Christmas Shimmer Quilting

 I am quilting my

Christmas Shimmer Quilt

for the

Snowflake Shimmer Quilt-Along

I had just enough of this striped Christmas fabric in my stash for the backing.

Of course, Katniss has been helpful sandwiching this quilt.

Hope to have my quilt done for the final link-up.

Wish me luck!

:) 

Walk In the Autumn Garden Quilt ~ Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2016

Here is my "Walk in the Autumn Garden" Quilt!

After a few days of rain and gloom I was able to take my

Autumns Woods Quilt Started Here

outside for a photo op.

It is still very wet but the sun came out today.

Fall is just starting to turn here after an usually dry summer

and what looks like will be a brief autumn.

This small quilt measures  28" square,
112" in circumference.

The top is made of four 12" finished blocks and a 2" border

As always, Katniss, the Quilty Kitty, was very helpful in the making of this quilt.

This block is my 

"Granny Garden" pieced designer block for the

In Our Garden BOM Blog Hop

and is available 

Free in My Craftsy Shop

This block is easy piecing with a 25 patch center

which could be strip pieced.

The corner triangles are made by cutting two

Disappearing 9 Patch Blocks in half.

I was going for an autumn scattered leaves and end of flower garden look.

I am really happy with this quilt. 

I used freezer paper to cut oak leaf motifs for quilting templates 

and also did my favorite straight line quilting.

Here is a closeup of the quilting on the back of the quilt. 

I did my first ever 

Two Color Flanged Machine Binding

I will definitely use this binding technique again.

Here is the back of the quilt.

I cut this from an Autumn Woods border print panel.

I am adding this quilt to the

Original Design Quilts Category

@

Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 1016

just for fun.

As I always enjoy all the beautiful quilty inspiration in the links.

Also linking up with

Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River

and

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts

Thanks for stopping by my scrapatch and enjoying my quilt with me today!

Happy Quilting! :) 

Binding a Quilt Today!

Almost ready to show off my

Autumn Woods Mini Quilt

I am doing my first ever completely machined  binding

following the method found here 

@

52 Quilts Flanged Quilt Binding Tutorial Video

for a two color flanged binding.

I am really liking this method.

Reveal soon.

Time to go pick apples at my favorite orchard

Carlson Orchards

atop their sunny hill in central Massachusetts.'

They make the best cider ever.

:-) 

Scrappy Saturday Sojourn Day

It is Scrappy Saturday Sojourn Day

I am stitching the leaders and enders I have been collecting all week into blocks
for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ SoScrappy 

On more 6.5 inch  Postage Stamp Block done

and another on the way!

Katniss says we also need to show off these beautiful scrappy 30's 

birthday blocks that arrived from two of my

sweet stitchin' sisters.

I have a collection of 30's sampler blocks that I won in group swap

a few years ago and I am planning to add these 

pretty Irish Chain Blocks as setting blocks.

This block pattern is

Single Irish Chain Block Tutorial by ChrissieD

It rained so I did not get to the orchard to pick apples.
Maybe tomorrow.

Happy Sewing Saturday!

September In Our Garden FSQ Giveaway Winner

The

In Our Garden BOM Blog Hop  

September Blocks

winner

randomly selected by

for the 

$25.00 Gift Certificate from 

is

Comment # 27

Jen BarnardSeptember 2, 2016 at 3:36 AM

"I really like the Valley collection."

Congratulations, Jen!!

An email has been sent so you can claim your prize.

Have fun shopping at the FQS!

Thanks to all who entered and left a kind word on my block designs.

For those of you who did not win this time,

be sure to follow 

Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy

for more chances to win and exciting announcements!

and ....

stay tuned, my followers!

There are more fabric goodies with a chance to win

during the month September.

It is "Farm Girl" Month 

here at Life in the Scrapatch!

I think this want-to-be farm girl is going apple picking today.

Enjoy your day,

:-) 

Ghosts & Ghouls & Fabric ... Oh My!

Halloween is coming!

So are the Ghosts & Ghouls!

I am quilting my Autumn Woods quilt
and planning my next quilty adventure with these bright and spooky fabrics

I used some of these colorful fabrics for the



Toddler Trick or Treat Bags
that I made last year.

This year they are for ...

Ghosts & Ghouls Free Pattern


From

The Red Boot Quilt Company


This pattern is sew fun!

I went on a fabric acquistion outing to my local quilt shop and added these

... bright and black fabrics to the stash.

I am really looking forward to sewing this one
and two of my stitchin' sisters may be sewing along with me
Hope to have lots of pictures soon.

Today, though, I have to go see my eye surgeon and have him look into my eyes.
My eyes have been getting very bleary and tired very quickly this summer.
Best to have them checked out.

Happy Quilting!

This big beautiful blog hop is happening now at

Seams To Be Sew

The designs are wonderful!

I am not participating in this blog hop 

but I am enjoying the  quity trip around the world. 

:)

Into the Autumn Woods

Sneaky peak of my Autumn Woods project.

<3 I love these fabrics <3

They almost look woven in this close-up photo.

I am almost ready to start quilting.

Finished mini quilt coming soon!

:-) 

Back To Nothing But The Scraps

Today's 6.5" Postage Stamp block

made with thirty-six 1.5" squares. 

I started these blocks Here in January.

Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

Colors this month are rose red and gold.

I am using my smallest scraps for these blocks. 

I make pairs of these small squares as leaders and enders

and sew them into blocks on Saturdays

when I am home and have time to sew.

I am a few months behind,

but I never thought I would have enough

6.5" blocks to make a quilt this year anyway.

Many,  many more blocks to make. 

It is not the destination,

it's the journey.

This is a Scrappy Sojourn

;)

Christmas Shimmer Photo Op

It is sunny and breezy here today,

so I took my 

Christmas Shimmer

outside for a photo shoot

in hope of getting better pictures 

for the ... 

Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Linky Party

Best I could do.

My limited camera ability just does not do these fabrics justice.

I have found some striped Christmas fabric in my stash closet for a backing 

and plan to quilt this one soon.

I love this quilt!

:) 

On My Cutting Table Today

Autumn Woods by Kate & Birdie

I love this fabric!

I love anything by Kate & Birdie

The colors are so soft and print perfect. 

This fabric has been in my stash two years.

I picked it out at that time with a gift certificate I won

in a blog hop giveaway.

I posted Here when it arrived.

Then, sadly, it got set aside and I tucked in my stash closet.

Sunday Stashing today

@

Molli Sparkles


Time to sew!

Joining A Blog Hop:101

I have had another comment question from a "no-reply blogger."

This time is was on  This Blog Post about joining the blog hopping fun.

So ... 

Here is ... 

Joining a Blog Hop: 101

Step 1:  

You need to have an email address so attached to your comments, 

so other bloggers, like the blog hop host,

can reply to your comments. 

If you use google (and the person who left the comment has a google plus profile)

READ HERE

where Bonnie Hunter @ Quiltville explains how to fix it.

Step 2:

Read all the info about the blog hop you are interested in joining:

For the Eerie Nights Blog Hop ... 

Sign Up Here @ Seams To Be Sew

Marian has a basic post explaining

STBS Event Guidelines

Marian is a wonderfully helpful, encouraging organizer of blog hops.

She wants you to join and she wants everyone to have fun.

Contact Marian Here

If you have any questions about her blog, her blog hops, her patterns, etc.

Step 3: 

Have a good idea for the project you want to make

to show and tell in the blog hop.

Be realistic and plan a project that fits your schedule and other obligations.

Be Creative!

A blog hop is a great motivator to challenge you to think and sew outside your usual box. 

 Have Fun! 

Sewing is my happy place and I am sure it is yours, too.

Step 4:

Meet your deadline.

Your blog host will work with you as to what day in the hop works best for you.

If you agreed to post on your assigned day,

show up and be counted,

even if you did not finish your project.

All of us have been there and will support you.

Make sure you have links to all the other bloggers on your day,

so they have fun, too!

If life happens and you have to drop out,

contact the blog host asap and tell her the truth about what is going on.

Blog Hosts are very understanding of real life,

they have one, too.

Step 5:

Participate!

Visit the other bogs on your day and as many in the hop as your schedule allows

and leave a kind word.

You will make many blogging friends this way. 

Step 6:

Have Fun! 

I know I said this already,

but this is the what blog hops are all about.

Hope this gets you blog hopping with us!

If you have any questions,

I will try to help.

Email me here;

scrapatches@gmail.com

:-) 

An Open Letter To A Reader

Army Star Paper Pieced Block 

Dear Reader: 

Please email me ...

scrapatches@gmail.com

I would be happy to send you the pattern,

:) Pat

~~~~~

In explanation:

One of my readers left a comment yesterday on 

This Post

asking if she could purchase this block pattern 

to make quilts for veterans in her family.

Unfortunately, she is a "no reply" comment.

I have no way to contact her.

I do not want her to think I do not care,

so I am writing this post. 

This paper pieced block was designed by a very talented quilt friend,  Denise Gies.

Denise has given permission to me to share this block for free

to my readers for their personal use 

and asks only that she retain rights to the design 

and that no one ever use the pattern for profit. 

Denise also designed this quilt and organized

the group effort to make it for my SIL.

Thanks, Denise! 

To all of you who are a "no-reply" google plus comment, 

blogger or not,

it is and easy fix ...

Follow These Instructions by Bonnie Hunter @ Quiltville

Hope this helps!

In Our Garden ` September Designer Blocks ~ My Turn!

Here are my blocks!

In Our Garden BOM Blog Hop

Granny Garden Pieced Block

Pumpkin Time Applique Block

Instructions are free!

Pdf files may be downloaded 

HERE

in my Craftsy Store.

I had so much fun designing these blocks.

I am sew inspired by these fabulous fabrics from

Riley Blake Designs

This is Farm Girl !

All the beautiful fabrics in my quilt are from

Riley Blake Designs. 


I <3 RBD!

For a giveaway for the month of September,

Riley Blake has generously donated this 

beautiful FQ bundle!

Owl & Co

Visit

Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy for more Info

on how you may win this lovely bundle!

Also for this month 

Fat Quarter Shop

has donated a $25.00 Gift Certificate 

to one of my readers! 

Use the Rafflecopter link below 

to enter to win the FQS Gift Certificate:

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

I know what I would buy ...

more Farm Girl fabric!

I just had to make a special bonus block so that all of you

may add a cute "Farm Girl" to your quilts.

So here is my ...

Farm Girl Scarecrow Bonus Block

This block is also free in my

 My Craftsy Store

I hope you enjoy making these blocks!

This is the layout I designed for 

my In Our Garden blocks

with my Farm Girl fabrics.

I am going to be placing my 

Farm Girl Scarecrow  

as the center block.

I love this cute little farm girl sew much

I fussy cut around one of the motifs and

appliqued it to my Pumpkin Time block.

I am looking forward to seeing how you make these designs your own!

I have a few blocks from earlier months I need to sew to catch up 

with the rest of the BOM group.

I am calling September

"Farm Girl Month"

Please come back to see the rest of my blocks

this month as there just may be a

special surprise giveaway coming soon

for my readers.

;)