scrappy quilts

Hi everyone. hope there are some still checking in. I am working in the yard/gardens each morning to try to get ahead of the weeds. it is not an easy task.
Still making little quilts and making hexies.
First picture is of an online mystery quilt.there will be more to it as soon as the next steps are posted.The next pictures are of scrappy table toppers, I did several for the bathroom.All out of my scraps.
The last is the hexie flag I finished. The back is finally done.

Addicted to fabric scraps

I am still working with my fabric scraps. Pinterest has so many different blocks I want to try. I have made more little quilts,mug rugs and table toppers/runners. Fun to do

More fun with scraps

 Some of these went home with family. All from left overs and scraps.

Fun with scraps

Dedicated to Vicki.

Since Feb. my sister and I have been involved in an online mystery challenge. We receive a new  part of the block tomorrow. During the times we do not have something to do with the challenge I have been going through my scrap containers. I have soooooooo many scraps. It is fun to put them together and come up with a surprise. I don't have patterns just sit down at the machine and start sewing. I have stacks of already sewn half square triangles. Lots of 1 1/2 inch strips and squares. I have 3 or 4 more needing finished.

new post

It has been a long time since I have posted. There have been drastic changes in my life. My husband of 52 years passed away on September 6th. I am, to say the least , lost without him.
I am trying to get back into life.
This morning I finished a quilt top I had started months ago.

I did 3 quilt tops using the same fabrics.I got charm packs for the first one and used the leftover fabrics for the other 2.

2nd quilt

1st quilt

3rd quilt using left over fabrics

sashings

borders

I started another quilt this past week. I found some fabric with cardinals.I wanted to fussy cut them for centers in blocks. It is working out  ok. I will make a block when the mood strikes. Each will be different.I want to wish everyone a Happy New year. j

My projects

While Justine worked on her things I did a bit of sewing. I have several flimsy's done.No pictures yet. I also did a few pincushions for an on line challenge. Kathleen Tracy's small quilt talk group,The naked dolly at the bottom is covered with the challenge quilt. The large pin cushion I found here.

http://maryandpatch.blogspot.ch/2016/06/five-pointed-star-pincushion.html

brass candle stick base

pn cushion doll

first had a small quilt challenge then a pincushion parade on the 4th of July. have a great day j

Fun 4h projects

We worked and finished the 4H projects.This is  all over 11 different days and over 25 hours total time. It was a complicated doll for a 13 year old and she did fantastic. It was her first time doing a face and she did both well. I should have taken a side shot picture so you could see how it looks. I will add a picture of the doll before it was dressed. The pillow turned out good too. Good luck Justine. j

4h project and lap quilts

It is getting close to county fair time again. Justine is busy making a topsy turvy doll. Not an easy project. I made one so I could teach her. 20 hours at least to finish it. Doll is done and gessoed. next step dresses, bonnets and putting on the faces. Doing the hand stitching is NOT a favorite of Justine's. She had to take out several mistakes and do overs are not fun. She is wanting to do the face painting but lots more has to be done before we get to that step.

  I bought a charm pack and did the one in the bottom pictures I went back to the fabric shop and bought 1/2 yard of 2 coordinating fabrics for the inside borders,and used the star fabric I already had.       then had the left overs so I did the ones in the top 2 pictures.Those are just the inner blocks the reds and green and flowered fabric I already had.I have 18 pinwheel blocks done out of the 3rd charm pack I bought. Same as the 1st 2,I'll share when I get done.

 Good to be busy. Mr.T. is doing well. God is good.j