String quilt Love

Making quilts NEVER gets old.

It's an exciting ADVENTURE every time!

Even when I AM making a BOY quilt.

Boy quilts are a bit of a challenge for me!

I love cute. pink. and Sweet.

Those things DO NOT describe this quilt!

;)

But BOYS need quilts too!!!

This quilt will be given to a high school graduate

at my church.

Gotta love a stringy. scrappy. FUN quilt!!!

Blocks were made using an old sheet for foundation.

Strips/scraps were added to the triangle foundations and trimmed.

Cream Solid triangle was added to the string triangle to make 

8 1/4" half square triangles.

Put it all together with a border.

VOILA!

Wordless Wednesday

Heart pins

Little pins.

Felt.

Thread.

Beads.

This project got a hold of me...

and wouldn't let GO!!!

Monday Making

Good MORNING!

What are you making today?

;)

I'm cutting 1" strips

and making little tiny hexagons.

They are JUST the right size for a cup of coffee.

Coffee is an important part of my morning!!

Ha ha.

I just took this pattern

and instead of cutting 2 1/2" strips...

I cut 1" strips.

I also added some batting...

a backing....

and turned the hexagons into

 little coasters!

Link up and share with us what YOU'RE making!

Friday Finish - a little zipper bag

Everything about this little pouch

makes me smile.

First...

I finished up the crewel stitching

on that tiny heart project.

Someone else's UFO

that ended up with me.

:)

The fuzzy crewel yarn....

the needle....

EVERYTHING was there.

It took MAYBE 15 minutes TOPS to finish it!!

That makes me smile.

I added strips of fabric to make it wide enough for a pouch.

The fabric lining is so great!

It looks like little PINS!

The perfect lining for a sewing bag!

The back of this pouch is an old piece of fabric.

A small piece that seemed to be JUST RIGHT

for this project.

Those little pieces EVENTUALLY find homes.

Sometimes it just takes TIME.

:)

Hey!

I even had that red gingham ribbon

that matches PERFECTLY!

Smiles all around.

:)

Linking up with AmandaJean and Sarah again today.

I've also been hosting a linky party

on Mondays for you to share what you're MAKING.

Friday is for finishes.

Mondays are for Making!

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Making

What are you making this week??

There's a linky today if you want to share.

I had a get together Friday

and a group of us put some of these together

for a high school graduate

requesting a YELLOW quilt.

Many hands make LIGHT work.

;)

I'm now trimming them

making them all JUST the right size.

To make this simple block:

I began by cutting 6" wide strips.

(Width of fabric)

Then I cut them into 10" segments.

There was VERY little waste.

I was able to get FOUR pieces out of each strip.

With a small stack of different colors together...

I cut diagonally.

I didn't cut them ALL the same way.

Some are cut ONE way...

some the other.

Using two pieces from the stack...

I joined them.

We had a nice stack of blocks

in NO TIME!

I am now trimming them UP to 5 1/2"x 9 1/2"

It's going to take of LOT of these to make a quilt.

What are YOU making this week????