Friday, May 21, 2021

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Some "Me" Sewing!

 

Hi, all!

Another beautiful spring week has gone by, and it's Friday again!!  That means it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on - are you ready?  Let's go!

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This week I finished up the last binding on the last graduation quilt, which meant that I got to do some "me" sewing!  

My "Me Sew Happy" quilt, which I started as part of a quilt-along, had been languishing away on the design wall, because I had not had any time to work on the large and small hourglass blocks.  So it was the first thing I tackled!  I pulled some honest to gosh scraps out of my bins....

...which I used to make the four small and four large hourglass blocks required to finish the quilt!


Isn't it pretty?  I love all the bright saturated colors...


...and even more, the fun of finding pretty pieces from past projects!  There's even a piece in this quilt from the very first quilt requested by our pastor for a sick church member.  I was surprised to see that piece in my scrap bin - I would have thought it would be gone long ago - but then I started looking at other pieces and remembering the quilts they came from.  So much fun!

And once I got that top sewn together, I decided I'd better start pulling my next vacation quilt together - we go back to the beach in less than a month!  


So yesterday I broke into the Kate Spain fat quarter stash, pulled a bunch of beautiful teals, blues, and light greens, and cut them into strips.  I've already started sewing together strip sets which will be cross-cut to make 5-square strips for another postage stamp quilt.  This will become a new king-size summer quilt for my own bed (which means I'll be able to take the Christmas quilt off finally!)

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

In recognition of National Talk Like Yoda Day!

What's making you do a little happy dance?

Share! We want to dance right along with you,

And it's always more fun to dance with friends.

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah


17 comments:

  1. Your “Me Sew Happy” quilt is awesome! I love the bright, happy color.

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  2. Those pastels for your own summer quilt are beautiful

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  3. Beautiful! I need to make a new bed quilt for me--it is king-sized and that has me stalled right now! lol

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  4. Now that is one cheerful quilt, I'll be you just loved working on it!

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  5. I love that!!! and Me Sew Happy is such a cute name!!

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  6. Whoop Whoop! What a scrappilicious beauty this is! It makes me so happy to see it. =) So far I've made two quilts for my bed and a Xmas one is on my list!

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  7. That's really scrappilicious one! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. Congrats on finishing off the last graduation quilt and getting some time to work on your own projects, Sarah!!

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  9. I like your MeSewHappy top. So cheerful and happy!

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  10. What a cheerful little quilt. Great job, Sarah! ;^)

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  11. Lots of great colours. Happy sewing.

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  12. Both beautiful, cheerful quilts.

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  13. Oh my! Your "Me Sew Happy" quilt is sure to put a smile on anyone's face! I love it!

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  14. Beautiful colours, love your quilt!

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  15. Love your quilt! Could it be any more cheery?

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