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!)

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.

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 - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, 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.

ScrapHappy- September 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 - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

This month has mainly been focused on putting together the top of the wedding quilt for my niece, so not a lot of scrappy work has gotten done.

What scrappy work did get done all started with finding a stack of strips leftover from FQ's or yardage as I dealt with the contents of a tote.   These had originally cut 6-inch from for Alphabet quilts.   Most of the strips evened up to 4.5 inches width, with assorted lengths.    I also did the same for the 3.5 inch strips that were in the same bag of scraps.

Because I didn't want to waste any more fabric than necessary I used the novelty fabrics as they were after squaring up the ends.   I put black squares in between each novelty piece.  Once everything was in one long strip, then they went together in a quilt top that currently is about 42" by 64".

The top will be finished off with a double border.  A narrow inner border of black from a couple of remnants.  Debating on the outer border - the left polka dotted fab is several small remnants, the right is yardage from stash.  Not sure which i like better.....what say you?

Gratitudes:

1. I've been released by the ophthalmologist - Yeah!   So thankful my eyes are ok now.  

2.  For the blessing of longtime friends and the love and who have passed on.

Finished Commission....Finally!

 In Mid-August I finally finished up all of the medical procedures to get my eyes taken care of and once again see clearly.   Being able to see clearly and once again be able to thread needles (both hand needles and sewing machine needles) has meant that I've finally been able to finish up the two commissioned t-shirt quilts that I've had for a year.    Once I find a lint roller to clean up the quilts I'll be able to ship them back to my customer this week.   I'm looking forward to that!    

Layouts of the quilts were decided by the customer and she wanted the front/backs of the shirts to be together.   I used solids for the backs - a light blue, and dark green.   Bindings were a blue and a green print from my stash.

Next up for commissioned work - 

- quilting a rooster print fabric to use in making 2 pie carriers

- quilting a quilt top that is to be a gift for an adopted nieced

- more t-shirt quilts have been talked about, but nothing has been firmed up at this point.

Gratitudes:

1. For clarity in vision and eye procedures being done, I'll never take my vision for granted again!

2. For a few days of cooler temperatures coming this week.

Memories and Why I Quilt

 One of my best friends texted me a picture this week of her daughter's office space.  And hanging in her office was the quilt I had made for her daughter 27 years ago when she was born.   

This is why I quilt and seeing this warms my heart.

The quilt was made with hot air balloon blocks from a long ago swap.  And was "so much" fun putting them all together when they were all different sizes. lol

Gratitudes:

1. Seeing one of my quilts from yrs ago still being used.

2. For the relationships with friends and family that have been and are a constant blessing to me.