Making A Lather

Saturday, May 15, 2021

a bit of red

It was easy to grab the 2 inch strip drawer and cut for tiny houses. I did decide to add other colors to the red. If there was a speck of red, anywhere, I cut it.

I am running low on the solids for psp 20/21. I need to take a count and see if I need other colors.

twosies ready to sew into rows for psp

I am a proud Grandma for the 11th time A new Grandson - so precious

I am linking to:

rsc21 super saturday
oh scrap
put your foot down

My rainbow projects for 2021 with links:

tiny houses

postage stamp psp20/21

ice cream

waffle stamp blocks

color blocks quilt along

red ufos

aunt Eliza star

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

Friday, May 14, 2021

I have a finish....finally. Based on cynthia Brunz's wiggle time pattern. I have made it before in rainbow colors. I really like it. Anytime I have a fun children's print, I can cut this pattern, and, have pieces ready for a donation quilt or a quick ( relatively) gift. It's nice to have green for a backdrop again.

60 X 68

blue for the backing

I'm linking to:

TGIFF

TG IFF different here and here

Whoop Whoop

creations

peacock party
from bolt to beauty

put your foot down

oh scrap

UFO busting

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

snails trail

we have a truckload of compost for the garden. We have not bought in bulk before. That is what watching you tube gardening videos will do to you.

our tires were squishy

Our Friday group met, and I started sea swept for the month of May until I get it to a flimsy. I didn't have it all cut, yet. I wanted to be able to try it, and, make sure I could do it. My first try on a sample block was off and I didn't even know it. I am so glad that blogger friends helped me see it. My Linda friend, who started this sea swept journey with me, is still waiting for her background fabric to arrive.

Besides, the quilty company, making these blocks was a victory. I think they turned out so nice. I do like the batiks. Snails trails has been an old classic that was on my bucket list.

I am linking to:

midweek makers

wednesday wait loss

boms away

needle and thread Thursdays

Oh scrap

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

to do: draw more circles

This seems to be a project for in between finishing a rug and what rug to do next decisions. I generally just do what comes to mind in each of the circles, but, this time, I thought it would be fun to use up leftovers strips from the project I am working currently. I might even add miniatures of the bigger pictures. I think in these circles, I will do Mr. Scarecrow rug.

Here is where I left it in 2019. Just like in quilting I have strings and crumbs, in rug hooking, I have bags of strips leftover. If I have enough of one color, I sort them by color. Otherwise, I just throw them in a ziplock bag. I use that bag in this rug. I am using any odds and ends of black in-between the circles. I am a scrappy quilter and a scrappy rug hooker.

Here is where I left it in 2019.

I am linking to:
to do tuesday

oh scrap

boms away

wednesday wait loss

needle and thread Thursdays

Monday, May 10, 2021

works in progress

What I am working on this week. I am trying to make 2 easy breezy blocks every day. I still have 70 + to go.

And if I have enough extra 1 1/2 inch squares to make a waffle stamps block, I make it in any color. Otherwise, I use the color of the month from rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. This month is red and I finished the red here.

I made a batch of a quilted twins free pattern called swingin checkerboard. I have another 30 - 40 to go.

I worked on rsc blocks in red for progress through the month of red and May. I want to make crumb stars this week.

I am linking:

needle and thread Thursdays

Sunday, May 9, 2021

stash report May 9, 2021

I bought these fat quarter bundles in preparation for a new quilt I am making as part of our Friday quilt group. At least Linda and I are making a quilt called sea swept., others may join as we go along. I have chosen to make it with batiks in the colors on the pattern. I pulled some fabric from my small, but, rarely used, stash of batiks. I was worried I didn't have enough.

for sea swept

Stash report May 9, 2021

Fabric Used this week: 0 yards

Fabric Used year to Date: 59 1/2 yards

Fabric Added this week: 5 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date: 63 1/2 yards

net fabric: 4 yards bought more than used

I stitched at least 15 minutes every day this week. I had a sew day with friends on Friday.

I changed things up a bit, as I search for a new project for rug hooking at our guild meeting. I started a random free form circle rug to use leftover bits. I drew a few more circles, and, will play in the wool while I decide. Here is where I left it in 2019

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

UFO busting

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

Saturday, May 8, 2021

waffle blocks

I was out of pieces for the "inside" of my waffle stamp blocks. It was therapeutic to sew strips together in different combinations to make the centers. I used up some small pieces that were in the 1 1/2 in strip drawer.

I needed to cut red for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy for the outside parts of the waffle stamp blocks. I think every scrappy quilt needs a little red somewhere.

I sewed a few blocks together in sets of 4. I didn't want to sew too many, in case they all looked the same, but, no worries. There is still plenty of variety to make a nice scrappy quilt.