the strips and strings that I had stashed underneath the cutting table. We organized them into color groups. Sadly, that's as far as it got. Until yesterday!I started with an idea and the low volume bin. I laid out the strings into
read moreI spent a few evenings at the treadle making string units. I was trying to make ahead, the units for the fish school blocks, I have been making for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I cut fish school blocks for the leader/ ender challenge 2021 and made quite a few, but, didn't keep up for the year. So, this year I cut for RSC. And, about that time, Bonnie Hunter shared her pattern kismet of her finished fish school. I decided, I wasn't far enough along, that I couldn't switch to kismet for finishing my ...
read moreI have all the blocks I need to make this rainbow project into a top. I have really enjoyed making this. I liked using my smallest pieces to make the string rectangles into something useful. By using the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. the colors are bright and happy. I have moved them to a box of their own and plan to take them with me to open sews for assembly.
I am barely finishing these hole in the barn blocks for the month of August and the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.
I think I have nearly all of them that I need for the quilt.
I have a few zipper blocks ready to go. I just don't have many orange scraps. I like orange in quilts, but it isn't an often used color.
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I have orange cream candy ready for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. They look yummy. I think I am nearly done with these blocks. I still need a bit of licorice and chocolate. I have certainly enjoyed making these this year, and I had PLENTY of strings I needed to use. I am looking for a string project for next year or maybe 100.
ummm - no! Should I fix it? haha
Why, yes, yes, I should. Some days are vexing. I ran out of bobbin thread too! But, July's purple hole in the barn blocks are finished for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I have a growing stack of blocks. I know we haven't done orange. What other colors?
I really like making these blocks and see another quilt in my future. I am making this as part of the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. This month is blue. I am never at a loss for blue scraps. They multiply while I am asleep. I also do not have a shortage of strings and crumbs, so, a perfect combination.
I guess, I wanted a little shamrock luck making these hole in the barn blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.
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I knew I was going to need more projects to take for our Friday and open sews coming up in April. I decided to dig out Fair and square and see what was next for moving this project along. This has been a puzzle from the beginning
I sewed the string triangles into twosies. I joined the twosies to make blocks.
I am cutting more pink scraps from 2 1/2 inch strips.
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| new zipper pieces and stashbuster |
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I used some strings and crumbs and made yellow hole in the barn blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. This block really makes me smile. Winter is trying to make a comeback here, but, it won't last. Until then, these will perk up rainy days.
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