Where Has Orange Month Gone ?

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I didn't sew a stitch all week but for the last week of Orange month, I sew up another one early this morning because . . . 

one is a lonely number.

First and second block. 

Will the entire quilt be orange and blue? It just might but nothing is determined yet. 

Although, I didn't sew this past week, I did perused some magazines from the pile of gifted quilt magazines. I found a little block I like. You know the kind of block that just sit on your mind until you sew it up? Yea, one of those. So, early this morning, this one was born.  

Yep, another one that has a 9-Patch vibe about it. I guess I'm a 9-Patch junky, lol. 

I used 2.5" squares and strips but it would work with any size squares. 

What's a new block without a little blooper. The backside is not quite flat. I need to pay more attention to the flip side next time.  

AND some 15 quilt magazines are in the giveaway bag for the next and last meeting of Artisanat on June 2nd. Yeah me! 

Group photo. It was fun sewing big pieces compared to my usual 1.5" bits. Hollow Nine with 2" squares. Newest block with 2.5" and the orange and blue one uses 3" squares. 

This year, encouraged by Cathy at Sane, Crazy and Crumby Quilting, I tried gardening in containers. Something is growing and that's amazing to me who always call myself a serial plant killer. Lol.  

Radishes that almost froze one night that I forgot them outside. Onions on the right. 

Snow peas

Carrots . . . maybe? In the round container I put onions because I thought the potatoes weren't going to make it. Haha! Oh well. If the potatoes taste like onions, they'll be good in the stews. 😉 It's time for me to water these I think. 

Something is changing at work. They have hired a new girl. It's been a month since the other one was let go. I trained the new girl this past week (more work). Even though, she won't work with me but the department that she will eventually work for won't have as many tasks for me to do anymore. So, it's still a win, win situation. 

Hope you find time to stitch. It's always beneficial. . . for the mind. 

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!

Two Full Weeks of Whatever

I love this print. It's great for binding . . . 

unless you sew it wrong. Sigh! 

Baby quilt drive progress. 

Last Tuesday, we had our Artisanat meeting and some baby quilts came back to me. I attached the label and took some pictures. 

Isn't the binding awesome when sewn properly? Lol. 

Last year, when we gather to cut the batting for the baby quilts, I had yardage of this Dalmatians print. Lise, a member of the Artisanat, took it and gave herself the challenge of turning it into something for the cause. She said "it is too pretty not to use it". Well, she was right and she did an awesome job! 

Look at the quilting on these!! (She had all 4 quilted by a long-armer.)

Thank you, Lise. Your contribution is greatly appreciated. 

Working on Friends' Favourite, I have all the colours on my cutting table but I was told that the colour of the month is PINK.  So, I cut some with Pink too.  

I sew these up while quilting 2 baby quilts. Yes, I did quilt and not just sew. It was fun! 

What started as crumb blocks turned into two Stained Glass blocks. I will add the black "lead" around these during the weekend. 

This too was fun and it was lovely to revisit all the Stained Glass blocks already made. 

Then I went and read some blogs. I love to do that too but . . . 

Melisa from Pinker N Punkin is hand quilting her "Pretty in Peach" butterfly quilt. I fell in love with the block she was working on so much so that I had to make one...

Lest I forget, right? Am I looking at my RSC2027 block? 🤨😀

Well, now that the blue scrap bags are out, guess what? This happened.

But the colour of the month is Pink so I made a pink Rail Fence, just to keep myself on track. :^D

The baby quilts I quilted are being bind by a lady in the Artisanat group. I will take lots of photos when they come back. Promise. 

Also, the cleaning/reorganization of my sewing room continues. More on that in a later post. Promise. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the wood, or city. We are finally having sunshine after a week of rain. That's all I was praying for, some sunshine, but someone decided to add the heat to the sunshine. It's supposed to go up as high as 28Celsius today. Why? 21 was not available?!! Sigh! 

Enjoy the sewing because nothing else is right in this world. 

;^)

P.S. Thank you for all your wonderful comments regarding my MIL's passing. You are so appreciated. Thanks. 🧡

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!