And Then There Were Twelve

I have all twelve of my Stars finished and ready for the pink background to be added.  The quilt is from the book Scrappy Firework Quilts by Edyta Sitar and she calls it Bluberry Farm. I'm calling mine Peace Patch. 

Whew! It was close on that brown batik fabric with peace signs! I had less than the pattern called for and so thought I might have to piece together some of the scraps. 

And sew on...

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CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)

Jan. 28 -Celebrating scraps! The postman dropped off a medium flat rate box Saturday evening. On Sunday most of the box was processed. Some scraps went into project bags and boxes and some went into scrap bags kept by color. I love scraps! I also love quilty friends with scraps! And I do have a few quilty friends I love that send backing pieces once in awhile too.  Yes, celebrating scraps and friends with scraps and scrappy comfort quilts!  I get by with a little help from my friends. 

 

Bookmarked

I was looking at bookmarks sticking out of a few quilting books. 

Then I decided to do more than look and to make. So now I have a few new starts.

Blueberry Farm from Scrappy Firework Quilts by Edyta Sitar.

Mine might have to be called Strawberry Farm. I'm making mine with browns and pinks and have sewn about half of the strip sets required. 

Twilight Flock

From From the Cover (Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors and Contributors)

I did a few sample blocks with scrap I had laying near the sewing machine.

This will be a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project using dark scraps. 

Fanciful Flowers

From Material Obsession by Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke

Freezer paper applique ready for one block A.

Shiloh

From Best of Fons & Porter Scrap Quilts

My quilt will be in reds, whites and blues. I've been working on 25 blocks and have a couple of rounds completed. 

December has been a month of a lot of new starts for me. I have finished 76 quilts this year (a lot of them donation quilts and a few of them hand quilted) and busted a tiny bit over 400 yards of fabric so I guess I'm entitled to a few new starts! 

My 2023 finishes!

And sew on...