Sunday sewing

 I baked 4 loaves of zucchini bread this morning and put 2 packages in the freezer  did the grocery shopping.  After supper I got some sewing done, I had a zip lock bag of scraps so decided to see how many string blocks I could make out of them.  Guess how many  I got 11  7 1/2 inch blocks and 11  2 1/2 by 8 inch blocks...  just a few very small pieces left  they will go into box with my crazy pineapple blocks.   here is the bag of scraps 

here are the blocks that I got from the bag.

so fun to see what you can get out of scraps.  I have a laundry basket full of scraps. so can many hundreds of blocks..... 

well off to bed 
happy quilting
Sharon J

sewing today

I have been sewing all afternoon while it is raining outside. I put my On Ringo Lake quilt blocks from Bonnie Hunter 2018 mystery on the design wall so I could start sewing it together. I did half the blocks so making a smaller quilt. I love the colors.  Here is the picture of the blocks on the wall.

Then notice that I am 3 setting blocks short and one sashing block short.  Oh well I started sewing the rows together  and some of the sashing to join few rows.  then quit to make supper  and then made the 3 setting blocks.

While I was sewing the mystery blocks I had pressed the blocks but as I sewed them together I pressed them with the wool pressing mat and what a difference this makes.  Don't know if you can see the difference in the 2 blocks but one one the left was pressed on the wool mat and the one on the right was not.

I decided I was done working on this project for the night. I need to make 1 sashing block but will do it next sewing session.  Won't be sewing tomorrow due to celebrating my younger daughter's 40th birthday, it was on the 2nd and she celebrated on the day by renting a party boat and spent the day with her friend.
We will be cooking steaks and fixings, hope it is done raining by noon.

Then this evening I watched a Hallmark move and sewed on the Garlic Knot blocks from Bonnie Hunter.  I just started them didn't have time to do them when Bonnie and everyone else was working on them but have always wanted to make some.  Well I have cut out 31 block kits and have sewn 9 blocks  they are really cute and easy not doing them as leader and enders but just doing a block at a time.
I had a bag of small pieces and few fat quarters for background hopefully can use these up.  Love scrap blocks. 

It is off to bed so happy quilting
Sharon J

more stars

Well the repair of the quilt is done.  It could use a new binding but that will be for a another time.  She needs it back to sleep...  hope to get it back to her this evening.
I made some more stars last night from cupcake #4 from moda. I have 5 more blocks to make then will have 42 star blocks then to decide how to lay them out.
Be careful if you try these, they are additive.  The sewing of the charm squares onto the paper is mindless sewing(or as a friend calls it stupid sewing) doesn't take brain power just sew on the lines..
I think my next evening sew project will be the garlic knots block from Bonnie Hunter to use up some scraps and strips will need to make up some block kits so they are ready to sew. Using the binder clips to hold each block together makes it very easy.

I also make couple placemat bags at the retreat went to couple weeks ago forgot to post a picture. They are so fun and fast and easy. I show a fellow retreater how to make them and she went out and bought some placemats and zippers and made a few too. She cut the placemat in half and made small ones  so cut. 

Happy quilting
SharonJ

quilt repair

well yesterday and today is being spent on repairing granddaughter's quilt. It has been well loved.  I made it for her when she was 3 I thing when she went into a big girl bed.  I also made a window valance for her room too.  Well over the years all the yellow fabric in the quilt has deteriorated. So I am appliqueing new yellow squares over them and then will re-quilt it.  most of the quilting is gone too  It was one of the first quilts I quilted  before moving to Sullivan so wasn't the best.  Offered to make her a new one, but she said it would not be the same so what does a Grandma do  repair...    Almost done have about 4 more 9 patches to put yellow fabric on.  I have used varies pieces  some 10"squares from an exchange and other odd pieces.   Told her to start thinking of a new quilt and offered to have her come pick one that I have made the top and I can quilt it. The main reason she likes it is for the very light weight batting that I used. I think it was thermore batting  I have found another light weight very drapable batting that she likes.    well off to finish the repair work.

Happy quilting
Sharon J