Life in the Scrapatch: The Daily Blog for 2020

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Feels Like Home ~ Stitch Maynia ~ Day 1

A New Cross Stitch Start

I Blogged Here in April about my plans to participate in

Stitch May-nia @ Fat Quarter Shop

Shop Here for Feels Like Home Mystery Cross Stitch Pattern and Supplies

Part 1 was released today and I was ready!

I am using Vintage Cloth 10 count Aida in Daisy White

(because I can see this ... sort of ... with my vision issues)

and the recommended DMC colors in the supply list.

Maestro kept me company napping on "her new quilt" tonight

while I started stitching the tail feathers on the blue bird.

Not perfect, but I am happy with it.

I hope to stitch on this project everyday in the month of May.

Hope I can keep up with the

#FeelsLikeHomeSAL

:-)

Monday, April 20, 2020

Scraps ~ Before and After

This what my sewing table looked like this morning.

These are all scraps and cut-offs and left over fabric from piecing my quilt top.

There were several large pieced triangles that were cut away during the sewing

due to the piecing method and a small pile of strips.

This is my completed top for my

Daylily Chloe Quilt

Sew trimmed and I sewed the extra pieces together into scrap blocks.

This is my scraps after sewing ... the small pile in the upper right.

I made a long strip of scrap blocks for making a pieced back to my quilt

and a framed block to make a small accent cushion cover.

Here is the pieced back for my quilt.

I had enough of the daylily fabric to make a one fabric back,

but I much prefer to use up my scraps.

I think this adds visual interest to the back on my quilt.

I love using up scraps ... <3

Tomorrow I plan load this onto the frame of my long-arm.

It was a happy, scrappy day ... :)

May your days be happy and you and your loved ones be well and safe.

Monday, March 9, 2020

stitch ...stitch ...stitch ...

... stitch ... stitch ... stitch ...

Is machine applique supposed to be a quick method?

Not when I am stitching it.

I set my machine to a crawl to get the curves right.

The top fabric is a woven.

I have never fused and appliqued a woven before this project.

I lengthened my side stitch and shortened my straight stitch

on my blanket stitch.

Sew far ... Sew good ... Sew slow.

Tomorrow I will resume.

Sweet Stitching Dreams

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Applique Time

Time to get my machine applique skills up to par.

I am working on a new pattern that is my March Blog Hop project.

Here is a sneak peek.

The two neutral fabrics are wovens.

I have never appliqued the cut edge of a woven before,

but it seams to be working.

Looking forward to showing you this one soon!

Thursday, February 27, 2020

I Like Thursday #46 ~ Scrappy & Happy

My mini tea rose is blooming on my sunny south facing kitchen windowsill.

I shared the story of this gift in my

I Like Thursday Post #42

This is my first bloom of the year for 2020.

It has been such a mild February that the buds are starting

to get fat on my forsythia in my back yard.

The ground is cracking where some of my bulbs are planted.

Spring is coming soon!

I have been taking this advice from a quilt to heart

and have been tending these thoughts.

Here in my post last Thursday

I had three projects in the red and not finished.

I am happy to say I have checked two of them off the my list this week.

My Sweet Tea & Sashiko Stitches Pillow is Finished

My Sweet Lily Pillow Cover is Finished

Both of these were made from extra fabrics from other projects,

were made entirely from stuff in my stash,

and up-cycled old pillows.

My third project of the week is still in the red ...

My Quilty Love Cross Stitch is my

OMG Goal for February ~ Posted Here

I have not yet got it done.

As you can see, this is very much a "all paws on" effort

Nutmeg says, "We still have time, Mommy. I will help!"

I do have hopes of getting this done tomorrow or Friday ... or ...

Saturday Leap Day may be my lucky day!

Just in time to start another cross stitch ...

You may download this

Free Lucky Charm Cross Stitch Chart @ FQS

I am finding common threads today with the

I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color

who always share what makes them feel happy.

May you have a Happy Thursday!

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

My Sweet Tea & Sashiko Stitches Pillow is Finished!

My Jolly Bar Bakewell Pillow Cover is finished!

For the quilting, I did hand stitched Sashiko stitching.

I made this pillow with extra blocks from my

Sweet Tea Jolly Bar Bakewell Quilt

I could not have done this stitching without this ...

Clover Adjustable Ring Thimble with Plate

@ Fat Quarter Shop

You place it overt your thimble finger with the plate on your palm and

push the long needle through the fabric

and then pull the needle and smooth the stitches.

More info on my method and tools may be found Here.
I stitched straight lines for the borders in these matching thread colors.

For the center, I let my quilty muse decide and I did some free form improv stitching.
I did not mark these motifs or the straight lines.

I wanted to make this as a cover for the winter season pillow on the upper left
which has red and green snowmen on the front.
The pillow measured 20" so my Bakewell blocks needed a narrow outer border
to make it large enough for the pillow up-cycle.

I machine sewed the background border strips around the center
to make a nice clean and crisp frame.

For the back of the pillow cover, I made and envelope back with snap closures
from extra Sweet Tea fabrics.

I bound this pillow with a navy heart print from Bonnie & Camille
that was in my stash.

I am very happy with this project!

I plan to do more Sashiko quilting on future projects.

Do your do large stitch quilting?
I would love to hear what thread and method you use.
I love to learn new quilty things ... :)

Happy Stitching!