Squirrel Alert!
Carole, at From My Carolina Home, is hosting a fun event on her blog - Christmas in July.
One of the projects is a tabletopper that I couldn't resist working on. It just needs three fabrics - a white background, a gold, and an accent fabric. I was lucky to find what I needed in my stash. Both the gold with leaves and the green holly with red berries have a little sparkle to them, so that's kind of fun, too!
I started with the bell blocks - four are needed, so far I've made two.
These remind me of the handbells I played at church
years ago as a member of the bell choir!
One star block was needed, and it went together quickly.
You can see Carole's finishing instructions here - I still need two more bell blocks, and they're in pieces and parts at this point.
I like how these are looking together! Once I finish up the last two bells, it shouldn't take too long to get them into a top.
A quilter's got to have a squirrel project now and then, right?!
Sharing at The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.
And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
15 comments:
Aaw these blocks are adorable, Diann. Thank you so much for sharing about Carole's Christmas in July project. This looks like a lot of fun.
What a cute project! I love Christmas in July, and bells are a great and different idea. Your fabrics are beautiful.
How cool you played handbells - I used to love watching our handbell choirs and listening to them. Did you play the small ones for high notes or the big heavy ones for low tones?
This was a holiday squirrel that popped into your sewing room! Our DIL plays hand bells.
More squirrels coming! Clear the decks for two weeks!!
darn squirrels last winter I had one getting on the sewing room screen. I see you have made Carolyn's bells.
I admired your squirrel alert! I'd say you are accomplishing that scenic journey well! Will you gift it or keep it for yourself?
Cute project, Diann. Have fun!
That went together fast! Looking great. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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You had the perfect fabrics on hand, those blocks are fun!
So cute!! and maybe it will help you deal with our wonderful heat??? haha!
I played handbells at three different churches. The first was at my home church where I grew up. The bells were purchased with memorial money and one was dedicated to my dad. Our church here is too small (and too old a congregation) to have a bell choir. Hick, we don't even have a choir anymore!
This is going to be lovely. The fabrics you are using are just perfect. I can't wait to see it finished!
Thank you so much! I've made good progress on this little squirrel, and I'm ready to start quilting this afternoon!
Sometimes you just see something you have to stop and make. We all need whatever extra joy we can find these days.
I was thinking exactly the same as Kate - sometimes you just MUST follow that squirrel. This Christmas project is going to be really pretty.
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