Yesterday spent the day sewing, just for the fun of it. And it was good.
Now, it's time to link up your finishes. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Friday, May 02, 2014
not a finish
Welcome to finish it up Friday!
Yesterday spent the day sewing, just for the fun of it. And it was good.
I always have a plethora of strings....so I am making another candy coated quilt. This will be my 3rd one! (Pattern is in the book Sunday Morning Quilts.) Playing with so much color has been a good antidote to the rainy and dreary weather that we've had all. week. long.
As a thank you for joining me each week for finish it up Friday, I'm going to do a little giveaway. (I actually think I have too many scraps, can you believe it?!) If you'd like to win a little scrap bundle from me, please leave a comment in this post. In your comment, I'd love to hear if you have any fun weekend plans. (International entries welcome, as long as you are willing to pay the shipping overages if sent outside the US.) One comment per person and please make sure that I have a way of contacting you. Thanks!
Now, it's time to link up your finishes. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Yesterday spent the day sewing, just for the fun of it. And it was good.
Now, it's time to link up your finishes. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 331 of 331I'll be going to the local modern quilt guild where we'll be working on a scrap project, which I love!
Thanks for the chance to win! I am visiting my sister this weekend for our once a year girls only weekend
I love your all of your tips and pics of your quilts. I'm struggling with my churn dash blocks. For some reason they just are not square. I've tried making sure my cuts are all the same, my seams are 1/4" and I'm using starch before I press. But I keep getting uneven sections. Ugh! Any advice?
Working on a scrappy quilt now and would love some more variety. I am spending the day today with my mom who has been very sick but is finally making great improvement! Sunday I will be glad to have my husband home after a week of travels and I am helping with a charity fashion show.
My husband and I are attending a Kentucky Derby party at his club in NYC. We run an activity at the event to raise money for the Tapp Foundation which provides scholarships to the employees of the club and their families. No sewing on Saturday, but it is a fun event and a good cause.
I am going to a two day Floriani stabilizer seminar with three of my best sewing buddies.
I'll be sewing today and celebrating birthdays tomorrow.
Thank you. I would love some of your scrap happiness. Janita
Would love to win some of your colorful scraps! I will be doing some house chores Saturday and working Sunday. Hoping to get in a bit of sewing!
Today is manicure and lunch with my sister. Tomorrow i SEW!!! Would love to add to my small scrap bucket.
Would love to have more scraps. I plan on going to an auction with my hubby.matsche.christine@yahoo.com.
i plan to get the lawn mowed and then sew. i had no idea the quilt i was currently working on was a candy quilt!
i could always use scraps to add to mine!!
Scouting fabric for a special baby quilt this weekend....scraps needed. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Oh....I would love to win these scraps!!! I'm headed to our farm to plant some vegetables and visit with our two new donkeys. Then headed back to Nashville to sing in the choir on Sunday.
Love the clothespins! This weekend I am putting a new skirt on a prom dress for a neighbor.... starting shortly, wish me luck!
I try to always squeeze in sewing but this weekend the entire house is filled with family! We are celebrating birthdays! I love scrap quilts and love yours - the last one I made, I felt I didn't have enough solids so of course I had to add to scraps, never enough! Thanks for sharing!
What a fun giveaway! I will be shopping and getting ready for my husband's birthday on Monday!
It's Derby Day here in Kentucky so we will be watching that this afternoon. Hope to plant some flowers while the sun is shining. Love your latest project.
super cute! It was my birthday yesterday, so this weekend is a fun relaxing weekend with my husband!
There is a new modern quilt guild starting up by my the new little town we are moving into. Yeah. First meeting is today.
I have that book. Love it. I need to get busy on one of those myself!
I'd love to win! Spending time with family this weekend. Nothing better than that!
It's pouring so I will be sewing and cleaning this weekend. Would love to win the scraps.
Hoping to finish a gift quilt this weekend! Thanks for the chance to win these scraps. I have your book and am planning to make this quilt with my strings. Love the scrappy goodness! shopgirl7232(at)yahoo(dot)com
Not much fun planned, but I am going to my local knit shop for the beginning of a knit along and that ought to be fun. Plus a nice hike with my son!
Thanks for the giveaway, one can never have too many scraps!
I will be sewing and working in the yard this weekend. Not too exciting but very relaxing for me.I'd LOVE your scraps
Going to a confirmation on Saturday and hopefully a bit of sewing on Sunday. Would love to have all the great combination of colors in your scraps... not quite there with mine yet. Thanks of the opportunity. Looking at your quilts brightens up my day!
I just got back from the International AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, KY earlier this week. Took some great classes so this weekend I am organizing my sewing room to be more productive. My classes were all about color and using scraps! I would love some of yours to add to my 'collection' !!!
Love scraps and would be glad to take them off your hands. Today I have to work and tomorrow I leave for a conference in St. Louis.
Love, love, love scraps! I will hopefully be finishing up my 2nd official quilt. My friend has been teaching me how to quilt. Can't wait to get started on my next one.
Yard work, gardening with my kids and working on end of the year teacher gifts! Thanks!
I plan on keeping my dog (Jack Russell Terrier) out of the way of the "tile guys" who are laying tile this weekend for our master bath remodel! If my better half takes a turn with the dog I'll be sewing.
I made this same quilt with Marcia Derse fabrics. Love it. This weekend I will be working on at shirt quilt for a graduation gift.
I'd enjoy your scraps. Love your book. This weekend the quilt shop is celebrating their 9th anniversary-I'll be checking out their FQ sale. And I need to do some yard work and set up the hammock!
i am very excited about my weekend plans, i plan to sew both days:)
I love scraps, and I love all your scrap projects. I plan to sew more on one of my hexie projects this weekend. I have lots of them.
I love scraps and thank you for including your international followers -- of course we will be willing to pay for the shipping!
Myrto
Weekend plans changed - we were going to drive out of state to daughter's, but postponed to next weekend - SO I have an unexpected weekend to SEW! Love that clothespins on gray fabric, by the way :)
As much as I have my own scraps I'd love to win some of yours. Every time I go to use mine they all seem so much alike. New and different is good. Now it's time to go pull a lot of weeds.
I will sew and work in the yard this weekend...so glad to be outside since it has rained and flooded in our area this past week. Love, love, love the colors you select. Have a great weekend!
I'm about to make my kids pick strawberries with me this morning, sewing this afternoon, dinner out with the hubs tonight. Yay!
I LOVE scraps!!! Working on a scrap quilt of 2 1/2 in. blocks right now. I am off to a quilt show with 2 friends I took my first quilting class with. What a more perfect way to start a weekend! Patti
I would love to have your scraps! On the list for the weekend is ....lunch w/ a friend before our daughters' piano recital, soccer game, church, vbs meeting, baseball game, & art fair w/ hubby, I hope.
As a new quilter, just building my scraps! Volunteering at local thrift store today
I would be thrilled to win a scrap pile from you to add to my stash pile. I am looking forward to getting to make on your sunday morning quilts, but as a new quilter the stash pile is slim!
Yay scraps! Thanks for giving away yours! Our town is having an Earth Day celebration at a local farm tomorrow- we can't wait!
I'd love to win the scraps. Love Sunday morning quilts & candy coated. Have started sewing together strings. Would love more. As for the weekend.....working
I'm going to my guild sew-in day tomorrow and am super excited :) I am in Canada
I'm new to quilting and don't have much in the way of scraps, so I'd love to add some to my stash! My fun weekend plans involve just spending time with my family at home, with maybe a bit of quilting involved, and a dinner date with the husband! Thanks for the giveaway!
For the first time in weeks I'm making sewing time for myself :-) Already have some boxy bags and a Noodlehead cargo duffle cut out!
how I wouLd love a bundle of scraps, being quite new to quilting I have not built up a supply yet. You ask about plans for the weekend, well yesterday I bought a table from ikea, my kitchen table is round, not good for quilting so I now have 2 parcels with the table in in pieces but not a clue how to put it together,this was going to be my weekend project but too scared t open it! times like this a man would be useful! Think I might have to get my daughter to take me back with it for a refund.
You have such lovely scraps--they'd be so fun to play with! My weekend plans include two naps, some work in the yard since it will be cooler for a couple days, and some Linus Project sewing. Maybe even some "for me" sewing! And bruncht with a friend after church tomorrow. Just finished an early morning snail hunt, so breakfast and nap are next.
Love this pattern- it looks like so much fun (as do your scraps :-)) Hope to get some sewing in today!
I love scraps and would love to win a scrap bundle from you! I am planning on working on my UFO projects this weekend. I am working on another Film at Five and a black, white and green strippy quilt.
susansewsstuff@gmail.com
My husband and I will be packing today and tomorrow (Sunday) we will be driving to Pasadena to start a week long visit with our daughter, SIL, and granddaughter. So looking forward to it...the visit, not the drive.
I am taking care of my daughter who was just released from the hospital after having a stem cell transplant. I brought her 8 year old daughter up to the city for a visit. No sewing until I get home Monday but I would love to have some new scraps as I make many scrap quilts. Thanks for this opportunity to win them.
Such wonderful scraps would be awesome! Your scrap love inspires me!
I love other people's scraps and my friend who is new to quilting, keeps digging into my scrap bags.
You are my idol,I would love some of your scraps! I plan to take my boys to the Lego convention, stop at a new (to me) fabric store on my way home, and hope to get some quilting in afterward.
I would love some scraps! My plans for the weekend... Making a kitchen mat for a friend, then house work today. Tomorrow picking up my snowbird parents at the airport who are flying back from their winter down south.
Have a nice weekend,
suzettestockley@gmail.com
Thank you for hosting this every week! Love the string quilt. This weekend is the Fur Ball here. I donated a quilt that I made for the raffle. I hope it raises some money for the homeless animals here!
Love all of your quilts.
I'll be working on a quilt for my sister's grandson.
I just finished a very scrappy gypsy wife quilt and would love more scraps! :) This weekend I hope to get out in the yard and enjoy the weather!
We will be planting corn and checking cows for new calves!! I mostly will be cooking and running here and there when needed!!
Love, love, love scraps. I'll be squeezing the last of the oranges on our trees today and then we get to babysit our darling grand daughter tomorrow.
I would love to win some of your scraps -- I love scrap quilts. Anyway, today I will work on an orange and bllue quilt that I am making for a young woman from Romania who lived with us for 7 years while she worked on her masters and her doctorate at the University of Illinois. She will receive her hood the middle of this month. Tonight we will go to an Alabama Children's Choir concert that our granddaughter who is a senior in high school will be singing in. She has sung in the choirs since she was seven, but we haven't been able to attend many because we lived in Illinois. Last June we moved to Alabama, and I am looking forward to attending the concert. Tomorrow afternoon I will do some more sewing on the "I" quilt. Nancy: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
I have been wanting to do a string quilt, and this bundle would be just the thing to get me started! Thanks for the chance to win!
I began building a stash about 20 years ago and saving scraps of fabric, but did very little quilting until recently when I found "modern quilts." I have already completed three quilts in this "style" this year using the fabrics I have on hand. I am in love with many of the quilts in Sunday Morning Quilts and in A Month of Sundays and have already planned several to keep me busy on my 3 month summer vacation in Maryland. I am determined to burn through the many of old fabrics before I add substantially to the stash, but I sure could use some of the brighter colors in the to add interest and variety to my upcoming projects. Thanks for all the great ideas and inspiration.
With all the ways you have shown me how to use scraps, I will never, ever have too many scraps.
I need to get the garden ready for planting this year so cleaning that up some is a plan. Other then that its the wife's to-do list which involves 3 quilts she wants me to finish quilting.
Richard
Richard and Tanya Quilts
I'm going to Joann's to pick up a few things I've been wanting, then buy some crickets for my son's chameleon whom I'm "lizard sitting" for and then finishing up some rows on a quilt & het a border cut out.
Love, love, LOVE scrap quilts! I'm making a #postagestampquilt right now and collecting scrap so will cross my fingers and toes on this one!! xx
My sister just got married, so I will be recovering from too much party this weekend! (: Thanks for the giveaway!
You have the most amazing eye for colour - I would love to win some of your scraps to improve my quilts!
Happy to pay postage to UK!
turner(underscore)post(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would love some of your scraps! I have the house to myself this weekend, so I'm going to bind a charity quilt,then make some kale chips and finish a book I've been reading. It's the perfect rainy Saturday for doing just that!
very cool scraps you have. I love the colors in your strip quilt you have in progress. I'm going through old emails and sorting the quilting ones along with bowling with friends tonight and chatting about what quilt projects we have done. Have a great weekend!
At Hilton Head enjoying the lovely day!
Do you randomly piece your Candy Coated quilts or layout the colors prior to piecing I would love to win your scrap bundle. We seem to like the same bright colors. My two youngest Grandchildren are here for the weekend. We are currently watching a soccer match. Best weekend ever!
Just going to garage sales to see what treasures I can find.
Hiya Amanda Jean!!! Too many scraps??? There's no such thing, lol. I'd love to take some off of your hands. Just building my stash, so I can use any and everything. Thanks so much for giving away treasures. Blessed be, hugs!!! Pam Beck
pamspretties57 at gmail dot com
awesome! We don't have any plans this weekend except recovering from our Disneyland vacation last week and house hunting tomorrow (which is no longer fun).
Why are other people's scrap fabric more interesting than my own? We went to Las Vegas last weekend and it was fun but my sewing machine missed me real bad...so we're spending time together today. :)
Thank you for the giveaway. Last night we went to a potluck and hymn sing, and today is my son's birthday party with his friends (it's noisy out there!). Tomorrow will be a real day of rest!
Love your fabrics! Love your blog! Would love your scraps! I went to a quilt show today - got some good inspiration. Thanks for all your sharing. bjmk3224@sbcglobal.net
I will be celebratiing my granddaughter Olivia's birthday early today and tomorrow I will be packing for a trip down to see my other brand new granddaughter Josephine. Will you share with us why you do not have sponsors on your blog? Advantages? Disadvantages? Thanks, Nancy
We are traveling to MN from Boston to visit grandma. The plane ride might not be the best part of the trip, but I get to go the fabric outlet and I'm definitely looking forward to that
I am learning how useful scraps can be! This weekend I'm working on my first paper pieced block. Wish me luck!
Notwendy gmail
Would love some of your scraps! Just got back from great nephew's 4th B-day party. It was a Jake the pirate theme.... very cute
I am spending my weekend finishing up some baby quilts (3) that I am donating to birthright on tuesday. I sure would love some of your scraps
Spent the weekend at our local quilt show...lovely inspiration for creating with your scraps should I win!
Esther
g.dunn@shaw.ca
I planted my summer garden today! No sewing...but gardening is almost as good.
so much fun to have little bits of fabric from someone else! I can't possibly buy that much variety myself.
You have the greatest scraps! I've been working in my yard today but on Sunday will get some quilting time in - yeah!!!
I'll be taking my daughter's place at the local farmer's market and selling her homemade soap. And my husband wants to take me to pick out a watch for Mother's Day and eat out at the same time. Okay! I can do that!
Amanda,
I hope I am not too late! My daughter would really love the elephant fabric!!!
I am playing with my nieces and nephews tomorrow after church! It should be a blast!
Christine
It's prom weekend- not for me but for our youngest! She is pretty excited. Hope to sew on Sunday.
This weekend? Nothing special Saturday, but Sunday is install day for the swing set we bought the kids (3.5 years and 6 weeks).
Oh, who wouldn't love a collection of your cheerful scraps. Would be fun to see how your collection differs from mine. As for weekend plans, hope to get to the library for the books I have on hold, and to catch up with misc. stuff around the house. May get out Sunday to watch runners in the Lincoln Marathon as they hit Mile 20 near where live and encourage them on the home stretch. Biggest race Lincoln has held, 12,500 runners.
Thanks for the chance! Wine walk on Friday, 5K and overnight company along with a birthday party Saturday, Church and a mellow day Sunday!
I would love to add some of your scraps to my already plentiful pile just to change it up a bit! My weekend plans? Playing with my new Bernina sewing machine!
OMG...I would love to have your scraps. Your color choices are my absolute favorite. This weekend has been big. We celebrated my son getting promoted to President of the family company and today my 3 month old granddaughter is getting Baptized. Life is good!!
cjpike (at) indiana (dot) edu
It's always more fun to play with someone else's scraps than with your own. I would love to have some of yours.
This weekend, beyond attending church, I am putting together the blocks for a quilt top. The blocks have been sitting on my family room floor. My son and his wife will be coming for dinner on Monday so the floor needs to be cleared.
Love all the colorful craziness of the candy coated quilt. It makes me happy just to look at it.
Busy weekend, bridal shower & celebrating my husband's 47th birthday! Thanks :)
I love, LOVE your scrap quilts!!! One is definitely on my 'to do someday when I have time' list. My fun this weekend will be working. I'm a work in a nursing home so I get to spend my weekend with my 80+ year old friends. I feel very blessed to get to spend time with them. There's a lot of wisdom and love beneath those grey hairs.
I'm planning a candy-coated quilt of my own, based on some scraps I recently made ;)
Weekend plans - finish up an Amy Butler Weekender bag and a knitted sock.
We (the Royal We, as in my hubby) is digging a large garden out back for a pumpkin patch!
Love scraps and the bright colors! Nice to have some sun this weekend, went to an art thing in Wi. Hope you are enjoying the better weather.
So very very far from you, but I will love your scraps and will pay for shipping .
Margaret
South Africa.
I would love to win some of your scraps, love them, just finished 4 scrap quilt lately. I plan on spending more weekends making quilts as Hubby is very ill and doesn't really feel like going to far. thanks
Forgot to post my weekend plans, sister in town so we painted my parents living room and dining room. Hope to sew on my new featherweight got the other day.
This weekend in the UK is a bank holiday so we all have Monday off work. No plans as such but more sewing time is always good! I'm especially looking to play with my scraps this weekend. Thanks for the scrappy giveaway.
Bringing basketball boy home from college and trying to rest, I'm tired. Thank you for the chance to win. You are the best!
Shopping with oldest Son and daughter in law for My first grandchild. I need to make a baby quilt for August so colorfull scraps are welcome. Greetings from Belgium!
Ran a rummage sale! Not fun! But hanging out with my family was!
(past tense)- celebrated my sweetheart's birthday AND my Grandma's 90th birthday! Also went to the symphony, ate frozen custard, and squeezed in a little sewing. Wonderful!
I bought your book and am collecting my scraps to try one. This weekend, ughhh, I have to work.
My weekend is almost over. I had fun yesterday, going to IKEA with 5 guildmates (it's a big deal), but now I'm sick.
I spent the weekend at a quilt retreat! whoo-hoo!
Amanda,
Your postings are so inspiring !!!! After reading your blog all I want to do is sew !
I spent the weekend celebrating the Kentucky Derby. Today I finished a quilt top for a baby gift. I had the best time creating the quilt.
Keep up the great work you do but also take time to take care of yourself.
This weekend was busy with a chocolate making class at Rachael Dunn's chocolate factory followed by 6 (6!!) hours of shopping for a prom dress for my 16-year old daughter. At least we had chocolate waiting after all that shopping. I'd really enjoy more scraps
I spent yesterday leading my guild in an assembly for charity quilts. We had a blast and currently have 14 quilts in various stages of completion (from just a sprinkle of blocks to one quilted and bound!). So inspiring!
My family was all in town this weekend to throw me a little "sprinkle" for our baby coming in 11 days! It was a great little get together of friends & family and celebration of all things tiny!
I've been dreaming of making a scrappy quilt, but my scrap stash isn't big enough yet to make it as scrappy as I'd like. I'd love to win some of your extras!!
I love scraps and scrappy quilts! I'd love to play with your scraps! Yay!
Scraps!!!!! A great weekend spending time with family. Love your blog.
This is such a beautiful quilt, I want to make one. I am going to look for the book. Thanks for posting your completed project.
This probably counts as one of your projects of ways to use up scraps - give them away!! Our weekend involved lots of outdoor play and bike riding, even an outdoor movie at a neighbor's house. I also fell into a book like falling into the deep end of the pool. It's so nice to submerse myself in a good read - it's been awhile!
Hope this is still open - your scraps are so much brighter than mine and would certainly spice up my projects! My weekend plans were fabulous! I got a new puppy, and she is amazing. Thank you for this giveaway.
This weekend we spent time doing some spring cleaning and gardening. Then me some friends for dinner. Now that the "domestics" are done, I can start my new quilting project today. A sewing machine cover. YEAH!!!!
Dianne
I'd love to win - thanks for the chance! I need to get some scrappy quilts going.
Out and about in the finally springlike weather in Boston... youngest's first dance recital, middle's first softball game of the season... Hope you had a nice weekend too!
sarabeth in Mass.
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