Monday Making

I was very happy to work on this happy scrappy quilt this week.

The block I call “square dance” and I love the way the strips of fabric twirl around.

And, of course, the fact that it's VERY scrappy makes me smile.

I also made a few scrunchies for the girls in my family.

I made just ONE out of velvet....and think I may make some more with some

Fancy or unusual fabrics!

You can probably guess my stash gives me a few options.

Wink. wink.

I pulled out some stripes and started this little quilt.

Stripes are one of my VERY favorite kinds of fabric!

Anyone else have a weakness for donuts??

I purchased a donut pan (like a muffin tin)

And made Ina Garten’s cinnamon baked donuts this week.

YUM!!!

What are YOU making this week???

Stripe love

Pulled out some old quilt blocks today. Thinking about making a few more....

This is just another quilt top of mine that grows slowly!! 

A few blocks every couple of YEARS. ;)

Someday.....it'll be a quilt.

Friday

It's Friday...

and I finished a quilt top this week 

MOSTLY because there are REALLY nice quilters in this world!

Friends from all over sent a couple of blocks

(and some sent more!)

This mix of recycled shirts

makes a quilt I want to KEEP looking AT!!!

AND....

I had that fun stripey border fabric in my stash.

I think the addition from Mr. Kaufman 

updates the whole thing!

;)

The blues and browns are PERFECT!

This is where I was working yesterday.

I moved my little machine into the dining room

to work with friends.

It's NICE to change the view every once in a while!

AND...

SUPER nice to sew with company!

Thank you friends.

Your blocks make the most WONDERFUL kind of quilt!

Of sports and quilts

Every year I make quilts for graduating high school seniors at my church.

This year....my son is one of them!

He has developmental delays so it is a REAL occassion in our lives.

When I asked him what color he'd like his quilt to be....

he surprised me.

"Can I have a sports themed quilt?"

My spirits SUNK.

What do you imagine when someone says sports theme??

Cheesy fabrics?

Well.....

That's where my mind went.

 

SO.

How am I going to do the GOOD mom thing

and still make a quilt that I'll be happy making???

I began by making some blocks.

stripes, shirts, plaids, greens, blues...little bit of red....

Great BOY fabrics!

I have quite a collection of shirts and stripes.

;)

Here's the DREADED fabric requested.

 

(He plays these three sports

in a league called "challenger".

It's the BEST thing for kids with disabilities!!)

 

Will I add this fabric around the outside???

 

Sorry friends.

I bet lots of you LIKE this fabric

and then there's the REST of you

who think I'm a terrible mother.

LOL!

 

I'd love to know where YOU would put it.

 

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p.s.

 

The minute I hit publish I started feeling bad.

I think writing this post was VERY GOOD medicine for me.

Feeling like I need to get my priorities straight.

I will HIGHLIGHT the fabric he wants

and think about how HAPPY he will be.

 

Thanks for the kick in the pants blog.

When we write...we bleed sometimes.

 

 

 

Friday

One twin size quilt

using shirts and other assorted plaids and stripes.

PLUS....

Lots of 2 1/2" squares from my drawer.

I'll NEVER use them ALL up

no matter HOW HARD I try!

;)

Don't we all LOVE these homey quilts???

 

This quilt is for a special little boy's BIG BED!

Need to get it quilted....

so he can GROW UP!!!

 

(This quilt is EXTRA special.

I made the wedding quilt....

The baby quilt...

and NOW....

I was ASKED to make this one!)

 

 

 

 

Beans and Blocks.

While the red beans and sausage simmer in the crock pot.....

(Don't you love cooking this time of year??)

I'm making some more blocks for this quilt.

One thing I know for sure!!.....

I won't be running out of stripes!!!

:0

Another beginning

Bullseye.....

(log cabin variation)

times FOUR.

Stripes sure give this simple block some movement!!!

Think I'll be looking around here for some more

 STRIPES!!!

Treasure

I went treasure hunting yesterday

at the thrift store.

Aren't these shirts great???

Men's Extra Large.

Look at how they go together?

They will make a GREAT quilt!!!

I also found this LOVELY pedestal piece.

Mmmm....

Even my thread looks pretty here.

THEN......

While cleaning out a closet to make room for new treasures....

I found THIS!!!!

My oldest daughter made this a long time ago.

Isn't it sweet?

Butterflies cut out......

Without the aid of a Machine!!! ;)

and hand stitched down.

I'm keeping this treasure.

I think It's my favorite one!

Another D4P

Who knew....

Who knew that yesterday when I posted about my

disappearing four patch someone else was getting ready

to post about hers????

Sara took the humble D4P to greater heights!!!

I saw her post this morning and KNEW I had to try it out!

Here's my rendition of a wonky D4patch:

I made two matching 4 patches (using 6" squares again),

laid them on top of each other

making sure opposite squares were on top of each other.

Then I did some cutting.

4 lines going this way and that!!

I laid out two blocks.

This is just like a puzzle!!!!

I did some sewing.

OOPS!!!  :/

I also did some ripping.

Before I knew it I had 16 blocks!!!!

Thank you Sara for your inspiration!

Thank you Blogland for sewing friends!

Thank you stripes for being so energetic today!!!