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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Scares That Care Raffle Quilts

I was recently asked to create a raffle quilt for the Scares That Care Organization for their fund raising convention in August….Of course I couldn’t make just one for such a great cause!!!

Project #1 is Spooktacular…no really that’s the quilts name Smile

Fabrics were graciously donated by Island Batik and the pumpkin carving template was donated by Zombie Pumpkins.

… and the finished quilt

Project #2 is called It’s Alive! This is my second version of this pattern.

Pumpkin carving template was graciously donated by Zombie Pumpkins and the fabrics were a stash buster for me.

You may need to back up and squint to get the full effect. It’s definitely NOT your grandmother’s scrap quilt. LOL

Be sure to join the Scares That Care fun in August.

Monday, May 21, 2018

Hands 2 Help Charity Quilt Finishes

My longarm is finalllllyyyy back up and running but it’s put me a little behind. I was hoping for more finishes for the Hands2Help Charity Challenge but this is all I was able to get quilted this week.

Four little sock monkey quilts are going to the Little Lambs Foundation for Kids.

Three large lap quilts are going to the Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo.

My friend Sharon gave me the center panel she found while cleaning out her stash. I just added the side borders and finished it.

Thank you Sarah for all that you do
for the Hands2Help project!!!

Saturday, April 14, 2018

When Life Gives You Lemons….

What do you do when life gives you lemons?
I try really hard to make lemonade.
It's been that kind of week…

I've never been a supporter of pre-washing fabric. Do you pre-wash?

Well, I finally learned my lesson the hard way with a piece of "evil" red fabric that bled really badly after it was in the quilt…and yes it was good quilt shop fabric. Sooo, I decided to do the extreme and wash my ENTIRE stash color by color.

I was actually a bit shocked by the Color Catcher sheets from the wash loads!!!
On the bright side this won’t end up in another quilt.

Of course the drama continued while pressing and folding my stash ~ a cringe worthy photo! The lesson here…it’s dangerous to rush this hobby…stay focused.

Hands2Help Check In

My longarm was sent back to the factory on Monday for a diagnosis and hopefully repair. In the mean time I’ve been a busy "serial topper".

Four cheerful sock monkey tops for the Hands2Help charities are ready for quilting.

Randomness

Are you playing along with the Ostrich Round Robin at The Quilt Pattern magazine? Clue #1 and #2 are sewn and clue #3 is ready to be added. It’s been fun watching all the quilts grow.

My goals for the 2018 Scrap Attack Challenge

1. ~~Make a string project~~ – (March) 3 tops completed for charity – waiting on quilting
2. Make a strip project
3. Use novelty scraps
4. ~~Use batik scraps~~ – (January) top completed for H2H charity– waiting on quilting
Free tutorial HERE

~~5. Use red scraps~~ – (February) quilt completed for Bright Hopes Charity
Get my free pattern HERE

6. Use blue scraps
7. Use red, white, and green scraps together Ho,Ho,Ho
8. Use food fabrics
9. Use pink and brown scraps
10. Use black and white scraps
11. Use a rainbow collection of scraps
12. Use scraps with the GO butterfly die
13. ~~Use sock monkey fabric~~ – (April) 4 tops completed for H2H charity – waiting on quilting
14. Use dottie scraps
15. Piece backs for UFO tops
16. Use geometric scraps

I hope your sewing week has had less “lemons”
than mine!!!

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

March Check In…

Fields and fields of amazing Texas wildflowers are popping up everywhere. But wow, March felt like ZOOM gone.

My long arm tension control has been giving me a headache soooo I didn’t get anything quilted….BUT…I did get three string tops finished.
Nix that off my scrap challenge list!

Which is your favorite?

This was my first time “stringing along” and it was “ADDICTING”. I tried the Missouri Star 10” papers. Although her video says to tear the paper off after the block is complete, I would recommend waiting until the sashing is put on otherwise the blocks become very stretchy.

My random Scrap Attack goal for April is…
Sock Monkey fabrics. Perfect timing for the Hands2Help Challenge! Hmmm, what will it become?

My goals for the 2018 Scrap Attack Challenge

6. Use blue scraps
7. Use red, white, and green scraps together Ho,Ho,Ho
8. Use food fabrics
9. Use pink and brown scraps
10. Use black and white scraps
11. Use a rainbow collection of scraps
12. Use scraps with the GO butterfly die
13. Use sock monkey fabric – COMING IN APRIL
14. Use dottie scraps
15. Piece backs for UFO tops
16. Use geometric scraps

Sew something fun this week!!!

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Hands to Help Sign Ups and More

Daylight Savings Time and all I can think of is I’ve lost an entire HOUR of sewing time!

Today is sign up day for the Hands 2 Help Challenge. Drop by Confessions of a Fabric Addict blog and sign up. Then pull out those scrappy bins and create. It’s that simple.

Why not “double dip” your effort and join the Scrap Attach Challenge while your making your H2H quilts…

I’m busy working on my March string blocks…80 to be exact …and… Gasp! I’ve never made string blocks before. How have I missed this fun band wagon all these years?!

I can see! I can see!

I’m sooo excited this weekend hubby added LED ceiling lights to my sewing room.

This year the Quilt Qwazy Queens blog hop over at Seams to Be Sew Blog has an UFO theme. Woot! That starts March 15th.

My goals for the 2018 Scrap Attack Challenge

1. Make a string project – March project coming soon
2. Make a strip project
3. Use novelty scraps
4. ~~Use batik scraps~~ – January top completed – waiting on quilting - going to H2H

Free tutorial HERE

~~5. Use red scraps~~ – February completion – Donated to Bright Hopes

Get my free pattern HERE

6. Use blue scraps
7. Use red, white, and green scraps together Ho,Ho,Ho
8. Use food fabrics
9. Use pink and brown scraps
10. Use black and white scraps
11. Use a rainbow collection of scraps
12. Use scraps with the GO butterfly die
13. Use sock monkey fabric
14. Use dottie scraps
15. Piece backs for UFO tops
16. Use geometric scraps

Have a great sewing day!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

February Update and a Free Pattern

I just pulled this off the quilting machine. Talk about just making a monthly goal. Since I joined the scrappy fun a bit late it wasn’t a random project although it is from my scrappy box stash.

I just love putting hearts and scraps together in my charity quilts.

FREE PATTERN available my Craftsy shop

Scrappy Lovin
finished size 70” x 88”

My March Scrappy Goal

My goals for the Scrap Attack Challenge

1. Make a string project – March project coming soon
2. Make a strip project
3. Use novelty scraps
4. ~~Use batik scraps~~ – January completion - going to Bright Hopes Organization
~~5. Use red scraps~~ – February completion – not sure what organization it’s going to yet
6. Use blue scraps
7. Use red, white, and green scraps together Ho,Ho,Ho
8. Use food fabrics
9. Use pink and brown scraps
10. Use black and white scraps
11. Use a rainbow collection of scraps
12. Use scraps with the GO butterfly die
13. Use sock monkey fabric
14. Use dottie scraps
15. Piece backs for UFO tops
16. Use geometric scraps

Hand2Help is right around the corner with sign up is March 11th. There are several wonderful charities to pick from including tops only which are needed in Canada.

This year the Quilt Qwazy Queens blog hop over at Seams to Be Sew Blog has an UFO theme. Woot! That starts March 15th.

Confessions of a Fabric Addict’s Scrap Attack 2018 Challenge.

Monday, January 8, 2018

Island Batik Blog Hop, Free Tutorial, Give Away

Are you ready for a MONTH of new Island Batik fabric fun?

The Island Batik Ambassadors have been playing with the new Fall/Winter fabrics and have lots of inspiration for you.

My collection was the beautiful Mountain’s Majesty.

…And if the fabrics alone don’t get you totally inspired here are some of the patterns that are available in the Island Batik catalog.

Shadow Box by Mountainpeek Creations

Zig Zag by Mountainpeek Creations

Free Tutorial

Are you totally motivated? Want to jump right in with a fast project?

I decided to start my year off on the “right foot” with two charity quilts. I spotted this super fast design on Pinterest and fell in love.

Here’s how I made mine…I started with a 10” square of each of my fabrics and the equal number of 10” white squares.

update: I started with 27 colored squares and 27 white squares for the quilt in the photo. Finished block size in the quilt is 9”.

Next I cut a 3 1/2” x 9 1/2” rectangle (A) off the left side of my 10” square. Then I cut the remaining fabric into a 6 1/2” x 6 1/2” square (B) and a 6 1/2” x 3 1/2” rectangle (C). Repeat those steps for all your 10” squares.

Now the fun begins. Swap the white 6 1/2” x 6 1/2” squares with the colored 6 1/2” x 6 1/2” squares. Chain Sew!!!! ZOOM ZOOM! Sew “B” to “C” then add “A”. I added my colored pieces randomly in a mix and match style.

In just an hour I had enough squares finished to make two twin sized quilts.

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