Wish Upon A Star ...

... and join in this blog hopping fun!

For all the info

 Click Here

Thanks to

Carol @ Just Let Me Sew

for organizing this hop.

Hope to see you sewing along!

:-) 

Clementine Quilt Along Red ~ Block 2

Here are my blocks for Month 2 for my red 

Clementine Quilt! 

These  are for the

@
The Jolly Jabber

I again used my personally preferred method of

using a 1/4 inch ruler to cut off the corners

instead of drawing lines.

For the HSTs, I pair the fabrics,
right sides together,
and cut into triangles before I sew.
Then I chain stitch all the pieces.

I personally prefer this method.

This works sew much better for me and my eyes. 

Follow the pattern as written, though, and you will not go wrong. 

Thanks to the
 Fat Quarter Shop
for this fabulous pattern!

Are you sewing along?

I would love to see your blocks!

Bella Solid Fabric Love

If you love Bella Solids as much as I do
then you will love this sale ...

Bella Solids by Moda Fabrics

This lovely fabric is the

Basic of the Month 

@

I am still visiting with My Girls

in Georgia, but I am planning to

add some of these beautiful colors

to my stash.

Looking forward to opening the mail 

when I return home in March!

If you purchase through the link in this post

or the banner on the top right of my sidebar

I will receive a small percentage of the sale

as an affiliate.

Thanks to all who support my quilty efforts.

:-)

Block 1 of My Hunter's Star Quilt!

I love this pattern!

Video Tutorial Here!

I am quilting along with the 

Fat Quarter Shop Classic and Vintage Quilt Series

To learn how to make this block visit 

The Jolly Jabber

You may purchase their Kit Here,

find some new fabrics to love

or use fabrics from your stash.

To use your own fabrics,

you may purchase the Pattern Here

I am using these beautiful fabrics

Lemmikki from Windham Fabrics

The colors and prints are gorgeous!

I am looking forward to finishing this quilt.

Right now I am away from my sewing machine

and visiting my daughter and her family.

This project will be waiting for me in March when I return home.

Looking forward to making my quilt!

To see all the wonderful quilts in progress,

Check out all the links Here

Hope to see you sewing along, too!

My Favorite New Fabrics!

These are

Lemmikki from Windham Fabrics

and they are from the 

my favorite online quilt shop.

Click on the link at the top of my left bar 

to find some of these beauties

for your next project.

I would receive a small commission if you shop via my affiliate link.

Every little bit of fabric money helps. 

The colors in these fabrics are sew fabulous.

My pale northern light does not do them justice.

Touching these colors is like walking outside on a warm summer day.

The dark green is a close match top my cutting board. 

I am loving this new project.

More photos soon!

Put A Little Love In Your Quilt Blog Hop

A Heart Shaped Treat Bag

for my Grand-Darling for Valentine's Day!

I made this little bag to gift to my granddaughter
when I go to visit her in her new home next week.

Welcome to the

Put A Little Love In Your Quilt Blog Hop

When Carol announced this blog hop,
I had sew many ideas.
My quilty muse spun in a few directions and finally settled on one,
(or so I thought)
and I started sewing.

I even posted about my WIP  Here

But every day when I sat down to sew more on that project,
I was distracted by these little 2 inch scrap blocks ...

My quilty kitties kept finding them wherever I put them
and leaving them on my sewing machine bed every night.

My little kitties and I had  lot of fun one day making these with the
cutoff corners from my Red and White Clementine Block

These little blocks have heart
and needed to be sewn and gifted.

Sew a new project was begun!

I cut a heart shaped pattern from computer paper.

My bag measured  10" by 11"

I cut the top of the back piece a half inch larger than the front.

The little blocks were sewn together and a four inch border in white was added
and I cut this heart.

I gathered some red fabric and cut three hearts from red fabric
and one from batting.

Placing the batting on the back of the pieced heart,

I added a machine stitched heart border
in red thread.

Sandwiching the back with one of the lining fabrics,
right side together,
I sewed around the edge
leaving a two in opening ...

to turn it right side out and press.

The I sandwiched the batting backed front and the other lining heart,
right sides together
and repeated the process.

I carefully trimmed the batting close to the stitches
and cut a point into the top of the heart
so it would lay flat when turned right side out.

Here are the front and back sections sandwiched together.

You will see that I made the backing heart a little larger on the top
so that the bag would have a red trim edge at the top when completed.

Then I cut a strap 2" by 60"

Using my 1" bias tape maker I folded and pressed the strap.
The strap fabric was not cut on the bias
and it worked fine.

Using Wonder Clips, I folded and secured the strap
over the edge of the heart sandwich.

The beginning and ending of the strap is on the bottom point
to make a closed loop.

I started sewing on the side of the heart where I wanted to opening
for the top to begin.

With red thread, I stitched around the edges,
leaving the heart sandwich open on the top to form the bag.

When I got the strap part of the strip, I just kept stitching
all the way along the strap and around to the place
where I started attaching the binding edges ...

... and the sewing is done!

I am filling this bag with books and toys 
for my Grand-Darling for Valentine's Day!

Everly will be able to pack a snack, her little Minnie Mouse that goes everywhere with her
and a book or quiet toy for when she goes adventuring.

I am going to gift this to my granddaughter
when I go to visit her in her new home next week!
Grammy is so happy to be seeing My Girls!

Thanks to Carol @ Just Let Me Sew
for her big heart and putting this warm and happy
blog hop together for all of us!

Be sure to visit all these lovely hearts today ... 

February 5

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Freemotion by the River

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Vroomans Quilts

That Fabric Feeling

It’s A T-Sweet Day!

Elm Street Quilts

If you are interested in some of my past projects and tutorials,  grab and cuppa and keep reading along ...

If you wish to make one of these heart bags,

you may use a single fabric or any scrap blocks

you may have to design your own.

Here is a tutorial I made a few years ago for a heart shaped mug rug

that could be easily adapted for a pieced heart for the front of 

a treat bag ... 

Heart Mug Rug Tutorial 




Heart Rag Quilt Tutorial




Scrappy Heart Block Tutorial



... and my personal favorite quilty heart project ...
My Quilty Heart Box

Thank you for visiting me today! 

May you and yours have a Happy Heart Day!

I Love You, Tomorrow ...

... you're always a day away!"

This warm and wonderful blog hop

starts here tomorrow! 

February 5

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Freemotion by the River

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Vroomans Quilts

That Fabric Feeling

It’s A T-Sweet Day!

Elm Street Quilts

February 6

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quiltscapes

Bejeweled Quilts

Creative Latitude

Fabric Scraps

Just Sew Quilter

Ms P Designs USA

Made By Marney

Beaquilter

Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats

February 7

Kris Loves Fabric

What About Rheema?

Bumbleberry Stitches

Selina Quilts

Quilt Quest

Hazel’s Daughter

Quilt in a not-Shell

Words & Stitches

Sunshine Reflections

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

February 8

Sew Incredibly Crazy

KaHolly

Moosestash Quilting

Kwilt Krazy

Kwilty Pleasures

Patchwork Breeze

Home Sewn By Us

Sew Many Yarns

Seams To Be Sew

Just Let Me Quilt

Makes me sew happy

I want to sing!

How Small Can I Go?

Find out 

next month 

for the ...

Small Smaller Smallest Blog Hop

Hosted by the lovely

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt

Sign ups open!

HERE are the smallest quilty things I have made.




Tiny Log Cabin Block Key Chain Tutorial

Hope to see you joining in the fun!

It's A Wild Life ~ Free BOM ~ Block 1

Time to start the wild and wonderful

"It's a Wild Life" BOM


This month's block will be available for free for the month of January.

Click Here For This Month's Designer's Instructions

This months block is from

Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy

Click Here to download the pattern in the

 Sew Incredibly Crazy Patterns Craftsy Shop

The pattern will be free for the month of January
so get your copy now!

My leaf fabrics are from this lovely FQ bundle of
Big Sky by Annie Brady for Moda Fabrics

I have been saving it for this project.

My background fabric for this block is

Creekside Compass Spray by Cheri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics




I like to make the stems of my Maple Leaf blocks a different
fabric than the leaf so I made the above variation by cutting
one 5"  square in brown  stem fabric variation
and three 5" squares of the bear camo fabric

Those little black Maestro feet were very helpful in the making of this block.

Nutmeg was also very involved in the making of these blacks.

Some tools of the trade ...

I used an erasable black Frixon pen for drawing the lines
and they disappeared when I pressed my blocks.

This type of marking pen is new to me and
I think it is a keeper.

I used my 4.5" Bloc-Loc ruler
for squaring up the units.
I love these rulers.
They are well worth the expense
for these HSTs.

My blocks measured an accurate 12.5"
without any issues.

Thanks, Amy, for these fun and favorite blocks
to start us off in the right direction
in this wild and wonderful BOM mystery quilt!


Every month Amy will be hosting a Link Party
and there will be prizes randomly awarded.

Our January  sponsor is

who has a nice surprise
for one lucky quilter who
enters her block in the Linky Party.

Please also join us at the
Sew Incredibly Crazy and Friends FB Group

Hope to see you sewing along!