Friday, 31 January 2025

It Just Occurred to Me

Do you know what I don't have? I don't have a pink scrap basket! I know, right? I never had enough pink scraps to make a basket. Well that has changed (drastically) in the past few weeks. I have MORE than enough pink scraps to make a basket. Let's sew this.  

Aren't those Lemurs fun? Yes, it came from the big bag. 

Because I wanted to keep the "Paris Flea Market" selvage of the roses print (on the right), I simply sew it on top of the light pink. Unfortunately, when one sews after a long day at work... 

blooper happens! I sewed the other edge to the roses print. 😒 Easy fix. 

So, this is what I have so far. Not much but it's a start. 

Another thing I started was the Table Scrap Challenge and that one is now finished. Yay! 

Table Scrap Challenge is hosted by The Joyful Quilter and the January theme was "hot beverage" or Pink. Well, a hot beverage, for a Canadian, is a Timmy's! 



I didn't know what I was doing so I just winged it. Sewn some reds together, trying to make it look like a cylinder with shades and highlights. The cup is sparsely "fused" to the background. Then I tried to zigzag the edges. I glued the lid on top and free-hand machine sewed the lines on the lid. Not perfect but so am I. 
Yes, I know, the lid has no hole because I didn't want to spill my coffee on my brand new mug rug. Lol. 

I just sewed the letters on. It will fray but that's fine by me. For a first try, I'm very happy with the result. 
I don't Double-Double which, I have recently learned, is a typical Canadian saying. It means 2 sugar, 2 cream coffee. No other country says "a double-double, please" when ordering coffee. It has also been accepted by the Webster Dictionary as a word. Wow! I didn't know that either. My favourite Tim coffee is a medium with 1 sugar and 2 milk or a half French (Vanilla) half coffee. Yummm! 

The back is full of cups (in case I feel like a Peppermint Tea, or a Sun Kissed Ginger Tea.) and bound with red scraps. Ta-dah! 
Thanks, Joy, for the fun challenge. 

Come see the other takes on this month's challenge, right here: Table Scrap Challenge

;^)

P.S. This is the spool on the floor,



and this is the bobbin in the machine.


Which one will be done first? HAAaaaaa! The suspense is killing me!! Lol.


I will visit these talented ladies over the weekend. Hope to catch you there. 
Angela at So Scrappy



18 comments:

Lin said...

It will be good to have a pink basket - a nice start. The cup has worked out well. What a complete different coffee language you have! xx

PaintedThread said...

That mug rug looks great! Bobbin chicken! Wouldn't it be fun if they ran out together?

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Hi Chantal, as a fellow Canadian, I have to say how much I love that Timmie's piece. You nailed it! You have pretty pinks there in your stash to work with. Happy Stitching!

Sara said...

The Timmy's cup quilt is adorable!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Sewing all those pink scraps into a pretty pink scrap bin looks like fun to me! I love your mug rug, too. Great job making the takeout coffee cup shape, and that backing is perfect!

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Yes, love the lemurs!!! And I learned something--what Tim's is and double/double. Clever backing fabric, too!

MissPat said...

Very clever Table Scraps finish. My favorite Tim Horton beverage is Cafe Mocha, but I don't get there very often any more. I'm glad you're taking care of the lack of a pink scrap basket.
Pat

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Un panier rose, quelle bonne idée ! et c'est un fait que maintenant, tu en as des chutes roses ;)) J'adore ton set de table, adorable ce gobelet de café ! Merci pour la leçon de vocabulaire, je ne connaissais pas cette expression ! Bises

Gwyned Trefethen said...

Clearly I am not Canadian. I've never heard of double double. But to be fair I am not sure I have ever ordered a coffee out. That being said, I love the Timmy's Coffee interpretation. You absolutely captured a 3 D effect by varying the values of red. Such fun!

Quilting Babcia said...

I think one of the threads will run out two inches from the end of a long seam! Which one is anyone's guess. Maybe when you've stitched the last piece of pink.

Jenny said...

Never heard of double double, but then I've never heard of Timmy's either. Didnt you do well with your mug rug. Coffee from a cafe is a real treat, I order a large flat white, so yummy.

The Joyful Quilter said...

LOVE your new mug rug made for the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge and I thing you rocked the cylinder, Chantal!! Good luck with the PINK scrap basket. It is sure to turn out SEW cute!

Cathy said...

Whether your mug rug was a first effort or a 200th effort, you did an amazing job! It’s so realistic!!

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

LOVE your table scraps finish and the story behind it. I had no idea of a double double!! Yes, those lemurs are way cute!

CathieJ said...

My pink scraps are combined with my red as I don't have many pink. I do Dunkin coffee here in the northeast of the US. My favorite is a Caramel Latte. Usually I just make at home though. Your French Vanilla coffee drink sounds delicious. I love the cup that you made.

Fiona said...

No pInk basket??????? A busy time in the sewing room. I am guessing Timmy's is a coffee brand place??? Do you sew faster or slower when you are running out of thread????
Hugz

Susie H said...

I love your Tim Rug! I think it looks great and you've also made a great start on your Pink Basket!

Andree G. Faubert said...

Allo Chantal, your Tim's cup is lovely :-) You did a great job. I didn't realise that you're in Ottawa - I'm in Orléans!