Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilt # 11 and # 12

Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilts

# 11 and # 12

Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilt # 11

Jewel Tones

47 x 51 inches

This scrap quilt happened as a result of cleaning and organizing my sewing room a bit.

This happy little stack of jewel toned fabrics landed on the end of my cutting table just begging to become a lap size quilt.

Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilt # 12

Triangles

This quilt was supposed to be Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilt # 10 but once I had made all of the triangles I got stuck ... and had no idea how to complete the quilt.

Do I make more triangles? I would have had to buy coordinating fabrics if I wanted to make more triangles and that is just not the point of these scrap quilts. The point is to sew my stash NOT buy more fabrics, so ....

Using a solid gray fabric and the concept of negative space. 

The triangles became Sewing My Stash Scrap Quilt # 12

60 x 70 inches (twin size)

Up next are two baby (girl) scrap quilts. 

I think scrap quilts are truly my favorites. Little bit of this, a little bit of that ...

it's just pure magic to me.

Worm Dirt

Worm dirt .... did I mention that my brother grows worms ???

Well, he does ...

Here he is feeding them a few overly rip bananas and vegetable scraps.

Apparently they love coffee grounds, ground up egg shells, and cardboard.

They do not seem to like cabbage? 

In the spring and summer they are housed in the barn.

In the winter they are housed in the garage.

And, what I mean by housed, they live ... in a large farm animal watering container ... I think?

Okay, these are the questions that I have ...

1. How does one decide to grow worms? I had no idea this was even a thing?

2. What is the purpose of growing your own worms? 

3. What do you do with the worms? Set them free? And, if so where do you set them free and why?

4. Do you sell them? Fishing bait?

I'm pretty sure that I will just stick to growing vegetables and flowers and leave the worm growing stuff to my brother.

Gardening ... Satisfaction Guaranteed

Gardening ... Satisfaction is guaranteed!

I had a wonderful evening gardening with my brother.

I hadn't been out to the garden in over a week and until I stood at the edge of the garden looking in wonder at how everything had grown ... I didn't realize how much I had missed it.

The flowers we planted are coming along, the marigolds are actually blooming. The Zinnias have buds of future blooms.

I don't think that it will be to much longer before all of these flowers will have beautiful blooms on them. 

We planted Zinnias, Cosmos (2 varieties), Tithonia, and Bells of Ireland

Last night we put the hay down between the rows of okra and beans.

Yellow squash blooms galore!

And, zucchini blooms too! 

After we tied up the cucumbers and tomatoes and got all of the hay down, it was time to water the garden a bit. 

Before I knew it ... it was 9:00 p.m. and time to head home.

Here are all of the cucumbers and onions that we picked.

I have so many pictures to share of our garden ... 

I have pictures of our flowers, Sunflowers, lavender, tomatoes, peppers, and did you know my brother also grows worms! 

Gardening is so satisfying. Growing your own food. Putting a seed into the ground and watching it grow. WOW!! Just WOW!

#wearefamily

My Red/White Quilt Collection Is Growing

Red / White Quilt Collection

My collection of red/white quilts is growing. 

Over the weekend I finished 3 red/white quilts.

Quilts that only needed binding to be complete.

Yesterday was a binding day ...

KMQG 2020 Chromatic QAL

64 x 76 inches

I had the best time making this quilt. I love the machine quilting pattern.

I love the eyeglasses on the front of the quilt

and the sunglasses on the back of the quilt.

I used fabric leftover from the backing to make the binding.

Moda LOVE Layer Cake Pattern

72 x 72 inches

I love this pattern. I absolutely adore the quilting pattern.

And store bought binding worked beautifully.

Shadows of Childhood

51 x 64 inches

I love everything about this little quilt. I had a panel with the children shadow prints on it. I cut the panel up and used the children prints for the center of my Courthouse Steps blocks.

I love how this one turned out.

Along with My Redwork quilt that I finished last year (the quilt on the bottom), the 3 quilts I finished yesterday make a cheery little stack of red/white quilts.

My collection continues to grow!

We Are Family

We Are Family

I've enjoyed a very nice weekend.

Early Sunday morning my brother sent me some update photos of our garden.

As it turns out ... I have a green thumb too!

Look at these cucumbers!!!

My brother reminded me that I planted these cucumber plants. 

Look at all of the cucumbers and all of the blooms!

I'm thankful that my brother has been so willing to teach me about gardening and letting me garden with him in his garden.

On Saturday I pieced the Saucy Senorita quilt blocks. I started this quilt years and years and years ago. Once I made the blocks I had no idea what to do with them. I couldn't figure out how to set the blocks that I had made. I have carried this quilt project around with me for years. I believe that my daughter was in elementary school when I started this quilt. And, she turned 28 years old this year! This quilt project is long past due completing.

With my sister's help via text message, she helped me figure out the placement of the 15 blocks that I had. We have also decided on borders that I hope to get pieced very soon.

My Sister

And, she is going to help me hand-quilt this quilt.

Our first joint quilt project! I'm so excited!

Now that she is retired ... there may be more joint quilt projects in our future.

I'm thankful that my sister has always been my biggest fan and always willing to join in the fun!

I am a lucky girl!

#we are family

Lists and Goals

Lists and Goals

Yes, I am one of those people. I make lists ... lists upon lists ...

and I set goals ...

It is just a part of who I am.

This morning I have been working on my list of quilt projects. At the moment I have 29 quilts on my 2020 Quilts List

All of these are ready for BINDING

😁😁😁

To add a touch of accountability to my 2020 quilting I have decided to post my

2020 Quilts List

(... ready or not ... here we go ... )

1. Red/White Moda Love 72 x 72 in.  - COMPLETED
2. Red/White Shows of Childhood 54 x 61 in. - COMPLETED
3. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 6 - 78 x 78 in. - BINDING
4. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 7 - 60 x 70 in. - BINDING
5. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 8 - 64 x 64 in. - BINDING
6. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 9 - 70 x 78 in. - BINDING
7. Red/White Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 10 - 70 x 75 in. - QUILTING/BINDING
8. Red/White Cat Faces 85 x 85 in. - QUILTING/BINDING
9. Red/White Half Square Triangles String quilt 70 x 80 in. - QUILTING/BINDING
10. Old Glory (boy) baby quilt - COMPLETED
11. Flora & Fauna (girl) baby quilt - COMPLETED
12. Currin T-Shirt quilt 62 x 72 - COMPLETED
13. Balli T-Shirt quilt 62 x 72 - COMPLETED
14. Onni T-Shirt quilt 62 x 72 - COMPLETED
15. Modern Maple Leaf (hand-quilting this quilt - has been on my list for 5+ years)
16. Girl Power EPP - piecing
17. Ghost Quilt Kit - piecing
18. Saucy Senorita quilt (has been on my list since my 28 year old daughter was in 3 grade... ugh)
19. The Proverbial QAL - piecing
20. HEARTS - piecing
21. Great Smoky Mountains Panel quilt - still figuring out the design for this one
22. Red/White Historic Redwork - piecing
23. Modern Hexagon (girl) baby quilt - piecing
24. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 11 (jewel tones) - looking for backing fabric
25. Red/White KMQG 2020 Chromatic QAL - COMPLETED
26. Sewing My Stash Scrap quilt # 12 (triangles) - piecing
27. Red/White The Mugs Quilt Sew-A-Long - piecing
28. Red/White Tribute Star 60 x 60 in. - QUILTING/BINDING
29. Moda LOVE Charm Pack x 4 - piecing

Stats:

8 - COMPLETED QUILT PROJECTS

4 - PROJECTS THAT NEED BINDING

17 - QUILT PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

It's time to get started on the stack of quilts in need of binding ...

Once these are completed - I have the next 6 months to work on completing the rest of the quilt projects on my 2020 Quilts list.

Whew!!!

Here is my 2019 Quilts list  ...  I take this list thing very seriously!

hahahaha!

Quilts Completed 2019

1. Cat Collage 66 x 76 inches - SOLD - Completed 2/24/2019
2. Red & White table topper 22.5 x 22.5 inches - Completed 3/3/2019
3. Polyester #1 Scrappy 84 x 101 inches - Completed 5/11/2019
4. Polyester #2 Trip Around the World 91 x 112 inches -  Completed 5/11/2019
5. Sewing My Stash Quilt 2 - 60 x 60 inches - Completed 03/10/2019
6. Red Work 72 x 82 inches - Completed 03/10/2019
7. Red & White Wonky Improv 69 x 78 inches - Completed 04/07/2019
8. Red & White Tribute Star 60 x 60 inches - Completed 04/07/2019
9. Red & White L-O-V-E 80 x 95 inches - Completed 04/07/2019
10. Pixel Heart 80 x 72 inches - Completed 5/11/2019
11. Moda Love Christmas Layer Cake quilt - 72 x 72 inches - Completed - 9/7/2019
12. Red & White Hedgehog 4 Patch 86 x 86 inches - Completed 9/7/2019
13. Red & White Brick Road 93 x 97 inches - Completed 9/7/2019
14. Feather Bed 72 x 72 inches - Completed 9/8/2019
15. Moda LOVE Charm pack 37 x 37 inches - Completed 9/7/2019
16. Red and White Orphan blocks quilt 72 x 81 inches - Completed 9/8/2019
17. Sewing My Stash Quilt 4 81 x 94 - Completed 12/13/2019
18. Solid String Pieced Quilt 3 68 x 74 - Completed 12/13/2019
19. Meadow 68 x 78 - Completed - 12/22/2019
20. Sewing My Stash Quilt 5 - Blue / Orange - 78 x 78 inches - Completed - 12/22/2019

***As you can see ... the list below from 2019 carried over to my 2020 Quilts list 😊

1. Sewing My Stash 6 - Mustard Yellow, Teal, Gray - 78 x 78
2. Sewing My Stash 7 - Brown, Beige, Orange - 60 x  70
3. Sewing My Stash 8 - Painted Pony - 64 x 64
4. Sewing My Stash 9 - Pink and Green - Improv log cabin
5. Modern Maple Leaf - hand-quilting (I WANT TO FINISH THIS QUILT)
6. Red/White Cat Faces (need borders)
7. Girl Power English Paper Piecing
8. Ghost Quilt Kit 
9. Sassy Senorita - in the utility room
10. Red/White HST Strings (need borders)
11. Red/White Shadows quilt - (need borders)
12. Sewing My Stash 8 - Painted Pony - Improv log cabin
13. Sewing My Stash 9 - Pinks and Greens - Improv log cabin
14. Sewing My Stash 10 - Red / White Improv log cabin

Last year, 2019, I completed 20 out of 34 quilt projects.

I love lists but not as much as I love quilting!

Time to get busy ....

Wonder and Amazement

Wonder and Amazement

This gardening thing ... IS AMAZING!!!

From this ... to 

This!

In just 7 days!

I'm totally amazed and in awe of this whole process.

Gardening ... who would have thought it would be so exciting!

Look at all of these beautiful tomato plants.

There are Cherokee Purple, Celebrity, Roma, and Cherry tomatoes.

WOW!!!

HEARTS - Update

HEARTS!!

Hearts and more hearts

Scrappy and happy hearts ...

140 HEARTS

As I have been making these hearts, I realized that I need to keep the heart units small.

I decided that 5 heart blocks per unit will be best.

With the smaller units there will be better variety in each row.

I'm making these heart blocks from my stash.

As I unearth fabrics I make a few hearts with my findings.

I want there to be a lot of variety and random placement of all of the fabrics that I am using.

Sewing the blocks into 5 heart blocks units should ensure the variety and random placement I am looking for.

I have done a bit of fussy cutting, for example the selvage edge in this heart.

And the face in the heart above.

There are faces, geometric patterns, florals 

and a statement.

This quilt project as become so much more than the simple quilt kit and pattern it 

started out as ....

This quilt is a keeper. A marker of time.

A record of a world wide pandemic, social injustice, and unrest.

And a reminder that loving one another with all of our hearts is what we need to do.

Springing Into Summer

Springing into summer ...

The garden is looking so good ...

Tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cauliflower, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, okra, cucumbers, lavender, sunflowers, blackberries, onions, and flowers galore ...

Flowers galore

Okra

Green beans

Peppers

Banana pepper ... the first harvested pepper of the season

Cucumbers

Cute little cucumbers

Potatoes

Sunflowers

Blackberries

Potatoes and onions

Zucchini and yellow squash

The first harvest ... a beautiful and very tasty banana pepper

Yellow squash

Spring has sprung and summer is upon us.

The garden is growing

I love it!!!