I Tried, I Really Did

But things aren't easy lately. 

I did managed to sew some PINK.

Along with other colours. 

I work with the entire rainbow while playing with Friends' Favourite quilt. I find it hard to remember which colour this month is, haha. 

These Hollow 9 blocks are my leader-enders. 

I did my favourite little 9-Patch block when I caught sight of this cute daisy print. Resistance is futile. Haha. 

The girls at the Artisanat haven't received any new quilts to finish or kits to work on. They are starting to ask if the baby quilt drive is still on. Yes, it is. Those little Hollow 9 blocks are parts of a kit. 

Not much of a pattern: " 36 Hollow 9 blocks with 36 squares of 5.5" interesting prints. Sew in a grid of 8 X 9. Any and all layouts are acceptable and beautiful." Can't wait to seeing what this kit will grow into. 

Some of you know that I've been sick since February 23rd when I was to go on a retreat. Well I am still coughing. No improvement yet, but the doctor now know what I have. Never mind the medical term (cause I don't remember) but it's an infection in my nose. Yep, in my nose that drips at the back of my throat, irritating it on its way down and my body reacts by coughing. I cough so much that it feels like knifes in my chest and back that moves around when I cough. The meds are to take a couple of weeks to work as they aren't antibiotics but steroids. I'm on steroids?? 

The part that annoys me the most is that after all these weeks of coughing and crunching, (and wetting my pants) I still don't have a six-pack!! What's with that? I deserve a six-pack! These steroid meds better give me a six-pack or else, I want a refund. 

Anywho! 

Back in February, although I didn't stay very long at the retreat, Sonia had brought me a little gift that I want to share with you. 

A little tray and it's orange. It says: The sewing room isn't going to tidy itself, so let's just close the door. Thanks again, Sonia. It's perfect for holding my chocolate eggs while I sew. Haha! 

Now, on a sad note, my mother-in-law passed away on the 31st. She was in the hospital for an entire week. Hopefully, she is the cherry on top of the big ugly sundae that was the month of March and all will be better in April. Like Dolly Parton once said: If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Well, I need a rainbow now please. 

Hope you are under a glorious rainbow and you get plenty of sewing done. 

Enjoy! ;^)

Like me, Raven also love the sunrise's warmth. It was a lovely morning today. 

Check these ladies' link-party for more inspirations

Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or Not Friday

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Do You Have SHIBs?

I sure have a lot of SHIBs. It seems like all I see lately are SHIBs. 

Com'on! I'm sure I'm not the only who has some SHIBs! Look around you. Surely, you see a SHIB or two. 

Aren't these blocks beautiful?  One has an appointment with the surgeon later today. They came to me in a bag. 

What do you mean you don't know what a SHIB is? Squirrels Hiding In Bags, of course. 

I got these 3 little pieces of fabric with sheep on it. I lay one facedown so you can see how light the print is. What to do with only 3 little squares? So, I thought ...

Shoo-fly!! because of the ones received in the same bag. I know that they don't match in any way, style or size, 

and I have no intention of putting them together. No. I'm thinking of making a baby quilt with blue shoo-fly. You know, a blue-shoo! And that, my friend, is a true SHIB! 😄 (Never heard of this acronym before? Yes, I just came up with this today. I make them up as I roll. This storm weather is affecting me, lol.) 

Back to our regular programming. The Pink Scrap Basket Saga. 

I had some fun with free motion quilting this slab of scraps. Heart's Echo ... 

and a single heart ... oops, upside-down. 

a mushroom (don't know why, just felt like it) and a butterfly... 

yes, I know, I should have slowed down before taking the curve to outline the shoe. Like I said, it was all fun ... until the thread broke. And again, and again. The thread suddenly decided it wasn't having it anymore. I unstitched a lot but missed a few, when the thread spitted all over but didn't break. Like this:

It's a little messy on the inside but I'm not about to redo this. I used this cherry print for the lining as it is quite a thin fabric. I'm not comfortable using it in a quilt. 

So, how did I do with the Pink? 

Beginning of January,

when I added some fabric

before finding two more pink bags. 

compared to the end of the month. I just couldn't believe it. With all that I received that month? I looked for more pink, thinking I had left some somewhere. But nope. The Scrap Basket did it. 

Not only does it take a lot of scraps to make a basket but it also stores a lot of scraps. All 3 bags are in and there's still some room. I'm so impressed with this. I'm tickled pink, lol. 

While the machine was set up for quilting, I finished this little project from days of yore. I had started the quilting but abandoned it. (why?) It is now waiting for a binding. It's 8 and 3/4" square. What an odd measurement. Anywho. 

In other news: 

We get snowed in. Boy! Did we ever. We got 25cm (10") on Thursday and they are calling for more (47cm or 18.5") over this long weekend here in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Okay, you're right, it's Canada. What else should I expect at this time of year but snow? 

Well, let me tell you what I expect. 

I expect to have some in December, 

(It was barely covering the grass.)

... and then, some more in January. 

(really? January?)

But it seems like someone, somewhere, decided to hold it all up and deliver it all at once. Sheesh! What gives, man? 

Anywho! Next weekend, (edited: this was Feb 21st.) I'll be gone on a quilting retreat. YAAAYYY! I am getting ready by cutting, cutting, and cutting. I bought some new rotary blade (upmost importance), and this one came home. 

I know, I know. I said I wouldn't buy any fabric because, holy hosers! I have so much. For those of you who know me, I don't have to say why it came home with me. For the others; it's orange! AND it was on sale as it's the end of the bolt. More than half a meter (0.6m) for only $8 when a full meter goes for $24. Whoohoo. Oh! you bet I know what to do with this one, lol. 

Well, that's all I have, my friends. I probably won't "see" you next week, so you take care and enjoy your sewing journeys. 

;^) 

I will visit these talented ladies over the weekend. Hope to catch you there. 

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 

I Was Wrong

I thought the spool and the bobbin would finish at the same time or pretty close.

 


I was wrong. 

The bobbin ended first. There was still quite a lot on the cone. Yes, I was still sewing pink and drank coffee from my orange cup and not a Tim Horton's coffee. I rarely get a chance to have a Tim. Anywho! 

... the next day ...

... this came crawling up my machine. The cone was done too. It was very anti-climax. 

On Tuesday, I went to the Artisanat group meeting and came back home with, yes, again, more gifted bags. 

At the bottom left, I love those circles on the light blue, but all those fabric are canvas or upholstery thickness. The pile on the right is quilting quality. More Pink! Didn't look in the other two bags yet. 

I said that I would be sewing with blue and here it is. 

Aren't you surprise it's floral?? Who would have thought? Lol. 

Not much sewing happened this week, so the pink scrap basket is not finished. 

Hopefully, it will be quilted this weekend and assembled. Then I'll take pictures of the pink scraps for the end of the month comparison photos. I'm almost scared to look at that one, lol. 

Also this weekend, a lot of cutting will be happening. I'm leaving for a retreat on February 21st so I need to organize a few things. 

Start of the BLUE month photo. 

The blue baskets are overflowing. 

It kept falling off, haha. 

And then, the dark, the light and the ugly bags. (no, not really ugly.) They will follow me to the retreat in an attempt to deflate their egos. That's a mighty task. The one at the front has a hole. It kept puffing up when I flatten it out. It's not that full actually. 

I'm itching to make my RSC blocks in blue but I have to finish pink first otherwise, it will never get done. I know me. 

These were assembled as I put the crumb slab together for the pink basket. 

I don't know what is happening on at your place, but I hope it is good. So much snow everywhere, and wildfire, and earthquakes, ... I hope you are well. 

My cat is not affected by the cold, he doesn't care about the snow (he's part Main Coon), but the wind we had this week, stopped him in his track. 

That's all I have for you today. Stay safe. 🧡

;^)

I will visit these talented ladies over the weekend. Hope to catch you there. 

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 

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

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Enough Pink?

Pink is not one of my favourite colour so I'm starting to have enough of Pink. 

I sew Pink

Crumb Blocks 

and Pink 

Bonus Points units (the last one is not that dark, it's more salmon)

and Pink 

Friends' Favourite base units. 

(I had to cheat a little with the one on the right. I love this print and it's the first time I see it in pink. It was just not 3.5". The seams are just not a quarter inch. Ha! They all came from the bags.) 

and Pink 

Baby Flannel quilt 

and Pink 

Stained Glass blocks (the ones on the left are salmon, not brown.)

and Pink 

9-Patch blocks. The salmon print is truer in this picture. 

and I got Pink 

WOF and Fat Quarter

samples of the scraps and 

more samples of the scraps I got

from the BIG gifted bag of two weeks ago. I'm ready for something else. So, I sew 

Neutral

triangles for Stained Glass blocks
(Don't think I've done all these this week. They are a month's worth.)

and blue 

Shallow Pond blocks done during January

and blue

border on baby flannelette quilt with rockets

and Aqua

border on pink baby flannelette quilt 

I'm not exactly in love with the way I sew the border on this one. The corners are bothering me but then again, it's a donation. I won't see it ever again once it's done. They both need batting scraps and a backing, and to the "to be quilted" pile they will go. 

Also in the big scrap bag from 2 weeks ago, there is this Cat Elves fabric. It has glitters! 

I have a mind to use it as the backing for the crooked table runner from my last post. The colours don't match but it would be two for one, full of glitters. 😃

Fiona from BubzRugz told me she loves when I get scraps bags. She said: "it's like we all get to play with them!" (And I thought it was boring you.) Well then, here's one more from the big bag. 

Found some hexies but one is MIA. 😕 (They aren't cut perfectly but still workable.) I hope to find it so I can do something with them. Or a little piece of the print would be good too. No, I'm not done looking through all those bags. (so many) As you can see in the picture, this print is also glittery. I think I jinxed myself when I called my December post "It's Glitter Season". 😄

With all these scraps recently added to the Pink bags (and all the other colours), I'm afraid my comparison photos, at the end of the month, will not show bags with slimmer figures. I'll try to use (cut) some more this week again. Sigh! Stay tuned. 

See you in a week, God willing. 

;^)

P.S. Thank you for all of your help about the comments not coming to my email. I appreciate the help and it is now working beautifully but I had to enable the approval thingy. Sorry for that. Enjoy your sewing time. :^D 

P.P.S. My little brother passed away this week. Don't feel bad, I'm okay and he is in a much better place. Poor kiddo, he had it rough. So, all is good. Enjoy your day no matter what it brings. 💖

I will visit these talented ladies over the weekend. Hope to catch you there. 

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