A batik String Design Wall

I have been playing with the Batik strings that I made out of the leftovers from the 2021 RSC 

I had them on the design wall and I kept staring - so I re arranged them like this:

It was  suggested trying to make it look like a sunset.....

and then I thought - let me try Something else:

I am always drawn to the ones that make a funky pattern - and still

I don't like either.... So - I have them stacked and may just wait until I can make more string blocks in their colorways - and come with something I like.

hmmmmm - maybe some design will pop in my head!!   Until then - I may dig for some more batik strings......

Oh!! Yes - the two people who will get the Red Blocks...

Linda at Art in Search

and 

Momma Llama

I'll be emailing your for your addresses - unless you email me first!!!!

yay - Happiness flung into the world!

One More Greek Key Finish.... and!! Finished ( or not) Friday!!!!

 I fell so in love with my last Greek Key, that I just had to start another one...

and now that one is Completely Finished.  Yay !!!

On this one, I fell back to my favorite color - Plaid... and

then I found a border print of EAGLES!!!

I had enough of the Eagle Print that I could do the border so all the Eagles are upright and flying the right way.  I personally think it looks pretty cool 

Each block is a different plaid

Because - a girl can never have too many plaids!

A side look at the quilting - I used a Star panto - 

Confetti Fire works on the back

My cell phone got really old - I have a tendency to not upgrade those things - but apparently the one I had was going to no longer work soon, and they had a huge sale - so I got a new phone .

I wanted to test the Camera Quality on it - and you know what?  it is NOT bad!!!!

I am no good at calling people, horrible at texting people back - but ... I think I will probably remember where this phone is more often cuz I LOVE the camera!!!

I hope you had  great First week of 2022 

- Here's to a  LOT of finishes - 

and a lot of fun starts and finding Fabrics you like!!

PS - I know there are a million Quilt a longs, sew along etc... if you are interested in Mystery Quilts 4 Military - a new mystery will be starting soon... the announcement will be here on my blog next week 

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Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2022

 I am starting to think about this years Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

( I know - I'm a little behind... the story of my life)

I don't know exactly what I want to do yet - but I sorted some hand dyed Scraps into a bucket....

What I do know - 

I don't want to work with these blocks:

These are the blocks that I used for the 2021 Challenge and I made placemats. A LOT of placemats!

I had fun, but I am over it... well at least for January.

So!! Who wants these?

Disclaimer:

• They are pieced by a sweet lady who works with her scraps
• Not a one is the exact same size (I ended up piling 6 together and trimming them and bam - they were the same size then
• There is a lot.  Like maybe 50
• If you are interested - leave me a comment here
• On Sunday I will pick TWO people to send  blocks too.
• Must live in the continental US  - I am not familiar enough with overseas shipping anymore

Now I must go back to thinking about what project I would like to do for RSC

When good Appliances go bad

 December and my Appliances have not seemed to get along for a few years in my house.

One year it was the Dryer dying

And then one Christmas the Refrigerator died - good thing I had the 40 year ol fridge in the basement, and then one year the Oven element decided to not turn off, the next year the broiler decided not to work...

So imagine my Surprise when the night before Christmas Eve my dishwasher decided to give up the ghost....

I truly blame my husband  - he said -What do you think about using the China and Crystal this year?

And I said it all has to be hand washed

and he said he would help

then the Dishwasher died

and guess what? we used Paper plates!!!

hand washing loses its ease when you do it everyday for every meal and its just not as fun as one imagines!

We looked for Dishwashers - they are in short supply. So after most of the people left, Husband took the dishwasher out and he and Little Bit started repairing. I am proud to say - they got it repaired, and motor replaced and as of this moment - we are back in action. 

I like Dishwashers.

But wait ! There's more!

The next day the microwave sputtered, sparked and went ker plonk....

I can live without a microwave - but the men were missing their popcorn..

I am also glad my 6'8" son was still home - when we built our house - we set the microwave kinda high.

Only because in the house we lived in before I hit my head on Everything... but in this house., we may have gone too high......

Anyways - we have a new microwave.

Fingers Crossed - we are good for at least a year *hope*

Balance... my word for 2022

 I feel like this year I need a word.. I need a Focus.

I have already admitted to last year being a little helter skelter and I know that at times I went hard core one way, and then switched the other way. It was all good, but as I sit back and reflect on some of the way things went... I think I need 

Balance.

Now how I am going to achieve that - I have no idea - but Choosing my Word is going to help me start somehow correct???

Any suggestions?

A little recap of 2021

 Yvonne at Quilting Jet Girl asked me How many quilts did I finish this year?

and I thought in my head - well not very many - this was a weird year...

But then I thought - well heck - go count them on your blog, because you know - you don't keep your quilting secret - its all out there on the blog!

Hosting Finished ( or not) Friday kinda of makes me feel like I should have a finish to show each week!!!

Motivation!

The grand total of Finishes for 2021 is

Drum Roll please

31 Quilts!

I kinda impressed myself when I counted those up! I was still trying to help my parents with my Dad's rehab and meals and all that stuff, when my Mom got sick - and boy howdy - did she get sick....

I went from planning meals to helping plan meds, food she could eat, food good for my dad, working full time and hanging out with them full time, so I wondered if I really finished anything.

I did learn that sleep is waaayyyy overrated!

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I also joined in with the

  Joyful Quilters Table scraps challenge 

and made 58 Placemats - 54 of them are finished, and 52 of those were donated to our Senior Center here in town for their Senior Lunches. I hear the Christmas Lunch was quite colorful!!

Two of them I gave to a friend who just needed them,

and I have 4 more to bind....

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Gifting:

I gifted 11 of my quilts to friends and acquaintances. 

Okay - that one really shocked me too. As I was finishing these quilts they were talking to me and saying - you know - so and so really likes this color, or this pattern and I thought - Girl! you can only keep so many.... share the love. 

I am glad that I did.... It makes my heart happy!  

I am going to try to do even more of that this year.

I was also able to donate 20 quilts to Hospice. 18 of them to our local hospice, 1 to Bernie, and 1 to a relative who was put on hospice before passing.

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lastly Hats

I learned to Make hats... 

In 2021:

I made 15 hats for M's 2021 operation Christmas Child Project.

and I have made 18 so far ( still made in 2021) for her 2022 project.

I am thinking I can at least get 50 more done for her 2022 projects..,... maybe? Maybe I should bite my tongue - cuz you know - the best laid plans.....

Thanks Yvonne for asking. That was kind of a fun exercise to walk through. and Truthfully , made me feel a little better about the year I had. 

Here's to a Bright and Happy 2022!!!

Entropy = the Quilt ... and Finished ( or not) Friday

 In October I started the Entropy Quilt - it was a  quilt a long with Squats and Running Stitches.

Got the Blocks Finished at my Mountain retreat and now..

I present you with...

The Finish......

it's mostly Blue Plaids on white  - with one little pink block in there.

I just Loved that pink so it had to go in it!!!

I had a boy home... so I took advantage - and the wind was blowing - poor boy!

I used that Grunge Polka dot in Blue in the back. It might be just me, but I had trouble getting my tension right on it- I don't know if its a tighter weave or what - but It took me a minute to get my bobbin right - and I haven't had to change the tension on my machine for Years.... ( okay maybe months but still!!!)

Just a side note - I finished this Steppers Quilt:  and I gave it to my Cowboy Friend. I asked him if he was a People of the Plaid - like me and he laughed and showed me his newest Plaid shirt !!!

I have him the quilt, and the next week he told me his wife did not like me anymore.. What???  Well she says he gets up, starts the coffee, then gets on his couch and snuggles in his quilt, and she has to yell at him to go do chores.... Alright - I can take that haha!!

After taking a week off - I am betting there are a few new Finishes to link to?

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Can I get a Whoop Whoop

Handmade Monday

Decembers Operation Christmas Hats

 After I had all the family hats made - i went back to knitting for M and her Shoebox project.

This is what I finished for the Month of December:

TWELVE hats ... I am surprised , but not really, we spent some time in the car, and the nights get  dark early in December.

The top 4 and the ones with Pink - those are all Sherrills yarns! She graciously sent me a box of yarn and I have just about knitted it all up for Operation Christmas Child. My friend M collects things all year round and then puts together a trillion Shoeboxs. She like to include a hat - and so! I decided to help...

By the way - did you know that Joanns holds a Billion sales on yarn from Thanksgiving to Christmas - and then the day after Christmas they start selling their storage systems.....  I think I see a Brilliant marketing plan haha!

Family Hats

 You may remember I learned to make Hats.... just hats... don't stress me with anything else yet.

But! I decided that we all needed hats - so I made one for the entire family, and! we set out to walk the pasture and find a place we could take a photo.

It was a little sunshiny - and we couldn't figure if we wanted to squint, or have shadows. So we went for the no squint part.  I even got Puppy to wear his hat for the photo - yay!

These went to my Brother and his family ( above)

These went to my SIL and her family

and My dad got a blue one - and I forgot to take a photo of him wearing it!

I guess I shall track him down.

Oh and two went to my MIL and FIL

Hopefully they will send a photo.

Now the Whole Family is covered... I am back to making them for Operation Christmas

Quarter Log Cabin in Blue... a Finish!

 

I like it when I get to finish things!

I have had a pile sitting there waiting for me, and for some reason.... I have been able to get to it this week!!! I'm so happy!!! and now.... I can add back to the pile right??

This is my Quarter Log Cabin Block quilt - I finished the top in August ( 2021... go figure) and now it is completely done... Yay!!

I did some fun funky QUilting on it

and used a Blue back... so I can call this *something Bluesy*

Oh it measures 38 x 51 inches and I will have it listed in my Quiltygirl Etsy Store.

Hopefully someone needs a  lap quilt.. or a baby quilt?

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