What's Up in Aqua

Not much got done this week (reading nothing got done this week). The little bit of sewing I did last weekend can all fit in one photo. Ain't that a shame?

One Flying Home block. I'm having difficulty finding the right aqua for this one. It's either the fabric is not big enough for the cuts I need or they don't play well together. Sigh! 

One 18 Bars block made with whatever aqua, turquoise, teal, and blue-green. And only one 9-Patch. 

However I did sort out the red fabrics. It started here ... 

and ended like this.

The basket and the bag are much lighter! Beside the plastic bag are some fabric that can go in kits already set up, just to add more variety. Maybe they'll be used and won't come back. 

On the step, behind the scrap basket, (from left to right) batik (which are usually stored separately), solid red (again stored separately), the pile of red I can cut in 3.5" square for the kit I'm working on and the last pile are scraps big enough to be cut at 6.5" also for kits. I'm very happy with the result. 

Now what I forgot to show in this picture is the bag of little scraps, big enough for crumb blocks. Oops! Also, some of these selected fabric might return to the scrap basket. Once I reached the number of squares I need for the kit, I might stop cutting ... or not. 

The reason I wasn't very productive last weekend is because of a book. Have you read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins? If not, don't. Do NOT get that book. It will mess up your life. I just can't put the darn book down. One evening, I read until 11pm. Waking up at 6am was tough. I'm almost done. Hopefully my routine will return to normal after I'm done. 

Okay, I have to get back to it. Only 90-something pages to go. 

Have fun everyone! ;^)

Want more inspiration? Check these ladies' blogs. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Cool Aqua During a Heat Wave

This week the temperature was like 3 degrees to cremation. Some companies closed their services in the early afternoon because of the heat. The humidity was so intense!

Some of us (like my cat, Raven) aren't bothered much by the heat. I wish I could sleep through this wave too. 

Let's leave that behind and dive into some cool aqua fabric.

I ironed this aqua forest for my April Fool block. Then I saw "it". Whoah! There's something looking back at me in the forest. Lol. How "cool" is that? (It's an abominable Yeti waving.)

Two light aqua blocks were assembled last weekend and a dark one this week. I'm not sure about the teal. Will it play nice with the others? If I remember correctly most of the blocks are light to medium. Is it the only dark one? I need to check this out. I've to search for more aqua fabric too. 

Baby Quilts Kits

I cut more fabric this week for the kits. Since I have a lot of dark blue, I'll make a kit with blue instead of black for the "I Spy with B/W" kit. 

Got the dark blue scrap basket out and from this 

I got this. (I don't know why the photo is so blue. Too hot for the camera to function properly?)  Anywho! 

The basket holds what is not right or not the right size for the kits. The plastic bag has the little bits for crumb blocks. On the left of it is the pile of the "good" dark blue for the kits, to the left of that, Surprise!, some teal was hiding in there as well. On the top step, there's a binding piece and some too-light-to-be-there blue. 

I'm so happy with this progress of scrap sorting that I got the red basket out. I can kit a red and white "I Spy" quilt, right? It would be different. We'll see what comes out of there. 

Same steps as in the previous photo. My deck is not blue. 

Then, I got bored one evening. Fed up of the heat. Too hot to cook or bake. Too hot to clean. Too hot to sleep. Too hot! Too hot! Too hot! I just didn't know what to do with myself. 

In other words, I felt like a teenager looking for trouble. 

Well, trouble was found, lol, in the form of 2.5" squares 

and some strips. Maybe sashing? Nah! 

Got the box of 1.5" squares out and started sewing. 

Still have a long way to go (boy, there's a lot of squares in that little bag), this is what they'll be. The pile of square is close to 2" high still and I got quite a few done.  Will there be enough for a baby quilt? Hopefully! If not, borders will be added. I'm having so much fun with this, instead of working on what I'm supposed to. 😝

EDITED: there are 120 blue squares. How did she packed them all in the little bag is amazing. Anywho, I have 60 done. The count-down is on! 😊

I also did these. No, I'm not starting a new project. Well, indirectly. 

The Hollow 9 blocks are examples to use when we gather for the "Build Some Kits" day at the Artisanat. Some girls in the group might not know what a Hollow 9 block looks like. I'll also bring the  Potato Chip block.

And finally, the usual little 9-Patch blocks made with whatever I get my hands on. 

Hope your weekend is amazing and cool. 

Happy sewing. 

;^)

Want more inspiration? Check these ladies' blogs. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Aqua Month

What is aqua? I have lots of blue fabric, navy blue, sky blue, denim blue, light blue, but aqua? It's a rare one.

This is all I could gather of aqua and light blue. Not one piece sewn yet! Sigh! 

On the left, a regular Ziploc bag full of blue for size. 

I was busy cutting. Cutting!! 

Remember this poor Multi-coloured Scrap basket? 

And now! 

I fold the rim a bit so you can see the dark fabric on top. Almost half of it is gone. Cut, cut, and cut. In front of the basket are 99 pieces of 6.5" scraps. Two sets of 3 same (or almost) fabric are missing to have 3 kits of 35 pieces each. Not all of the squares came out of this basket, but it sure gave its fair share. 

When the pieces were smaller than 6.5", they were added to these containers. 

Running out of containers so I'm using some envelope boxes from the office. Squares and strips are together because the boxes holding the squares are full. (Note: need to find better containers.) The 2" box also has the 2" strips and the 4" strips. Ditto for the 2.5" box with strips and 5" squares. Three inches are in the plastic containers. There's also a container for the 4.5'', the 5.5", and the 6". 

Some scrap gifted bags were emptied too; many more to go. All this preparation is for the "Building Kits Day" that I would like to do with the girls at our group. I have a plan and hope it works. 

This lone Bonus Point block was finished when I pushed some red fabric under the needle. 

That's all I got for you this week. 

This weekend, my intentions are to sit and sew some aqua blocks. I hope you get a chance to do it too. 

Enjoy! ;^)

Want more inspiration? Check these ladies' blogs. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Still Sew Purple

There was just a tiny little piece of this beautiful purple. What to do with it? 

I had to do a make-do to finish a purple Stained Glass Block. The piece was not large enough for the tip of the Stained Glass window. So ...

Yes, I sew purple, orange and red with red thread. Someone has to use up Mother's stash of thread too. :^) I just couldn't get the pattern to align properly. I tried, tried, and tried again, until I realized that it is directional and I was holding the little piece the wrong way. It sure fooled me. 

Now it is beautifully framed and ready for the next stage: adding the white triangles. 

While I was at it, I framed the two pink ones done back in January. 

Can you find the little piece of scrap from the first photo? 

Crumbs blocks not finished and finished and one 18 Bars blocks. 

The usual 9 Patch blocks along with some Rail Fence blocks. The flower print in the middle blocks is just one long strip. You might see it again paired with yellow, red and maybe blue if there's enough of it. 

Cathy shows us her gorgeous Black-eyed Susan flowers. I miss my yellow rudbeckia. 

 This picture is from a few years ago. The rudbeckia around the clothesline post. 

My clothesline was to the left of this picture. Because the branches of the spruce tree were growing in the way of the clothesline, my DH decided to move the post to the right. I wanted to cut the tree down but the post got moved instead. The grass is mowed but I asked DH not to mowed the rudbeckia bed in the hope that they will grow back. It doesn't look like it will. :^( 

I couldn't find one rudbeckia leaf in the usual spot but if I look behind the hostas ... 

Peek-a-boo! I will move them to the other side so I can admire them from the kitchen once again, next year. 

The end of the month means scrap bags comparison time. Let's see how purple did. 

July first: 

I didn't had much to begin with and ... 

I have even less now. Oh, I'm happy about that! 😸

Baby Quilts Kits

The cutting is still happening. I didn't cut much purple this month but got lots of novelties cut for Happy Blocks and I Spy kits. Hopeful that some will be completed this weekend. 

Today, I'm diving into Aqua! But first coffee! 

Have a wonderful weekend with plenty of sewing time. 

;^)

Meanwhile, I'll be joining these ladies 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Playing with Purple

but photographing blue. What?

The Flying Home blocks look blue on the camera lenses and purple on the computer's monitor. I'm not sure which colour they will turn out to be at your place but they are purple, just believe me please.

I am still decluttering my sewing room (when I get tired of cutting fabric) and did another trip to the thrift store. To donate that is. But yes, I just had to walk to the fabric and bedsheet section. If I didn't, I knew that I would turn around and come back into the store before reaching the car so ... here's what I got. 

This panel is big enough to be a baby quilt on its own. I'll add a few pieces of green, brown, yellow and orange, and kit it just like that. Whoever grab this kit can add another border or make blocks, or not. Priced at $3.99

These were also too good to leave behind and besides, I don't have much pink in my scraps. Although these are not scraps; one meter and one and half meter for the number print. Priced at $4.99 each. I love the pink scooter. 

I think the best deal was this blue whale one. It's a little over 3 meters for $7.99. It was a "Start the car" moment. Lol. (Check IKEA ad Start the Car)

I've been cutting fabric to make kits and going through my quilt magazines. I'm saving the ideas I like from the magazines and then giving them away. Too many, waayyy too many!  

I love the flying geese in this setting. Haven't see this one before. 

They call this beautiful block in plaid, Road to Oklahoma. Funny, but all I see is Buckeye Beauty. Either way, I love it. 

 

And my usual 9-Patch blocks measuring 3.5" along with a few Rail Fence. 

I have more purple scraps under the needle, trying to finish another Stained Glass block and some crumbs. Hopefully, the purple scrap bags will be smaller for next weekend photo session. 

Have an amazing and cool week everyone. 

;^)

Want more inspiration? Check these ladies' blogs. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever