Sew-Simple-Scrappy...pumpkins

Sew Simple....

I'm making pumpkins over here...because tis the season and it's one of my favorite Fall things! 

I gathered up some fabrics and made 2½" strips & squares. Then I just mixed it all together and created a square, 9 pumpkin block, lap quilt. The pumpkin blocks are 10 ½" and I added 2½" & 3" borders using strips and squares.

It ends up with four patches on the corners, 2", 3" & the finished corners at 6" to join my patchwork at the top and bottom.

I have the final border to sew and this is ready for quilting. With a big pumpkin centered on the back. I love making the backs of my quilts with some patchwork. It's fun to continue the design on the other side in another layout & get two looks within one quilt. This one will finish at around 65" square.

I can't wait to get this done! It's going to be so crinkly and soft and will make the perfect throw in one of my sitting room chairs. 

The pumpkin pin cushion is up next....A Tilda pattern, that I discovered makes the perfect pumpkin munchkin.

Happy Sewing.....

carrot noses...

I'm working on a snowman quilt today and feeling like a Christmas Elf. The air is cool and crisp and makes me want to be right here...in my sewing room.

I made nine snowman blocks and I'm ready for some carrot noses and a little detail stitching. It's just that kind of day, to take it easy and relax a bit. I have another snowman block, which started this whole idea. I was going to make ice cream snowmen or ladies. I still may do this for another but this one will be a mini when finished.

Strawberry, Chocolate & Vanilla with red sprinkles...? I'll add a little more to this and then quilt & bind it, for a mini or possibly a cute little mat for coffee. mug rug?

The snowman block is quite fun to make and super fast actually. I had nine finished before my morning coffee. I usually have two cups this time of year. Love a day in the sewing room with a hot cup and a cool breeze...heaven. After stitching, I'm off to do a border and I'm not sure about that because I ran out of some fabrics. This is the fun part....putting it all together with what you have. At least, it is for me.
Happy Stitching!






Fabrics: Anni Downs Hatched & Patched -  Christmastime     Bunny Hill Designs - Mistletoe Lane
Mr Snowman Block - Lori Bee - Check her Instagram under #mrsnowmantutorial and make one step by step ;)

spools of thread tall & small

The spool blocks have been started finally! 

Fabrics are Pam Kitty and Tilda with some low volume text/script prints. I wanted the blocks to be tall and to hold lots of pretty prints. Right now, I have a good collection of pretty pinks and roses and they were calling me. The blocks tower at 12" and they make my heart melt....I am very happy with them. I have nine in place and now I am working on smaller spools for the intersections.

I am still not quite sure how I am going to place these. A row or just corners? 

The pretty pink peony, from Tilda is all I have left. I am using every inch I can find for these blocks. 

I made just one with a dark grey non-text, I may make more....the whole quilt is a design as I go....my favorite kind of project. In the morning, the sunlight pours into my sewing room and I feel energized and ready to go! The blocks are there, beaming in that light and definitely speak differently than the night before. Things change....often in this room. I do think the smaller spools will make a fantastic mini and I'm pretty sure....that's gonna happen....see you soon!

...finished quilt top

A finish! My Gelato quilt 'my version' is complete and ready for the next step. I still need to decide on binding and what, I want on the back. I did only sixteen blocks and made a wider border so, it will measure right at 45" when finished. A good size for a chair in the living room. I'm happy with it and I would even consider making another because it was so easy going. But I have too many other designs on my list so.....on to the next.

The weather was outstanding today but I had a hard time with pictures. The sun was shining everywhere! Here is the full view and you can see where I added green blocks at each corner....well just imagine you can see the top ones...they are there.

I just love how it turned out and didn't I tell you about the yellow? I knew it was going to pop in this quilt somewhere and it surely did! Makes it look all happy!

I am already tossing ideas around, for these sweet, snipped corners!

Happy Sewing...I'll be back soon!

a quilt + bliss

I have started a new quilt with happy greens & pinks. A favorite combo but I have several combinations that I truly love. Same for the quilt patterns....many that I gravitate to, like this one here...a pinwheel with a square block background. I took my inspiration from the pattern I found, in my library of 'Quilts to Make Some Day'.
My plan is to make twenty blocks in sets of five and a little different than in the book. With each set having a color combo and placed about within the quilt. I've done 5 in green and 5 in pink so far and have been modeling colors for the other ten. I'm almost sure yellow will be appearing soon.

I'm loving the green & pink selections of Bloom & Bliss and have paired each with a calico. The green is from Dear Stella-Sunday Morning and the pink from JoAnn's. And The sweetest hst s develop right before your eyes. I am using the folded corner method, to make the flying geese and with each snip of those corners inspires another project. Eight from each block will surely add up to a nice little scrappy piece of fabric.

Off I go to see how colors will play in this quilt! Happy Sewing!


Inspiration: The Big Book of Scrappy Quilts -  Pattern-Gelato by Gerri Robinson