Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Sew It, Show It - Little Green Apples Challenge - My Hop STOP

Welcome to My STOP for the "Sew - It, Show - It" Challenge: Little GREEN Apples (Blog Hop)!!  This is the latest event hosted by Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt.  You KNOW how much I love GREEN, don't you?  Well, perhaps not, but take my word for it, so I just HAD to get in on this challenge.  Plus, GREEN is the Color of the Month for March at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  Did I go a LITTLE overboard?  You decide...


Here's the week's line up:





SEW, what did you make, Joyful???

Well, I had a fun idea to incorporate the apple theme by making painted prints with an actual apple using my favorite green gold fluid acrylic paint on muslin or white.  I planned to use my gelli plate and then quilt the fabric.

But...

I was in a sewing mood instead of a painting mood.

GREEN fabric scraps to the rescue!!!

Green 1, being tested as a mug rug at work:


Here it is, bound in the stripy binding that got the ball rolling on this project:


The other side gives you a better idea of the quilting I did:


Then...

Green 2, layered with its backing:


Completed:


And...

The back of the mug rug:


Finally...

Shrunken Shamrock (Thanks to Robobeagle on Ravelry!) in process:


And done:


Here's the reverse side:


About the lack of process pictures...

I was sewing so quickly that the camera couldn't keep up!  :o))

So as not to disappoint any regular Hop readers...

You know the drill!  New readers, guess what???  YOU all have a chance to WIN a special GREEN (or your favorite color) mug rug!!  That's right!  I'll be giving away a prize to one lucky winner.  All comments are greatly appreciated, BUT...  In order to get your name "IN THE HAT", comment PICK ME!!! to indicate your interest in having a Joyful original mailed to you.

The winner will be chosen on SUNDAY, March 26, 2023 @ 9PM (EDT).
**Please make sure that your email address is included in your comment, if you are a "No Reply Blogger", as I will need to be able to reach you if your name is pulled.

THIS DRAWING IS NOW CLOSED!!

Until next time...
How 'bout those (LITTLE GREEN) apples?!

My apologies to the early birds who were confused by my cut and paste error.
Even though I proofread the post (many times) I still managed to leave the title of the post for the first of these challenges.

40 comments:

  1. I just knew you would come up with something adorable . You always do and of course I would Love for you to Pick Me. Lol. They are all too stinkin' cute.

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  2. Green is my favorite color also. All of your mug rugs are pretty.

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  3. I’m a bit confused. What is the shades of blue blog hop about when this post was all about green

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    1. Sorry about that, Jo! The first line has been updated and I left a note at the bottom of the page regarding my cut and paste error.

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  4. Oh, definitely PICK ME! I love green, and these mug rugs are so inspiring, I need to make a few more. I like seeing how you quilted them, too.

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  5. Thank you for sharing all the beautiful green projects. I love mug rugs!

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  6. You always delight us and this time it's a triple play! You can Pick Me anytime! I must admit, my interest in peaked with your apple print painting idea. I have lots of fabric paints but haven't used them in years.

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  7. Wow! You really kept that sewing machine busy for this hop! They came out great - love the shamrock one. I have your blue mug rug on my desk at work =)

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  8. What a great use of GREEN! Pick me!!!!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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  9. These hops are always the most fun aren't they! I'd be delighted if you picked me:)

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  10. Cute little mug rugs! That shamrock is especially adorable.

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  11. Pick Me! I love green and mug rugs!! lewisnancy54@gmail.com

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  12. Nice mug rugs Joy! Your quilting looks great too. Hope you are having a great week!

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  13. Those are some happy green scraps you made into mug rugs! I especially love the shamrock. Fun finishes, Joy!

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  14. Great mug rugs and use of green scraps!

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  15. Mug rugs are my favorite - one can never have too many! Yours are lovely!

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  16. Just a beautiful array of all things green!

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  17. Super cute projects. I love the shamrock!

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  18. You really got into the sewing mood with this challenge. Wow! You made so many pretty mug rugs and they were all green. You are amazing! Thanks for sharing all of them, Joy!

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  19. Cute, and I love the green fabric.

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  20. Green mug rugs are just wonderful for this hop. Painting would have been great, too, but sewing is always fun. It's hard to choose a favorite - yikes - they are all super.

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  21. PICK ME. Love the shamrock. I"ll have to look that one up.

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  22. Such great projects! Mug rugs are always so handy. Your shamrock is adorable!

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  23. Not one, not two, but three mug rugs! Fabulous! I really like the strippy shamrock one. Someone's going to be a happy winner!

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  24. Love your little green mug rugs! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  25. I knew I could count on you to deliver a basket of green scrappy goodness! Gotta love all your greens!

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  26. Your mug rugs are so cute, love the greens, so pretty.

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  27. What fun mug rugs! I love the shamrock! (pick me!!)

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  28. Such great mug rugs and working hard with those green scraps! Love the shamrock one, too, and the way the quilting shows nicely on the back.

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  29. Squirrel! I got carried away clicking of all the goodies on your site and nearly forgot to add my name to your wish list to receive a prize. I use mug rugs all the time and a new one, gifty no less, would be a welcome addition on this cold bustery day in WI. Great fun strolling through the list of blog hops! Kris

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    1. Rats. My computer doesn't like me today and won't let me enter my email address. Oh, well. It was still fun to click through your site and I'll be happy for the person who wins a mug rug. Kris

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  30. Joy I love all of your mug rugs with all the pretty green fabric. They are so pretty and springlike! So perfect for the challenge. Pick me!

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  31. You sure make green look great! Pick ME! Love all of them.

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  32. Love the mug rug. It is a very fun project to slip in between other larger things going on. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  33. Fantastic green mug rug!! Thanks for sharing!

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