I Like Thursday #482

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We are in Charleston, enjoying the scenery and history - 

and good friends - 

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Joining in with Not Afraid of Color for I Like Thursday.

Little House QAL - block 7

It is handy that the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month for May is orange, because I had decided that my next Little House block would have more orange in it.  And I did pretty well with that!   

This block is called Kit in the Corner, and goes along with the story from Little Town on the Prairie where the Ingalls family needs a cat to take care of the mouse problem.  I also loved the part where Laura got a job helping a seamstress in town sew men's shirts.  I remember this book being one of my favorite stories of the series, even as a young girl, reading about Laura wanting to help the family, and especially her sister, Mary.

It didn't take long to add the log cabin borders to this center block.  I'm getting more efficient with that as we go along!  And only two more blocks to go!

My favorite print in this jelly roll has been the text print.  It comes in the orange colorway and also in turquoise.

I think I've used either an orange strip of it or a turquoise one in every block!

Thank you, Melva, for these block designs!  I'm enjoying sewing them!

Linking up at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday 

and at the Block 7 block parade.

The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss 

Summer stitching...

This week I finished stamp #1 for the Summer sampler stitch along, designed by Melisa at PinkernPunkin.   I love all those flowers!  The white blooms don't show up very well, though - I'm thinking I might have to outline them.  

I moved right on to stamp #2 - ⬆️

      veggies and fruits from the garden!  

I'm enjoying all the different colors in this project!

For now I've packed my Summer stitching, some floss colors, and tools into this project pouch, and stuck it in my suitcase because we're going on a trip this week!   

I don't know how much time there will be to stitch on this,

but at least I'll have it just in case!

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.

    

 

Ideas for Orange

Orange is the May color of the month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, so I got out all the orange I could find and started sorting!

I think the cute elephants/trees/houses print will go in my May placemat.

Those robins could make a fun house for the Quilters Cove project.

And look, there's even a tiny 16 patch, all ready to be finished into a gameboard block!

But what about the Jacob's Ladder project?  See the orange Grunge and fall leaves print up in the top right of the above photo?  I thought they might be work together in a block.

Yes!

It was a little more challenging to find two more oranges that would work well together for the second block.  They need to go together, not contrast with each other.  Then I remembered that there are some orange pieces in the fat quarter bundle that I made this year's SAHRR from.  How about this combination?

I think that worked!

Here are all the blocks together - I enjoy seeing the collection grow.

And along the way, the orange gameboard block was sewn up, too!

I'm already having fun with orange - how about you?

Sharing at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.

And at Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap!

I Like Thursday #481

We've had a gray and chilly week here in northern Colorado, and finally some rain came!  So nice to finally get a little of that precipitation we need so badly!   It's been cold enough that I need to wear my down coat when I go for a walk.  But not too cold for the neighbor's iris to bloom!

We've done some spring clean-up in the yard when it's been nice enough.  That includes cleaning off our back porch (it gets really dusty over the winter!) and getting out the furniture for enjoying it.  We both enjoy spinners and yard art, and have been replacing the cloth ones we had previously (that get destroyed by the sun and wind) with metal ones.

I think this one's my favorite right now.

I think LeeAnna's question of the week is about Spring cleaning, but I can't seem to find the email about it.  (Must have been Spring cleaning my inbox, lol!)  When it comes to cleaning, I seem to go in spurts.  Sometimes there is routine cleaning or cleaning because company is coming.  Sometimes I see that something in particular needs to be done so I just do it.  But I rarely do a large "Spring Cleaning."  

This week we have been cleaning out/collecting our old electronic items for an e-waste collection drive that we can take them to.  Think old phones, laptops, charging cords, VCRs, and that type of thing.  It turns out we have a lot of them!  It requires looking in  junk drawers and places where those things hide.  And finding things you forgot you had - like this... never opened.  I've been retired for 11 years, and I stopped wearing nylons to work long before that.  Wonder how long this has been in that drawer.  

I got a good laugh out of this find!

Do they even sell these anymore?

Joining in with Not Afraid of Color for I Like Thursday.

Midweek Update

This week I've been focusing on the parts and blocks needed for Lyra, mmmquilts' Spring QAL.  I shared the first two kite blocks that I paper-pieced in my Thursday post last week.  And from there I realized that I could paper-piece each of the sections that I need for this quilt.   

I drafted these myself, remembering to add the 1/4 inch seam allowance all around the outside, and they are working out perfectly!  (And fortunately, we have a printer than also works as a copier, so I only had to draw each block once, and then I could make multiple copies as needed.)

Kite, square-in-a-square, and tri recs blocks

The individual parts go together to make these interesting, interlocking stars!

I've been working from left to right.  To the right of the pink and blue star

 is another like the big star on the left.

I made a few more pieces and added them on, and now you can see that third section developing on the right.

Sandra has released the pattern for Lyra, and you can see her post for that here.   She also has designed another version of the quilt which I think is really fabulous.  I'm thinking about making that version sometime in the future.  For now, I'll keep working on this one!

                         Linking up with The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.

And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.

Stitching Summer

We're in that lull between Spring bulbs blooming and being able to plant this year's flowers and vegetables. So nothing much is growing here right now, and I'm dreaming of June in my garden!

Until then, though, I can enjoy stitching on the Summer stitch-along, hosted by Melisa at PinkernPunkin.  This week I finished the header and got going on Stamp 1.  

Lots more to work on here, so this will be my Slow Sunday Stitching.

Linking up at Kathy's Quilts.