Mail Call!

I received my first month BOM  from

Jan @ Sew and Sow Farm,

who has a wonderful Etsy shop,

Featherweight Quilt Company

filled with kits and supplies for EPP.

I bought some extra goodies including plastic templates and needles

to make work easier.

Jan included a cute gift, too.

I have already found some fabrics in my stash to add to the fun

and am thinking about the fabric choices and layout for my 

first three blocks.

Fun ... fun ... fun!

:-)

O Christmas Tree!

Is it too early to think about what you want to sew for Christmas?

Never too early to have Christmas in your heart.

Think you want to design a row for this blog hop?

Read Here For Sign-Up Info

This wonderful row along will be organized by

Marian @ Seams To Be Sew

Hope to see you rowing along!

:-)

30's POTC Coming Soon to my Scrapatch

I am joining in this BOM sewing fun!

My quilty friend,

Jan @ Sew and Sow Farm

has a wonderful Etsy shop,

Featherweight Quilt Company

filled with kits and supplies for EPP.


I have sewn a few of these ...

Patchwork of the Crosses
This pattern is attributed to Lucy Boston.

... before using the basting method ...



Here



Here



Here

But it has been very slow going as my hands and eyesight 
are just not what they used to be.

These projects are a UFO lost in the depths my quilting galaxy.

So I will be using the glue stick basting method 
that I found 

Video Tutorial Here

from

Piece of Cake

I have joined a Featherweight Quilt Co BOM Facebook group

for sharing progress,  support and friendship.

Looking forward to receiving my first month's kit!

:)

WIPs - A Sneak Peak

On my sewing table today.

I am working on my blog hop project for the ...

Quilt Quazy Queens 2017 
@ 
Seams To Be Sew

I am really enjoying this project

and am looking forward to sharing it in the hop!

It is cold here in New England.

I am also looking at my beachy fabrics and choosing the fabrics for my applique.

What are you working on today?

Happy sewing! 

:-)

SSS BOM Block 2 ~ Step 1

SSS BOM Block 2 ~ Step 1 

 Pieced Background

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt

created this beautiful block!

Click Here for all Carol's how to tips.

Free Pattern Download Here @ Carol's Craftsy

For the

Sun, Sand and Sea BOM @ Sew Incredibly Crazy

Here is how I pieced this background

The background for this applique block is easy pieced squares.

When I have carefully laid out the pieces for this type of block,

I do not snip the threads between the rows.

This helps to keep the squares aligned for me.

I just sew in strips and then sew the strips together.

I like to press the seams open as I go along ...

to reduce the bulk in the seams

for the pieced background of an applique block.

Here is my pieced background next to the sunny Block 1.

Because my background is so busy I will choose solids and textures for my applique pieces.

My quilt and fabrics are very scrappy because I am using up some I have in my stash.

A few years ago I participated in a 10" square swap of sun, sea and surf fabrics.

Lucky me!

I am ready for Step 2 ~ Applique!

I am loving this block!

:-)