Summer Finishes!

 Hi there!  

It's been a month since my last update and I'm happy to say I've gotten several projects moved to or very close to the finish line!  Even though we are taking care of my mother now full time I have managed to carve out sewing time just about every day.  It's important to us to keep our routine as close to normal as possible while providing for her care.  I can often get some sewing done in the afternoon.  All it takes to make progress is a few minutes a day.  It adds up more than you might think so if you're struggling to find time to quilt, sew or craft I encourage you to try to get in 5, 10 or 15 minutes a day.  You'll see progress and it will make you feel better, too!

The baby quilt I showed last time has been hand delivered to the messenger.  We met up with my cousin and his wife and had a delightful catch up over lunch.  They will gift the quilt to their friend.  I'm sure I'll get a picture or two when that happens.  

I have another quilt going off to a new home!  I'm excited that this one which I made years ago will now be enjoyed by a little one.  I shared it during my livestream but I'll share it here too.  The large squares are cut 6.5", the smaller corner squares are cut 3.5", the rectangles are cut 2" x 3.5" (8 per block).  I did a color wash arranging the blocks from light to dark.  I still have SO MUCH FABRIC left from collecting for I Spy quilts; it would be fun to make another one some day soon in a different pattern.  I'll have to add it to my list so I don't forget.  

I decided to get the flannel quilt done next.  It just needed a couple more borders before being quilted and bound.  I got that done and I'm so very happy with it!  I tested it for size on the queen size bed it's meant for.  Added enough strips around for a good drape.  

I quilted it with a gorgeous feather design by Bethanne Nemesh called Acadia.  The backing fabric (not shown) is a quilting cotton extra wide backing in a warm toasty brown tone on tone floral I bought at the One Stop Shop Hop I just attended.   I decided I'd rather have a single piece of fabric for the back than to do a whole bunch of piecing for it.  This is finish #14 for 2026, started in 2015 so it's about time it got done! It feels good to  get an idea out of my head and into a quilt.  Now it needs a name!  Any ideas?? I'm terrible at thinking of names for things so if you can suggest something I'd love to hear it.  The name from the pattern designer is Soul Searching and that does not fit my version of it.  The pattern is in a book called Material Quilts by Kathy Doughhty.  It's made entirely of 2.5" cut strips, that's the only hint I can give you. 

Next up I worked on my string quilt.  I only needed a few more blocks to complete the top.  These are 16" finished blocks made with mostly 30's fabrics.  I have a tutorial on how I made these blocks here (along with a funny OOPS moment and how I corrected it 😂).  It did a pretty good job using up all the strings I'd accumulated in that drawer!  I made 30 blocks for setting 5 across and 6 rows down.  Along the way I took a couple of pictures of what it would like set 5 x 5 and 4 x 5.  I often wonder what quilts would look like with different number of blocks so this time I remembered to take pictures along the way!  

   

25 blocks

20 blocks

With a border

I tried adding a border to it too but, I didn't like it so I took it off.  ( I asked for opinions during my live stream which you can check out on my YouTube channel Everyday Sewist August Livestream).  It's been quilted so next time I'll show you the completed quilt when I finish the binding. It looks really good so you'll have to come back and see. 😁  I started this one in March 2026.

Even more quilting happened on the longarm!  Quilt #3 this past month is my leader/ender project started in October 2024 called Offset.  I decided enough was enough on this one.  I could have made it a bit bigger but I really wanted to move on to other projects so I assembled the columns over the course of 4 days.  I sewed in batches of about 10 columns to keep it from getting unwieldy.  I ended up with 32 columns for a width of 64" and length of 84" (28 units per column).  I'd call that a generous couch size, maybe even a twin size.  Here is the finished top before quilting.  It's quilted but I still need to make the binding and attach it.  Super important:  I stay-stitched around the edge of the top before quilting to keep those seams from popping open and to keep the pieces pressed in the direction I wanted.  

I've completed a couple more Make It Happen Monday projects.  I haven't done one a week but close to that.  It's been great way to get to some smaller projects and make sample blocks (which may end up in my orphan quilt.) Make it Happen Monday

I did not work on the quilt with the shattered backing yet.  I think it's going to get a new backing tied instead of adding more quilting to it.  Maybe next time I'll have it done.  

I've made a couple more each of Hollow 9 patches and Box Kite since finishing up Offset.  I've pulled out my yellow scraps and smaller pieces of yellow for those.  Box Kite is looking like a cute kids quilt as I've pulled out some novelty prints to use.  I think that will be quite fun!  I hope to keep adding a few more of each during the rest of the month.  I have nothing cut and ready to sew right now so I'll have to have a cutting session to keep things rolling along.  

For the rest of this month I have lots of hand work to do:  binding to stitch down, a Sashiko project I enjoy working on, I'd like to start another Kawandi project plus I'd like to get the repairs done on one of the quilts needing that done.  I have two more quilt tops plus a couple of tablerunners to get on the longarm and I'd like to keep stitching up something with my yellow scraps.  Even though August is a long month I doubt I'll get to all of it but I'll try.  

Thanks for being here!  

Happy sewing, 

Stephanie

A Finish! The Baby Quilt is Done!

 Hi there! 

Last week I pushed ahead to finish the baby quilt before it ended up sitting in the "to be done" pile!  It's  so cute for a baby of Ukrainian heritage.  It turned out differently than I first thought but I think the changes I made worked out really nicely.  I was inspired by a quilt made by Krista Moser called Just Four Fat Quarters.  Of course, mine ended up containing many more than four but I made mine bigger too!  I used about 6 different yellows and 6 different blues.  I backed it with a dark blue grunge.   The quilting shows up really well!  The pantograph full of hearts is called Beloved by Christy Dillon.  

So, yay!  Another project crossed off the list!  It will be sent off to be cuddled with in its new home shortly.  

I also made substantial progress on the borders for a flannel quilt this week.  One more round of strips to go and the top will be done. Right now it measures 90 x 91.  The strips are cut, arranged and ready to sew together.  

I started this one back in 2015!  It's about time, don't you think?  I still have a boatload of flannels taking up two+ containers so it didn't make a dent in that stash.  Oh well.  I tend to think of making "one of these" and "one of those" each year and eventually I'll notice there will be less than time before.  Each year, I'll make a project in solids, one in Christmas, one in Halloween, one in 30's, one from flannels, etc.  Then it's finish this one and get that one done from years past.  I have enough of all of those to last a very long time.  

I made a simple pillow cover for a friend.  She gave me the fabric and the old cover to duplicate.  I'm happy to report the new one fit perfectly and she loved it!  Old on the right, new on the left.  This is one of my "Make It Happen" Monday projects.  I've completed several stalled projects/tasks over the past few weeks by trying to tackle them (allot time for them) on Mondays.  I made a short video about "Make It Happen" Monday which you can find on my YouTube channel.  There are lots of these little tasks we put off; they weigh us down when in reality they (mostly) take very little time at all.  This pillow cover is one of those things.  Some of the things I really WANT to do!  I want to make time to do those too!  

This coming week I will be attempting to put a new backing on an older quilt.  I made the quilt for my son about 15 years ago.  The fabric on the back has shattered in several places.  It is a commercially dyed fabric.  The best thing I can think of to do is what one viewer suggested and that is to put a new back right on top of the old and quilt it again.  What I haven't decided is whether to tie the "new" quilt or add additional quilting to the top of the quilt going through the new backing.  What would you do?  

Shattering of the backing fabric where the batting is showing 

Since the baby quilt is entirely done and the flannel one should be ready for the next step by the end of this weekend  I would like to get the rest of the string blocks made next.  I need 7 more, one a day.  I haven't touched my Aqua scraps yet.   I want to do some cutting for my other projects so I will look to use some aqua scraps when I do that.  My mother is coming back here for a couple of months.  I'm going to set up a machine in the dining room so I can be nearer to her and still get some sewing done while she listens to her books.  

Hope you are well!

Happy Sewing, 

Stephanie

Summer Sewing

Hi there!

I have quite the list of projects to work on this summer.  Ha! Who am I kidding?  I ALWAYS have a ton of projects I'm working on.  

So, first of all, I finished Succulent Garden and took her on a drive half way across the country (1100+ miles) on our vacation.   I finished the binding before we returned home, used it on every hotel bed (so much better) and took lots of pictures in the wild.  Here is one of my favorites:  

It was so windy!  Isn't that hysterical?  Ok, here's a picture where you can see more of it.  

And, in one of the hotels we stayed at: isn't it lovely?

I made it queen size but it actually fits a king size bed as well!  I was really happy to find that out!  

We had a great trip highlighted by seeing Mountain Goats and the Continental Divide.  Both were on my list.  The knife edge of the Continental Divide is amazing to see.  We went through several passes as well and spent a fair amount of time over 10,000 feet elevation.  I'm glad to say I adapted quite well to the elevation, no headaches or sickness.  

I'm still waiting for my next episode to be ready for my YouTube channel due to technical difficulties so here are a couple of snippets of what I'm working on/ my summer sewing list:  

I've been having sew much fun making wonky star blocks!  I wasn't going to start a new project but these little stars are addicting and I just keep making them.  They use up lots of small, odd pieces in my scrap bin.  (I'm not cutting them as described in the pattern).  These interest me more than any of my other WIP's at the moment.  Go with the flow, right?

I wanted to lay out and start assembling this baby quilt and I did!  I have had the pieces cut for a couple of months now.  I finally got them put up on the design wall.  This quilt is for a baby boy of Ukrainian heritage so I made stripes using 60 degree triangles to replicate the blue/yellow stripe in their flag.  What a great project to work on the 4th of July.  On our nation's founding date I am wishing for the end of the war in Ukraine and for them to keep their independence.  I stand with Ukraine!

 

I have a couple of quilt repairs to do this summer-one quilt not so old but the backing fabric is shattering!  😳😱. I couldn't believe it.  This quilt is less than 10 years old but the backing fabric has holes in it.  One of my viewers suggested backing it with a new fabric right on top of the previous one, requilting it and adding a new binding.  I hadn't thought of that but that's what I'm going to do!  

The color of the month is AQUA so my odd blocks I make every month as leader enders will use aqua scraps as much as possible.  Some of the blocks I'm making are Hollow 9 patches, Double Star blocks, Box Kite blocks, Offset, and Terry Rowland colorwash blocks. My mom is coming back mid month to spend a couple of months with us so I may not get to all of these but this is what's on my list for July/August.  

Happy Sewing,

Stephanie

Another June Update!

 I recorded a new episode today for my YouTube channel @EverydaySewist.  It takes a week or so to get it edited and published.  I don't do that part.  I do the fun part-sharing my quilting projects!  So, you can find me there as well.   Since today/tomorrow is the Solstice I shared my Solstice Sampler in the upcoming video.  I really like that quilt.  You'll have to wait and see.

I've made progress on several projects.  My goal is to whittle down my WIP's so that I'm only working on a couple at a time instead of a dozen.  Seems my brain can't handle working on so many different things any more.  So, as I typically do, I have a project to bind-Yay!- Succulent Garden has been quilted!  Here's a sneak peak of the quilt after quilting.  The design is called Chevron Tumbler.  It's straight lines which I thought would be interesting and unexpected given my other thought was to quilt feathers.  I love feathers but I wanted something different here.  Hand stitching the binding will be my hand project for a little bit until it's done.  Succulent Garden is pattern by Heather Givans at Crimson Tate.  I love so many versions of this quilt I'm glad I finally have one under my belt.   I would happily make another and another....

I finished the top for Witches Feet and I think it's so fun; it makes me smile!  Ideally I'll make a couple more tops and then quilt them all at the same time.  I have a couple of people I'd love to gift one to if I get several of them done.  They are fun and easy to sew so, maybe, it will happen.  The backside of my longarm makes a good table to lay things out!  Here's the completed top.  

I've made a bunch more Box Kite blocks.  These are from a block pattern in Quiltmaker magazine in 2014.   I think I forgot to share a picture of those last time.  I made the original batch of blocks back in 2015.  It has sat for a LONG time!  They are worth finishing! I had been thinking of starting Bonnie Hunter's leader/ender challenge from last July (running through end of June this year) when I realized I had started other projects of hers so why not finish one of those.  YES! Let's do it!  I kitted up a few blocks and I was on my way.  I want to make 120 blocks (6" finished) for a nice lap size throw in bright cheery colors.  This will be my primary project for a while.  When I get it done it will finish off a long time UFO.  So much better than starting something else!  However, I did make a couple more house blocks and star blocks for Neighborhood Nights.  Those are fun!! (See last post).

I finished my first batch of 12 log cabin blocks at my Sew Day this month.  I decided I want to make it a 20 block quilt instead of 12.  It will be put aside until one of these other projects are done.  Here is what 12 blocks look like.  Even though I wanted random placement of light and dark some of them ended up being a bit more traditional.  I really like the hint of a diagonal so the next few blocks I will be more deliberate in placing colors half light half dark.  The random ones will add interest.  I don't want the colors perfectly placed but "perfectly imperfect" as Jane said!😊   

I have not made any more string blocks or Hollow 9 patch blocks lately. I did make another 2 columns of Offset so now I'm up to 27 columns that finish at 2".  Maybe I'll make it twin size,,,another couple of columns would do it. And, it would allow me to move on to something else.  

So, that's what I've been up to lately.  Got a ton of stuff yet to do today so I'll close here.  

Happy sewing,

Stephanie

A June Finish!

Yes!  I finally finished my Disappearing Hour Glass!  I started it January 22, 2026 and finished the binding yesterday June 12, 2026.  Funny story, I was doing longarm quilting for a friend of mine who passed away last year.  Two of us are finishing all her WIP's for her family to have her quilts.  After quilting hers, it was so gorgeous I knew I needed to make one just like it.  I didn't know the name of the pattern so I drew diagrams and tried to figure it out.  It seemed too difficult.  Then I asked the friend who brought me the top if she knew the name of it.  She figured it out and then I found out how easy it really was!   Two layer cake squares, make an hourglass, cut it up, rearrange and sew back together!  Wow!  (I followed the  pattern and tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Co.).  Now I have one of my own.  It's 88" x 100" with borders.  I posted a tutorial of my own on how to make the blocks on my YouTube Channel @everydaysewist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD0ovHq2CjU. 

The backing is a Kaffe print called Fronds in black and white.  I finished it with an extra wide binding cut from 3.5" strips.  I haven't made a wide binding in a long time and I love it!  Best of all this quilt will remind me of my friend as I use it.  She was and is still an inspiration.  Cancer sucks.  

I have given myself a new Challenge called Make It Happen Monday.  I have a list of smallish projects I want to make but I never seem to make the time or take the time to make them because I'm always working on big projects.  Well, on Mondays I'm going to allot a half hour or so to get started or make one of those smaller projects.  This week I did really well!  Not only did I make one of the Bowl Covers I wanted to do but I worked on 3 other projects as well throughout the week.  Here are 4 of the bowl covers.  They keep the dust out of your bowls when you aren't using them or keep curious pets from sticking their nose in.  I think they will be used a lot during the summer picnic/outdoor eating season.  They are reversible so all the edges are finished and pretty!  (Tutorial by Nikki @pincutsew).  Each one takes about half hour. 

I purchased this pattern recently called Neighborhood Nights.  I made a sample block to try it out.  I really like it!  Once I get another project or two done maybe I'll let myself work on this one.  

>I have so many things I want to work on.  I've made a few more Box Kite blocks.  I'm up to 65/120.  When I restarted on June 5 I had 49 made.  I'm making at least one a day as my Block a Day.   

>I made progress on Witches' Feet during my monthly Sew Day.

>And I finished the first twelve blocks of the log cabin quilt.  Now I want to make it a bit larger so I will make 20 blocks total.  Back to the cutting mat!  I wasn't trying or wanting to make normal log cabin blocks but now that I have arranged in furrows I kinda like it this way so the remaining blocks will be a bit more traditional color placement.  I like that it won't be perfect.  

>I also have the top completed for Succulent Garden.  Hopefully I will get it on the longarm this week. (Fingers crossed.)

I had a really good week and made a lot of progress on my projects!  Our challenge this month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is to work with (or not forget about using) pastels.  I think some more will work their way into the log cabin blocks.  

Happy Sewing, 

Stephanie

June Projects- I think I may have a problem

 Does anyone else spend (waste) time looking for a project they put away, nearby, so they can pull it out again really easily, and then not be able to find it?  Argh, time after time... Solution?  I hear some people only work on one project at at time.  I have never been that person.  Maybe I need to edge closer to being the person who works on only one or two at a time, so I don't have to put them away to never find them again.... 

This month I am working on:  

1.  Binding!!  I'm almost finished making the Disappearing Hour Glass. It looks fantastic.  I made an extra wide binding for this one and I really love it.  I usually cut binding at 2 1/4" but this time I cut it 3 1/2". I love the look of it for this project.  

2.  Succulent Garden, pattern by Crimson Tate.  

This is a kit I've had since last summer waiting to work on it.  I started it on retreat in April.  One of my goals for this year is to make some of the kits I've collected.  This is the first kit for this year and now I'm assembling it!  In fact, it's almost a top!  Just one more column to go and I'll be choosing a backing for it.  I love it so much!  I have enough blocks leftover to make a smaller nap size too. It has been a fast easy one to sew.  I definitely want to make other versions of it.  The store always has the coolest kits for them.  It's a half yard friendly pattern. 

3.  Box Kite, a block pattern by Bonnie Hunter in Quiltmaker May/June 2014. 

Instead of starting the current leader/ender project I dug out this project!  I put it aside back in 2015 after making 49 blocks. 🤷🏻‍♀️  My notes tell me I had planned on making a queen size quilt but now I think it would be just fine and dandy as a throw/lap/nap size which means I only need 99 blocks, or, if I'm feeling spunky I could make it a little bigger, set 10 x 12 for 120 blocks.  These are 6" finished blocks.  I've pulled fabrics for a bunch more blocks, maybe not all of them, but most.  I wonder if I could all the blocks made by the end of the month or, before she releases the next Leader/Ender Challenge block?   I am going to finish these before I start a new project of hers (or anyone else's).  I better get busy because I have a new BOM kit arriving soon.  😳🙈😂

4.  Log Cabin blocks.  19" finished.  2.5" strips.  

They look funny don't they?  They aren't done yet.  My plan is to make 12 blocks for a napper size quilt.  I have five more strips to add to these.  I started this one last month.  I need to get the next round of strips cut to length.  It will take an evening to get the next 2 strips sewn on to each block.  I think I can get that much done.  

5. 6. & 7.  String Blocks, 9 Patches and Double Star blocks.  I'm working intermittently on these as well.  I've added a couple of each to the piles except I haven't made a Double Star block for this month's color yet.  The nine patches and double star are for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I will keep in mind to add pastels to the blocks as this month's color.  I can also add some to the Log Cabins and the Box Kites.  

See what I mean?  Too many projects going at one time.  I'm lucky I could find all of these to share pictures of them.  I'm going to whittle down this list to no more than three projects at a time.  I'll have a progress report at the end of the month to see how far I've gotten.  Wish me luck!  

Happy Sewing, 

Stephanie

May 2026- Memorial Day Weekend, Project Update

 I'm excited about a couple of new starts and my progress on a couple of other projects.  I had very little sewing time in April/early May with my Mom here so I'm making up for it now.  My Mom has gone back to live with my brother for a while.  I'll sew as much as I can until she comes back here.  I've found that even though she is easy to care for it definitely changes my routine and takes a lot of time.  I'm sure a lot of you are nodding your head.  Here's my update from the beginning of the month and some of the things I'll be working on in June.  

1. I finished binding Lupine & Laughter.  It looks just like the last photo I took in my previous post and it's my display quilt on my upcoming YouTube video.  I LOVE IT!  I added two extra borders to Bonnie's layout so it finishes at 96 x 96 and contains 2381 pieces.  

2.  I've made more string blocks.  I'm up to 20, enough for a twin size quilt measuring 64 x 80 without borders.  I might stop there temporarily, make the twin quilt, and then come back to making more later.  They are 16" finished.  I don't have a current picture of them all on the design wall but they are making a nice size pile in the pizza box.  

3.  My Disappearing Hour Glass quilt top is done.   I ordered fabric for the backing because I didn't want a pieced backing for this one.  I thought about several options but none of them appealed to me.  There were 2 bolts that had enough for a backing but the rest of them would mean extra piecing.  I wanted something more dramatic for this top.  It's a long story.  

4.  Succulent Garden has been waiting it's turn to get back on the design wall....

5.  Making Bowl Covers, also not yet.  Maybe this weekend?? Now that's a great goal! 

6.  Now for NEW STARTS!  I started 3 new projects, two of them are for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge which I'm linking to.  I realized I wanted to have another couple of ways to cut and use my scraps.  I've been inspired by all the quilters posting their projects so if it was you I have copied THANK YOU!  Please tell me in the comments if it was you because I lost track of who/where I saw it.  

First, I started making Nine Patches in color order.  The squares are cut 2.5".  The nine patches always have a white square in the center.  I'm not sure if I will use them all in one quilt or if I might get enough of one color range to make a quilt in just blues/greens as my friend did.  Here are my 28 blocks.  So far, I've made at least one in almost all the colors.  There is one orange block in there but I started with January's color of blue, then moved on to green and red and pink.  Then I had to make a couple of purple and yellow also.   If they all go in one quilt set straight I'll need 99 blocks for a throw size. 

 Here is the quilt a friend of mine made which I quilted for her:  This is a possible layout with 30 blocks.  And, look at that gorgeous border!  I'm not sure I will get to making the border as she did but I love it.  It really makes the quilt pop doesn't it: 

I also started making 16" Double Star blocks.  I'm really excited about these blocks because they are so scrappy.  I love the variety of background and prints.  Since my orange scrap bag also has yellow in it I ended up making one of each.  These were a test to see if I liked making them and I do.  However, since I was aiming for so much variety I ended up having quite a few leftover pieces.  I might need to make 2 at a time to use up all the pieces I cut.  I'm also thinking of using the extras in an ocean waves block.

And just last night I started a log cabin project.  I wanted to make a test block to check my measurements and write them down so I used old fabrics from my 2.5" strip drawer.  It turns out I really like it!  I made the first one with a green center then changed my mind, took out the green and replaced it with solid brown (Northcott Colorworks in Chocolate).  I thought my brown phase was over but I am excited to have a place for these older fabrics and I think it will look cozy come fall.  Here is my  inspiration quilt, circa 2004, a Thimbleberries pattern.  I've wanted to duplicate this one for a long time. 

I like the larger center which I cut at 3.5" with all the strips cut at 2.5" width.  Lengths are:  3.5", 5.5", 7.5", 9.5", 11.5", 13.5", 15.5", 17.5" and last one at 19.5".  Cut one each of 3.5 and 19.5, two each of the rest.  

Here's what my design wall looks like now: 

And that's what I've been working on the past few weeks!  I think June will be a fun month in the sewing room. 

If you want to see more about my projects I have a YouTube channel @everydaysewist.  I'm just starting to put a couple of tutorials out which I'm very excited about in addition to monthly episodes about my projects.  Everyday Sewist on YouTube

Linking up with:

Angela at Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Happy sewing!

Stephanie

May 2026

Week One:  

Well, how is it May already?!  I really wanted to post more frequently but that hasn't happened...yet.  I'm an optimist so we'll see.  I've been a bit overwhelmed with life lately, not as much time sewing as I'm accustomed to.  

Here are the projects on my May list, only one new project I hope to try, the rest are carry overs from April and earlier.  

1.  Lupine and Laughter, Bonnie Hunter mystery from Nov 2025:  stitch binding down on back. 

2.  16" string blocks with a 30's fabrics.  13 of 30 blocks made.  It doesn't matter how long this takes.  The goal is to use up as much of my 30's stash as possible (it's in one drawer).  Is it possible to empty the drawer??  If 30 blocks doesn't make a big dent I could keep going and make a second twin size quilt.  

3.  Also shown in the photo above is are my Offset columns, an idea I got from Cheryl Arkison.  The colors are rectangles cut 1.5" x 2.5". The lights are 2.5" squares.  I need hundreds of units to make about 45 columns for a queen size quilt.   It's my leader/ender project.  The other projects in this photo are a flannel quilt I'll get back to soon (the top is done except for borders) and blocks for lupine and laughter (now almost finished-see above.)

4.  Disappearing Hour Glass:  needs borders, quilting and binding.  I think I can get that done this month.  

5.  Succulent Garden:  started at retreat in April this year I have almost all the blocks done then I will add filler pieces and then assemble.  I may want to make a couple of extra blocks to replace the darker ones.  I'm not sure how much I'll get to work on it this month, we'll see.  It looks so dark in this photo but it's really not.  

6.  Bowl Covers.  I'd like to try the tutorial from Nikki at Pin, Cut, Sew to make a couple of bowl covers for a quick easy project.  They are reversible.  

Those are the projects on my list this month.  I also want to make a couple of videos for my YouTube Channel:  Everyday Sewist.  Come visit me there!  We might be traveling a bit too.  Good thing it's a long month.  I will dig into my ORANGE stash and scraps and see what I can come up with.  I don't have a plan for a block to make every month so I'm cutting up scraps for Offset (above) and for a future Potato Chip quilt (2.5" x 4.5" rectangles).  I could make some more blocks for my Colorwash quilt (a Terry Rowland tutorial) or make some more tiny houses.  I sure like seeing what everyone is making each month over at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!   

 Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Stephanie

 

 Scrappy Saturday and a Snowstorm

We are supposed to be getting a bunch of snow overnight tonight.  It has just started and it looks like powdered sugar coming down.  

I'm participating in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this year.  I've finished one Blue project so far this month.  I'm working on a second one and there's a third one I'd like to start!  😂 This is what everybody does, right?  I'm inspired to work with my scraps this year.  If I don't start using them they will be donated at the end of the year.  

I started this one on New Year's Day and finished it last night.  The pattern is Neptune by Villa Rosa Designs.  It uses 2.5" strips which I cut from my stash. 

Front

Pieced Back

I wanted to start a slow stitching project to so I chose to make another Kawandi style quilt.  This one will be a little bigger than the first one I made last year.  I will make each round the color of the month.  Since you work from the outside to the inside blue will take the longest.  I'm not sure if I will get all these stitched down by the end of the month but that's ok.  Each month will be quicker and quicker so I'll catch up.  This one really is from my scrap bin.  I pulled a bunch of scraps to start with and piled them up in the middle as I worked my around pinning the pieces in place.  Since I have so much left I'm thinking about starting another quilt project called ZipIt.  

Month One-Blue

Thanks for letting me join in on this scrappy adventure!  

 

          Stephanie