Tis the season!

 Kids are off work, cards are sent, and 

the holidays have begun!  I got a bit 

excited about a free pattern and ended 

up printing it off on decorative holiday paper!

So pretty and I do need to start another project!

Just wanted to show this gorgeous quilted card I got 

from a friend. 

She got started and couldn't stop

at just one!  

Wrapping everything up is always fun time 

Just a little finishing tomorrow. 

Still a great time to do a little stitching and plan for next

years projects, link parties and sew-a-longs!

Finished a few more of these little scrap blocks. 

Also got a few of these stop and go blocks done up. 

I always want to just sew up the whole quilt!

Ongoing projects that are calling me:

1) many strings from the APAQ needs a border

2) softer yellow granny squares needs another 

row

3) 2 tops need layering but first need backs

(the red postage stamp and the

family block quilt)

4) 2 RSC color strings need borders

and backs

Lots to do!  

Enjoy the holidays and get in some stitching.

Get the new year started off right!

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Old Mother Hubbard-Almost!

 Almost!!! My cupboard is getting bare!!

A self imposed delivery deadline had me

sewing up a storm. Yes I apologize Florida, 

but that was me! 

I had a few smaller quilts that needed finishing 

to go off to a local charity.  Thinking I had plenty of 

lead time I had a relaxing evening choosing backings,

cutting some batting and laying out for pinning. 

All pinned and ready for quilting!

Next day, the quilting begins, and I spend a great 

afternoon and evening listening to only happy tv shows

and putting my machine thru its paces with some grid 

quilting and in the ditch work.  

A wonderful morning walk and the notice that,   

the pickup is early afternoon!! Not one day more day,

but in 6 hours!!! Argh!

So complete the walk and head to the sewing room!

Three quilts to make and sew on binding, one to rinse, 

(don't eat cookies while you fold) and all four to label!

First pick the binding fabric. No time for a scrappy today

and certainly no creative brain when I'm in get it done mode. 

Yardage here we come. 

Well maybe a large scrap or two since the 

quilts are smaller. 

First some nice pink for a sparkly star!  

Then a pop of blue for a crib sized coin quilt.  The RSC  really

got a few scraps in play in my sewing mecca over the past year!

Then back to pink for another crib sized pink and beige beauty. 

Quicky cutting of 2 1/2" strips and I was in business.

 Have I told you lately that I love my 60mm cutter! 

 I really zips thru the fabric and seems faster somehow!  

Next up, join, join, join and make some nice piles of bindings strips.

Trimming off all the overlaps makes a 

nice pile of scraps for some more wonky star points!  

Definitely some crib and twin sparkly star

quilts coming next year!

All the binding got a lovely press on the board using the 

corsage pin method and a nice burst of steam. 

I was so glad I had trimmed everything the night before. It 

certainly felt good to get right to adding the binding to the back.

Then flip it over and using the clips to hold it, 

top stitched it all down with my foot to the floor!

Those clips were flying around the room !

Even changing thread colors didn't slow me down!

I used some cute labels from the overflowing box and 

put a, "Hugs from my home town" on each one and done!

Here they are! It was certainly a great year 

for my Rainbow Scraps! 

Blue crib sized with a double batting

to give it extra cuddle since I ran out of flannel. 

I just noticed one block says "Love".

Pink crib sized coin with a cute lavender flannel backing. 

The last of the wonky stars and postage stamps

quilts with the palest of 

yellow squares on flannel for the backing.

A bit of a marathon stitch but I  was done in

 time for 1 o'clock drop off!

The  quilting group had a great time looking

 thru the donations in our

own mini quilt show!

All counted, 20 quilts will go to comfort  someone. 

They are off to the Zebra child and youth advocacy center. 

This organization gifts about 400 quilts a year.

Busy days!  

Stay safe and sew on!

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Love the binding!

 

  Quite a few smaller 

quilts were stitched up in the last little

while and all of them are getting a nice binding. 

First up are more  Stars and Stamps. 

I  do love this little pattern and I'm 

sure this will not be the last time I sew it up.

 The next ones may be 

crib or twin sized since it is so much fun 

to do the postage stamps bits around the stars.

Three were finished up: 

the orange

the pink and 

the red. 

 Finally, I seem to have mastered the art 

of machine binding. 

The secret seems to be a really good trim. 

A final stay stitch around the perimeter of 

the quilt sandwich makes it quite nice 

to add the binding to the back by machine. 

Then it is folded over and stitched down by machine from 

the front. This makes the finish oh so sturdy and fast to complete. 

I use my blind hem foot to help maintain 

my seam line on the binding strip.

The Canadian Quilt Guild Network 

had a free sew day and offered me 

a chance to sew all day and meet new friends.

We managed to have great conversation and chat 

about guild challenges and solutions and even exchange

ideas for ... more quilts!! Visit their link as 

they are a great resource for teachers and ideas. 

I did get one more quilt finished up in the morning. 

The pink pillars got a horizontal quilt pattern and 

a nice pink binding. 

 Now all I have to do is sew on labels 

and get them over to our charity contact. 

My goal for November involves even 

more binding on the Big String Stars

and hopefully a gorgeous Christmas Quilt 

for my SIL similar to this Blast from the past.

I even managed to do a bit more Marie sorting!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Trick or Treat !

No tricks here but lots of 

completed projects!! Here is my spooky helper!

 

I quilted like a fiend ( appropriate for the season),

and managed to finish up five quilts!

First up, number 1 of the 4 big string stars 

is complete and bound. 

This one has a nice crumb border and only a single batt.

I had it quilted at a shop since I have a quilt pass to use up. 

I like the all over star pattern.

The back is 20" squares from my stash. 

This always makes the quilt seem reversible so I really 

like this way of making backs. 

Next, the two Stars & Pieces quilts are 

quilted and bound. 

Such crummy delight all around.  I certainly will 

be returning to this way of using up my scraps.

 I had a great time quilting the center of each 

differently and using both my Janome 

machines.  One machine seized up in the middle and 

went out to an overdue repair and cleaning. 

The first center got a Karen Brown , Just 

Get it Done Quilter treatment with randomly

placed lines from side to side. 

 The second got a large grid sewn thru the color blocks. 

I may go back in and add another level. This looks a 

bit sparse. 

These crumb blocks and stars turned out 

sew well , they may become a go to for me. 

I think I already have a few crumb blocks 

in waiting and I regularly add to the star stash pile. 

More stars showed up and I quilted the teal blue

Stars and Stamps baby quilt. 

I put a lovely yellow zig zag on the back, it is so cuddly. 

Such a joy to quilt, 

I pulled out some others and got 

them all underway at once! I have a small stash 

of flannel that was awaiting a good home. 

Three more of the Stars and Stamps 

are pinned up, (red, pink, and orange) as well 

as the pink pillars large crib sized quilt. 

Last but not least was  red coin crib sized quilt.

This got a vertical treatment with division lines on the 

red and a nice pattern on the beige dividers! 

All inside pictures today since it is a bit cold and gloomy 

outside today, but inside my house is covered in quilts!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Halfway thru!

 Well October is zipping by and 

I have been busy with the last of the 

retreats with some charity sew days ahead. 

This week I managed to assemble the .....

drum roll please... RSC Star string quilts!

Two of each color each month and a few colors

 of my own choosing and two tops are

ready to go! 

( Except for the small boo boo in the lower right on the 

second one. Did you catch it?)

A small strip to finesse the center

stars, and the in progress zigzag borders will 

be ready to add. I was able to make a large portion

of the zig zag border with pre existing blocks in 

parts department so that is good.  

The  missing yellow square was resewn 

and 5 more each of blue and yellow softer 

granny squares got stitched up during a come 

and go retreat weekend. The missing 

yellow block has yet to turn up!

The blue square quilt was even finished 

up into a nice twin size. 

Its yellow mate

will get upsized this week and then to decide quilting!

No borders for these two since they been upsized!

The RSC hourglass was finally labeled and 

paired up with it's fellow hourglass baby quilt. 

I sure hope the happy couple and babe love it!

The little elephant lovies I found are so cute!

I even made great progress on these pineapple

pieces!  Yum yum they are colorful!!

Still 2 more week of sewing ahead before it is 

time to think of our favorite winter season 

holiday!  

Stay safe and sew on !

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Hello To Twilight!

 Fall has descended here in Alberta

and morning sun comes up much later.

Time to readjust to less daylight! The 

bonus is we do have a beautiful twilight,

just enough light to see hovering over 

everything just before night arrives. 

Great time of year!!!

Anyhoo, second retreat done and dusted!

I got some things done, some not but had

a great time replenishing the soul with old and 

new friends!!

I got my Softer Granny Squares together. 

One block decided to stay home for the 

weekend so this will be finished assembly 

when that is located. 

Stitched up a bunch of scrap 16s with some 

good conversation while we were all setting up. 

I will try to use this as a stop and go project, usually 

those projects always end up as a rabbit hole and I 

jump in and sew most of it up in a weekend. 

 I just can't help it! 

    Also made some great progress on my pineapple blocks.

So bright and colorful that I may set a goal for spring time 

finish just so I can brighten up the bedroom!!

Of course on late retreat evening, the stars came out. 

Cute little scrap blocks got sewed up from my new scrap bag. 

Never short on scraps when quilters are around!

 I came home with this! Thank you Buddies!

 My walking buddy rescued some cut-offs, 

made white center wonky stars and created this little beauty! 

These stars are so much fun and so versatile!

Stay safe and sew on !!

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