Make-A-List Monday - Fall is Here!!! (Finally...)

Hi, all!

Hallelujah for cooler temperatures, even if they are accompanied by rainy weather (which we also needed!)  I actually put on a SWEATER today - hooray!!  It's fall break for my grandkids, and it looks like that's just what fall was waiting for, because we're supposed to have lovely cool temperatures all week.  About time!

Let's get started with a look at last week's list...

1.  Make progress on the annual quilts - just Emmy's and Lilli's this week, though.

I actually made progress on all three!  Emmy's drama llamas are set in their background fabric...

...and Lilli's top is assembled, and ready for trimming to square...

and I even made a back for Nathanael's quilt!

Now I can relax a little, knowing that I could finish all three in the week before Christmas if I needed to wait that long

2.  Make progress on the My Small World quilts.

Done!  I think I'm about halfway through the blocks for 10/15-11/14, so I'm ahead of the game (a good place to be!) You can see the blocks I've made over the past weeks on my Wednesday posts, but here are the ones I made this week...

Nathanael's...

Emmy's...

...and Lilli's!

3.  Make progress on the Birch Bark quilt.

Done!  I finished sewing the third strip set, which is now ready to cut into pieces to be combined with the others I already have to make the second side of the king size quilt (try saying that three times fast!)

4.  Make progress on the Pine Hollow Patchwork Forest Quilt Along! (In the future, to be referred to as the Patchwork Forest Q/A to save my poor fingers!)

Done!  I made these 28 cute little tree blocks that comprised the first step of this fun quilt-along.

5.  Make some flannel receiving blankets for a local NICU.

Done - sort of.  I took time at church last Wednesday night to cut a bunch up, then pressed the hems in while a friend stitched the hems down.  It was a joint effort, and I think we finished four and got another four partially done.

6.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

Thankfully, it was a quiet week that gave us a chance to catch up!  No quilts given away this week.

In addition to all of the above, I started a new project for our church ministry group to work on - a special request...

...and I made some class samples for when I start teaching classes at my local Joann's!

This one's finished...

...and this one's still in progress, because...

 ...look who's come to stay for a few days!

My daughter and son-in-law are taking a well-deserved break at Disney World to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary, and the grands are staying with us until Wednesday night.  Which will explain why I have a very short list this week!  My time will be taken up feeding this group of bottomless pits and keeping them in crafty supplies as they try to decorate the whole world!

That being said, I do have a few things I need to work on this week...

1.  Make progress on the My Small World quilts.  This week it's tiny orange peel blocks....

2.  Make progress on the Birch Bark quilt.

3.  Make progress on the special request quilt.

4.  Make progress on the Patchwork Forest Q/A when the next prompt comes out Wednesday morning.

5.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up this week.

I'm sure that other things will come up this week (they always do, don't they?) so I may not make as much progress as I hope to, but any progress is good, right?

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

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? I Can See The Forest...

Hi, all!

The world has rotated seven times and Friday is back upon us again!  I hope you've got something fun planned for this weekend - we are finally getting some cooler weather, so I'm going to just revel in it, maybe even drag out my sweaters!!  But Friday means even more than that - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  So let's get started!

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Remember those great project bags I found?  Well, I think they have done something to me - because I currently have EIGHT projects going on simultaneously!  No, wait - nine!  And of course, that's the perfect time to add another project to the mix.  I couldn't pass up the chance to join in this quilt-along...

This is Amy Smart's design, and the quilt-along is called the Patchwork Forest Quilt-Along.  The first week was pulling your fabrics...

...and I found this great half yard bundle by Heather Ross I bought a couple of years ago and didn't use, so of course I had to start another project!

And so this went up on my Instagram feed!  Amy's got some great sponsors lined up for each week of the QAL, and @sewtopia was hosting the first week's giveaway.

This week we were told to make the 28 small trees that go in the quilt.  That sounded like a lot, but after a quick start...

...the sewing continued...

...until there was a veritable forest on my design wall! Aren't they adorable?  And they sewed together so quickly, I was tempted to move on to the next section - but with eight more projects, I decided to move on to one of the others.  

The anticipation should keep this project fun!  The next step is announced next Wednesday, so I'll try to move the rest of the projects ahead between now and then.

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?

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... It's a Small, Small World!

Hi, all!

Well, it's been a busy week of sewing, and I managed to work in a little bit of time for the three My Small World quilts!  Here's my progress for this week...

Tiny churn dash blocks (3" finished) was the goal this week, and these two are for Lilli's version.

I found some really cute little scraps to fussy cut for these two, which will go into Emmy's version.

And these two green guys will go into Nathanael's quilt!

I'm really proud to say that I have been using my drawers of cut-up scraps to pull the pieces for all of these blocks.  The pattern calls for 1 7/8" squares for the tiny corner HSTs, which means that my 2" squares are perfect for those - plenty of space to trim down to size.  And I can use either the 2" squares or the 1.5" squares for the rest of the block!  Considering I have LOTS of 1.5", 2", 2.5" and 5" squares already cut, I should be good for most of these quilts - and if not, there's always the scrap bins!  

So just in case you are looking for a good scrap-busting pattern, I highly recommend any of Jen Kingwell's patterns - they are always amazing!

And how about a little scrappy inspiration?  I had the chance to meet @tracysbitsnpieces in person at a Jen Kingwell trunk show locally, and I absolutely love everything she posts on Instagram - she's a constant source of inspiration!  So now I have another quilt on my bucket list....

Hugs!

Sarah