monday making - casseroles and more

This week I made a little casserole carrier.

I filled it with a few of the MANY, many plums

That filled our tree this year.

They are tasty alone...

 But I really LOVE them cooked with a tiny bit of sugar.

YUM!!

I also added an alternate block for my little sunbonnet Sue quilt blocks.

Some half square triangles and some hourglass blocks

All joined together made the sweetest little scrappy block.

It’s called “beacon lights”.

I share more details on my youtube channel.

What are YOU making this week??

monday making - sue and scrappy blocks

These little sunbonnet sues came to live at my house this week.

I found just SEVEN blocks at a local garage sale.

After laying them out on the floor...I decided I needed ONE more!

I wanted to make the NEW block as close to the originals as possible.

I added a little HOW TO on my youtube channel. 😊

Next up I need to figure out an alternate block

and make a QUILT!!

I also played around with this block.

It's called Crossroads and I sure do like the scrappy version.

The TWO color version is nice too.

Such a simple little block with SO MANY possibilities!!

what are YOU making this week??

Monday making

This week I finished off an UNFINISHED sampler.

There were only FOUR blocks handed down to me....

And I added five alternate blocks.

THRIFTY blocks they’re called.

Very appropriate for this little quilt.

Next up I will add a border.

There is something about these orphan blocks and quilts

That catch my imagination!

I also made a little 13” pillow.

Love the scrappy flag block.

A very traditional block called New York quilt block.

Both of these projects are on my youtube channel.

What are YOU making this week??

Monday making - scraps and tiny pieces

This week I began a quilt I’ve wanted to make for a long time.

A ONE DOLLAR quilt!

I used a cotton sheet from the thrift store as my foundation...

And added a WHOLE lot of soft scraps.

(I call it a one dollar quilt because the sheet was $1)

I am almost done with the quilt!

I have to now decide on a border.

Hmm......

Lots of happy thinking time.

🙂

I also made a very tiny quilt using

VERY tiny squares!

I made the tiny 1” finished squares using some 6” squares.

My little doll quilt is ready to be gifted!

Both of these projects are on my youtube channel HERE.

What are YOU making this week??

Monday making - a finish

This week I was able to finish this quilt top I began recently.

I LOVE the simple flowers

And.... I really enjoyed the hand work with appliqué and

English paper piecing that went into this one!

This week was our 3rd annual carrot harvest!

There are about 25 pounds of carrots on our picnic table here.

I made a big batch of carrot soup.

🙂

This year, rather than blanch and freeze the rest...

I hope to find good homes for this MOTLEY group of vegetables.

My video for this quilt finish is HERE.

I added what I call FLOATING squares blocks for 

The top and bottom borders.

What are YOU making this week??

Monday making

I have been working on these little appliqué flowers.

This weekend I was able to FINISH all the blocks.

🙂

There are 16 in all.

These little diamond shapes were almost all complete

In a little baggie at the thrift store.

I was so happy to find them and give them some life!

I added the circles and the stems.

I will be adding to this quilt this week.

Hoping to add four triangles to each square

To set them ON POINT!

I have unearthed some blues....

I am looking forward to showing you the next step!

Stay tuned.

I have uploaded two videos so far on this project.

HERE

And 

HERE

What are YOU making this week??

Monday making - backpacking and charity quilt

My husband has a backpacking trip scheduled very soon.

He’s trying to collect ALL the things.

🙂

One thing he requested :

A very small potholder!

Yes. I can do that. 

It was fun to figure out how to make it small yet FUNCTIONAL!

 It’s also kind of CUTE.

I also finished a donation quilt.

Quilt blocks. CHECK!

Border.  CHECK!

Quilted and bound. CHECK!

It's always a good feeling to FINISH.

What are YOU making this week??