Sunshine in the Winter!

 This quilt popped up on the way 

to somewhere else so it needed its 

moment in the sun!

I really enjoy making coin and strip quilts!

This bright yellow beauty was a bit challenging tho!

It was inspired by a picture in a magazine but , 

I didn't save it so I had to start from scratch. 

Needless to say those spirals can get really big , 

really fast!

Collecting the yellows was a surprise too!  

I ended up with a lot of orange and red strips too!

The quilt languished  in the UFO corner for a time, 

but finally came together! 

It seems to be a trend with me. At least 

until I run out of yellows!

      

Stay safe and sew on!

Linking up to;

The Inquiring Quilter

Oh Scrap!

Finished or Not Fridays!

Sew day Inspiration!

 After being so productive

on Saturday and the cold spell

continuing, I got out more projects and just got busy.

I am quilting up my green Big Green Log Cabin

that's off to North Edmonton to

celebrate a new house and a new family.

It matches the green

Log Cabin baby quilt or vice versa.

That one now just needs a

d-stringing and a binding.

Since I'm really into the quilting mode,

I also did approach the batik

Square Cabin in the Woods quilt

that's been living on my couch.

We've been using it to watch movies

with the batting hanging out

for about 2 years now.

The adhesive tape came in handy 

when removing all the pins!

                                     

It was interesting because the quilt

design I chose is straight line quilting

but I wanted to wrap the stitching

around one of the straight lines so

it looks like a knot.

It does involve changing the foot

after I stitched all the diagonal lines.

I couldn't zigzag back and forth across

the quilt like I usually do,

but it still went fairly quickly.

After a quick trim in the morning,

I might be able to get my first pink quilt ever,

ready for a toddler. Just in time for Valentine's Day!

It's hearts and small wonky stars.

I haven't decided how to quilt it 

yet but I'm sure inspiration will hit.

It sure feels great to be incredibly

productive even though,

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

 Stay safe and sew on!

Scraps be Gone!

 

One of my New Year's Resolutions 

is to be more proactive in scrap reduction!

Much easier than normal resolutions and 

you have something to show when your are done!

Soo, I am trying to take care of scraps instead

of putting them in a  bag. 

A small pile of browns ended up 

on the ironing board 

after a recent scrap class.

They were prime candidates 

for some bonus blocks!

They sewed up very quickly!

I ended up with 5 brown bonus blocks.

They will get added to 

the block stash and 

shortly be combined into

 a great, colorful quilt. 

Stay safe and sew on !

Getting ready for a Sew Day!

 What a productive weekend ahead!

It all started on Thursday when western Canada

went into a deep freeze.

For some reason instead of hibernating,

I went into work mode.

I tidied up my sewing room and just start moving!

Maybe I was inspired by the sew day

we had in January for my local guild.

We were having our second virtual sew day,

and we all had so much fun

at the first one,

we were very excited to do it again.

Since it's virtual, the time leading up

to it was spent organizing

and pulling out projects.

I wanted to start off the sew day

adding blocks to a stretched star

quilt I discovered in a project box on the Shelf.

I think I started a couple years ago because

I really like that look.

I couldn't remember why

I packed it away but soon

discovered why I had.

The original charm squares I used

were small and the blocks are finishing

out at four and a quarter inches.

I prepped for the sew day by cutting

more charms and making up some

2 1/2 inch squares to add to the star points.

I also got the binding

ready for the Mountains quilt.

I used it straight out of my binding library !  Yay!

I had cut a bunch of

extra strips when I finished the lattice.

This quilt will be going on a ski trip to BC

where it will be delivered to the couple

in celebration of their first baby and their wedding.

I'm a year-and-a-half and a baby behind

but at least finishing their quilts now.

The baby Mountains was already

shipped so they received that in the post.

I also want to finish up the small green

Log Cabin quilt for the other couple

expecting a baby in March.

I will square it up and put on a fuzzy  back.

It should turn out just

adorable with minimal quilting

but really cuddly for a baby.

With all those projects ready,

I have big plans for a great sew day.

I may even pin/layer the two flimsies that are

on my mental schedule to finish soon!

It's always fun to socialize and

see people we haven't seen in awhile.

Since we do it by zoom,

I get to meet people in both latitudes

of the province Way North and West.

It should be a wonderful day of

socializing and sewing.

Stay safe and sew on!