Instead Of Doing What Needs to be Done

I ended up doing some mindless sewing. . . 

just sewing bits together . . . 

. . . and something new got started. Sigh! 

I'm ashamed to say that I am not as well organized as Terry is (check her post about string piecing here) but I'm trying to empty this big bag of bits.

This bag is my catch-all. These bits aren't big enough to go in the strings box. They are the too-tired-to-cut-them-into-a-useable-size square, and the don't-want-to-throw-it-out bits. As you can see, it's pretty full. 

Not everything in there is a linear bit; many are odd shapes and cutoffs from blocks. So, some of these bits get a different treatment. 

I was able to get a little 2" HST out of the green piece before adding it to another "string" bit. 

The width needed is 3.5". 

And this process happened again and again . . . 

It's always handy to have spare parts already made, right? 

I keep adding strings until I have a long and narrow rectangle. 

The pink bits on the left are the cutoffs from Stained Glass block. Didn't even bother to unstitch these, and yep, everything goes in that bag. 

Then, I added the blues. 

This is my newest project. I'm supposed to be sewing flannelette for the backings for the baby quilt drive but I just needed a break from everything and this happened. They are fun and require not much brain juice which is perfect because my juice is running low lately, lol. 

Anywho! This is another of Cathy's inspiration. She finished a top called *Busy Quilt* (very lovely) and she added a link. Of course, I had to click on the link. Why?! If there's a rabbit hole in front of me, you think I'll think twice before jumping in? You don't know me very well, do you? LOLLL ! 

The first Rabbit Hole : tilkkunen.com/products/busy-quilt-pattern

and I clicked on and on to see more rabbit holes pages and this one opened up 

tilkkunen.com/products/scilla-quilt-pattern?

and there you have it! My new project. I'm calling mine *Inside My Blue*. When I get the blues, that's what's going through my head, lol. 

Only a few blocks are made so far. More will be made with a variety of blue backgrounds. This is not the final layout but it pleases me so far. 

Friends' Favourite is still not straight on the frame. So I thought of buying some tailor's pins or T-pins because they are flat tops and not bulky. So, early this morning, I went to Fabricland Store to buy the needles and the much needed tailor's pins. 

I got home with this. I don't recall having fabric on my shopping list so I don't understand what happened . . .  but they sure are pretty. Lol. (There was a $5/meter sale!! Just my luck. Haven't been in that store for a year or two and the day I walk in, they decide to have a sale just for me.) 😁

And the comments are still MIA in my inbox. Sigh! 😒 Thank you all for your suggestions.

OMG! I just found your comments!! They are in my junk box!! I've rescued them out of there and hopefully your next comments will be saved in the right box. WhooHoo! I'm so happy! 😍

Hope you are well and find time to sew. I need to take care of my garden in containers this weekend. We had SO much rain this week that everything is over-watered. 

Enjoy! 

;^)

As always, I'll try to catch these talented ladies' link-party. See you there. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or Not Friday

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

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