Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Triplets!

 

Hi, all!

Another week has come and gone, and Friday is here once again - and that means it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  I hope you're ready (I know I am!) so let's get started....

*&*&*&*&*&*&*

After a couple of weeks in the making, I can finally say that the trio of memory quilts is finished!

Aren't they pretty all stacked up like that?

(I played around with the portrait feature on my camera, and I like the effect! Who knew you could take portraits of quilts?)

Even though they are very similar, each is slightly different, and has a distinctly different back.  One each for husband, son and daughter of a woman who died.

The pattern is a simple one, which allowed me to knock these out pretty quickly.  And I figured out some new ways to randomize the colors so it didn't take me forever to figure out how to lay it all out!

It was much too windy to take pictures outside today, but I decided the open front door let in some good light and not too much breeze - plus I get to show off my pretty entryway!  Some of my favorite things reside here, such as the picture on the wall, drawn by my great grandmother, and unseen under the quilts, a table made by her husband, my great grandfather.

I'm so happy that these three quilts are in the books now and I can move on to the next project - or two - or three!

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

*&*&*&*&*&*&*

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 Here's a Great Solution!

 

Hi, all!

There has been a serious lack of scrappy sewing around here lately, but it doesn't mean that I'm not looking for future projects!  You may remember the Scrap Mountain quilt and quilt-along that happened last year on Instagram...

Joy Martin at @themakingsofjoy designed this fabulous pattern, and I have to say it is one of the most creatively produced patterns I've ever seen.  It's fun to read and beautiful to look at - not your average pattern!  I can't wait to make my own version (although it ain't gonna happen any time soon, unfortunately!)

Well, Joy has been at it again, and has just released her second pattern!  

This one is called Pride and Prejudice, and while her cover version doesn't look super-scrappy...

...take a look at this scrappy version one of her testers made!  Isn't that fun?  And maybe you're looking at this quilt and considering your scrap stash with a different eye?  

Go forth and conquer those scraps!!

Hugs!

Sarah

Make-A-List Monday - Not Enough Hours In The Day!

 

Hi, all!

Wow, last week went fast, didn't it?  And January, too - wasn't Christmas just a couple of weeks ago?  Well, I guess time flies when you're having fun, and there's no better place to have fun than in the sewing room!  Good thing, because I'm going to be spending a LOT of time in there.  It's commission time of year, and they are rolling in.  Hooray!  

So let's see how last week's list went....

1.  Write at least one String Therapy tutorial.

Done!  This was the first quilt to make an appearance in the String Therapy series, and you can see the tutorial here.

2.  Keep contacting potential H2H quilting community sponsors.

Still a work in progress, but progressing!  

3.  Quilt at least one ministry quilt.

Didn't get to this one this week, because the commission jobs that started rolling in have caused me to make some adjustments to my schedule.

4.  Work on the commission memory quilts.

Serious progress has been made!  All three tops are done...

...and all three backs, too!

So all in all, not a bad week.  And I made an addition to my quilt room, which should help me keep things straight during busy times...

See the whiteboard on the sloped wall?  I had been wanting one there for the longest time, but didn't want to mount a physical board there.  Then I found out that they make flexible whiteboard surfaces that just stick to the wall - genius!!!  Amazon being my friend, I had it in less than two days, and now I have an amazing large space to keep all those "gotta do's" in order!  

And here's what I'm hoping to get to this week...

1.  Finish the three memory quilts.

2.  Deconstruct the t-shirts for one commission quilt.

3. Take photos of t-shirts for a puzzle style commission quilt.

4.  Plan out the puzzle style quilt on graph paper.

5.  Write the next String Therapy tutorial.

6.  If time allows, quilt another String Therapy prototype.

Definitely enough to keep me out of trouble, and if I happen to get all this done, I've got plenty more I can work on!  One good thing about having a lot of irons in the fire, it makes you really buckle down and pay attention to how you are spending your time.  

So now, I really want to know - - - what are YOU working on this week??

Hugs!

Sarah