Mail Call Monday - Craftsy Edition

Welcome to another edition of Mail Call Monday!!  Yes.  On Tuesday, again.  Deal with it!  :P

A friend alerted me to the (latest) Craftsy SALE.  (Thanks a lot, Knittingsuek!)  I don't typically fall for such nonsense, but...

A few days later, THIS arrived:

Let's have a look  inside:

Wait!  Can YOU see everything?  Like under those 3-yard cuts:

That's better!  Now, everything is visible.  Do you see those two Layer Cakes?  Those are my first two EVER!!  And you witnessed them right here on the blog.  They are for a quilt for the neighbors expecting a new baby:

The batting is for my next commission quilt.  Oh, look!  They even threw in two big spools of thread for FREE.  Thanks, Craftsy!

Time to get quilting.  :o))

Until next time...
Shop with caution!!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC18 - Week 25

Welcome to Week 25 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  Each week I post my progress (or lack thereof) in working on scraps in the Color of the Month.  As you may or may not know, for June, Angela assigned:

While TEAL/TURQUOISE/AQUA is one of my favorite color families, I still have not managed to be very productive this month.

Here is how the week panned out...

SUNDAY - Happy Father's Day!  Obviously, no sewing was done today.  It was ALL about that man who fathered my children.  That's OK because he is SEW worth it!  :o))

MONDAY - I began this work week with...

TUESDAY - It's a blur!!  Apparently, nothing momentous occurred.  I did take some time to declutter a few items from my closet, remembering my 1 in 1 out rule (and Friday's shopping expedition.)

WEDNESDAY - Went by Needleb's to pick up my sewing machine for my upcoming Saturday session with Raleigh quilting friends.  

What on Earth am I going to work on???  Your guess is as good as mine!!!  There are SEW many options.  I'll be sure to let you know (once I decide.)  I will say that Blooming 9-Patch is in the running.

Needleb will NOT be working on this one in June's RSC Color of the Month - too much birthday prep for the family party:

RSC Quilters, see the bits of TEAL/TURQUOISE/AQUA???

THURSDAY - Woke up REALLY early this morning!  I made sure to make good use of my time...

By doing some blog surfing.

No, really!  It was a GOOD thing!!

I found the inspiration for my Improv Swap Challenge.  Since I had taken care of my morning routine, I went straight up to the sewing room to cut into the scraps in my swap package.

In other news...

My weekly Quilt Group met... Without me.  :o((

The group met at the other end of the county from where I was spending my day.  Maybe I'll get to see them next week.

FRIDAY - Adventure awaits!!  Knit Group went on a  road trip to Greensboro today.  But first, Hilary helped me fixed (meaning she did the fixing!) that hole in my sweater, which turned out to be more than an extra yarn over.  This looks much better:

The Shoe Market, Viva Tea Shop, and Lucky 32 were on the itinerary.

Happy Birthday, Kim:

Fun, fun day!!  She loved the Quilted Yarn Bowl that I made.  Just ignore the fact that it's the one that I made for myself.  I didn't get a chance to make one just for her (and this one suits her perfectly!)

On another note...

Barb at Fun With Barb blog posted a BLOGGER FIX for comment notification emails. I don't have a clue if it really works, but I went through the process.  It seems like it should.  Only time will tell.  In the meanwhile, thank you to Barb for restoring hope!

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day over at the Sew Scrappy blog.  Angela and the others will have to wait.  I'm off to a Sew Saturday event!  Catch ya later, RSC Quilters.

Until next time...
Get scrappy!!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC18 - Week 24

Welcome to Week 24 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  My schedule has changed, again.  I'm hoping that will mean more time for sewing, but only time will tell.

Walk with me through my week...

SUNDAY - Good news!!  It appears that Blogger may have fixed the email response function. Oh, how I hope so!!

MORE good news...

I actually sewed today.  The rows are sewn and ready for assembling the quilt top of Dad's Ties for Molly:

After that, I spent the evening with my extended family.

MONDAY - This afternoon, I released a new Mail Call Monday post.  Read all about it HERE.  Spoiler alert:




TUESDAY - Girls Night Out!!!  Happy birthday, Nicole:

Oh, look!  Tracy was channeling the RSC Color of the Month:

WEDNESDAY - It's a happy day in Basketland!!  Dad's Ties for Molly is a completed quilt top:

THURSDAY - I released a Wonderful Wednesday post yesterday.  You can read about it by following THIS LINK.

Here's a shot of my peach and TEAL color study quilt doing what it was always meant to do, Out on a Limb, made more than 10 years ago, still looks "brand new".  The only difference is that now it is FINALLY gracing our bed:

FRIDAY - FREE Day!!  Well, sort of... I went to Knit Group and ran some errands before settling in to do some chores.

The errands MAY have involved a TINY bit of shopping...

In TEAL:

TURQUOISE:

And a bit of AQUA for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge:

SATURDAY - LINK PARTY day over at So Scrappy blog.  I'm off to my Monthly Quilt Bee meeting.  You go ahead, I'll catch up on what the other RSC Quilters have been up to when I get home.

About Blogger fixing the email notification... NOT.  :o((

Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!!

Wonderful Wednesday - Quilty Friends

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  This week, I'm sending a shout-out to several of my quilting friends.

Joanna had a bag (or two) of scraps for me  last week:

**  Actually, now that I'm remembering again, I think that white bag was full of scraps from Ella.  (SEW sorry to have left you out originally!!  I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.)

Ruth (?) was giving away some magazines:

Dee Dee was sharing some thread and no one else would take it.  She even included this roomy tote bag in the mix:

Thanks, ladies!!  I absolutely LOVE fabric scraps, there are some really nice patterns in the ONE magazine that followed me home and who doesn't need thread to sew it all together?!?!  :o))

Until next time...
Quilting friends are THE BEST!!!

Scrap Attack Tuesday - June Job Pull

Welcome to another edition of Scrap Attack Tuesday!!  This week, I'm here to reveal my goals for the month of June.

From my Scrap Attack list:

6. City Mouse suggested small scraps, Cut from the Utz jar:

How BIG is the jar, Joyful???

From the secondary list, in case I have extra time or enthusiasm:

2. Sew up some String blocks like Mel:

I'm hoping to get back on track this month.  We'll see...

Until next time...
Attack Those SCRAPS!!!

Mail Call Monday - Jenny Style

Welcome to another edition of Mail Call Monday!!  I got an email from a friend about a SALE at Missouri Star Quilt Company. 

I don't normally do a lot of mail order,

But...

This box arrived to prove that I did, in fact, shop online:

These items were found inside:

Hmm... This is NOT what I was expecting, but look at the gorgeous TEAL/TURQUOISE/AQUA section for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge Color of the Month:

I was expecting my first Missouri Star Quilt Co. t-shirt:

I really THOUGHT that I was getting a Kona color CARD:

Instead, a colorful piece of fabric arrived:

Oops!  Slight error.  It isn't the FIRST time I've misread a SALE flyer.  I'll call this a happy accident (because these swatches are actually USE-able.)  What to make?  What to make??

Until next time...
Add a little color to your life!!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC18 - Week 23

Welcome to Week 23 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  We deal in fabric scraps for pleasure.  The brainchild of Angela, over at the So Scrappy blog, has been inspiring quilters around the globe for years now.  I'm SEW happy that I found her at the end of 2014!  She recharged my enthusiasm for quilting...

Although, you might not be able to tell it from THIS week...

SUNDAY - Mari's Squared Away Sampler block for this month can be found HERE.  My day consisted mainly of doing chores around the house.  The main one?  Tackling Mt. Washmore, of course!

My favorite project bag was on-hand to fill the gaps between loads:

MONDAY - Where did Monday go?!  Apparently, it passed by so quickly that I didn't get a chance to mentally note what transpired.

TUESDAY - A hair appointment late this afternoon gave me the perfect excuse to skip cooking dinner tonight.  After enjoying takeout from our favorite sandwich shop, I went up to the sewing room to plow through my TEAL scrap basket:

But WAIT!!  There's more in the TURQUOISE/AQUA basket:

WEDNESDAY - Sent out notifications for the 2018 (Ravelry) Mug Rug Swap.  Near the end on the process, I noticed two items that I had previously disregarded.  Oops!!  ONE of two was resolved BEFORE it became an issue.  I'm still working on the second.

THURSDAY - I made a quick stop at my Weekly Quilt Group meeting today.  My replacement editor was gone for the day, so I dropped by to take a photos for the group's blog.  It was SEW great to see everyone!

FRIDAY - I was pleased to attend Knit Group today.  Lunch afterwards with one of "the girls" boasted some of our RSC Color of the Month:

I was dressed for the occasion...

All the way down to my toes:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day over at So Scrappy!!  Visit the link provided for some TEAL/TURQUOISE/AQUA scrappy  goodness.  You won't be disappointed (because other RSC Quilters actually sewed this week.)

Until next time...
Get Scrappy!!!