Oh Scrap! : Under the Needle

 This last week, I spent one whole day sewing with a friend.  It has been well over a year since we have gotten together and it was such an enjoyable time.

I didn't realize how much I had missed my quilty friends.

We sewed at her house...which means I had access to her scrap baskets.  I was looking through one and saw a bunch of bright colored strings all clipped toegether.  I asked her if they had a home.  I also grabbed some squares that had been stacked together.

I needed a leader/ender project to work on between the All that Jazz quilt top I was finishing so I just started sewing these bits together.  I used all the pieces pretty much the size they came out of the scrap bin.  Easy Peasy!

I made green and pink blocks.

Some purple and orange blocks.

And then some purple and pink blocks.  The blocks should finish up at about 8" square.  I am hoping I will have enough scraps to make nine blocks for a small quilt.

Other people's scraps are always more fun than your own!

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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! 

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A New AccuQuilt Die

GO! Pickle Dish - 10" Finished Die For AccuQuilt Go!

• Pickle Dish is a Block on Board® (BOB®) die which means it’s specially designed to cut one 5-color, 10" block in one pass through the cutter.
• No templates! No special rulers! Pickle Dish includes 11 shapes that are difficult to cut by hand.
• Pickle Dish features specialized dog-ears and 1/4" seam allowances for easy alignment and piecing.
• Pickle Dish includes screen printed letters on die for easier piecing and organization of shapes.
• Free pattern downloads and step-by-step block assembly instructions are available to get you started.
• Fat Quarter-friendly

It's A Flimsy

 Even though I don't have a complete finish, I thought I would share my recent flimsy to prove I have been sewing a bit.

TA DA!  I love the color purple and all of the berry shades in this quilt top make me so happy.  

Most of the floral fabrics were a generous gift from a friend.  I had said how I loved these prints and she shared some leftovers with me once she finished her quilt.  I really didn't want to cut them up small, so I used my All That Jazz pattern.

I love it!

My daylilies are starting to bloom so I have been outdoors enjoying them.  These are probably one of my favorites right now.

The ones on the bottom of the photo are called Butter Popcorn.  They are so ridiculously big and yellow.  I think I have about 30 varieties all told - so I get to spend a lot of time each evening deadheading.

But I think I will be skipping my gardens for a few days.  It is supposed to get up to 110 degrees on Sunday.  Our all time highest temperature is 108 and that happened in August of 1981.

I don't like the heat...

If I do go outside, I will probably be hiding in my cooler shade garden.  If you meander down the path, there is a sitting spot just under a big douglas fir tree.

Somehow I think I will just hide in my sewingroom with the fan blowing :)

Happy Friday Everyone!

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Oh Scrap! : More Plus Blocks

 This week was a busy one!  So there was not a lot of time available to sew.

But I did get nine more of my Positivity blocks completed.  These blocks used up the last of my gray background fabric so I also spent some time this week digging through my gray scraps so find some other fabrics to use for the last few blocks I need.  I have decided to make some blocks that will stand out much more than the rest and my plan is to scatter them about.  

Maybe next week I will be ready to start laying out my blocks.

If you want to make your own Positivity quilt, you can read more about the event here.

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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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Playing with Scraps First

 Earlier this month I posted that I was working on a quilt using some precuts for the Fat Quarter Shop.

Once I finished up the cutting and pieced the top together for the shortcut pattern, I immediately had to play with the scraps!  Of course I did!!

I used all the leftover "strings" to make some striped blocks and alternated them with some trimmed extra squares and made a sweet little baby quilt.

It isn't very big - I think it measures about 36" square.

When I have a bunch of scraps like this from the same fabric collection, I sometimes try to turn them immediately into a quilt.  I think I added in a few solid cream, black and gray into the pieced blocks to stretch out the scraps.  I used up all the leftovers!

With a quilt this small, there is always something in my stash I can use as a backing.  I kept the quilting easy with just a meandering loop and I found a black leaf print for the binding.

The fabric line is Bee Grateful by Deb Strain.  The bee fabric goes so well with some of the flowers in my garden.

It isn't quite time for me to share the shortcut quilt that the Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring.  

But I am hoping to be able to soon!

On a gardening note, a neighbor a couple houses away set up a honeybee hive this year.  I was wondering why I was seeing so many more this year than usual.  I love thinking that bees are going home and doing a wiggle dance telling all their friends to head to my house!

I hope all of you have a reason to do a dance this weekend!

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Oh Scrap! : Finally some time to Sew

 We have had a beautiful Spring here in Oregon.  That means I have been spending lots of time outside digging in the dirt.  Last week, the weather cooled and the intermittent rain kept me indoors.  That means I finally had some time to sew!

First thing I accomplished was to turn some purple and blue pinwheel blocks into these cute blocks.

Here are what I have finished so far.  All of these pinwheels have been made from bonus triangles trimmed from making some flying geese blocks.  I think when I go to sew all the blocks together, I will use a wider low volume sashing than the width I used in each block.  But I can worry about that later, I still have quite a few blocks to finish.

I also made some more basket blocks.  I think I have enough now for a smaller sized quilt.  I just need to find some time this week to lay them out and see how I want to progress on this project.

I added 12 more Positivity blocks to the finished stack.  I think that means I am already halfway finished.

Soon I will run out of the background fabric and will have to come up with a plan for future blocks.  Right now I am leaning toward just making some with varying backgrounds to float among these blocks.  I just need to dig around my scraps and see what I can come up with.

Nice weather is back next week so who knows how much more sewing I will accomplish.  But I did get quite a few more scrappy blocks cut so I hope to keep the completion mojo going.

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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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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So Scrappy for RSC21 

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A Wiggle Time Finish

 

A few weeks ago I came across some coordinating fat quarters and some matching background fabrics in my stash and decided to make a quilt using my Wiggle Time pattern.

I was able to not only get it quilted this week but I also attached the binding.

Hurray for a finish!

I really like how the printed background fabric looks with the focus prints.  It looks like it came from the same collection! (but it didn't - I recently ordered the background fabric from Connecting Threads. Sadly I don't think it is available anymore.)

I did struggle finding a backing fabric.  I finally settled on just using some Kona Snow.  It really shows the swirly/floral quilting I did.

I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I love using this Wiggle Time pattern whenever I find some stray fat quarters in my stash.  I like having some smaller quilts stashed away for gifts and this design is a fast finish.

It feels good to get a few more finishes under my belt.  In recent months, I have been in the mood for starting projects so I find myself with a lot going on in my sewing room.  I hope to keep up the momentum - Hopefully more finishes will soon follow!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

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Up to Something New

 Not too long ago, the Fat Quarter Shop asked me if I was interested in participating in the release of another one of their shortcut quilt patterns.  Of course I said yes!  I love these easy quick patterns that use various precuts.

I was able to pick my fabric collection and I decided to go with Deb Strain's Bee Grateful by Moda.  As a gardener, I love my honeybees and other pollinators.

So even though I already have so many projects going on right now, I have gleefully started another one.  This shortcut quilt is called Mini Cake Mints and is available for free.

This one should be a quick make so I hope to share the finished quilt soon!

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Oh Scrap! : Time for Purple

 The RSC color for June is purple - my favorite color!

So the very first blocks I made in purple are my Well Suited blocks.  These blocks are made using one of my Scrap Mixology patterns.

Here is how all the finished blocks look together right now.  This quilt is going to look very different than a lot of the other quilts I made using the same pattern.  You can see some here and here.

I still need to finish my pinwheel blocks.  I am using the bonus triangles from the geese component to make these little cuties.  Hopefully I will have them done to share with you next Sunday.

I also finished up nine blocks for my Positivity Plus quilt.  This is a QAL hosted by Sew Preeti Quilts.  The blocks go together really quickly and I love how it is looking.  You can read more about this QAL on Preeti's blog.

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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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Linking Up:

So Scrappy for RSC21 

If you haven't heard yet, Bernie over at Needle &Foot is closing her Etsy store so now is a great time to pick up some great fabric at a fabulous price.  If you are participating in the Positivity QAL maybe you need some background fabrics.  And let's not forget to start looking for a backing now.

There is such a great selection of fabrics!