Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Wonderful Wednesday - Sew/Craft Friends-zy

Welcome to the next edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  I'm here to report about the of the recent Sew/Craft Friends-zy with my Raleigh friends.  It's a LONG day, but oh SEW productive!

I found that I need fuel on the way there.  This is what I found:




Fuel prices were BELOW $2.00 per gallon for the first time in (what feels like) FOREVER!!  I was a VERY happy customer.  :o))

Here's what I found upon arrival...

Tiffany has started a NEW quilt!  A Hunter's Star variation from Missouri Star Quilt Company:


Oh, WAIT!  Make that TWO quilts begun.  This basket is filled with squares cut for a Scrap Jar Star quilt:


Carol had her table all set up to work on Snails Trail blocks, as part of another quilt that I can't seem to recall the name:


Tiffany found jacket parts in her recent studio reorganization:


Here's a shot of the back of her newly completed quilted jacket:



Down at the crafting end of the hallway...

Rock painting for Kindness ROCKS Garner was in full swing:


Paints were provided for anyone who wanted to try:


Inspiration was also provided:


Painting a chair for a The Green Chair fundraising project:


The scrapbookers were also represented:


Someone even brought a selection of Biscuitville biscuits to share:


Joy got an enthusiastic response to this (difficult to photograph) fabric pull for her upcoming quilt, Shakespeare in the Park:


Carol's pattern came from Quilter's Cache, an amazing resource:


Carol works with a variety of materials and enjoys adding meaning to her quilts with repurposed clothing items:


Denise brought panels (sewn at home) for a new bag:


She got a patchwork Swatch watch for Christmas:


Tiffany brought a small bag of scraps for Joy:


Darling crossbody bag sighting:


Lisa is making the same pattern as Carol.  Here's the LINK from Pinterest and a shot of the block layout:


These are Lisa's luscious fabrics:


Denise's next quilt is Pecking Order from Missouri Star:


The pattern can also be found in this issue of BLOCK:


Oh, Denise!  That bag is going to be gorgeous:


Here's another great bag that Tiffany offered to swap for my fabric:


It took a while, but my space is finally set up to sew:


With interior panels constructed, Denise prepares her handles:


Raring to SEW with my deep RED nails for the RSC:


Lisa might get more sewing done, if the sun wasn't in her eyes:


Britt swooped in and got right to work on assembling her 2nd B9P


Tiffany works on trimming up her HSTs:


This photo is for my friends in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge:


Today's collection of painted rocks... Drying:


The 1st corner of my Blooming 9-Patch is assembled:


Tiffany is in production mode on her first Scrap Jar Star block:


Denise's Tiki Tote is DONE...


... And it's completely reversible:


This is the way it will be used most often:


It's looking GOOD, Britt:


Tiffany's daughter sent a picture of what just landed on the porch:


Denise is on to the next project:


TWO corners of Britt's B9P are sewn:


Tiffany is happy with her first Scrap Jar Star block.  The stripe in the top right corner of the 16-Patch was her starting point:


Oh!  Your Pecking Order quilt is going to be AWESOME, Denise:


Lisa's not sure she likes the center square...


... And explored options for change:


Here's Lisa's first "round" of the Snail's Trail block:


I spotted a different sort of rainbow rock on a trip down the hall...


... As well as, a rainbow of paints:


Hmm... Something happened with the block sizing:


Carol used some alternative piecing methods for her Storm at Sea:


Tiffany is busy with ANOTHER project:


Denise's stack of completed block parts:


Here's another look at Carol's fabric bin.  SEW many choices:


Denise is dealing with a pressing matter...


... While Tiffany pieces her first block for Shakespeare in the Park:


Carol is pleased with her first Storm at Sea block.  Special thanks go to her Pressing Assistant, Lisa, for the nice and flat block:


ONE star down, a bazillion left to sew:


More of Tiffany's fabric:


The last of the rocks and a thank you to all who painted:


Oh!  This rock has bits of RED for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge:


The adorable ladybug rock, too:


FYI... I owe Lisa a spool of thread:


Thanks, Lee!  I can't believe I left my B9P thread at home.

Until next time...
Spend the day QUILTING!!!

Saturday, January 12, 2019

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC19 -Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of the 2019 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week was spent getting back to "normal."  All of the holiday hub bub is over and now it's time to focus on January's RSC Color of the Month.

SUNDAY - I posted my Winter 2019 UFO Club List. and caught up with all of the RSC Quilters, as I was away all day yesterday.  It was also a day to clean up the decorations:



MONDAY - Good morning, home office!!  Bills and banking are on today's agenda.  Yippee!  (Please note, this is NOT a happy.)

Later...

Enjoyed a tour through (some of) the quilts shown on Bonnie's Mystery Monday Link-up... The Reveal.  LOVE it (and I'm blown away by the variety of alternate colorways... OUTSTANDING, quilters!!!)

TUESDAY - Tonight is the bonus meeting of my Evening Quilt Bee.  I'm looking forward to making progress on some scrap sorting for an upcoming project.  Let's start with the RED ones:



  The basket was overflowing, but I just focused on pressing:



When I stopped for the night, there was a large stack of scraps, with a LOT MORE left in the basket:



WEDNESDAY - I meant to release this new Wonderful Wednesday post.  If you like rainbows, you won't want to miss it!!



THURSDAY - I got a head start on laundry for the upcoming weekend and gathered my quilting things for Bee on Saturday.

FRIDAY - I am very excited, as I was able to attend Knit Group today.  It was great seeing everyone, again!

The afternoon was a mass of calendar adjustments for next week.  Dinner with my boys made for a pleasant end to an exhausting week.  When I sat down to finish up this post, I realized that I missed something important... See Wednesday's entry.  Oops!!

SATURDAY - Whew!  We made it through another week!  Join me over at the LINK PARTY on Angela's So Scrappy blog.  It's THE place to be, if you like RED (or even if you don't!)



Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!!