Orange 3.5 Inch Scrap Edition

I took my 3.5 inch orange scraps and made 16 Glitter Blocks (from Jen Kingwell's book Quilt Lovely)...

8 six inch Bow Tie blocks...

...11 three inch snowballs.

ScrapHappy Saturday

From the Majestic Crumb Nut Tree

From the Majestic Crumb Nut Tree - Crumb Nut Leaves...big ones...12 inches BIG. 

The leaves are starting to turn colors now.  At least these are. 

Jury is out as to whether or not I like Crumb Nut Leaves.  Maybe they would be good with a side of some leafy sashing.   

Side note: Here's hoping my dad, stepmom, brother, niece and nephew in Naples and Bonita Bay, FL are not hit hard by Hurricane Irma.   My brother-in-law and wife live in Lumberton, TX and are trying to put their lives back together after they had 4.5 feet of water in their house from Hurricane Harvey. 

Blind Man's Fancy Tea in the Rose Garden - Four More

Yesterday I posted about finishing all 25 blocks of Blind Man's Fancy in civil war reproductions.   Today I'm posting about finishing up four more Blind Man's Fancy blocks but this time in rose and tea themed fabrics.  This makes a total of twelve fifteen inch blocks - 13 more to go. 

Not sure why I started a second Blind Man's Fancy before I finished the first...oh yeah...I found my box of rose themed fabrics had some mildew in them and so I had to soak and wash them all.  You remember seeing them on the clothesline earlier this year, right?  Well, I decided I had better do something with the roses because when I stop to smell the roses I don't want to smell mildew. 

I'm itching to get back to the scraps now...or am I burning because I just pulled a nasty patch of stinging nettle? 

Blind Man's Fancy Dozen

Blind Man's Fancy

15 inch blocks using free online pattern from Beth Donaldson

There's also an 18 inch version of the pattern (without looking I think it's 18 inch) in the book History Repeated by Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle.  

I now have the 25 blocks I need for my big quilt and can now proceed on to make the flying geese sashing from some scraps. 

I used civil war reproduction fabrics in these blocks. I have another set I'm making with rose themed fabrics. 

I've definitely moved this UFO forward! 

Moving it Forward Monday with Em's Scrapbag

All Creatures Great and Small 25-36

All Creatures Great and Small

I've finished another dozen and now have 36 little hexies.  Not sure what my goal happens to be so I'll just keep making them when I have a few minutes here and there. 

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts. 

Orange 1.5 Inch Scrap Edition

Orange is September's Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month.  I started out with the 1.5 inch scrap box and made little 2.5 inch blocks (unfinished) which I then sewed into a 21 patch.   I didn't quite have enough for two 21 patches so have some extras on the far right.  I also made some little 3 inch (finished) rail blocks. I'm not sure what I'll do with them. Time will tell. 

Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

 My latest butterfly quilt is now in the hoop and getting some hand quilting.  I made these from floral scraps and used a free Robert Kaufman pattern called Ghost Moth. 

 I've been using regular hand quilting threads in different colors and have been quilting diagonal lines in the top wings and been quilting 1/4 inch inside the seams on bottom wings.  Then I quilt 1/4 inch all around the outside of the butterfly in white thread. I'm not sure what I will quilt in the large background areas - maybe I'll quilt in some flowers.  

I've also finished a set of embroidered pillowcases I picked up from the thrift store that were stamped with a butterfly and morning glories.  These will go into the hope chest for the grandkids. 

Ann of Fret Not Yourself is making butterflies  this month and has drafted a template if you want to sew along.  They sure are cute and so tempting! 

In regard to real butterflies: 

Almost every afternoon my husband and I take time to go out on the deck for about an hour and just sit and talk and enjoy nature.   Sometimes I take out the camera and am able to capture some butterfly photos - here is a Painted Lady in the pansies. 

And guess what landed on my Lantana and stayed awhile! A Monarch!

I just love butterflies!

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