Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? Lots of Beautiful H2H Quilts!

Hi, all!

It's a beautiful spring Friday, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  I've got something a little different this week - I'll be sharing the non-blogging H2H participants' quilt progress, which is definitely something worth whooping about!  So let's get started....

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These two quilts were made by Linda C., and will be going to Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo...

These two were made by Dee F. for Little Lambs and Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo, respectively.

These three are from Stephanie in Western Australia...

Stacks from Growing Up Modern by Allison Harris

Row Houses from one of Judy Gauthier's scrap books

RSC inspired by Film In The Fridge

Suzanne C. shared her progress shots - four baby quilts cut out and ready to sew up, and a flimsy that will be for a local Hometown Hero!

Yvonne J. shared these three progress shots...

These two are from Cathy B. in Ontario, Canada.  The first is going to Victoria's Quilts Canada. The second is her "hometown heroes" quilt, a little different  - it's a fidget quilt for a local boy with Down Syndrome and a cochlear implant who was diagnosed with COVID but fortunately pulled through.  Isn't it adorable?

Erin D. made this beauty for Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo...

Michelle P. made this lovely string quilt...

Carol S. has been busy busy busy, with one quilt for Covered in Love, six for Little Lambs, and seven for Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo!

Doris M. made these two for Covered in Love...

Becky M. has also been a busy beaver - here are pictures of just some of the quilts she has donated to Covered In Love!

What a wonderful array of quilts and quilts-in-progress!  It makes my heart sing to see all the beautiful work being done in the name of Hands2Help.  Keep up the good work!!

And now I have my own little whoop-worthy moment...

I have a new oven!! And it's so much fun to use - it does all kinds of things I've never had before.  The microwave oven can also act as a convection oven, as can the regular oven.  The warming drawer will also act as a slow cooker.  It's got so many bells and whistles I'm actually going to have to read the manual!! 

So - - - can I (and all those fabulous H2Hers!) get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

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

I May Have a Scrap Problem - But "Me Sew Happy"!

 

Hi, all!

It's been a while since I wrote a post for Scrappy Wednesday!  It's just been so busy, and I didn't really have anything special to share - but I've joined in the Me Sew Happy quilt-along and now I do!  

Way back in February, this gorgeous quilt caught my eye on Instagram.  Imagine my excitement when I found out there was going to be a quilt-along!  So when it opened up on April 1st, I ordered my pattern and started digging through my scraps.

Look at all those beautiful bright fabrics!  I was fortunate enough to have a BUNCH of squares already pre-cut to 2.5", so I sorted through them until I found enough to make these four blocks....

For a week, these pretties graced my design wall all by themselves. Then it was time for the second block - a bit quicker this time, made even quicker by the fact that I also had 5" squares pre-cut in my scrap stash.  With a few minutes of trimming down to the right size, I had exactly what I needed for these blocks.

These worked up really quickly this morning - chain piecing is the bomb!  And now my design wall looks like this...

It's only half of the blocks for this quilt - there are still two sizes of hourglass blocks to make - but you can already see just how bright and cheerful it's going to be!  

And now I wonder what it would look like in low volume fabrics.....

Hugs!

Sarah

Make-A-List Monday - Spring Has Sprung!

Hi, all!

Well, I don't know about where you are, but here in Tennessee, spring has sprung!  The trees are greening out, the daffodils have faded for another year, and it's planting time!  I do love this time of year, but it's a terrible war between the part of me that wants to be outside, and the part that wants to be sewing.  So I try to do a little bit of everything!  But it's only for a short time, right?

Here's what happened with last week's list...

1.  Cut out blocks for a new t-shirt quilt, and assemble/quilt.

Done!  This was a fun quilt to make!

2.  Write an estimate for another t-shirt quilt, this one to celebrate a retirement!

Done, but they decided to go another direction.  Win some, lose some!

3.  Deconstruct shirts for another memory quilt, and for this one, I'm going to use a pattern from my new memory quilt book!

Wow, that was a job - about 50+ pieces of clothing, hats and bags to deconstruct - but it's all done and ready to start!

4.  Make arrangements with all the interested parties to get my new oven installed. (This involves our schedule, the delivery men, my cabinet guy, and the installers - kind of like juggling eggs!)

The eggs are in the air, and we get serious about it tomorrow when my cabinet guy comes to pull out my old oven and make some adaptations to the cabinet so the new oven will fit.  Then the installation guys come on Wednesday to install it!

5.  Get a haircut - finally!

Hallelujah!  It's a good cut - we decided to leave it long but she trimmed it all up and now it has some "bounce" when I walk, and looks a lot healthier too!

I also put some time in to refreshing our porch, too...

New cushions, new rug, new table, a lantern with a sweet smelling citronella candle, and a yard gnome!  I've also added to the flowers you can see there, so it's lovely and inviting!  

This week, though, I've got to get a good bit done, and don't have many days to do it, since I'll be dealing with cabinet guys and installers.  Here's my list for the week....

1.  Cut the blocks for the golf memory quilt.

2.  Sandwich and quilt the puzzle t-shirt quilt.

3.  Make the second set of blocks for my "Me Sew Happy" quilt.

4.  Quilt two high school graduation quilts for the ministry.

5.  Make some baked goodies with Lilli to break in the new oven.  (These will be used when the quilt ministry ladies finally get back together this weekend for a clean-up day!)

I think I'm going to leave it at that - I really need to get these things done and if I do, then I'll add some other things too.  

So now the question is - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah