Quilting is more fun than Housework...: April 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Oh Scrap! : Time to Sew

Lately, time spent in my sewing room has been few and far between. I hate when life gets in the way and the thing you really want to do the most just never seems to fit into your schedule.

But I do have all the components to an entire quilt top all ready for assembly.

I don't even think I am going to lay it out on the design wall. As soon as I am able, I am just going to enjoy the hum of my machine and let the scrappy blocks land where they may.

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are the details for linking up:

This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do!

So if you love scrappy projects, feel free to grab my button for your sidebar or posts and get ready to share all your wonderful projects from scraps. And if you have a great idea for using scraps and would like to be featured, feel free to contact me!

An InLinkz Link-up

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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)
Cooking Up Quilts (Main Crush Mondays)
Em's ScrapBag (Moving it Forward)

If there are some tools you have been thinking of buying, be sure and check out the Connecting Thread's Tool Sale. Even though the ad says "Care & Finishing", I see they have a number of other items on sale right now. Marking supplies, travel irons and folding cutting mats - oh my yes!

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Oh Scrap! : Squared Away Blocks

Have you been seeing all the April Squared Away blocks popping up on blogs recently?

I am in love!

The 4X Star design is absolutely perfect in the color yellow. Perfect for spring!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are the details for linking up:

This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do!

An InLinkz Link-up

Follow Me on Bloglovin' Follow me thru Email Follow me on Feedly

Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)
Cooking Up Quilts (Main Crush Mondays)
Em's ScrapBag (Moving it Forward)

Friday, April 20, 2018

Hands2Help Quilt Finish

I have participated in the Hands2Help Quilt Drive (hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict) for the last few years. In fact, this year I will be a guest blogger on her blog Sunday the 22nd. I will be talking about using scraps to make donation quilts.

I decided to make another quilt this year for Happy Chemo. I wanted my quilt to be bright and happy so I decided on pink and yellow. I pulled a few yellows, a few pinks and some fabrics with both colors in them. I thought something brighter might be called for so I grabbed a few hot pinks to add to the mix.

I wanted this quilt to be 100% scrappy. To ensure the best yield from my fabrics, I decided to cut 5 x 8" rectangles. I also cut some 1.5" wide sticks from one of the hot pink fabrics.

So I didn't have to lay out a bunch of small pieces up on my design wall, I sewed up some of the fabrics into the above components. I think this just speeds up the assembly process.

I then just added in bits to make the quilt as wide and as long as I wanted. Once I sewed all my rectangles into rows, my quilt wasn't going to be quite long enough so I added in some pink horizontal strips.

Sorry about the poor photo but it really is a bright happy quilt. I thought the pink color was appropriate for someone to snuggle with while receiving chemo.