"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer 29:11 (NIV)

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Halloween Blog Hop - My Day

Welcome to my day for the Out of the Dark Blog Hop!   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has posted today as well.

Thursday Oct 23

Just Let Me Quilt

Sew Many Yarns

Kathleen McMusing

BeaQuilter

The Quilted Snail


For my project I decided to make a mini wall-hanging for my cube at work.   And since I've started collecting gnomes, I thought what better to make than a gnome with his pumpkin for the season.

Roughly 8" by 10" made from an enlargement of a free coloring page that I found online.  All fabrics are from my scraps.   Mr Gnome fabrics were in my prefused scraps.  =)  Pumpkin is an embroidered applique.


















Hanging in my cube at work.
Backing shown at work because I forgot to take a pic of it at home...oops.   The striped backing and binding, also from scraps.

Gratitudes:
1. For improving test results from the arthritis doc on my gout.

2. For friends who sign up with me for crazy things like 2 - 5K races a month apart and a challenge to walk 2026 miles as a team next year. (part of my working to lose weight and get in better shape!)

Monday, October 20, 2025

Out of the Dark Blog Hop is this week

 This week the Out of the Dark Blog Hop is happening.   Be sure to check out what everyone posts about!


Monday Oct 20

MooseStashQuilting

Karrins Crazy World

Scrapdash

Just Sew Quilter

Quilt Schmilt

Tuesday Oct 21

A Quiltery

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Lynn’s Blog

Ms P Designs USA

Melva Loves Scraps

Wednesday Oct 22

Just Because Quilts

Quilted Delights

Songbird Designs

Crazy.bout Quilts

                           Quilting Between the Rails (on Facebook)

SelinaQuilts 

Thursday Oct 23

Just Let Me Quilt

Sew Many Yarns

Kathleen McMusing

BeaQuilter

The Quilted Snail


 Gratitudes:

1. For pictures that delivery men post to show where they delivered a pkg


2. For  the cooler weather and rain here in AZ.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

ScrapHappy - October 2025

   Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - KateEvaSue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, JanMoira, SandraChrisAlysClaireJeanDawnGwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, VivKarrin, Amo, AlissaTierney, and Hannah

In trying to find a couple of commissioned projects this month that need to be finished up, I found a bag of precut squares of cat and dog print fabrics containing 3.5", 4.5" and a few 6.5" squares.  Rather than squirrel them away, I decided to use them to use them up instead.

First up was this quilt top made with most of the 3.5" squares.   I based this off of a picture I'd seen on Pinterest.   Background squares were also precut years ago.  Still have some of the 3.5" squares left that I haven't decided what to do with.....thinking maybe a tote.  But that's another days project.....



Here's a close up pic showing most of the prints in the heart.

Next up was using the 4.5" squares.  I once again dug into the stash of precut squares for the background fabric.  Both of these will be finished as is and then donated.
Third and final top made from the precut cat and dog print squares.  Sashing fabrics were remnants that I'd picked up in a remnant barrel somewhere along the way.  More precut background squares were used to make the 9-patches in the top.
Close up of the border fabric and sashing fabrics, and yes these were also scraps.



Gratitudes:
1. For surgeons that care enough about outcomes to give honest feedback about needed surgery and a plan to get there.

2. For friends who are willing to be there with me as I work to lose the weight and get in better shape.