LIFE PIECES

Life Pieces

 I am a Quilter ~~ So much of my life is lived piece by piece. 

Quilting as in life is very much a piecing together of parts. Some easy stitching with straight seams and at other times a careful matching of corners and curves. The seam ripper allowing us to repair stitching mistakes as in living we also have to take a step back and evaluate our next step.... Some unexciting repetitive stitching  is necessary and at other times we forge forward to new exciting adventures (possibly with trepidation which would happen if I ever attempted the Hexies above). But when the pieces come together the finished quilt is lovely.

 Some Pieces of my current life in fabric.

Always room for more piecing dreams. Need was not even a consideration when I spotted these FQ's at Atlantic Fabrics this morning.

Sew stitch up the pieces,

Frances

 

SCRAP BASKET SUNDAY

Scrap Basket  Sunday

The scent of fall in the air, an overflowing Halloween fabric bin and a lovely selection of new FQ's led me to witchy stitching.

 An easy block to feature a variety of fabrics is from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks.

I used black sashing to tie it all together. 

 No matter how many times I looked at the block layout before stitching I still managed to get two colors beside each other. .... I just really wanted to spend some quality time with the seam ripper ;~{ .... Just a border left and hopefully it will be a Halloween finish.

To visit other ladies who are scrap busting this Sunday head over to Kim's Big Quilting Adventure.

Enjoy a good stitching holiday,

Frances 

(Block source: Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Vol 3, Block # 273, called Happy)
(Episode # 6 http://www.quiltmaker.com/videos/index.html  )

MOTIVATION

Motivation

Whenever I an driving along and see this sign I think QUILTS !!

On the way back from CB this week I stopped in Antigonish and helped support the local economy.

This is the sign I should have listened to .

Now to create an "ACTION PLAN" for my new fall fabric.

QUILTING AT THE CAUSEWAY

QUILTING AT THE CAUSEWAY

I love quilt shows in churches. There is always a tranquility about them. Yesterday I lucked out and the Ocean Waves Quilt show was still on at St. Davids in Port Hastings as I headed back from CB. So on this warm Sunday afternoon I am giving you a few snippets from the quilt show. It was a very pretty show and the oatcakes and tea were delicious. Still a few days to see if you are in the area. 

This quilt was exquisite.  All hand appliqued and wonderfully hand quilted. Her own personal design. Absolutely beautiful.

  Unfortunately I did not write down many of the pattern names.  I think the center quilt is a Suttles & Seawinds pattern called "The Bluenose".  

There was a wide range of patterns and designs. I was happy to see the Celtic Knot as I had begun one earlier but not finished it. Now I know it must leave the UFO pile.

  Sew pretty.

  Lovely patchwork and color choices.

 The wool applique in the top flower had the tiniest and most even blanket stitch possible. I think I need to explore wool quilting.

Sew grab a cup of tea and enjoy the evening.

Frances

HO HO HO

~~~HO HO HO ~~~

Christmas In The Summer Bog Hop

 Christmas greetings in July seems a little strange. But what an  opportunity offered by Madame Samm  and Carol to get a headstart on Xmas. They are Santa's elves in disguise.

 And if you ever wondered what Santa does the other eleven months you know now.

My rule when I committed to HoHoHo was to use stash fabric. That lasted until my first visit to a fabric store when I spotted these pretty pieces and they had to come home with me. Same fabric, different patterns and a totally individual look. Must be the heat - I forgot to bind the table-topper  - a project for August. The table runner pattern may be found in Sew-it...today while the table topper is from Quilter's World.

Eventually I will have enough Sunbonnet Sues for a quilt. My Xmas in the Summer Sue was paper-pieced using Jennifer Ofenstein's free pattern from SewHooked. Sue looks a tad warm in her winter attire on the beach. But Santa is living easy.

  A new table quilt would be a perfect addition to my Xmas. The Holly Jolly Basket from Quilt A Colorful Christmas by House of White Birches was elegant.  Stitched it up and was happy.  But when I was ready to cut the backing I looked again and thought "QUILT".

Rather than just simple, easy fabric sashing my imaginaton began spinning pinwheels.

 It is easy to stitch pinwheels with perfect points by stitching two squares together, cutting on the diagonal and re-arranging the squares. After squaring them up they are stitched together in rows and sashing added. Most of the pinwheel fabric came from stash so there was a lot of variety and color.

A border of red cardinals finished my unexpected quilt. A Christmas gift for me.

I love the quilt glowing under the setting sun.

An ideal Ho Ho Ho project.

Thank you for visiting. I am sure that even if he is in summer mode Santa has Xmas on his mind. 

Have a Merry Day, 

Frances

 With Xmas only 146 days away there are lots of creative ideas shared by other Ho Ho Ho hoppers. So visit them at:

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