Last Pink Saturday

That's it. Pink is all done. Nope, it's not all done. Here's what I did and didn't do.

I did a pink Tulip block back in December before Angela declared the colour of January. 

So, I made another one in January. 

Aren't they pretty? 

My own challenge for January was quilting the Smile quilt. I did sew a backing, got it all pinned, and started the quilting but I am far from done. 

I found some threads the colour I need for the quilting. Between Mettler, Gütermann, Signature, and Coats, I'm missing only yellow and aqua, that's not so bad. I might even use a blue thread for the aqua block. (Yes, I use a hair elastic to tie the bobbin to the spool. It works fine.) I'm thinking of using the cream coloured thread, far right, to quilt the rainbow block. Maybe. 

I did the orange block ... 

... and the red block. It's hard to see but they are quilted. 

With the pink one already done, there are only 9 more blocks to go. Almost done, hahaha. 

Depending on which colour Angela will say February is and which quilt is tagged to that colour, I might just continue quilting this one through the next month. 

I wanted to do some crumb blocks for the crumb bricks quilt, so I might continue with pink for a little bit longer. Technically, I still have tomorrow. :^D 

Hope you are all well and safe.

;^)

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Oh No! What Have I Started Now?!!

I haven't been very good at quilting my Smile quilt like I was supposed to do. I did ponder about how to quilt it and this morning, I decided to start the quilting otherwise I will never choose a pattern. 

My quilting is not the best. I'm having trouble keeping my speed. On my Brother machine, there's a speed regulator button. There's no such thing on my Janome. 

I might redo this block ... and maybe not. I ran out of thread in the bobbin an inch or so before the end. :^(

Do you see what I have started though? I used pink thread on the pink block. Do I have the right colours to do the same to all the other blocks? 

    

Here are the other blocks before the borders were added.  

No! Oh! This is going to be a challenge. Thank goodness for online shopping. :^) 

During coffee breaks and lunch break, I did a little hand sewing. Yes, I did change the layout a little. I changed the dark leaf for two not-so-dark leaves. I love it now. 

Sorry for the poor quality picture. The background fabric is actually white.  Overcast skies don't make great pictures no matter how bad the photographer is, lol. 

Five leaves are done. I intend to join Kathy tomorrow for Slow Sunday Stitching and get one or two more done.  

Stay good, stay home, stay healthy. 

;^)

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Slow Me Down Sunday

What a week that was! Glad it's over. I didn't have time to do the laundry, groceries, cooking, I am so grateful for my husband. (Well, I still have to do laundry today but I won't complain.) He worked for his keep this week, haha. Anywho! Not much sewing got done of course, but I did play with fabric this morning. 

We finally have our Winter Wonderland picture-perfect landscape Saturday! 

It snowed and snowed, up to 10" (25cm) of the white stuff. 

It came down fast and furious.

Everything is so beautiful this morning.

Goodbye brown landscape! I don't recall a winter so snowless. 

Pictured two weeks ago. 

But all is right in my world now. (Except for Covid! 😑)

About two weeks ago, I started thinking "what should I do for Cécile & Corinne's Challenge: Curves? They intimidate me." So, I decided on Orange Peel and applique. Yes, that would be good. I got the die cutter out and some solid coloured fabrics. 

Last week, some cutting happened.  

Way too much cutting happened. 

So today, I will slow down and stitch and pray for a dear, dear friend of mine. I forgot to take pictures of all the "options" I tried but here is what I think my layout will be. Still pondering. But this one looks good. ... Maybe. 

Do I like that dark leaf? 

Have a great week everyone! 

;^)

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Smile!

In 2021, I want to work on some of my UFOs. I tagged a colour to the selected UFOs and I will work on it when Angela chooses that colour. In January, she called out Pink. That means I am working on the quilt named Ferris Wheel. (See post here.) 

My son played with his RC Jeep. The next morning, after a fresh layer of snow, the backyard looked quilted. The picture doesn't do it justice. It was really pretty. 

It took me a while to figure out who is the Ferris Wheel. 

Pink HSTs ... of course! 

Then, it took some digging to find it. 

More HSTs and a 9Patch because I haven't done one in so long. 

In my blog, I had changed the name of this quilt to Smile because it makes me smile. In the Excel worksheet where I keep track of my quilts, the name was not changed and I just couldn't remember what it looked like. There's no picture in Excel. But I found it so let's go!  

Here's my beauty with the M&M fabric. 

It needs a back and quilting. I'll try to finish it this month and if it gets bind, well, that will be a bonus. 

Can you believe this fabric is 21 years old this year? Old enough to drink. Oh! My! With all the trouble they've put me through the first time around (back in 2016), it could be disastrous if they don't start to drink before I am done quilting it, Haha! To read the adventure, see this post. 

It's all good memories in the end. 

Now, what to use for the back? It isn't a big quilt. 56 inches, almost square. 

I still have a bit of the M&M fabric so I paired it with another star fabric. 

Framed in yellow, it's not too bad. With all the pins in, it looks like it is already quilted but it's not. I'll try to start on it this weekend.  

Unrelated to quilting but still very dear to my heart, I want to share this with you. 

Have a great weekend! 

;^)

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Pat at Life in a Scrapatch 

Two Words for You, Year 2020

GOOD 

BYE

(Yes, I know it's only one word) The year 2020 will be remembered by the words "unprecedented" and "weird" as they were the most spoken words by the leaders of the world. Yes, that sums up the year pretty well also. Personally, I am VERY happy to see its taillights heading towards the horizon. 

Nothing is ever all negative. Everything has a positive side. Let's have a look at the bright side. 

January saw the 365 Challenge quilt all assembled and on the header of my blog. I am very proud of completing this challenge. It started back in 2016! It has a grand total of 10,821 pieces. 

Then, I got some new (to me) furniture for the sewing room. Those were nice and pushed me into a cleaning frenzy. I realized that I needed some baskets to store all my scraps. So, some basket à la Fiona were made. Green, multicolour, and red. 

I finished my DS2's flannel quilt. A huge monster with a robotic theme along with Star crumb blocks and 4-Patch blocks. Made all in flannel, it is a heavy one. 

Did my first assignment in 2020. A friend/coworker asked for two car seat covers after seeing mine. She was really pleased with them. 

Bonnie's Good Fortune became my Field of Poppies surrounded with greens. 

I had some trouble adapting to the confinement. Crazy ideas were having tea with me every day. They grabbed the bin of strings and made me do this. 

Needless to say, I just love it. I still have a string problem but Sarah will share her ideas in 2021 on how we can use up our strings. Can't wait to see that and take care of this 3-drawer organizer. 

On the other hand, I did take care of the flannel mess. They were all cut up this year into useful size pieces and stored properly. One cleaned corner. Yay! 

Cécile in France had us sewing along and the theme was Stars. Of course, I had to do some Ohio Stars. My mini is called Brille (Shine). Everyone is a star and we all shine a different light, a beautiful different light. I am very proud of how this one turned out. Love it.

Here's another one of Cécile Sew Along, done the year before. I finally quilted it this year. Les paniers de Cécile used up a lot of tiny little pieces as the basket is made with crumb blocks. That was fun! 

I also finished another mini, one proposed by Temecula Sew Along. This one is called Amid Joy. I love that one too. 

Then, I challenged myself by adding borders to an old UFO. Jacob's Ladder has been waiting since 2013 for its borders. I don't have a lot of imagination (yet) when it comes to borders. Saw something on Pinterest and BOOM! Jacob has borders. 

Sometime in 2020, I decided to jump on the RSC2020 wagon hosted by Angela. I saw buttons on the net and they invited some bobbins in for fun and voilà! A rainbow buttons and spools quilt. I soooo love this one. 

Bits of fabric in the shape of triangles invaded my desk, so I pushed them under the needle. Little by little, a very scrappy HST quilt is being made. More in 2021 on this one. 

What happens when a friend gives you some quilt magazines? A new project is what happens! Here's a tulip block that I fell totally in love with. That says a LOT because I am usually not a flower girl.

But this one is cute. 

What's up in 2021? 

Well, I decided to give my UFOs a hand. Yep! It was fun finishing a few things in 2020 and I want to keep on that track. 

SOOOooo, I decided to give each UFO project a colour. When Angela calls the colour for the month, I will work on that UFO. It doesn't have to be finished but just working on it and bringing it forward is a plus. What do you say? 

Here's my list in no particular order. (I write it here in case I lose the paper, haha) 

    Purple - Framed 9-Patch (2016)

    Red -  Shoreline (2016)

    Orange - Hole in the Barn Door (2016)

    Yellow - Buttons and Spools (2020) 

    Green - Field of Poppies (2020)

    Bleu - Judy's BOM (2014) 

    Pink - Ferris Wheel (2016) 

The next ones are in case Angela calls a darker shade of a colour, so 

    Dark Blue or Aqua - Star in Blue (2016) 

    Dark Green - Tricked Me (2013) 

    Multicoloured - Getting Better (2013) 

I will also make the Tulip block and HSTs (for the rest of my life) in the colour of the month. 

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy year. Enjoy! 

;^)

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Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun than Housework 

Denise at For the Love of Geese 

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation