March Rainbow UFO Challenge

On Tuesday, we woke up to a Winter Wonderland perfect landscape once again. We are to get some more this weekend. Hopefully, it's the last time I need to shovel. 

More Spinners' blocks were sewn during February. 

Did the two missing blocks. I found another solid blue that wasn't already in this quilt so I added it along with a soft purple. I'm happy with that. 

Did lots and lots of little HSTs and sewed them in the 4-Patch formation in order to finish a few more blocks.

 

So here's what was ...

... and what is now. 

Like a puzzle, lots of HSTs units are missing, leaving gaps in the big picture. I have to be careful how I build them now as the units have to "befriend" their neighbours. So I make 2 or 3 units at a time, take them to the design floor, and try to find them a place to live. It's a slow pace but I like it. I'm happy with the progress too. 

In my Rainbow UFO Challenge, the colour yellow is tagged to the Buttons and Spools project which needs to be quilted. Since Field of Poppies is pinned already, I will switch these two around. I will work on Buttons and Spools when the colour green is called. (Or whenever Field of Poppies is done.)

Field of Poppies as a top

This was my frustration this morning: Too many words start with STOR for me to win. 🙄

Have a fabulous week everyone. 

;^)

Joining 

Angela at So Scrappy 

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scraps! 

I Need Yellow

I'm happy with Angela's colour choice for this month as I need some yellow (energy) in my life at the moment. We are back in the office since Tuesday. It is fun to see my colleagues again, especially as two of them are pregnant! We are an all-girl office so there's a lot of talking and laughing, sharing experiences, recipes, kids' funny sayings, menopause, etc. But all this noise plus the radio, the printer, people coming and going, is very distracting and takes a toll on my energy. I'm not used to that anymore. I'm sure I won't be so tired in another week or two. So, YAY for yellow! 

(Some might say this is really petty talk compared to what is going on in Ukraine. Yes, I agree. I try to keep my life as ordinary as possible, in a nutshell, because the world is overwhelming me beyond what my pills can handle. Thanks for not reprimanding me for it.) 

I didn't expect to have such a tough time pairing yellow fabrics together this week. I'm staying away from light yellows that won't show up much once they are surrounded by the other blocks. So, I pulled out some "darker" yellows. They are mostly medium though. 

auditions

And some sewing ensued. 

Jericho Wall first yellow 

Anne's Quilt second block

Chaser block 

That was fun! 

My wanderings all over the Internet, during an evening I was brain-dead, lead me to some beautiful Dear Jane quilts. I would love to have my own DJ so I spent some time looking at different DJ sites. Then something popped up on my design wall.  

8 inches block

It's DJ's row K block #1 aka Crooked Creek. What have I done?! 🙄 I have enough new projects started for this year. I don't want more! I had a little talk with myself.  😠 I need to stop collecting blocks for RSC2022! So, I said to myself that it was for RSC2023. 😝 (How long will I resist making more?) (Until the colour of next month is called!)

A second yellow Jericho Wall is done and more to come this week, but first, since it's a beautiful Saturday morning here, I'm heading out. My shovel and I need to discuss where to pile the snow in order to excavate the deck so I can enjoy it once again. 😊

Have a great sewing week everyone. 

;^)

Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun than Housework

Virtual Travelling or The Last Wave of Aqua

The Joyful Quilter and I researched the name of this block. 

I was able to relocate the original picture that inspired me and we now know the name of it. 

It's called Crossroads to Jericho. I am also sewing a block called Jericho Walls. I think Jericho is calling me. So, I fired up the Google Machine and I was magically transported into another time. Jericho is in the West Bank with the Jordan Valley to the east. The city has a desert feel to it though there are many cars. One almost expects to see camels.  There's Herod's palace within a walking distance of a KFC. Culture shock! Another interesting fact, Jericho has a Russian Museum. (??) Anywho! It was a nice 15 minutes of wasted time in Googleland. Haha.

Let's head back to my sewing room. 

Not much has happened here as I mostly did little (2 inches) HSTs for Spinner and a placemat for the Table Scraps Challenge.

I also did some cleaning up and what usually happens while cleaning has happened yet again. I found another project to distract me. 

Whenever I get bags of scraps from my friends, there's usually a little Ziplock bag of triangles. Anne's generous gift was no exception. I couldn't resist it any longer and opened it. 

What followed was the sewing of 110 HSTs. Then the pressing, and trimming. 

Two piles of triangles weren't selected. The plain yellow as I'm not sure I'll need it, and the black and lime print. I am not convinced it belongs with the others. (I can hear Sesame Street's jingle now.)

Aren't they cute though? 

I know it is called Anne's Quilt but I have no idea where it's taking me. I'm just happily and blindly following its lead. 😊

Some 9-Patch (3.5 inches) were made as leader-enders ... 

... and one last Chaser block in Aqua. 

That's all I have, my friends. Wonder what colour will be called for March. 

Have an awesome week. 

;^)


Joining

Angela for Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Frédérique for Patchwork and Quilts 

Cynthia for Oh Scraps! 

February Table Scraps Challenge.

As you probably know, the colour for February is Aqua/Teal. Those are colours I don't gravitate towards in a fabric shop, so I don't have many. 

I found this cute little lamb which I think was part of a Make-a-Book-panel. (Maybe?) I had already pinned it a while ago but I can't find the post showing it. Anywho! I did some free motion quilting and bound it together. Voilà! All done. 

There's a nice landscape fabric on the back. 

I feel like I'm cheating on this challenge as I haven't really "pieced" my table scraps but ... 🙄😶

When I started putting away the Aqua/Teal scraps, I realized I had a fair amount of scraps. My generous friends really like those colours. So, I sat down and started sewing. 

Well, what do I know? I had enough to make a placemat. Yay! 

The triangle and square are more in line than on the red placemat. I believe I'm getting the hang of this. 

I used a long piece of fabric for the back. It must have been nearly 2 meters long but only 15 cm wide. A few seams and the back is done. 

Joining Joy for Table Scraps Challenge. Thanks, Joy. Without your challenge, I wouldn't have this beautiful placemat. 

Have a great weekend everyone. 

;^)

Joining 

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation

Some Sewing, Some Snowing

We are sieged by flakes. Lots and lots of snowflakes.

Pictures to the patio door

 

I understand why there's more snow on the knobs but I don't understand why there's a "wave" on the handle? 

Shoveled a foot of snow and fed the birds. They were very happy to finally have something easily accessible to eat. 

In the sewing room, I am sieged by Aqua.  

I don't know the name of this block. Anyone knows? 

Jericho Wall 

Scrap Jar Star 

Star Bloom 

Lots and lots of fun ... 

And HSTs too 

Oh, and this one too. Another one I don't know the name of. 

Haha! No, no, I haven't started another project. This one is to be "kitted". I was looking for something to use up the multicoloured scraps and darker fabrics that I have so much of. I believe this one fits the bill. As I cut for the RSC every month, I'll cut pieces for this one too. The navy 9-patch is the constant. I think it will work. 

Ever seen a black cat trying to hide in the snow to chase birds? He's so much fun to watch. 

That's all for now. 

In Canada, we have a long weekend, so to my fellow Canadians, enjoy the extra day off.

Edited: I've learned that my friends below in the U.S also have a long weekend. Enjoy it, gang! 

Have a great one, everyone. 

;^) 

Joining 

Angela for Rainbow Scrap Challenge 

Frédérique for Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scraps