Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 18

 

Welcome to Stitch Sew and Show ~ Week 18

I have been working on my project for the upcoming

Born to Be Wild Blog Hop

This morning I put in the final stitches. 

This is a sneak peek.

I will be posting this project next Tuesday.

I posted this fat quarter two weeks ago, Here.

I found the perfect idea, I think. 

I am really happy with this one and am looking forward to sharing it.

Please share what you have been working on this week.

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I Like Thursday # 94 ~ Spring Blooms and Birds

 

Today was a bright, sunny and brisk spring day.

My tulips turned toward the sun and so did I.

I was able to enjoy the yard awhile today 

until the cool breeze sent me inside for a cup of tea.

The goldfinches enjoyed the seed in my feeders.

As did the sparrows and this new visitor.

This little guy is a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.

I have never seen one in my yard.

They breed in our area but usually are only seen in meadow woods.

I am feeling honored by his now frequent visits to our feeders.

In the same family as the cardinal, he likes the safflower seeds 

we put out for his cousins.

Their lady birds look like plump brown sparrows.

I have heard to birds but have not identified the female.

These pink forget-me-nots spring up in our garden

 in sometimes in unexpected places.

I planted blue ones, too, the year my Butterfly kitty crossed the rainbow bridge.

They remind me that the love of a kitty is forever.

Linking up today with my friends @

I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color

I hope your day is a happy one.

Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 17

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 17

Thanks to all who joined in the fun last week.

Life has been happening here in the Scrapatch.

I have been away from my computer.

I hope to be back to regular blogging soon.

I have not been stitching and sewing much

although I have put a few more stitches in an embroidery project 

that I started two years ago ...

Simple Stitches Project ~ Started Here

My pretty kitties have been a wonderful comfort.

Here is Nutmeg helping me sit and stitch this damp spring morning.

Thank you to all who follow and visit 

and keep me company while I stitch and sew. 

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Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 16 ~ More Fabric Fun!

 

Welcome to Stitch Sew and Show ~ Week 16

I have been working on the hexagons and diamonds for 

My Kingfisher Quilt

when I have not been outside gardening and inside spring cleaning.

I found this fabric when I was cleaning.

This fabric line is Cottage Joy by Windham Fabrics

It is a 2018 line by Shannon Christine

I have bits and pieces of this collection and maybe enough of this large print yardage for the backing on my quilt.  I am now wishing I had bought more whe I saw it as I am really loving the colors and designs.

I cut enough circles of this print for one hexagon flower for the front.

I have been choosing only yellow fabrics for my centers,

but could not resist making this beautiful bee the center of attention on this one.

I have been sitting and sewing these hexagons outside, weather permitting.

Much of my stitching and sewing has been inside this week 

as it has been raining or damp and cool and very windy.

On Saturday, it was  a lovely sunny spring day so I did get 

some pretty little pansies planted in my window boxes

and have been enjoying them as I hand sew in my kitchen with my back door open.

When I was spring cleaning, I also uncovered this bit of fabric.

It looks like pages and notes by a Victorian naturalist or explorer. 

I have only a fat quarter and I have had it maybe 10 years.

I have no idea what the fabric line is as there is no info on the selvage.

Anyone know what this fabric is?

I am now trying to figure what I might do with this fat quarter for the upcoming "Wild" Blog hop, although I have already have project designed and started in different fabrics for this blog hop. This fabric does not work within what I have in the works so it would have to be a new (and small) project.

What would you make with this fabric?

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Friday Fabric Play Day

 

Here in my progress on my version of the

Kingfisher Quilt @ Stitched in Color 

I have been enjoying the eye candy in the 

#kingfisherquilt

on Instagram and had this on my list for a long time.

I have had a stack of these  Hexagon Flowers in my sewing stash 

for a very, very long time ... since 2009.

I started this plan Here

These folded hexagon flowers are not EPP.

They were made from this tutorial: 

Tuna Can Hexagon Flowers by Cindy Prince @ Q&N

When I came across these folded hexagon flowers recently while I was spring cleaning, I decided to combine the two and drew up this plan.

I am machine appliqueing the hexagon flowers to the diamonds.

I am also machine stitching around the center hexagon. 

This project is a "Dreami" squirrel at the moment,

mostly because I sewed more Folded Hexagon Flowers 

while I was away sitting and stitching. 

If I can get myself to stop playing with these flowers and diamonds

I am going to try to catch up on my alphabet quilt blocks.

Ummm ... maybe tomorrow ... :) 

Hmmm ... maybe not ... :/

The weather is forecast for a good Saturday

 to work in the garden 

Time will tell.

Have a Happy Quilty Weekend!