Scrap Happy Saturday ~ Orange Month

Scrap Happy Orange Month.

I love orange! 

Planned, not scrappy ... and not orange,

but I already made this block this week.

I started a second quilt Here 

with these wonderful fabrics, 

 Kindred Spirits by Riley Blake Designs

for the

Canadian Quilter's 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

I am still sewing the scrappy quilt, too,

as I love the scraps with the gray dot fabric.

On Saturdays I like to sew scrappy and see all the wonderful inspiration at the

Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

 More scrappy orange blocks in the making.

Orange you scrappy happy, too? 

:-) 

Kindred Spirit Sewing

Looks like a mini Happy Block with a border twist.

Makes me happy ... :-) 

It is called "Peek A Boo" and is Block 16 of the 

Canadian Quilter's 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

I have been sewing a  Scrappy Version of this quilt 

and will continue to make blocks for that one, too.

This is a new quilt start.

This Fat Quarter Bundle, panel and green print fabric just arrived today

to brighten my day.

I have been eyeing this fabric in the "Coming Soon" section at the

Kindred Spirit Fabric @ Fat Quarter Shop

This bright and happy collection is by

Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Designs

I also pulled an aqua dot from my stash as a possible background white. 

I fussy cut these pieces for this block.

I will be going back and making the first 15 blocks and continuing on

I will be sewing both versions of this quilt for the quiltalong.

Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite books from my childhood.

I like the PBS production of this with  Ella Ballentine as Anne,

Martin Sheen as Matthew and Sara Botsford as Marilla. 

I am a traditionalist when it comes to screen versions of a beloved book.

Looking forward to sewing more blocks.

:-) 

Saturday is Scrappy Happy Day

This is my take of Block 15 for the

Canadian Quilter's 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

Blocks may also be found and posted
 Here on their Facebook Site

Although aqua month at the 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

is coming to a close,

my scrap stash of aqua fabric is low.

Sew I did some retail therapy at my local quilt shop this week

and came home with this nifty stack of aqua fat quarters.

It was fun to search their shelves looking for aqua.

The third fabric up from the bottom is my idea of a true aqua.

Maestro was showing the aqua fabric love.

Looking forward to a new month of fabric color adventures.

The hubs and I are going to a nearby quilt guild show, the

Hannah Dustin Quilt Guild Show

This guild always has a nice show of quilts.

If you are in the area tomorrow, 

it is well worth a stop and see.

Happy Scrappy Saturday!

Good Day Sewing

 I made four more blocks for my 

Ventana Quilt ~ Stared Here

I really and enjoying sewing this pattern. 

Ventana Quilt Pattern @ Alison Glass

This is a very easy Foundation Paper Pieced Pattern.

Also,

Scrappy Saturday came early and I made my weekly 

Scrappy Week 13 Block 

for the

Canadian Quilters 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

Free Block 13 Pattern Here

It is raining now as I get ready to tuck in my sewing machine and turn off my computer.

It has felt damp and cool all day. 

My aches and pains are complaining,

but I had a good day of sewing.

It is supposed to be a warm weekend.

Hope to get out in the spring air.

My hubby has a long weekend

as it is Patriot's Day in Massachusetts on Monday, 

a day to celebrate life and freedom. 

What are your plans for this weekend?

Scraps and Cats Saturday

I am all caught up on my scrappy blocks for

52 Blocks 52 Weeks @ Canadian Quilters

I really liked Block 9  with its twists and turns.

Block 10 was an easy cross block.

The kitties love Saturdays because both of their favorite humans are home.

Katniss spent most of the morning enjoying her bath in the sunny south facing window.

Too windy and cool to open the window so the little sisters left her in peace and quiet.

Tomorrow we may get to 60 F degrees. 

Little sisters will be crowding her favorite napping spot.

Maestro just curled up near me on my pressing board by my machine

and napped there.

Nutmeg, who only sits still when she is sleeping,

helped me arrange this weeks

Trinket Blocks

My machine is still grumbling and making me take her apart

to remove a speck of dust every few stitches.

Tomorrow I am going to have to put her in her box for the trip to the spa.

It will be a slow stitching day tomorrow

for sure.

Hope I can get my challenge blocks done.

Time will tell.

Linking up with all the lovely green inspiration at the



Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

Happy Sewing of the Green Month ... :-) 

Scraps 'n' Cats

Block 8 of 52 Blocks for 52 Weeks @ Canadian Quilters

It is a sunny scrappy Saturday in my Scrapatch. 

I love searching my scraps and such for the right pieces to these puzzles.

Maestro says "Yummy fabrics!"

Nutmeg says," How about these scraps over here?"

Some of those are for another scrappy project.

This is a sneak peek.

I am sew happy about this project,

I cannot wait to show more,

but it is for a blog hop 

later in the month.

I love playing with my scraps any day,

but my favorite scrappy day is

Scrappy Happy Saturday @ So Scrappy

Have a Happy Scrappy Day!

Marching On

Catching up with

52 Blocks in 52 Weeks @ Canadian Quilters

Week 6

Week 7

Nutmeg helped me by chasing the sun spots on the wall in my sewing room

Nutmeg and her swishy tail

are the inspiration for my 

Katitude Block

Nutmeg is also a very vocal cat and meows loudly and frequently,

 including in the middle of the night.

She was a rescue kitten at 5 months 

who must have had a rough shelter life

and sometimes she needs a lot of reassurance that 

this is her forever home and that her humans 

will not abandon her again.

Nutmeg is growing into a very cuddly lap cat. 

Two lap cats are better than one on cold nights.

Nutmeg and Maestro, 

though born in different places,

are sisters in every way. 

I am liking how my scrappy 52 Week blocks are working up.

More blocks to catch up on today.

I really enjoyed turning the calendar page today.

Awesome Pattern Studio Cross Stitch Calendar

May have to try to stitch this one.

Have a Happy March! 

Catching Up With Scrappy Saturday

I made four easy 6.5" scrap blocks 

and I am all caught up with the

Canadian Quilters' 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

Blocks may be found and posted

 Here on their Facebook Site

Here is Week # 5 ~ Melissa's World

Since it is Saturday, 

I will be sipping my morning coffee while enjoying all the scrappy goodness at

RSC2019 @ SoScrappy

Have a Happy Scrappy Day! 

52 Blocks in 52 Weeks ~ Sew Scrappy!

Maze ~ 6.5" Block

I am sewing along with the

Canadian Quilters' 52 Blocks in 52 Weeks

Blocks may be found and posted
 Here on their Facebook Site

Because these are 6.5" unfinished blocks,

the cutting calls for very small pieces.

So this is a perfect scrap project! 

This block used up scraps that were 1.5" strips.

For this quilt, Nutmeg and I have decided to use the

dotty fabric that has been in our stash for years,

bought on sale one time when "everything dots"
was 40% off at our local quilt shop. 

These are the colors in this fabric,

although I will use all colored scraps for my blocks.

I need to make the first three weeks' blocks to catch up.

I hope to so that later tonight,

On Saturdays I like to play with my scraps 

with the lovely quilters at

Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

where it is yellow month.

So used us some of my small yellow scraps for

#52blocks52weeks

Hope to see you sewing along!