I have been linking up to Scrap Basket Sunday at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure fairly regularly since September. One weekend Kim announced that she was giving away a box of her scraps if we linked up plus left a comment letting her know that we would like to win the scraps.
I hadn't checked Kim's blog for a few days one week, and when I got back to it, I discovered that she had picked my name to win her box of scraps. The most amazing part is that she announced it on my birthday! It was like learning that I was getting a bonus birthday gift. The box arrived today, and let me tell you, it was stuffed full of fabric. The box weighed close to 4 pounds--any guesses on how many yards that would be?
I spent an hour or so digging through the collection of "scraps", which included many pieces bigger than what I would consider scraps. There were several 1/4 yard pieces, some even larger than that, plus about 20 squares from a French General layer cake. Also many smaller strips and bits. Surprisingly enough, there was only one piece of fabric that I already owned. I will be digging through these again this weekend to figure out which ones I am most likely to use and what to do with the rest.
This prize is definitely something to be excited about. I am linking up with Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict to share the fun.
Julie in GA
Another month nearly gone, and what do I have to show for it quilt-wise? Our colors for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this month were black and grey, and I did complete 11 Dancing Stars blocks to add to the blocks from previous months. I had my doubts about including these colors, but I think they will look great will all the brights.
I have also been making hexagons all month. I kept thinking it was time to start joining them together into stars and snowflakes, but then I would find some more fabrics that I wanted to include. I have finally put a stop to adding any more fabrics and started sewing hexies together. I finished the snowflake Friday night and have the pieces laid out for one large star. I don't know what will happen with all those extras--they will probably have to wait for their chance next year!
I am linking up to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge--check it out every Saturday to see many great projects and ideas. I am also linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday over at Kathy's Quilts and to Scrap Basket Sunday at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure. It's one big scrap-happy weekend!
Julie in GA
I don't know if I will have much time for hand stitching hexies today because we are having a little family gathering this evening. Getting ready for that may mean no time for hexies, but I have completed quite a few this past week. I thought I was done basting, but realized that I had some black and white music prints set aside in a bin. Someday they will become part of a quilt for my musician husband, but for now they are joining the hexie collection.
I am linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday over at Kathy's Quilts. Here's to taking it slow on Sunday! I am also linking up to Scrap Basket Sunday at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure.
Julie in GA
I set aside my Color Palette hexies this week in order to begin making black and grey hexies for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. So far I have about 35 hexies basted, and another 30 or 40 cut out and ready for basting. I should be able to get several stars and snowflakes from all of those.
Julie in GA
One of the greatest things about blogging is discovering the unlimited creativity of other quilters. I am constantly amazed by all the incredible ideas floating around, and it is overwhelming how generous quilters are in sharing their designs and their tips and tutorials.
I especially love taking part in the link-ups on other blogs. Today's post is going to be linked to two blogs that I just discovered in the last few weeks, Hexie Friday at A Quilting Reader's Garden and the Paper Piecing Party at Quiet Play. On Saturday, I will also link up to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and also to Scrap Basket Sunday at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure.
Both of my projects this week were started as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. For September our chosen color has been baby blue. I paper pieced nine light blue Dancing Stars blocks to add to those I have been making all year. Here they are on their own, plus combined with my darker blue blocks. If you are interested in this pattern, it is available as a free download at Amy's Creative Side.
Since August I have been working on some English Paper Pieced hexagons, also in the colors of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The hexies have been the perfect portable project for me, and they generally go most everywhere with me. There will definitely be more hexies to come in future months.
Happy quilting!
Julie in GA
Progress on my Scrappy Hexie star has slowed to a crawl. I have the center all together and need to join the remaining points. Once I finish the star, I will see if there are enough hexagons left to make one more snowflake in baby blue.
