top five posts of the year 2021

 Cheryl has an interesting idea for looking back at 2021 and to share what we think are our best 5 blog posts for the year.

1. baby snoopy 5 /21

baby snoopy has the most views. My thanks to cynthia at quilting is more fun than housework for the pattern. I've made 3 and each one turns out great.

2. Scrappy rainbow irish chain 10/21

This was a rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. My thanks to Angela for the inspiration of the challenge. 

3.Aunt Elizas star 7/31/21

Aunt Eliza's star is a classic block that I made with strings and crumbs. My thanks to Bonnie Hunter for the inspiration. I pieced the blocks on a trip to Florida.

4. bricks in the barnyard this one isn't even finished yet. It is a Bonnie Hunter pattern and an old ufo I have ready to be quilted.

5. ode to joey 9/5/21

This was the most personal quilt I have made. I had fun making the words as part of the  rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. But, the message helped me deal with a family loss and grieving. My thanks to an unknown quilter in Utah for the inspiration.

It is fun to look back over the last year and see that despite the long list of ufos I did actually make something haha.

My thanks to Cheryl of Meadow mist for the inspiration 

best of 21 linky party

I am linking to:

midweek makers  

wednesday wait loss

I am linking to:

TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

Whoop Whoop

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

put your foot down

oh scrap sunday

aunt eliza star finish

 This quilt is finished and will find a home on our bed. I really like it. I like the crumb centers for the blocks, and the scrappy star points. I used a vintage fabric for the border, and I love gingham. It is a winning combination for me. I started making this on our Christmas trip to Florida in 2015

24 yards of fabric - 82 x 92

I used a wide back from Joann and free motion hooked curves

I started sewing at camp at disney.

I am linking to:

rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy

TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

Whoop Whoop

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

put your foot down

oh scrap sunday

UFO busting saturday

boms away  sunday

needle and thread Thursdays

one monthly goal

quilt waffles

We have felt the aftermath of the tropical storm elsa here in Indiana. Lots of rain and mild winds hit yesterday, and, it looks like more rain today. The garden is happy, the gardener not so much.

coreopsis -good for disinfection and metabolic disorders and it is pretty

It is always a pleasure when the quilt is off the floor at the longarm. I am making progress on aunt eliza's star. It is a big quilt. I am doing swirls, nothing fancy.

I have a few waffle blocks left to make. I need to make more pieced rows for the centers.

odd colors that were not part of the rainbow scrap challenge

I can make sets of 4 blocks until I cut and make more centers. They are like potato chips, you can't stop at one.

blocks in sets of 4

blocks in sets of 4

I am linking to:

TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

Whoop Whoop

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

put your foot down

oh scrap sunday

UFO busting saturday

boms away  sunday

needle and thread Thursdays

one monthly goal

 I am a little late setting my goals for July. 

I really want to keep sewing my sea swept sashing blocks - I hope to finish them this month.

I am sneaking in one of my ufo quilts - Aunt Eliza's star -- on to the longarm. I really want to get it quilted this month.

I haven't been spending much time sewing lately. I need to make a list of the next steps needed on my works in progress, and then, I won't just stare at the mess and not know what to do. A list is much more motivating than a mess.

I am linking to:

midweek makers  

wednesday wait loss

needle and thread Thursdays

Oh scrap sunday

creations friday

UFO busting saturday

one monthly goal

Eliza is a top

I am happy with the top of Aunt Eliza's stars. This was my one monthly goal for May. Which I didn't get ready on time. It turned out larger than I expected. 82x 92. My favorite part is the border. I am not sure where it came from, but, I know it is a vintage piece since it was 36 inches wide. And it is so cute.

It was so windy that I almost didn't catch a shot of it before it rolled itself into a ball.

It is time for this quilt to live in the "to be quilted" closet. It's embarrassing how many quilts live there. 

I am linking to:

midweek makers  

wednesday wait loss

needle and thread Thursdays

Oh scrap sunday

creations friday

UFO busting saturday

seeing stars

 This is as far as I have gotten to a finish with this Bonnie Hunter quilt ufo, that, I started before she printed the pattern. I didn't like her version (xing) from string frenzy, so it was time to decide how to finish it. I have a vintage red fabric, I want for the borders.

I have bonnie Hunter quilt zuckerwatte from her book string fling. on the frame to quilt. So I may have a finish next week.

cotton candy

I'm linking to:

TGIFF

TGIFF different     here  and here

Whoop Whoop

creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

put your foot down

oh scrap

UFO busting

eliza star

I have started the sashing for Elizas star. So far, I have sewn 2 inch wof strips to each side of 5 1/2 inch wof strip of gingham x 4. I subcut them at 2 inches. I didn't calculate the sashings between rows, so, I will have to make and cut more.

I wanted to see at least a few sewn together. Not all the blocks are exactly the same size ( how did that happen haha) .I have to do a bit of stretching or easing. Most of the pieces are on the bias, so, I can. 

I brought this quilt out of the ufo closet in early May. And I am trying to just move it along to a top for my one monthly goal.

I am linking to:

midweek makers  

wednesday wait loss

boms away 

needle and thread Thursdays

Oh scrap

creations

eliza

I have found a large piece of red gingham in my stash that I like for the sashings for Aunt Eliza'a star. I think I want to do a nine patch in the center of the sashing. This is my may one monthly goal., and I need to get going on it if I want to get it done.

I have ALL the 16 patch blocks made for the quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. I am not sure if I will look to the next step or put it away for a bit. This has certainly been the year of 16 patches.

I am linking:

Monday Making

design wall monday 

oh scrap

boms away 

wednesday wait loss

needle and thread Thursdays 

creations

May Goal

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This is a Bonnie HUnter quilt ufo, that, I started before she printed the pattern. She showed making the blocks during a quilt cam, and, we were at least a year away from the book ( string frenzy) release. I had  most of the string centers in my stash of crumb blocks. I hunted around for the pattern, made it in 3 different sizes, chose my favorite size, and, made them in our room in Florida over Christmas. I thought I could get ahead a bit by having my blocks ready for the book release. When her book was released, the only quilt I didn't like in the book was xing using this block . sigh...

I thought I would want to have an alternate block, but, the quilt would be too big. I think a simple sashing will do. I have this great red vintage fabric, I will use at least as the cornerstones. No wait - borders

This will be my one monthly goal at elm street quilts for May to make it into a top. It is also part of my PHD 21 goals, and as the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.

I am linking:

Monday Making

design wall monday 

oh scrap

boms away 

wednesday wait loss

needle and thread Thursdays 

rainbow scrap challenge

one monthly goal 

cheerful red

I hope to follow a plan for working the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy this year.

1. grab color wire basket and sort

 I keep my fabric chunks in wire baskets by color. Some baskets are in tidy shape, others, not so much. Red is in good shape, and still looks tidy.

3. make ongoing rsc blocks

These bits and pieces were just sitting on top of my table waiting to be put away. When I saw that we were using red for May and the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy, I just sewed them together rather than putting them in drawers. But, then, from the looks of my table, Angela could have chosen any color, and I would have had something to make on the quick.

1 1/2 inch  strips and squares

2. decide ufo by color -prioritize as #1

red - Aunt Eliza star

This is a ufo from 2014 and our Christmas trip to Florida. I have the blocks made. I think I need an alternative block. I would like something chainy, but, I am not sure I want to go to the trouble. ( mojo is missing). I have all month.

My rainbow projects for 2021 with links:

tiny houses

postage stamp psp20/21

ice cream

waffle stamp blocks

color blocks quilt along

blue ufos

floating stars and here and here - finished

green ufos

Christmas sparkle and here

epp stars

yellow ufos

yellow boxy star and here and here and here - finished

florabunda

pink ufos

love pillowcases - finished

2 pink flannel baby quilts and here finished

 I am linking to:

rsc21 super saturday
oh scrap
put your foot down