Sunny Yellow

It's been kind of a hectic week here because we have been working on moving my mom to a different place, so there hasn't been a ton of sewing time.  But I did manage to play with the yellow scraps and stash a bit.

At one point, I took this photo of my ironing station because it made me smile!  Piles of different things - yellows sorted onto paper plates, rows sewn for a heart block, and some hollow nine patches stitched.

Hollow nine patches for the year so far.  I started these in February, so still need to go back and make some green ones.  I'm hand-piecing these.

Those yellow rows in the first photo turned into a patchwork heart.

There are five of these so far because I started with a dark blue block back in December, plus the alternate four patch chain blocks I'm making.  I still need to make a yellow alternate block - that will be on this week's To Do list!

Hope you've been having some fun with your yellow scraps this week!

Linking up with SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.

And with Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap!

Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.

I Like Thursday #382

I get a daily email from a site called First Sip.  It usually includes a photo or artwork and a poem to lift you up first thing in the morning.  I really liked Wednesday morning's message, so I took a screenshot of it to save it.  

Here's what it says:

"The message to me? Be thankful for what you have. Stop and appreciate at all you've been given. Breathe spring's sweet air and look for her messengers. They're all around you, flying in by night and blossoming by day, singing the song that can't be stopped. Listen to it!"

Just in time for "I Like Thursday," we got a new piece of garden art that I think we'll enjoy.  A sunflower spinner!

This fun tiny painting was displayed at our bank recently - I'd say it was about 2 x 3 inches at the most.  

Which leads right into LeeAnna's question of the week:  Amusement Park or Day at the Beach?  I bet you know how I will answer that!

Ahhhh!  Hoping to get back by the ocean later this year.

And one last thing - I almost forgot that with the new month, there's a new Kathy Schmitz Woven Wreaths design to stitch!  It's a bunny for April.  I watched the video yesterday, and am ready to stitch tonight!

Happy Thursday - thanks for visiting! 

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

Midweek Update

This week I've been working on Block 2 of the Pieces of My Life QAL from Melva Loves Scraps.  We're making Friendship Stars, so our reminiscing is all about friends from our growing up years.

I grew up in Greece, New York, and was lucky to live in one of those suburban neighborhoods where there were lots of kids who all hung out together.  We played games on the front lawn (like Red Light, Green Light?), ran through the sprinklers, hunted for tadpoles in the creek - all those kinds of things.  A few blocks away lived my friend, Debbie, who I met in kindergarten and am still in touch with today.  We graduated from high school together in 1972. 

Debbie, her parents (who I called Aunt Elaine and Uncle Ray), and me!

Block #2 is made up of four 6.5 inch Friendship Stars - I made two with my focus fabric and two with a blue-purple solid.

Forever friends!  Now two gray-haired, almost 70 year olds, but still laughing together!

Debbie, her husband Charlie, and me,

when we met up just this last January.

Sharing at Quiltfabrication for Midweek Makers.

And at Melva Loves Scraps for the Block 2 link-up!

Slow Sunday Stitching

The bunnies say, "Happy Easter to you!"  Instead of Easter eggs, they're hunting for hearts,  and there's a basketfull.

Ms. Bunny is all decked out in her Easter finery!

After I finished up this bunny design, I needed a new slow stitching project so I started Beatrice Bunny from PinkernPunkin Quilting.  You can see that I've just barely started with a few stitches on Beatrice's turquoise dress.  She's what I'll be working on today for my Slow Sunday Stitching!

Have a wonderful day!

Sharing at Kathy's Quilts.

Scrap Happy March

And the Table Scraps Challenge...

March has been purple month for the RSC, and I started with these purples on my table.

While working on my regularly scheduled blocks (patchwork hearts and zipper blocks), I also made a crumb slab that measures about 8 x 12.  Since the Table Scraps Challenge for March includes using purple and having birds be a part of the project, I decided to add some penguins on purple to my crumb block. 

I think those cats might be after them, though!

With a lining piece, some batting, and a purple zipper, it was pretty easy to turn this slab into a simple pouch!  

After sewing up, this ended up about 5.5 x 7.

Perfect for containing all the little things that fall to the bottom of my tote bag.

I was also able to finish up a table mat started with 2.5 inch squares earlier this week.  It was a fun little project - there are purples in it and even some birds - owls!  Do you see them?

I used a piece from a favorite fat quarter for the backing, and a gray dot leftover from the penguin tote bag for the binding..

And we're already using this on the table between our comfy chairs.  It will get spilled on and collect crumbs, but it's all good because it's made with scraps!

Sharing at:

 Joyful Quilter for the March Table Scraps Challenge link-up.

Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.

Soscrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.

Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap.

Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.

 

I Like Thursday #381

Snow on Sunday into Monday...

but the grape hyacinths are determined!

They were snowed on, but still there after it melted.

I really like Kristin Hannah's books, but they are not easy reads.  I always learn from them, though, and that is definitely the case with The Women.  It's about the women nurses who served in Vietnam and what life was like for them after they came home.  Recommended if you like historical fiction, and can handle hard storylines.

Goodreads

On a softer note 😊 I finished the March heart I was embroidering, and love the look of it!  Here are the three hearts so far this year.

LeeAnna's question of the week is about what baby animal we would like to have as a pet.   I googled miniature sheep, and came up with these little guys - called Shetliot sheep.  They're known for their incredible multicolored fiber!  Also small, and good as pets.  You can read more about them here.

So cute!  And soft, too, I bet!

Happy Thursday! 

Thanks for visiting on I Like Thursday 

hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

Midweek Update

Having nothing important on my sewing To Do list this week, I decided to play with the 2.5 inch squares from my Little Penguin Scrap Bin.  I started making four patches out of them last fall, and have used some of those in other projects already.

I realized right away that I have mostly run out of pairs of matching squares, so this time I pulled out anything that was gray, and anything in the purple/pink/orange-ish colors and some aquas.

I ended up with this piece, 12.5 x 16.5, using up 48 squares.  

A piece of a fat quarter for backing, and a scrap of batting, and it was ready to quilt.

It won't be long until I have a finished placemat sized tabletopper which will be fun to use!

Sharing at Quiltfabrication for Midweek Makers.