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

A Finish and a New Challenge

Today  I would like to share my newest finish with you. I have wanted to make a new quilt for my newest son-in-law for a while so I asked my daughter suggestions and colors. Brendan's favorite color is green and I choose a pattern with flying geese since he is a pilot. Looking through several patterns, we choose the pattern Formation, designed by Myra @Busy Hands Quilts. I had many greens in my stash, but I limited the spectrum to the lighter greens, ranging from yellow greens to sage.

I used Kona Ash for the background. This pattern was easy to machine piece. 

I straight line quilted 1/4" in the background/negative space with gray thread and FMQ in the geese with green thread. 

I used a solid green for the backing and one of the geese colors for the binding.

The quilt finishes at 63" x 72"

We were able to celebrate Brendan's birthday while we were visiting them in their beautiful new home in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Maker photo

Back in the summer of 2011, I found a challenge on Facebook to make a bowtie block a day! I completed that challenge but never found the challenge again. This year I decided to make a personal daily challenge throughout the summer months. I'm calling this challenge the (#100dayssummer2025project). I drafted a simple paper pieced dress pattern. I copied it and reversed the pattern so there will be 2 versions. 

To get 100 days, I started May 25th and will go to Sept 2nd.

Here are my first 7 blocks (I will try to post 1 week at a time).

All the dresses and tights are scraps from my stash. I am having fun 'dressing' the girls. The inspiration for this challenge came from the book, 

The 100 Dresses by Eleanor Estes.

I hope you enjoy watching as my collection of dresses grows!

May's Rainbow Scrap Challenge and some sewing behind the scenes

I'm happy to say that I have had the time to work on my RSC blocks early in the month! May's color is green! Such a nice color for May as the grass turns green, leaves and spring flowers start budding! 

I have a lot of greens in my stash from yellow green to dark green. I randomly chose 10 different greens to make my blocks - 5 traditional and 5 improv.

I'm linking to Scrap Happy Saturday @SoScrappy

One last 'catch-up' quilt from 2024 is Pattern Play. This quilt was made using techniques taught by @victoria_vanderlaan and stretched over a 12" x 12" canvas. I used some solid scraps from my scrap bin and improv piecing. 

I also have been sewing some secret projects. 
Firstly, I have been making a quilt for our son-in-law for his birthday. He is the only one in my immediate family without a quilt. Here is a glimpse.

I also was commissioned to make a wedding robe for my girlfriend's granddaughter from her mother's wedding dress. 

The wedding is in June but I'm sure none of them read my blog. 

After searching for a robe pattern that was the style that was wanted (wrap-around with sash tie), I started the deconstruction of the wedding gown. It was a bit tricky because behind the lace the satan was cut away. The layout needed to be strategically placed. I wanted to include the lace around the hem of the gown to go around the hem of the robe. 

The lace need to be reattached and stitched. I found that I didn't have enough satan for the sleeves so I needed to use the lace panels as the sleeves. I deconstructed the lace from the train of the gown and fitted 2 of them to bell sleeves. I also repurposed some the beaded lace to the back of the robe. 

Here is how it turned out! I'm please with it and more importantly, my friend and her daughter-in-law love it! The bride (or her sisters) haven't seen it yet. 

This has turned out to be a long post.  Thanks for hanging with me. I will save another of my secret projects for my next post! 

Linking to Finished or Not Fridays @AlyciaQuilts, and Off the Wall Fridays @Creations-Quilts, Arts and Whatever.