Sew Sunshine

I recently dug in my closet and found a box of 5" flannel squares I had cut out a few years ago. I made a simple tie quilt with them and thought it was time to use up the rest of the box. (did not succeed but every bit helps) Most of these were from old flannel shirts of my husbands.  I found a soft layer of fleecy blanket left over from a previous denim quilt. I had an old blanket that had two soft layers perfect for the inside of a simple flannel quilt like this. I was however short about 6" so I frankensteined some small pieces of batting onto the edge. I had no idea if it would work but I tied this and washed it and everything is fine! Simple ties in each square held it together just right.  Another recycle/upcycle project completed.  The trouble with digging in a craft closet, well any closet really is you never know what you will find. I came across this old pair of pants my husband had. It had ginormous side pockets on the leg perfect to make over into a bag. So I made

This is the last bits of scraps from the big bag I decided to tackle. My lqg had an improv challenge and I was not going to participate because I have several improv projects already started that would not qualify for the challenge. However, when I was working on my scrap bag, I had these few that sort of looked good together.  I was just stripping them with no real plan and then in the bottom of the scrap bag was a circle already turned back in the yellow/gold fabric I had used in the strips....Fortunate? I think so. ha You might think no after you read the poem I came up with below. I am not a writer of anything and I don't like to read out loud things I have written but I did at my guild the other night...who knows why? Sundown on Scraps I see you staring back at me, from the far back corner of the room. Ignored and chastised for your girth And cursed at when I dig through you, for  giving birth. Endless times I attempt to sew you only to create more fluff. I surely can get to

Strippy Scraps quilt. Another all scraps all the way....scrap batting, scrap binding bits and scrap bag bits. I even went to an old machine I don't use often and emptied out most of the bobbins using up thread that was not getting much love.  This quilt was so fun to make just mindlessly sewing scraps of the same size together. I usually make the stripping about 15 to 20 inches wide then trim up. I just plunk the chunks on the wall and fit them together.  So much satisfaction to use these up.  Like I said in yesterday's post about the baby scrap quilts... sometimes you just get tired of some fabrics in your stash and you just want to use them up. So I used up some on the back too! Kind of crazy looking but so is the front. Yay...using my scrap stash....and the journey keeps on going.  Stay tuned for more scrappy things. 48" x 60" 2023 Quilt parade: 2 scrap bag  strip set quilts 2 More  Baby Hexi Quilts  including one giant flower garden QAYG =  Diatom  scrap quilt 1 a

Stuck at home, not feeling great but not feeling horrible for over 2 weeks! My husband joined me about halfway through the days and I was going a little crazy. I kept eyeing this huge overflowing bag of scrap fabrics under my table.  Finally I just dumped it out and started sorting. I was able to make 2 more of my  Hexi Baby  quilts. If you go to the link for that page I have a free template you can use to make your own. I had a little fun with the giant grandmother flower garden hexi using the scraps I had to fit. It has been super windy the past few days so I took quick shots inside.  Some of the pieces in this quilt were a little larger but they were in the scrap bag because I am sort of sick of them.  I bet that one of the butterfly prints I have put in at least 4 other quilts. Time for it to get used up and gone! Then I decided to work through a huge scrap pile of 2.5" strips, leftover binding strips and so on. I quickly matched up a couple strips one light one dark and start

Over the years I have experimented with QAYG quilts. I really love when you can make something from ALL the scraps. I used scrap fabrics, scrap batting  and use up thread colors in bobbins that I don't normally use up.  ( I actually like using up the bobbin threads from other machine too as I never have the color I need and never have empty bobbins so...?) I ..........LOVE doing this! All of it. I am so satisfied using up batting bits as my foundations. Strips, squares...they all work. This block was a happy accident. I had no idea how it was going to come together and I made more blocks than I used so ya know...another quilt probably ...hahaha Me trying to use the remote..haha If you can't laugh at yourself..right? Better..haha I had this one done the day I did the quilt parade last week.  HERE  are the ones from last week Speaking of using scraps, I asked a few guild members if they had batting strips they didn't know what to do with.  I scored a few bags of scraps and wo

Just a couple weeks ago for Project Quilting season 14 I made a "Hexi Baby" quilt for 14.5 challenge 'so not square'. The one on the far left.  It was so fun and fast that I cut up a bunch of fabric and made 3 more for........ local kids charities. Patriotic Hexi Baby Various animals Hexi Baby Construction Hexi Baby These really are fast and easy. I plan to make more but taking a break to do some other things. I would like to say a lot of fabric was used up in the making of these but alas...not really. I mean some sure but ....guess I just have way to much in my stash! I wanted to photo and post these last week but we have had rain, high winds and cold temps. I did attempt to take some pics inside but they  really are more like happy accident pics trying to use the remote camera shutter.  This is my first one made for the PQ challenge HERE . It is so cheery! Quilt parade  outside while wind is down! Free Hexi-Baby templates  with directions Please give me credit for t