RSC October: Light & Bright Green

 

This month's RSC table topper was inspired by a Flicker photo I found on Pinterest. I can no longer find it and didn't save it, so shucks!  It was based on raw-edge applique and looked kinda modern, and that's what I was aiming for.

My pile of light and bright green scraps are getting skimpy. That's the whole purpose of RSC, right? To use them up and make room for more! 

My scrap squares and rectangles are placed on Heat & Bond Light, then cut apart.
Can we talk about time consuming? I don't think I'd use this method again. 

A low-volume fabric was used as the background. 
I quilted this first before applying the green squares. 

The Heat&Bond Light paper backing was removed and I placed each square
on the quilted background in an eye-pleasing, yet random fashion.
Then it was ironed in place.

I chose a dark green Aurifil thread for topstitching. 
I liked the contrast.

All stitched down and I even included a heart!

Backing and binding in a light green.






All in all, this is not a favorite of mine. 
I enjoyed the process, and it will bring some brightness to the table in early Spring when the leaves start budding out. Gosh, that's a good 6 months away! 
There will be lots of time to spend in my sewing room between now and then.

Linking up with:

SoScrappy/SuperScrappy RSC

The Joyful Quilter's Table Scraps Challenge

Quilting is More Fun Than Housework's Oh Scrap!

RSC August: Aqua/Teal and Table Scraps Challenge

 

August's RSC color was teal/aqua/turquoise...or any of those colors that aren't quite green or quite blue. 

It's a pretty color to me, and I think I need to work it into more of my projects.

I was fresh out of ideas with this project, so I piled my scraps and just started sewing them into strips, trimming each to 2.5". 

Sewing like this is so freeing, isn't it?

Just put the pedal to the metal.

The strips were randomly dispersed and laid out next to each other like 

friends on the beach. 

I miss the beach!

Narrow line stitching was the quilt "design" to give it a modern look. 

No measuring, but using the width of the foot to keep me fairly accurate. 

I used this lonely spool of Mettler thread I've had forever. It stitched like a dream!

I then gathered the rest of my scraps and stitched together to make more hearts.

I love making these and adding pretty accents with lace, beads or buttons.

So far, I've put out at least 30 of these hearts into the "wild".

Whoever finds one is meant to keep it and hopefully, they will report it on the website.

Only 2 of mine that have been found have been reported.

That's OK. As long as it warms someone's heart and reminds the finder that there is love in this world....and kindness to share. 

*my hearts will always have a bit of purple on them!

Read more about the heart project here: I Found A Quilted Heart

Linking up with:

SoScrappy

Scrapatches Stitch-Sew-Show

The Inquiring Quilter Wednesday Wait Loss

Quilt Fabrication Midweek Makers

The Joyful Quilter Table Scraps Challenge

RSC July: Dark Blue and Table Scraps Challenge

 

In May, I jumped on the Dresden train and I got hooked! I feel like a kid at the fair whose parents can't get her off the pony! Making a Dresden Plate block had been on my to-do list for so many years. Now I've got 6 pieces to prove that I've accomplished this task and can move on. 

Well, maybe. 

This  piece was made from a charm pack I had in my stash. Even though the traditional Dresden Plate uses just 2 fabrics with alternating blades, I like to break the rules and use 5 different fabrics. 

Call me a rebel.

Stitching down the ends before adding the center circle. 

This one block wonder is truly scrappy with what I could find in my stash. 

It fits perfectly on the small table in our sitting room. 

And this is the smallest topper that is made of medium blue scraps. 

The stand is an antique piece from a church in town. 

My brother gave it to us as a wedding gift almost 38 years ago. 

Both the pillar and Dresden topper is being modeled by 

Miss Sophie who turned 8 this month! 💜

Linking up with: 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy

Table Scraps Challenge @ The Joyful Quilter

RSC June (purple) and Table Scraps Challenge

 

June was the perfect timing for purple to show its glory!

One of my sweetest friends retired this month after 34 years of teaching. Kerry is one of the kindest, most patient, most thoughtful friends I've ever had. On top of all that, her most favorite color is purple too! It's good to have such great people to hang out with as it always warms my heart and leaves me with sweet memories. 

So, Kerry was the impetus for the purple table topper this month! 

I chose the Friendship Star Wreath as my project.

I found the basic instructions on the Quilt Social Blog. 

It came together so quickly. 

Without the instructions, I would have never thought to sew these small squares into rows. Seeing the photos helped this visual learner out a lot.

This was really fun to FMQ with my ever-improving meander stitch. 

99% of my points were pointy! Final measurement is 20" x 20".

A retirement party is happening this week when I'll surprise Kerry with this purple topper. 

I'm sure a hug will happen! I've missed those hugs...haven't you?

I also sewed up some leftover skinny purple scraps into a long strip to decorate a tea towel. Adding an embroidered K made it even more special. 

This one is for me and hangs on my oven door handle. 

I can see more of these in every color coming my way in the future. 

In between projects, I sewed up a few more hearts for the I Found A Quilted Heart project. 

To see my first set of hearts, read about it here: Quilted Hearts

I've placed about 20 hearts in my area, but only one has been "reported" on the official blog. 

That is the fun part (besides hoping that each heart brings love and goodness to the finder) to see it appear as a "found" heart and their thoughts on it. My "one" is listed on June 20th if you'd like to look for it on the above link. 

This batch is all red, white, and blue for the USA holiday coming up. 

Each will be placed out into the open this week and hopefully will be a reminder to someone that love exists all around us!

Linking up with:

Super Scrappy Blog

Joy's Table Topper Challenge

RSC February 2021: Yellow and Table Scraps Challenge

 

I like yellow. It's such a happy color and provides that bright spot to wherever it lands. 

When I pulled my yellow scraps in early February, my gray fabric was still out from the first Project Quilting Challenge where we used gray and yellow pantone colors together. See that project here: Illuminating & Ultimate Gray. 

I remembered how well I liked the color combination of yellow and gray, so went with it again. Apparently, someone else latched onto this long before me! Ha!

I give full credit to Kaye at her Miss Print blog for this Ziggy Zaggy table topper idea. I've had this pinned for a long time on my Table Runner board on Pinterest and it finally caught my attention long enough to make one....with a few variants to make it unique.

I also added a seminole patchwork border to each side. I used this tutorial at Geta's Quilting Studio. It was a bit tricky to center and add on for the right fit. Math is not my thing! My seam ripper got some use and I even seriously considered scrapping the whole border idea. 

A good night's sleep helped and I conquered the seminole border the next day!  I moved onto quilting a row on both sides of the seams of each block, plus just inside each smaller border block. Nothing fancy.

I had enough of the backing all the way around to pull it to the front for binding. I love when that happens! 

My Ziggy Zaggy table runner is a  beauty! I'm so happy I stuck with my plan to add the seminole borders.  She measures 23" square.

Linking up with: 

So Scrappy blog/Feb. RSC

The Joyful Quilter/Table Scraps Challenge

Meadow Mist

Project Quilting 12.4: The Snail Trail Block

 

This week's Project Quilting challenge was to use the Snail Trail block! This is a block that I've seen, but haven't made, so it was a new one for me. 

I started with making just 2 of them, thinking I'd make mug rugs/coasters. But as I played with the blocks and saw the secondary patterns, I went on to make a total of 4. 

Then I played some more and came up with these:

I chose the top block and started stitching! 

Adding stacked blocks to the sides and long strips to the top and bottom gave me the size I was looking for. I also added a shamrock applique to the center square for that St. Patty's Day feel. A squiggly meander free-motion quilting held all 3 layers together. 

A solid green fabric was added as binding and a small piece of shamrock fabric fit perfectly for the backing making this another project made entirely from my stash!

This little guy fits perfectly on my antique plant stand! 

This stand is actually a solid wood piece from an old church in town that my brother gave us as a wedding gift back in 1983.

 (That makes my husband and me antiques too!)

Snail's Trail Table Topper made with 4 blocks

3 layers

One applique

Measures 9.5" x 13"

Linking up to:

 Persimon Dreams

Mini Autumn Table Topper

 

I really didn't need a new table topper. 

You know how it is when you see something you like, you just have to make it? 

That's my trouble with reading blogs...so many ideas and so little time!

This time I saw the Little Leaves block and wall hanging project on Temecula Quilt Company's blog. 

I thought I'd like to make a mini wall hanging for my front door. 

But once I made a few little leaves blocks, I wanted to make more!

So I made nine 3" blocks. They were a bit fiddly, but SO darned cute!

I sewed them together and added a coordinating border. 

I also added a colored stack of the leaf fabrics to each side to make the piece wider. 

Straight line quilting was all it needed.

This little guy was no longer going to hang on my front door. 

I wouldn't be able to admire it if it was facing outside!

So it found its way to the small table in our sitting room. 

Of course, we had to have matching coasters too!

It was completed just a week before Thanksgiving, which was good timing. 

Tomorrow (or the next day or maybe next week), the turkeys and pumpkins and fall quilted projects will be put away. 

All to be replaced with sparkly Christmas things!

Table topper measures: 10" x 15"

Coasters: 4" square

Linking up with....

Handmade Monday

mmm Quilts dreami #46

Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

Hope Springs Eternal: PQ Challenge 10.1

Hopeful Table Mat

I've been inspired and involved in Persimon Dreams Project Quilting 

for the past few years. 

I love being able to create a project with one single idea!

This first challenge idea is 'Hope Springs Eternal'.

I had a very busy week with school and didn't think I could

 get involved in this week's project. 

Until, I looked through my want-to-make list and found a block I have long admired from 

Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage book. 

I had HOPED to make this into a table mat 

someday for our sitting room. 

I could get this done, right?

My HOPES to use up the extra HST pieces did not work out. 

Maybe another project will come along. 

The fading sun coming in my sewing room was not providing a lot of

 HOPE as I auditioned binding choices. 

*I went with the lower left fabric in black and gold. 

Simple quilting in the ditch and spaced along the seams, 

along with programmed stitches along the side panels

 increased my HOPE for getting this done!

HOPE truly does spring eternal! 

I finished my table mat and two matching coasters for my little side table just in time!

I HOPE you like it as much as I do!

Please stop by Persimon Dreams to vote for your favorite projects this week!

Project completed in my home in Dubuque, Iowa.

Dimensions: 16" x 12"

Pieced fabrics and consisting of 3 layers.