Sunday Scrappy Sewing

Sunday was a scrappy sort of day here in The Scrapatch.

While the rain dripped outside, I played inside with the pretty fabric.

Today these pretty new fabrics called to me.

These pretties are

Homemade by Tula Pink

I cut all the fabrics for a new quilt.

The I decided to do some improv sewing with some of the smallest scraps.

Soon I had this mini quilt made from the scraps from the box.

The I picked out some more scraps and sewed some more.

An hour later I had a finished an improv mini quilt.

I found a scrap piece of batting and some of my older Tula Pink scraps

for the back and binding.

This mini quilt is Quilty Kitty Approved! 

What have you been sewing this weekend?

May you and yours be well and safe <3 

A New Quilty Project

This beautiful orange floral from

Victoria Findlay Wolfe's "Mostly Manor" Collection

is my favorite fabric in my stash.

Now what could these pretties be for?

Quilty Kitty Maestro knows.

Time to sew!

Spring Fabric Popping Up!

Another New Project!

The snow is melting.

The pretty fabrics are popping up like crocuses.

Spring is in the air.

These are the pretty fabric I have chosen for my 

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Blog Hop

project!

I am the

Yeah, Eights  Block

on April 18th

Maestro is helping me cut the fabrics.

Yeah!  The fabric is cut!

Cutting was accomplished after

little Maestro decided to climb the kitty tree

and supervise from there.

Time to sew!

I am adapting this block pattern for strip piecing.

My project will be up on April 18th.

This Blog Hop is starting today! 

Visit Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks


Enjoy the Hop!

Fabric Magic!

There is "gold dust" sprinkled around the dandelion puffs!

Do you see it here?  

I did not ... looks like gray speckles to me. 

I have been looking and working with these lovely fabrics for several days now and 

when I placed these two fabrics side by side to sew ... 

... magic happened ! 

These are two different fabric lines.

The birdies are from "A Little Bird Told Me"

The dandelion puffs are from "Make a Wish"

I combined these two lines for this quilt because I wanted to add the peach and gold to my new quilt.

 Did you see the message on the selvage ... "threaded with love" ? 

These are quality fabrics ... :-)

My longtime readers know that I wash all fabrics except small precuts due to an allergic reaction 

to the chemicals in the finishing process.

I am happy to say that these new Lewis and Irene fabrics have passed 

the wash test with flying colors.  

The weave is tight; the fabric thick and nice to touch; 

it does not warp in the wash; shrinkage was minimal and the colors do not run

I have a serious case of fabric love going on here ... <3 <3 <3

This is a new pattern that I am developing and it started Here

It will be another free tutorial on the Bear Creek Quilting Blog

 I am calling this new quilt design "Wish Catcher!"

More soon!

Just keep sewing .... :-)

A New Quilt Beginning ~ Orange or Not?

 

These are the main fabrics for my new project!

 

It is a new pattern I am designing and I am very excited about this one!

 

The zig zag is the fabric that has determined the palette.

 

The cream texture and the gray solids share the background.

 

This project is for the upcoming

 

 

@ Sew We Quilt

So I am sure to be ready for the next hop, I have had to set aside my improv star quilt for a time.  I hope to be sewing again on that one soon! 

 

Although I have started cutting and piecing ...

 

I am still deciding as to whether or not I will add this

 

 

 ? orange to the mix ?

 

or

 

 

? no orange ? 

 

????

 

I am vexing when I should be hexing!

 

Anyone care to help me decide?

 

Opinions always appreciated and carefully considered.

 

:-)

 

 

Jelly Roll Jewels - A New Quilt Begining Grows from April Showers

A New Quilt Begins

:) I am having sew much fun today :)

 

In the April Showers Blog Hop

at

Sew We Quilt

 My April Showers Raindrop Mug Rug

 

was featured in the Top 3 of the Day.

 

This is a great honor. 

There are so many amazing mug rug creations today ...

Full Schedule Here

Even though we have been having real April Rain off and on since last night, I am having a lovely day reading comments, emails, visiting the other bloggers and sharing ideas ...

and more sewing!!

 

I decided to play some more with the

 

 

Hex n More  Jewel Shape

Click the above link for Jaybird Quilts Cutting Tutorial

 

I have had these two pretty jelly rolls in my stash for some time.

 

Jewel colors for a jewel shaped quilt.

 

By a reader's request ... 

Here is how I cut the small jewel center with the Hex n More ruler

 

From a 2.5 inch strip

1st cut 

 

2nd cut

 

3rd cut

 

I save all these small scraps!

The small triangle on the right is the same size

as the smallest triangle shape on the ruler

 

 

Two blocks done!

 

I will post a tutorial for this block soon.

 

Busy day in the Scrapatch today.

 

Thanks to all who have visited and left kind comments

I will be reading and responding to everyone soon.

 

All comments on this blog post

and the next two blog posts will be

entered in my

April Showers Fat Quarter Giveaway

Two winners will be drawn randomly.

Winners will be announced and emailed on April 19th.

Complete Details HERE

:-)