I Like Thursday #117 ~ Sharing the Season

Getting ready for Christmas!

I have been making Christmas Stockings since 2012:

Free Christmas Stocking Tutorial Here

I added names and made this one for Everly's First Christmas, 

and have welcomed new members to the family with their own special stocking. 

I am posting past projects today as I always find I have very little time for sewing and stitching in the busy weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  

This is a time for family and celebrating all the gifts we receive everyday of the year. 

I do enjoy all the festive sewing and stitching online.

Here are some free quiltalongs:  

This Christmas QAL looks spectacular! 

Christmas Elves Quiltmas QAL 2021

Block 1 is this cute

Nordic Gnome Block @ Cotton + Joy

Block 2 is this adorable 

Christmas Angel Block @ Sharon Fraser Designs

Another wonderful free quiltalong may be found at ...

Cozy Countdown to Christmas @ Moda Bake Shop

Block 1 ~ Mom's Sweater Here

Block 2 ~ Merry Little Mitten Here

I am not sewing but I am saving the blocks.

Looking forward to another wonderful year of stitching and sewing in 2022.

Linking up today with my  Thursday blogging friends, 

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color

May you and yours have a safe and healthy and happy holiday season! 

One QAL Done ~ One QAL Begun

My
Beothuk Star QAL 
quilt top is done!

I will be posting more photos of this quilt soon.

I have a lot of extra Seaglass Fabrics

Just in time to use the extra fabrics I have for the

Moda Bake Shop At the Seashore 

Salt Water Taffy Quilt

I will just have to get more of the blue shades background fabric.

Have you see this summer sewing fun?

There are many beautiful setting to chose from!

I have a lot of beach themed fabrics waiting for me to dig them out of the sand
in my quilty closet cabana.

I may have to make more than one quilt At The Seashore this summer.

:-) 

My LOVEin Heart

My LOVEin Heart 

I loved this sew along idea and posted the pattern link HERE

Found some fabrics to sew along HERE

Fell in love with this creative

 Heart Variation by Quilt Jane Here

Went back to the fabrics to look for  red for the heart 

and a pink for the star

and decided on the red dot for the background.

Played some more with the design and the fabrics and the kitties HERE

Master Quilt Kitty Katniss supervised on this one.

Together we decided on these fabrics,

adding the gray mottled crackle for the border points

to bring out the gray in the print

and make the heart stand out.

The small heart print on the left will be the binding.

Played some more with the layout and the kitties.

Did some sewing.

Here is my completed top!

My top measures 42" square 

including the 5" floral border.

I used the charm quilt size pattern

Here is what I cut to make the heart variation:

Background Fabric (Red on White Dot):  

12 squares 4 and  1/2" 

9 squares 5" for the Half Square Triangles

1 square 5 and 1/2" for the Half Quarter Square Triangle

Center Square (Floral) 

2 squares 5" for HSTs

Heart Fabric (Red) 

6 squares 4 and 1/2 "

9 squares 5" (HSTs)

1 square 5 and 1/2" (HQST)

Center Star Square Fabric (Pink)

6 squares 5"  (HSTs)

Outer Star Points (Gray Crackle)

6 squares 4 and 1/2"

11 squares 5" (HST)

1 square 5 and 1/2" (HQST)

Border (Floral)

4 width of fabric strips 5" 

I am really happy with this one.

I had intended to use the Hello Sweetheart Charm pack

and the scrappy version of the original layout,

but this has now been saved for another project.

Love my stash! 

Hope to be quilting it soon!

:-)