July has definitely been the month for seeing Tiger Swallowtail butterflies in our yard!
Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wonky Wings - a table scraps project
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
I Like Thursday #398
Good morning? How's your week going? It seems like life has been busy around here, but can I tell you what we've been doing? 🤷
I did make a batch of refrigerator dill pickles out of some of my cucumbers - recipe here.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Midweek Update
The other day, Melva released the next block for her Pieces of My Life QAL, and it is a spool block. So appropriate because our memory prompt is about our wedding dresses! I really enjoyed making this block - it's a spool block version that I haven't made before.
My mom made my dress, as well as my sisters' dresses - she probably even made her own dress for the wedding. Back then, my mom could (and did) sew just about anything! I wanted something very simple - there are no sparkly things on my dress, no train, it's very simple. I loved it then and still do.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Slow stitching this week...
I stitched like crazy all week long, and finished up the mini flag sampler! I think the flag was done by Tuesday evening, and all the letters by Friday. This was an enjoyable project (once I got through those long red and white stripes on the flag)!
Friday, July 19, 2024
A quilt top!
The zipper blocks zipped themselves right into a quilt top this week! There's something about sewing blocks into a top that often helps me like the whole project better, and that happened with these.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
I Like Thursday #397
So, apparently, I can grow cucumbers!
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Midweek Update
I was determined to get going on the first Quilt As You Go step for my Pieces of My Life project this week. I collected all the supplies - sashing fabric, backing, and Hobbs 80/20 fusible batting. Melva wrote that she preferred the look of scrappy sashing strips, chosen from her stash, but I didn't have anything that would be the right size to get the length of strips that are called for. So I bought a Grunge fabric called "Sea," and am hoping it will work. Credit goes to Missouri Star for a great sale on two yard cuts for the backing (the floral wreaths - I bought two packages) and Connecting Threads for a batting sale, and I was all set!
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Sunday Slow Stitching
We had a beautiful visitor yesterday! Husband and younger son grabbed their cameras and got some photos.
Friday, July 12, 2024
Zipper-de-doo-da!
I haven't shown my zipper block collection since May when I made a few new pink blocks for it. At that time, I decided I would make four more blocks for a total of 42, and call it good!
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
I Like Thursday #396
Hello!
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Midweek Update
Do you sew with leaders and enders? I often use some form of them when making quilt blocks - either pieces and parts of other quilt blocks or simple four patches. I am always fascinated by Bonnie Hunter's leader/ender challenges, and have participated once before. Easy Breezy was her 2020-2021 leader/ender, and I finished this little quilt in early 2022.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Slow stitching this week...
Did you see some fireworks on the 4th of July? Our city does a great job with their show! Mike and I and younger son walked down to the high school lawn to sit and watch them.