Blue's Last Dash to the Sewing Machine

I barely have enough energy to sew. 

Isn't that an awful thing to say? Unfortunately, it is how I feel. 

Fortunately, it is a long weekend here in Canada as we are celebrating Canada Day on July 1st. This morning, I got to my sewing machine as soon as my first coffee was poured, to push more blues under the needle. 

Last week's buds have turned into a crumb block and a Stained Glass. 

A little crumb block along with my regular 9-Patches.

I'm trying to get the bag of "blue with other colours" used also. Since last week's tulip had orange fabric ... an orange 9-patch ... of course! You know me so well. 😄

Two more crumb blocks were finished this morning. (not trimmed) 

I want to do 1 or 2 crumb blocks (2 would be best) with the medium or bright blue before calling the blue done.  

Double Halo Star, my RSC2024 project, is still in pieces ... 

... because I keep sewing the HSTs the wrong way. Sigh! It is my uppermost priority today ... after checking all the bags that Carole brought this morning. Whoohoo!!

Oh! the fun of "new" fabric!! 

Hope you too are having lots of fun with fabrics. 

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians and happy Independence Day to my friends down south. 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇 

Enjoy! 

;^)

Joining these links to get more inspiration

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

NinaMarie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Late Bloomers

These tulips are very late bloomers, but they sure look nice. The colours are true in the first picture. 

 At first, I didn't like the pink one when I saw how I had sewn the zigzag in different directions, but now I think it looks whimsical. Do you like it ? or not? 

These two blocks are part of a donation box for Quilts for Survivors. You can read more about this Canadian non-profit organisation at Quilts for Survivors.

Michele's quilts (see them here) and two tops I made, Buttons and Spools (here) and Paper Chain (here), are also part of the donation. They are travelling to Timmins this month. It is my first big donation. 

On the trail to Blues.

Poor blue. Due to the freaking unbelievably hot and humid weather we had this past week (like +34C) (in June, mind you!!), my son came home to the AC. I, therefore, had to remove all the blue scraps from his bed. (See last post)

The blue scraps are now all over my cutting and sewing area. Sigh! 

Just enough room for my cup of coffee. 

At work, it is Real Estate Season, meaning lots of phone calls, cheques and keys change hands. I get home too tired to sew, so there's very little to show. 

Double Halo had its star completed last weekend but nothing else. 

Transitioning 9 patch blocks from pink to blue; 

Little blue buds; one for a crumb block, and on the right, a Stained Glass bud. 

Talking buds... 

I bought these at a very good price since the season for planting is almost over. 

The orange one is a begonia, that I know, but the one I'm holding is ... a double begonia?  something else? The pot lost its name tag. Does anyone know the name? Thanks for helping. 

That's all I have for now. 

Hope you have plenty of sewing time. 

Enjoy it! 

;^)

Joining these talented ladies during the week: 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

NinaMarie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Sorting the Blues

I separated the blues by "colour" this week.

And there are still more bags to go through. Two are on the bed (aqua) and one with multicoloured prints with blue as the background.
If you are wondering why the splashes of colour on the wall, it wasn't done to empty cans of paint. It is an actual mural done for my son a long time ago. I might have shown this wall before but whatever.

The design was taken from the bed cover he had back then. 

Anywho! I digress. 

Double Halo Star is progressing at a slow pace but progressing nonetheless. 

Fabrics were picked out and cut. 

Worked with the black and white parts...

and some assembling has started. 

The Double Tulips blocks also progressed a bit. 

Auditioning some fabrics for the top parts is the next task. I want these to be done before the end of this weekend. 

Crumb blocks and 9 Patches are in no shape to be photographed yet. So, that's all I have for now. 

Enjoy! 

;^)

Joining these talented ladies during the week: 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

NinaMarie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Bringing Out the Blues

Well, here we are in June or the blue month and I am still working with Pink. That is my life lately. In my defence, better be late than being a quitter, right? Lol.

So, Pink 9 patch ...

...and a 6.5 X 8.5 crumb block with 4X4 ones. I finished the crumb blocks Saturday morning. 

The pink scraps from the beginning of May 

to the end of May. I think the bags are smaller only because the scraps are nicely folded. 

The bigger pieces are in the left bag. The other one holds bags with lighter pink, pink with other colours, orangy-pink, etc. 

On to blue: 

Oooooooooh! My Skittles are burnt!!! 

Five bags of dark, light, bright, and aqua for this month. Not counting ...  

two scrap baskets too. They are supposed to be one light blue basket and one dark blue but some swapping, trading and exchange has occurred during the years. I will concentrate my efforts on the bags. 

Talking bags of scrap, I was gifted a scrap bag (again) during the Artisanat meeting. It has lots of pieces that got my brain working. 

Do you know what pattern these are for? In the first picture, there are two sizes of triangles. The second picture shows very small pieces. I might just cut them up to 1.5" and be done with it instead of trying to figure out what they are for. Life is short after all. 

There was also a lot of sewn pieces. 

I will unstitch them during lunch at work so I can use them up. Lovely prints in there.  

I will return to pink to finish the Double Tulips block which still looks like this. Sigh! 

I am catching up on comments' replies too. I was so far behind it was shameful. Anywho!! That's all for now. See you next weekend. Meanwhile, enjoy some scrap sewing. 

;^) 

Joining these talented ladies during the week: 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

NinaMarie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

What Happened to Pink?

It went by so quickly, it looked like a blur. Not much but some Pink were used.

Switching from yellow to pink. 

No pink with blue yet. Hopefully, this weekend the Pink will meet the Blue. 

The Double Halo Star is finished. 

It joined the group for a photo. 

Only four more to go. Now, the question is does it want a light blue or a bright blue? I'll show it the options I have until it answers. Stay tuned. 

Stained Glass blocks were also finished. 

The light pink is as pale as you see it here. I hope it will look a touch darker once the white triangles are attached. 

Today is officially blue day but I will continue with pink for a bit as the crumb blocks and the Double Tulips block are not done (and I don't want to put all those little bits back in the bags).  :^D 

That's all I have. I try to reply to comments but I am failing miserably. Since I am no quitter, I will get to your comment eventually. Just be patient with me, please. 💖

Have fun with Blue! 

;^)

Joining these talented ladies during the week: 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Angela at So ScrappySo Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

NinaMarie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever