Feels Like Home Stitch Along Coming in May

This box of goodies arrived in plenty of time to be ready for a new stitch along ...

Feels Like Home Mystery SAL @ Fat Quarter Shop

It is a part part of the

Stitch Maynia Intro Video @ Fat Quarter Shop

Stitch Maynia is a cross stitch happening every May
where some stitchers start a project a day.

FQS has provided and Free May Calendar Sheet to help with planning.

I will never start a stitch project everyday for a month.

I have a difficult enough time getting one project done.



 My Prim Village SAL Started Here
does not have much more done on it than what is pictured here.
The 14 count Aida is proving problematic for my eyes.
I may have to rethink and start over on this one.

For my Feels Like Home SAL effort I am going back to 10 count vintage or 11 count DMC
and I will be using 5 strands of DMC floss.



I know I can actually complete a project using these
like my Quilty Love Cross Stitch

I bought the three bluebird fabrics on the right for finishing my project.

I love the bluebird needle minder ...  <3

I like the idea that it is a mystery.

I like surprises ... :-)

Quilty Kitty Alert!

Nutmeg says, "Mommy, Come Here!" 

I had just finished up something in the kitchen, when I heard Nutmeg meowing

loudly in the quilting room.
I found her perched here on the back rail of my quilting frame. 

"Something is missing, Mommy!"

"Why is there no quilt here?"

Nutmeg was napping on a quilt in the bedroom
while I took the last quilt off the frame
and cleaned up my workspace.

No worries, Nutmeg.

Nothing is wrong.

My long arm is ready and waiting for my new quilt.

I am ready to pin.

Nutmeg decided to keep watch outside.

Tomorrow we quilt!

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. 

<3 

Sunshine and Flowers and Quilty Kitty

The center of my Chloe pattern test quilt top is done.

While the sun was shining I took it outside for a few photos

while I enjoyed a cup of coffee on my backyard swing.

This is for a pattern that will be released soon at

DayBrook Designs

Back inside in the evening, Maestro and I are deciding our border options.

Because I am running short on one of my stash fabrics, I will need to make a design option.

Maestro and I are thinking wide green border and the perwinkle blue for the binding.

Our concept for this quilt came from the print fabric, which is called "Daylily Fields."

So we are thinking flower fields, green grass and blue skies.

We think this will work.

:)  

Sewing Flowers on a Snowy Day

The first two rows of my Daylily Fields Quilt are together.

I am sewing more of the sashing between the blocks ...

... and sashing between the rows.

This is a pattern testing project.

Sew far, sew good.

I hope to have the top together tomorrow.

Today we had several inches of snow but is is already melting.

Tomorrow the forecast is for sunny and warmer.

:-)