Quilt Class and RSC Blocks

 On June 27th, I was able to take a quilt class at a 'local' quilt shop, Quilter's Quest, with Denyse Schmidt! The class was based on her Proverbial Quilt. We were to come with a quote or saying that we would want to make a statement about. 

I chose the quote by Mayo Angelou 'Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.' The phase encapsulates the sentiment of the message in the song "God put a Rainbow in the Clouds." It inspired her to see the value in acts of kindness and to strive to be that kind of support for others. 

I came to the class with a loose idea of what I wanted to make. All the words except Rainbow were to be white with black prints and a black background. Conveniently, rainbow has 7 letters so each letter was a color from the rainbow with white as the background.

Denyse taught her process of making letters with her pattern for The Proverbial Quilt. We used scraps that we brought and background fabrics. During the class, I got many of the white/black letters and words finished. She encouraged us to make letters into words and words into phrases. She taught about spacing. There were large design walls to put our work as we completed words.

At the end of class, Denyse took all our finished words and phrases and tried to put them into a mixed up word soup. 

It was a fun class to take! It was similar to the improv letters class that I took with Nicholas Ball.  However, Denyse's pattern has a guide that makes it a bit easier. Both are great teachers and quilters! 

Here is the ABC's Sampler I made with Nicholas Ball.

At home, I continued to make letters and words and this morning I had a finished flimsy! YAY!

Thanks Elizabeth @emrohner for encouraging me to take the class with you!

Linking to Off the Wall Friday @Creations-Quilts, Art, Whatever, Finished or Not Friday @AlyciaQuilts, Wait Loss Wednesday @The Inquiring Quilter, ToDo Tuesday @QuiltSchmilt

So July has arrived and the RSC color for this month is purple! I was able to get my purple blocks for this month finished early! Both traditional and improv block!

Please ignore the blue tape on my design wall. 

I'm linking to Scrap Happy Saturday @SoScrappy!

100 Dresses Challenge

2 weeks went by in a flash and I didn't get to posting about my #100daysummer2025 challenge! I did post on Instagram and Facebook but posting here requires a bit more time. We had a busy week as we hosted our 2nd annual Mormor and Morfar camp (grandma and grandpa) which included 3 days of field trips, splash pads, crafts, learning time, reading, picnics, and plenty of ice cream! 

So here are 14 days of dresses!

My favorite from this week was # 35

Once again I changed up the hair and skin colors for the next week.

My favorite from this week's selection of dresses is # 42

If you're playing along, let me know which is your favorite for the week by noting the Day # in the comments! 

I appreciate your support and encouragement!

A few pictures from our camp field trips!

we rented a swan boat

Pirates Cove

 

Morton Arboretum

Linking to Off the Wall Fridays @ Creations-Quilts Art Whatever, Wait Loss Wednesday @The Inquiring Quilter, Finished or Not Friday @AlyciaQuilts, Sew & Tell @Melve Loves Scraps, and ToDoTuesday @QuiltSchmilt

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great week!

Orange RSC blocks

I am finally getting around to sharing my June orange blocks for the RSC! They actually have been done but I never shared. 

Here are the 5 traditional pieced blocks.

Here are all 6 month's colors together. I'm not sure of the final layout yet - whether in rows or intermingled.

Here are my 5 improv pieced blocks.

Here are 6 months of RSC improv blocks!

I'm linking up to ScrapHappySaturday over @SoScrappy!

Another quilt project that I made from a class through the @craftymonkies platform was a caricature of my pet, Nellie. The class was taught by SarahSpencer, @iothealien Sarah's methods were new to me and I really enjoyed the class.

After creating a likeness of Nellie (not her true colors) from a photo using raw edged applique, I outlined it using a technique new to me, quilted, and stretched it over a 12" x 12" canvas frame.

She has been a sweet girl to us and is now in her senior years of slowing down.  I really wanted to see if I could make a quilt from a photo of her. I may try one in her true colors!

Linking to Off the Wall Fridays @Creations-Quilts, Art, Whatever, Wait Loss Wednesday @TheInquiringQuilter, Finished or Not Friday @AlyciaQuilts, Sew & Tell @MelvaLovesScraps, and To Do Tuesday @QuiltSchmilt

100 Days of Summer Challenge

 We were out of town last week so I wasn't able to post last week's dresses here.    (I did post on Instagram and Facebook.) So I will post 2 weeks of dresses today. 

Days 15 - 21

My favorite from this week is Day 15! What is your favorite? You can play along here by making note of the Day # in the comments or on my Instagram or Facebook page!

Several people questioned whether I would change up the 'girls". I have been using fabric that I used for skin and hair tones from a previous project so I started there. After looking through my stash, I did find some skin and hair tones to change up the girls. 

Here are Days 22 - 28

              

Once again, I had a hard time choosing my favorite! I keep changing my mind but I finally settled on Day 22 this week! What about you? Let me know in the comments if you want to play along! I appreciate you!

Another bit of catch up...A couple of weeks ago, I made a tote bag for my friends birthday. She is a Mr. Potato Head fan. Here is what I made!

I raw edged appliquéd Mr. Potato Head's parts on the bag I made. I also found an Amigurumi pattern for a key change doll. My friend loved it! Yay!

Linking to Wednesday Wait Loss @theinquiringquilter, Sew & Tell @MelvaLovesScraps, To Do Tuesday @QuiltSchmilt, DesignWallMonday @SmallQuilts&DollQuilts, Finished or Not Friday @AlyciaQuilts

Week 2 of my 100 days of summer challenge and more

Week 2 of my 100 days of Summer challenge is finished. Dresses 8-14 are now ready for viewing! 

I'm having a lot of fun putting together the outfits from my scraps! On Instagram and Facebook, I put a little survey to pick the weekly favorite! Would you like to play along? Just add your favorite to your comment by mentioning the Day number. If you are interested, you could choose one from last week also here. (Just scroll down a bit to find the dresses!) 

My favorite from this week is #11. 

It  is hard to choose one and I kept changing my mind. 😜

Last month, I took a video class with @craftymonkies and taught by @GaryMillsDesigns to learn Kawandi quilt making. It was on my quilting bucket list for quite some time. This piece is a practice piece and is not very big and does not have the traditional Fula on the corners but decorative points on one side. 

Kawandi is all hand stitched and pieced as you go from the outside to the inside. I love the drape on Kawandi quilts because you use a lighter fabric rather than batting in the layer. I'm gathering up supplies to try my hand at a larger quilt! Have your tried Kawandi quilt making?

Linking to Wednesday Wait Loss @theinquiringquilter, Sew & Tell @MelvaLovesScraps, To Do Tuesday @QuiltSchmilt, DesignWallMonday @SmallQuilts&DollQuilts