Sunday, January 5, 2020

Scrapatch Busting 2020


Block 1 is done for the 



The challenge is to make at least one block per week for 52 weeks.


This event is hosted by Border Creek Station

I also joined the 
to see all the wonderful scrappy quilts in progress.
Sew inspring!


I am committed to some serious  stash busting in the scrapatch for 2020.
I first posted here in "I Has Stash" at the end of December 
about making a plan and setting goals to sew some of my stash this year. 

This means not only sewing my stash but finishing some UFOs 
and quilting a few in in stack of tops ready to be quilted.

This does not mean I will not be acquiring new fabric or starting new projects.

Realistically, I know I could never keep that kind of resolution
I am not keeping track of any kind.
I will still be sewing whatever appeals to my quilty muse on any given day or night.


Last night at 2:00am I completed this quilt top,
started on New Year's Day.

It also includes quite a few scraps  and such from my stash.
Only the animal print was a recent, end of 2019 purchase.

So I have added a new top to the quilty queue.
I am feeling chuffed by this quick and fun quilt adventure to start my Quilty New Year.


I even added some of the scraps from this quilt into this pile of scraps that I pulled for my
Scrapbuster Challenge Quilt.


It will be another bright and colorful quilt
that also includes some of my dark scrap fabrics 
The fabric on the top with the cute sun faces is my color palette for this scrap quilt.


After some dithering, I decided to use white solid scraps for the rows fabric.


This is the layout and effect that I am envisioning here, 
on a much larger scale.


I am using the cuts needed to make 8.5" blocks.

I will be marking my posts that use up my stash or complete a UFO
#scrapatchbusting2020

Are you sewing scrappy and/or busting your stash this year?

I would love to see how you have been inspired 
to sew your stash. 

Happy Scrappy Quilty New Year! 


Saturday, January 4, 2020

My PQ Mini Mystery Quilt Top Done!



My Mini Mystery Quilt Top is done in time to enter it into the Linky Party at



Here is the

Final Clue & Linky Party



I started with These Fabrics 
which I pulled for another project
to see how they would play together in a larger quilt.



I started sewing My Clue 1 Block Here on Thursday.



 I completed my top just in time to add it to the Linky Party

This was an interesting mystery.
I will sew more of these fabrics and have this cute mini quilt to coordinate with it.

There are lots of pretty quilts in the links.


for designing and hosting this mystery challenge.

It was a fun way to start the Quilty New Year.


Friday, January 3, 2020

A Mystery Quilt in the Making


These are my blocks for Clues 1-5 for the

Last week I saw this lovely block for a mini mystery quilt in the making ... 



I was intrigued so I followed the thread trail back to the designer:



To keep it a mystery, I started at Clue 1 and did not peek at the later clues.

I started sewing on Wednesday night and posted


My Clue 1 Block Here on Thursday

I have all the blocks sewed and am working on the setting tonight.

Here are all the Clues:


The link up is open.
If you want to try to get in on the prize thing,
you have two days to link up your completed quilt top.
It is quick and easy.

Hope to have my top posted tomorrow. 

Thanks, Farm Quilter Susan 
for posting your pretty blocks and inspiring me to sew along.

Happy Sewing, Everyone! 

EDIT:

After I posted the photo at the top I saw that I had sewed a mistake 
by flipping the geese on the bottom of one of the blocks.


Fortunately this meant I was able to fix it before I put on the block borders.
Good Catch, Me! 

Thursday, January 2, 2020

I Like Thursday # 39 ~ I Like Scraps


I live in a scrapatch,
 so I like scraps.


Scraps of All Colors


Scraps of All Shapes


Scraps of All Sizes


I press and cut and sew them all.

I am cutting and sewing some scraps today.

I am hoping to make 2020 a very scrappy year.

There are many quilters out the on the internet with like minds.

Today I am featuring the




There is always a lot happenings from




also happening there is the 




 ... which I may also be swing along with today.

It is a mystery

I like mysteries.

I am also following along with all there is to like at


I like Thursdays.

Have a Happy Scrappy 2020!

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Happy 2020!


Happy New Year!

May you and yours have a healthy safe, prosperous
and happy 2020!