Scrap Basket and Mending Quilts

It took a long time but I got the mending done! Whoop Whoop!

Some of you might remember my Kitchen Party quilt. My son (the third one of the name) had it on his bed. During a visit to his place, I noticed how used the quilt was. 

The yellow fabric must have been of poor quality because it is the only one that disintegrated. Sigh! Some emergency repairs were needed. 

I made a block using some lemon prints because the first block was obliviously made with a "lemon" fabric. It was hard to hand-stitch the block on top of the old one and sew through all those fabrics where all the triangle points meet. 

I have just noticed that the new broken dish block doesn't face the same way the others do. Oh well! All I need to do now is to quilt the repairs. DS will be happy to have his quilt back. 

On to the next quilt. 

This quilt is on my bed. DH's corner of the quilt has been abused by his beard. Time for repairs, I just can't procrastinate any longer. 

I was lucky that the fabric from the curtains was big enough to cover both sections. (Sometimes the quilt is placed upside down on the bed, so both ends need repairs.) The bonus about this: the quilt now matches the curtains. It is a quilt bought at Sears about 15 years ago. One day, I'll stop making quilts for others and have one of my own on my bed. Some day! 

I played with bits and bobs sewing them up to make yardages. 

Here's my finished brown scrap bag. 

Side A with cats and a lone wolf. 

Side B with deer by the stone wall. It is lined with a soft brown-lined ivory sparkled with pink roses. 

I had three ziplock bags of brown scraps so I made a big scrap basket, so much so that it isn't half full. On the left side, you can see the bottom. The tiny little bits are in a plastic bag. I like to keep them separate from the bigger pieces. It is easier to locate them when I make crumb blocks. 

I'll be joining Joy for her Table Scrap Challenge. Although I haven't used any letters (it's an option, right?) I did use lots of table scrap. Winner!

After all was said and done, I found these parts that equal almost half of a basket. No wonder it took me such a long time to sew this one. Ha! Oh, well, I now have parts for a brown crumb quilt. 

Bonnie K. Hunter started her annual Mystery Quilt this morning. In an attempt to resist starting something new, I occupied my mind with Lori's (humble Quilts)  QAL Parsonsfield. I know, I know, it is still starting something new but this one is small and it's so cute. It won't take long to do. I want to have a few finishes before embarking on a big project, you know what I mean. So here's where I'm at. 

The centre is made. 

I thought the red roses would look nice beside the centre's navy blue flowers but after seeing the photos, I'm not so sure anymore. Another "Oh well!" Too bad. 

My leader-ender is Paper Chain Block. 

And that's it from me. 

Have a great weekend, everyone. 

;^)

P.S.

I found this site and thought you might like seeing it too. Cindy Needham makes hexagons out of old laces and handkerchiefs. Gorgeous and inspiring! Enjoy.

Joining these talented ladies 

Joy for Table Scrap Challenge 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap! 

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Wendy for Peacock Party

I Woke Up and It Was Winter

Like many of you, we got some snow for Halloween.

Well, it's better than looking at a sepia-tone landscape. 

It didn't last, but I still had to make a flaky friend. 

It wasn't easy as the snow was very wet. My new friend 2023, lol. 

Anywho! 

Sewing a little here and there moves things along.

Irish Chain Star is a top. Yay! 

All borders are attached. 

Lorraine asked where to find this pattern. (Lorraine, you are a no-reply comment. I hope you visit my blog often enough to get this information. Enjoy!) I found the pattern on the Wedding Dress Blue blog. 

https://weddingdressblue.wordpress.com/irish-star-quiltalong/

While finishing Irish Star, my leader-ender project was to sew little bits of brown to make "yardage". I'm not close to a finished scrap basket, but it is a start. 

 

I got a few stitches in Ohio Star Shadow.

The two light blue blocks are done, meaning the centre is all quilted. I am now working on the split Ohio Star in brown. Only 72 blocks to go. 

Raven feels the cold coming. He is growing himself a winter coat. 

I have a hard time taking nice pictures of him because he always comes to me when he sees me. 

"Hey, Mom! Since you are not busy, how about petting me? Com'on! Just half an hour massage would be nice." 😽

That's all for now. I have lots of mending to do next week. (Yuck!) I'll be happy when it is all done. 

Whatever you do, enjoy it! ;^)

Joining my group of talented ladies:

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap! 

Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Wendy for Peacock Party

So Much Work ...

This week I attached the last row of stars to the Irish Star quilt. 

What takes forever are the auditions for the border. I just can NOT pick any square and sew it to the previous one because I don't want two of the same fabric or colour to be too close to each other.

So the borders of this quilt require many hours of sitting on the floor, auditioning little 2" squares. 

But it looks good, does it not? 

Compared to the side with no border. Yeah. I think it is worth it. Please, don't remind me that I'll have to iron all those squares after. 😩

In my last post, I didn't mention what Nicole worked on at the retreat. Back in February, she worked on blocks her grandmother made. She added a border and pinned it so she was ready to hand-quilt it during the retreat. 

There was a new wall hanging in front of the restrooms. We think it was made by many hands. The butterflies' antennas are either drawn or embroidered.

Dancing in the wind. 

That's all from me.

Have a great weekend. ;^)

Joining these talented ladies this weekend

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap! 

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Wendy for Peacock Party

All Fun and Games

I'm back from a retreat with my quilting friends. So many wonderful memories were made. They are such a lovely gang. I'm blessed to be part of this group of ladies. And you know what? Once again, we didn't take a group photo. Oh, well. We'll take pictures in February when we all get together again because we are going back. YAY!! 

Unfortunately, it rained all weekend long. I was looking forward to long walks in the woods, taking plenty of pictures of the trees and wildlife, but nope! Not this time. 

Fortunately, it rained all weekend, so we sew, sew, sew. (You see the reflections of the indoor lights)  

The entrance was decorated for Fall. 

Even the table and chairs got a Fall treatment. So cool! Above the table is a big window with a great view. 

The owners made this lovely honeycomb credenza, chest (?), or something. Anywho, it was a great place to put our shoes. 

We played games, and I won 2 fat quarters. Orange as it was the colour we had called last February. 

Some of the ladies brought gifts. Such generous hearts! 

Marie-Claude, a new lady to the group, made some lovely bird ornaments. She paints the Pellon Peltex (very stiff) and decorates the birds with some fancy stitches. 

She put them up for prizes so we pulled out names from a box and I won a bird. I, who don't love birds, haha! 

Lyne made a key fob with an angel. Sylvie and Dany made some bookmarks. My group, Françoise, Lucie, and Nicole, gave a notebook to each so they could write what they needed to bring next time or what they liked this time around.  

I hope you can see the golden thread on the bird in this picture. 

For the grand prize, each one brings a fat quarter.  

Guess who won this time?  

WHOO-HOO!!  Some are batiks, some are cotton, but all are wonderful! 

I didn't take any pictures but we ate, and sewed, and ate some more, and sewed some more ... well, you know all about that. 

On our way back home, Lucie wanted to stop at a quilt shop and I was more than happy to follow. We got lost because of detours due to the construction, but we got there before closing time. Phew! 

Annie Senneville, co-owner with her husband, welcomed us into her cute store. She is as lovely as her smile and very knowledgeable. We had a lovely conversation. 

It might look small but Annie knows how to optimize her floor space and has everything a quilter wants.

Fabrics, notions, rulers and so much more, stacked up to the rafters we might say

Great well-lighted room for giving courses 

This is the quilt she is teaching next week. Looks like something I would do, wouldn't you say? 

Long-arm service and sale

Inspiration corners here and there. Love the yellow and grey one

They also service and sell machines.  

You can see more at www.quiltetcoton.com. 

Merci beaucoup, Annie. À bientôt, j'espère. 

I splurged a little. I mean, who doesn't need more neutrals? 

But, what did I work on? 

I was so busy sewing that I forgot to take pictures but 

I'll leave you with a photo of the Irish Star quilt. 

Only one more row to go. Yay! More on that in the next post. 

Enjoy your weekend. 

;^)

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts 

Cynthia for Oh Scrap! 

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict