annex double zip pouch

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Today's finish is a fun double zip boxy pouch. I bought the supplies at Stitch Supply Co. well over a year ago. I think I was a little intimidated by the double zipper, so I may have procrastinated a little bit. I'm so glad I finally took the time this week to sew it up.

I LOVE a quilted panel on the outside of my zip pouches. Even though it takes extra time, it's totally worth it! This pattern calls for Pellon Flex Foam, which is quite spongy, so it creates a lot of opportunity for the fabric to shift during quilting. Thankfully I had some 505 spray on hand, which I used to keep the fabric in place while quilting the outer panels. It worked like a charm! My Hera marker (by clover) is one of my favorite tools for marking and it came in very handy for this project, too. I marked the fabric BEFORE I placed in on the foam, so I got a nice crisp line/crease to follow.

It was fun to pick out two different fabrics for the lining...

 ....and two different colored zippers, too.

The pattern is called the Annex double-zip box pouch by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness. The zip pouch shown in this post is the largest size. I'm excited to fill it with portable projects and use it! I don't think you can EVER have too many cute zip pouches.

I was showing it to my husband last evening and he hinted that if I ever made a masculine looking one, he might be able to take it off my hands and find a use for it. Ha! I guess I'll have to keep that in mind. I'm thinking I might try it in vinyl, perhaps.

Alright, that's it for me today. Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining for me for finish it up Friday! Have a great weekend!

finish it up Friday, 4/27/18

1.	Sandy O	48.	Wendy’s Quilts and More
2.	Cortney @ Knit 1, Make 2	49.	Slowmigurumi
3.	What To Do With ½ Yard of Fabric...	50.	jennifer in PA
4.	Criss Cross Applesauce	51.	Bambi
5.	Embroidery bag	52.	Tanya Quilts in CO
6.	Michelle's Romantic Tangle	53.	Family Coaster
7.	Karen	54.	Angie in SoCal
8.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	55.	Gail in Canada
9.	LaVidaenPatchwork Folder Cover	56.	sewknotoftenenough-anna
10.	April Minikins Challenge ✅	57.	charlotte@GrammieQ's
11.	Smiles from Kate	58.	tubakk - Norway
12.	inch-art: Double wedding ring	59.	DonnaleeQ
13.	Pamela @Mama Spark's World	60.	maggie fellow
14.	Emily Bailey	61.	Dorothy
15.	unbeehaved-Free Pattern Friday	62.	Liberty Scrap Art Tutorial
16.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	63.	Fussy Cut Heart Mug Rugs
17.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	64.	K Sorensen ..The Show Is Over
18.	Shannon Fraser Designs	65.	Bridie
19.	Shadows of Auntie Green	66.	K Sorensen Hex a Gones
20.	Anorina Morris	67.	Kathleen McCormick
21.	Brenda's scrap log cabin	68.	Suzy Webster Quilts
22.	Birthday Pillow	69.	Uneven Stars
23.	Hanging Travel Organizer @ Savor Every Stitch	70.	Summer Lee Quilts
24.	Farm and country quilts	71.	helenmidgetgem
25.	Shannon @ The Fleming's Nine	72.	JanineMarie@quiltsfromthelittlehouse
26.	Quiltin Jenny	73.	Terri Faust Quilts
27.	Chrisknits	74.	Judy B -scrappy mug rugs
28.	Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop	75.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
29.	Kathy @ AlliKat Quilts Dear Jane	76.	K Sorensen - A Trio of Ice Tapestries
30.	Shoreline	77.	steffishobbys
31.	something rosemade	78.	Ruching on a Quilt?
32.	Dizzy Quilts	79.	Evening in the Garden
33.	Gnome Wreath	80.	gretchen @ Snug Harbor Quilts
34.	Fat Quarter Cubes | Finished or Not Friday	81.	Creatin' in the Sticks
35.	Heather P	82.	Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs
36.	Patty @ Elm Street Quilts - my Alison Glass quilt	83.	Erin @ MakeItSew
37.	Gretchen's Little Corner- Regatta Quilt	84.	One-off: A modern plus quilt in linen
38.	Lizzie Lenard	85.	Suburban quilt- the lilac cat
39.	Spring Quilt by Cotton + Joy	86.	CheekyCognoscenti $10K Quilt Math
40.	Sew Preeti Quilts	87.	Joy- ufos
41.	Sapphire's Stitching Stanza	88.	Janice@singreadsew
42.	Frankie Baldwin	89.	K Sorensen 3 days of FL ice
43.	Kat & Cat Quilts	90.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
44.	Tiny Sewing: thatfabricfeeling.com	91.	Angel Scraps Quilting - Victoria's Quilt
45.	Jane: Black & White	92.	Passport Cover Card Holder @chezvies
46.	Janine @ The Sweetest Dreams	93.	K Sorensen-Using a quilt to unify a room
47.	KatyQuilts

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visible mending

I've seen a lot of people sharing their visible mending projects on Instagram and we even had a demo about it at quilt guild a few years back, but until recently I haven't given it a try. I mean, we patched our clothes growing up, but believe me, it wasn't pretty. Ha! A few weeks ago, I finally dipped my toes in the water of visible mending and I'm so glad that I did! It makes my frugal heart happy.

These are my younger son's jeans. He wore a hole in the pocket area from carrying his phone around. The pocket lining started peeking out from the hole and it was just awkward. I used a piece of denim from an old pair of jeans and thin polyester black thread for the stitching. I didn't want to use perle cotton because it would be too visible for his tastes. I went with poly thread because I figured it would be stronger and withstand more wear.

One of the knees had a hole in as well. Thankfully I patched it before it split the entire way, side to side. (I have another pair of his jeans in the mending queue where that happened.....)

I was surprised that the mending turned out as well as it did, honestly. It felt GREAT to give new life to my son's favorite jeans. He wears them a lot since I patched them and he thanked me multiple times for mending them. Isn't that the best?

A few weeks ago, my daughter discovered one of our puppies chewing on a quilt. It was NOT a happy day, let me tell you! The good thing is, of all the quilts that the pup could have chosen to chew on, this is about the best case scenario. (f there is such a thing....)

Last evening, I added a patch of contrasting solid fabric to each side of the quilt and did some big stitch quilting with perle cotton.

The stitching is pretty rustic, especially on the back, but I think that's ok! I'm glad I was able to fix it. Like a friend said, now that's part of this quilt's story. It definitely adds character!

 

Have you given visible mending a try? If you haven't yet, I would encourage you to do so...but hopefully you won't need to do it on any of your quilts! :)

biased-a completed quilt

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Last weekend I put the final stitches in the binding, so...my biased quilt is complete!

This is a simple string quilt that was foundation pieced onto phone book papers, which are later removed. (You can find an in depth block tutorial here.) It's a great use for a phone book, don't you think??? :) While the construction method is fairly straightforward, the color work is complex, I would say. It was a fun quilt to build, one string at a time. I am VERY pleased with how it turned out!

I kind of got sucked into this project and I didn't want to work on many other things at the time, so I pieced it rather quickly. (That's a good thing!) I used solids from a variety of manufacturers in more colors than I could guess. I know I say this all the time, but as with any scrap quilt, more is better!

For the back, I used this BRIGHT lemon yellow print from my good neighbors fabric line (which is out of print). The binding is Kona pomegranate, which is a beautiful pinky-red that is super hard to photograph accurately, but trust me --it's a good one! It's one of my current favorites, actually. I made biased binding for this quilt, even though you can't tell, because it's a solid fabric. Since the name of the quilt is BIASED, I thought it was fitting. It's the little things, right?

There was no question in my mind that I was going to send it out to be quilted professionally because I didn't want to mess it up! The quilting was done by Steffani Burton. (Thanks, Steffani!) I love the contrast of the quilted swirls against the graphic lines of the piecing. I think it makes a nice pairing.

I labeled this quilt right away, too! Labeling isn't my favorite, but I feel that it IS important and I'm trying to do it more consistently. Two in a row is a pretty good start. Ha!

The quilt measures about 60" x 75". This is my second quilt in my Salute to Solids series, where I am on a quest to make 10 scrap quilts from the solids bin. You can see the first quilt in the series here.

I'm going to be teaching an improv string class based on this quilt at Glamp Stitch-a-lot in Ann Arbor, Michigan in November. You can find more details here, if you are interested!

Ok, that's it for me today! It's your turn to link up your finishes for the week. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! Have a GREAT weekend!

finish it up Friday, 4-20-18

1.	Michelle's Romantic Tangle	54.	PamelaQuilts CityScape quilt
2.	Sandy O	55.	Gretchen @Snug Harbor Quilts
3.	Karen	56.	Suzy Webster Quilts
4.	Eva.Bambi,Johansson	57.	Bernie @ Needle & Foot
5.	Petite Point	58.	Stacey@SLOstudio - Scrappy log cabin quilt
6.	Chrisknits	59.	Frankie Baldwin
7.	Emily Bailey	60.	Kelly Cline Quilting
8.	Kat & Cat Quilts	61.	AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits baby quilt
9.	Chain Gang Snowstorm	62.	Jane--Ice Dyeing
10.	Whale quilts free quilt patterns	63.	Joy - Sewing Room Finish
11.	Research Triangle: Paige@QuiltedBlooms	64.	Vera @negligentstyle
12.	Alison @ LBQ - Mini Quilt	65.	Erin @ MakeItSew
13.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	66.	tubakk - Norway
14.	Knit 1, Make 2	67.	maggie fellow
15.	Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs	68.	K Sorensen - A whole Blue Wordl
16.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	69.	K Sorensen - Imagine
17.	shadow appliqué pillow tutoriial	70.	Wendy’s Quilts and More
18.	Heather P	71.	Heide D
19.	charlotte@GrammieQ's	72.	Judy B
20.	La Vida en Patchwork	73.	maiden hair fern
21.	Mermaid quilt top	74.	Walkers Road Quilts
22.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	75.	Pomada
23.	Anorina @sameliasmum	76.	K Sorensen Iris Spring ice Tapestry
24.	viridian61	77.	K Sorensen Sun Fun flower
25.	Shannon @ The Fleming's Nine	78.	Morris & Green quilt
26.	Giant Rose Star Finish Pink Doxies	79.	Scrappy Arkansas Crossroads
27.	Ocean Creatures @ Yellow Bird Stitches	80.	K Sorensen Sacred Spirits
28.	kate @ katiemaequilts	81.	Bags of inspiration - the lilac cat
29.	Sew Preeti Quilts - Let's Talk Stash	82.	Giveaway and more
30.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	83.	Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks 30 blocks
31.	Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts	84.	Pack Rat With A Plan
32.	White Brilliant Beauties of Joy	85.	Romany Quilting Baby Quilt finished
33.	Key to My Heart Quilt	86.	Super Simple Fabric Box Tutorial
34.	Sandra @ mmm! quilts	87.	Liberty Patchwork Scarf Tutorial
35.	Pincushion DIY with striped fabrics	88.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
36.	KatyQuilts	89.	Quilting Gail
37.	Quilting is more fun than Housework	90.	Janice @ Color, Creating, and Quilting
38.	Inch-Art: The quilt that was not meant to be	91.	Laura
39.	Emily-Rainbow Checkerboard Quilt Top	92.	Mary Hertel
40.	Butterflies Aren’t Free	93.	Treadlestitches Dinosaurs
41.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	94.	Pineapple Salad
42.	Gretchen's Little Corner	95.	Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting
43.	Illusion quilt	96.	K Sorensen - Quilt or pillow?
44.	Lizzie Lenard	97.	Scrappy 9 patch pillow - Chezvies
45.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict	98.	Terri Faust Quilts
46.	Summer Lee Quilts	99.	Dreamworthy Quilts
47.	Explorer Tote	100.	Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts
48.	Open Wide Pouches - Branch & Vine Handmade	101.	Little Black Cat Quilting
49.	Bridie	102.	Christina's Handicrafts
50.	something rosemade	103.	Leena
51.	Luna Lovequilts - Quilted pillow	104.	DonnaleeQ
52.	Elm Street Quilts - Baby Quilt	105.	K Sorensen celebrates Earth Day with quilts
53.	Key to My Heart | Finished or Not Friday Linky	106.	Janice@singreadsew

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slow and steady

It feels like all of my projects are SLOW these days....but I'm reminding myself that slow and steady is the name of the game. I'm also reminding myself to enjoy the process, because that's kind of the point, right?

That being said, I was quite excited to finish another hundred 4 patch blocks. I'm up to two hundred (and four) now. I still haven't done the math to determine how many I need in all. I'm going to wait awhile longer to do that. No need getting discouraged at this point. Ha!

I think I've mentioned this before, but after I make 100 blocks, they go into a baggie. That is an easy way to keep tabs on my progress. What I really need to do is sit down and cut a bunch of squares one afternoon. If they are cut, I will happily sew them! Anyone else get stuck in the cutting phase?

Here is progress on my 100 day project. I had a strong start, but I've been finding it hard to get back to it every day. I DID make a noticeable dent in the scrap drawer I was working from, so that's encouraging. I've been putting pieces up on the design wall as I sew. I kind of like the white between the blocks, so I'm thinking of incorporating that in my quilt this time. It would be a different twist on the vortex quilt and I think it would be fun! I have plenty of white scraps to use, so it's a definite possibility. I guess I better keep sewing! :)

a traditional log cabin quilt-complete!!!

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Today I am THRILLED to share with you my completed log cabin quilt!

I started this quilt back in May of 2016 and I'm delighted that it took me less than 2 years to complete it. Truth be told, most of the blocks were made earlier this year in a marathon quilt making session. It was a little intense. Hahaha!

I made it a point to use some of my most precious fabrics in this quilt. I used a lot of fabrics from Denyse Schmidt, some from Heather Ross, Carolyn Friedlander, and soooo many other great designers. I also mixed in some of my own designs from each of my fabric lines. (That was pretty fun, I have to admit!) I added a lot of blenders and several 30's reproduction fabrics, too. I LOVED using such a large variety of prints in one quilt. The more the better!

It looks SO good on my bed! EEEP!

I quilted it with simple loops all over with white Aurifil 50 weight thread. I love the texture it created....and it hasn't even been washed yet! It took a LONG time to quilt!!! Days and days. I'm really glad that I quilted it myself, though. There is such a feeling of accomplishment quilting a KING size quilt, even if the quilting isn't perfect.

My original plan for the binding was to use red and white polka dots. That's my default, it seems. I didn't have any appropriate options on hand, so I chose this springy apple green polka dot instead. I LOVE the pop of color on the outside of the quilt. It worked out so well....plus, it was in my stash, which means I could make the binding at 9pm. We all know that is important! :)

I love the front of the quilt, but the fun fact is, that it's actually two quilts in one, because I pieced a back from my stash. I used a stack of fabrics that I had bundled together YEARS ago, thinking it would make a cute quilt...you know, someday. Well, after some editing (adding AND subtracting), I have ANOTHER quilt. That's good use of my batting dollar. Hurray!

I LOVE that this block says "Cookies". That will be sure to make me smile every time I see it. Quirky and fun.

On the back I used some of my vintage fabric (the two florals shown) that came from my grandma's house. It was a little thin, but I really wanted to use it. Realizing that the quilt will only be as strong as the weakest fabric, I added some Pellon SF101 to the back of the thin fabrics to stabilize them. They should withstand a lot of wear now. I'm so glad I thought of that solution sooner rather than later. (Which would be typical!)

I think the back turned out even better than I imagined it would. I LOVE it when that happens.

I labeled the quilt nearly right away, so it's REALLY done! After all that work, I am very happy to put my name on this quilt! I opted for a hand written label because it feels more personal. I like having a bit of my handwriting on the quilt label, even if it's not super polished.

The quilt measures 108" x 99". AND....it's scrap project #202!!!! That means that I've officially wrapped up my second round of my 101 scrap challenge. WOOHOO!!! That feels amazing!

All together this quilt used about 12.1 yards of scraps for the front, nearly 10 yards of fabric for the back, and about 3/4 of a yard for binding, which means that this quilt contains nearly 23 yards of fabric. How CRAZY is that???? It weights nearly 9 pounds. This one heavy duty quilt!

You can find the measurements here, if you care to make one of your own!

 

Alright! That's it for me today! Now it's your turn. Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! Have a great (and safe!) weekend! xo

 

 

 

finish it up Friday, 4-13-18

1.	Melissa @ Happy Quilting	49.	inch-art: Tablerunner with leaves
2.	Bambi	50.	K Sorensen quilt from my block prints
3.	Pink Doxies Big Hapi Quilt	51.	Laura
4.	Grace & Peace Update	52.	K Sorensen Loving overdyeing With Shibori
5.	Karen	53.	Embroidery houses
6.	Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts	54.	Wendy’s Quilts and More
7.	Michelle's Romantic Tangle	55.	Vera @negligentstyle
8.	Judy B: Snow Flurries and Snow Friends	56.	Frankie Baldwin
9.	unbeehaved-Free Pattern Friday	57.	Finished a long time ago...
10.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	58.	Sarah
11.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	59.	The Joyful Quilter
12.	La Vida en Patchwork - block 11 seaside town	60.	Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs: Fox Hunt Quilt
13.	The Inside Stori	61.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
14.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	62.	tubakk - Norway
15.	something rosemade	63.	Walkers Road Quilts
16.	Toucan postcard quilt	64.	Flying Geese Mini Quilt
17.	Embroidery houses	65.	maggie fellow
18.	Sew Preeti Quilts - Oh Boy!!!	66.	Suzy Webster Quilts
19.	Heather P	67.	Pillow for a friend - Elm Street Quilts
20.	vintage quilt inspiration	68.	Tammy Travelinsewl
21.	KatyQuilts	69.	K Sorensen You are going to love the color!
22.	Tracie @ Riceford Streams	70.	Stacey @SLOstudio - Baby EPP quilt
23.	Quilterchick Designs	71.	Illusion quilt
24.	Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting	72.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
25.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	73.	Karen @runsewfun
26.	Shannon @ The Fleming's Nine	74.	Julie Bagamary- Twin Bull's Eye Complete
27.	Sew Sampler Box Quilt | Finished or Not Friday	75.	Cathy Tomm Friday Finish
28.	Quilting Gail	76.	Charm square baby quilts
29.	Kat & Cat Quilts	77.	Oakli's Baby Quilt
30.	Dizzy Quilts: Baby Quilt Finish	78.	Cortney @ Knit 1, Make 2
31.	Lizzie Lenard	79.	steffishobbys
32.	JanineMarie @ quiltsfromthelittlehouse	80.	Mary Marcotte
33.	Smiles from Kate	81.	Bridie Dunderdale
34.	X block project @ QuiltFabrication	82.	Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks 30 blocks
35.	Swoon Block Party	83.	Zenia Rene @ A Quilted Passion
36.	Sylvia	84.	Treadlestitches Sports Quilt
37.	Emily Bailey	85.	Nanette
38.	BunkHouse Quits	86.	An Apple a day...
39.	Anorina @sameliasmum	87.	Deana
40.	Reversible Drawstring Bag Tutorial	88.	patchwork pillows by Chezvies
41.	Free Pincushion Pattern and Tutorial	89.	Maria Shell
42.	Kathy @ AlliKat Quilts Dear Jane	90.	K Sorensen - Rescuing Dye Dogs
43.	Chrisknits	91.	Janice@singreadsew
44.	Kathy @ AlliKat Quilts Pincushion	92.	beth@lovelaughquilt
45.	Scraps plus confession quilt - the lilac cat	93.	Jannette B.
46.	Sandy O	94.	Kat
47.	kate @ katiemaequilts	95.	K Sorensen- counting down to the finish
48.	viridian61	96.	Leena

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type clutch

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

I'm pretty excited about this week's finish! I've wanted to make a hard framed clutch for a LONG time, but they have always intimidated me. Last week when I was teaching in North Carolina, I saw Lee's clutches in person and I knew that it was time. I chose to use fabric (rather than patchwork) for my first attempt. I'm so glad I did! It was a quick and mostly easy project.

 I used some hoarded fabric for the exterior (isn't it so cute???)....

....and more hoarded fabric for the inside, which is from the same line, incidentally. (Fabrics are Type by Julia Rothman for Windham fabrics.)

The hardest part of this project was gluing the fabric into the frame. Truthfully, it really wasn't that hard, it was a just a personal hang up. Something about gluing fabric makes me a little (or a lot) nervous. The good thing is, the glue overage that I had was able to be removed easily after it dried. Phew! This particular frame has screws to secure the fabric into the frame to add stability to the clutch. I'm thankful for that feature, because I want this clutch to hold up for a long time!

When I showed this to my son last night, he exclaimed, "you made THAT?" Yep, I sure did! I love that the hard frame gives it such a professional finish. Fun, fun!

The pattern is called Clutched and it is available here. The frames can be purchase here or here. The frame size is 8 x 3. There is a smaller sized pattern called Cased, which can be found here. It uses the same size frame, it is just a shorter version of the Clutched pattern.

That's it for me today! Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! Have a great weekend! xo

finish it up Friday, 4/6/18

1.	Sandy O	57.	Angie in SoCal
2.	Bambi	58.	DIY Quilted Jacket
3.	Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks 30 blocks	59.	Rith @ Stitching Impressions
4.	Flying geese quilt - the lilac cat	60.	cath at wombat quilts
5.	La vida Patchwork - block 2 Yoko Saito	61.	Cathy Tomm hand bag
6.	Another finish	62.	Chris
7.	April Showers Embroidery Pattern	63.	tubakk Norway
8.	Embroidered Fabric Easter Cones	64.	Gretchen @ Snug Harbor Quilts
9.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	65.	beth@lovelaughquilt
10.	RaspberryMaria	66.	Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts
11.	Karen	67.	Bridie Dunderdale
12.	Postcard from St. Nick	68.	Vera @negligentstyle
13.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	69.	Anorina @sameliasmum
14.	Erin @ misserincrafts	70.	Kelly Cline Quilting
15.	free Orange Bear appliqué pattern	71.	Safelight Project and prizes
16.	Jelly Roll Waves	72.	K Sorensen Positive Negative quilts
17.	Scrappy Blue Block a Day	73.	Ariane Quilts
18.	Turned-edge appliqué tutorial	74.	Mercedes
19.	Gretchen's Little Corner	75.	Małgorzata Kreft/ Scrappy park bird
20.	First Look: Tilted Nine Block Quilt	76.	Go-Go Kim How to make a strig block
21.	Lizzie Lenard	77.	Suzy Webster Quitls
22.	Free Tute - HST Spinning 9 Inch Block	78.	Thrift Shop Commando & the Kitsch Quilt
23.	Free Tutes: HST Pillow With Hidden Zippe	79.	Romany Quilting Two sets of placemats
24.	The Inside Stori	80.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
25.	Nautical News | Finished or Not Friday	81.	Tammy the TravelinSewl
26.	Bernie @ Needle & Foot	82.	Strawberry MiniQuilt - ArabesqueScissors
27.	Checkerboard Pipeline 🏁	83.	Peekamoose Mountain Quilts
28.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	84.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
29.	kate @ katiemaequilts	85.	QuiltBee: Two Treats
30.	Kat & Cat Quilts	86.	Jen @Jennifer Under the Juniper Tree
31.	Gina's going girly	87.	Janice@singreadsew
32.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	88.	maggie fellow
33.	karenbbsnow-crib quilt	89.	Red Tumbler @ dittencraft
34.	DonnaleeQ	90.	Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts
35.	Carie @ Space for the Butterflies	91.	viridian61
36.	Needle & Foot - 2	92.	Ann @ FretNotYourself
37.	Minty Riptide	93.	kris@sewsunshine
38.	Dizzy Quilts: Easter Baskets	94.	Jocelyn at Canadian Needle Nana
39.	Judy B	95.	Postcard Swap - Paige@QuiltedBlooms
40.	Terri	96.	Adaliza
41.	Nina: Alzheimer Quilt	97.	Deana
42.	something rosemade	98.	Leena
43.	KatyQuilts	99.	Treadlestitches Bright Yellow Blocks
44.	Sylvia	100.	K Sorensen Ice dyed Tapestries- my show
45.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	101.	Heide D
46.	Jane: Piecer & Embroiderer	102.	Deb Thuman
47.	Michelle's Romantic Tangle	103.	Pink Doxies Fussy Cuts&Templates
48.	Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine	104.	Angel Scraps Quilting
49.	K Sorensen-Layers of Color and Stitching	105.	AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits value quilt
50.	Monarch Flight Quilt @patchanddot	106.	Patricia @ Faith, Trust & Breast Cancer
51.	K Sorensen-new work coming	107.	GeminiJen NZ lap quilt A
52.	KSorensen-Dyeing to quilt	108.	GeminiJen NZ lap quilt B
53.	Quilting Gail	109.	Marla@The QuiltedPuzzle
54.	Slice of Pi Quilts: Shirt alter tutorial	110.	Marla
55.	tisha @ quiltytherapy	111.	Travel Wallet & Sling Bag by Chezvies
56.	JanineMarie@quiltsfromthelittlehouse	112.	K Sorenseen Naming the newest quilts

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on a whim

Several people on Instagram are jumping into the 100 day project challenge, which officially started yesterday. The challenge is pretty open ended...you pick your own creative challenge (drawing, painting, lettering, sewing, etc.) and try to do a little bit each day for 100 days. I had no intention of joining in. None whatsoever. I've done a few stints of 31 day challenges, and boy, were they difficult! I'm keenly aware that 100 days is considerably longer than a month long challenge, so it wasn't even on my radar. But then....Wendy posted that she was taking on the challenge and her focus is working on a scrap vortex quilt over the next 100 days. She invited others to sew along with her. On a total whim, I decided to join in. In fact, I was sewing within the hour. Ha!

I pulled out my drawer of ticker tape scraps (they are SMALL!) and started sewing. Man, it was fun!!

Here's what I came up with for day 1. Not a bad start. The tiny strips are for my pint-sized scrappy churn dash blocks. (They are a great by-product of the vortex piecing. Hurray!)

And here's day 2. More of the same!

The nice thing about this challenge is that it is very low pressure. No finished product is required each day. I hope to sew a little bit on it each day, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it if I miss a day here and there. The one thing that I'm looking forward to the most is watching the blocks accumulate on the design wall. A little bit at a time. Just like any scrap quilt. :)

If you want to join in, you can find the links for the Scrap Vortex Quilt Along here:

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

 Are you doing the 100 day challenge? If so, I'd love to hear what you are working on! 

scrappy churn dash block tutorial--pint sized

Today I'll be sharing a quick tutorial to make this pint sized scrappy churn dash block. It will finish at 4 1/4"!!!! If you make 4 of these blocks and sew them together, they will (should!) equal the size of one large scrappy churn dash block. (Tutorial here.) I've been mulling it over, and I'm planning on making one quilt using both block sizes. I think it's going to be super fun!!!

From the background fabric cut:
(1) 2 3/4" square for the center
(2) 2" squares for the corners
(4) 1" x 2 3/4" rectangles for the sides

From a contrast fabric cut:
(2) 2" squares for the corners

From scraps, piece several together, end to end, to make:
(4) 1" x 2 3/4" scrappy strips
(they are TINY!)

Cut each of the 2" squares (background and contrast fabrics) on the diagonal once. Pair one fabric of each and sew together to make 4 half-square triangles. Press seams open. Trim each half-square triangle to 1 1/2".

Lay out the pieces as shown above.

Sew the scrappy strips to the strips of background fabric. Press seams toward the background fabric.

Sew the block segments into rows. Press seams in the top and bottom rows toward the triangles. Press the seams in the middle row toward the center.

Sew the rows together to complete the block assembly. Press well. Use a bit of spray starch to press the block flat. Isn't that just the cutest??? If you only want to make one of these, you could turn it into a pincushion. If you wanted to make a lot more, they sure would make a cute quilt! Either way, I hope you enjoy this tutorial.

Happy Monday to you!