August... 31 new opportunities to add to your story. Make it a good one!
As I waited for the last days of July to slip by, I prepared for our "parade" of guests to arrive... we had a few days of perfect weather (temps in the upper 70s & low 80s) to do some baking. Cinnamon rolls and GF biscuits were on the menu, and I had two easy to prepare dinners planned to have with our first guests. It was even better that they would hold in the crockpot on warm until we were ready to sit and enjoy... Shredded BBQ chicken and White Chili.
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| We had a little bit of fun and plenty of laughs |
First up, our friends from the Lazy J Goat Farm that we make regular visits to as we make our travels with our 5th-wheel to wherever our destination may be. ;) We packed in as much tourist-y stuff into the short time they were with us. We all enjoyed the time together and they promise that they will be back soon. I now have a few days to get ready for our next guest, planning to arrive on Friday.
As I straightened my sewing room, I found a list of "30 days of creative quiltmaking"... it is something I printed out, perhaps in a creative slump... it originally comes from AQSblog.com. (I did try to find a link to share, but was unsuccessful.)
As I looked over the list I was considering whether or not I had done any of them...
With the RSC, item number one was completed... As well as #2. #3 was easy as I have used disappearing 9-patch and 4-patch blocks in a few of the RSC quilts.
That was as far as I got when I pulled out a few purple orphan blocks. I set one aside to add to another shirt or sweatshirt and set aside the other four that would become another small quilt suitable for a baby quilt, wall hanging or table topper. In my cleaning, I found a Quiltmaker magazine and flipped through it and found a pattern that I wanted to use for one final purple RSC quilt. It was called Chop Suey and one of the suggestions was to use orphan blocks as the foundation for the larger block.
Here's where I ended up. I'll get this top sandwiched and quilted this week and add it to my stash of finished quilts. :) (I sent one home with our friends who are expecting a new grand this month) I plan to use this one as a skill builder/refresher by doing some all over medium stippling.
I encourage you to pick one item from this "30 days" list and give it a try... it will stir your creative juices and may inspire your next project! Leave a comment and let me know which item you'll try. I'd love to hear from you!
As soon as I read that Teal was the new color for August, I pulled out the teal blocks that I "accidentally" made in April and took a look. They all appeared to be more of a blue-ish Teal, so I pulled out an assortment of green-ish Teal scraps and made four Korner Kabin Blocks.
That's all I have this week for Sew & Tell... Let's take a look at the randomly selected feature...
Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting shared her most recent finish - The "Ursala Quilt", the 7th quilt in the Stripology Quickies Club. I think it is a lovely finish. I was surprised to read that she wasn't completely happy with it... Nancy stated, "I could've dispersed the colors better. The darks ended up in a row together and the lights ended up in a row together."
You can follow the link to her blog to read all of her thoughts...nothing overly critical, and I understand her reasoning for leaving it as it was because she didn't want to rip out the sewing... but how often do we point out the errors? How many times do we view our errors as glaring errors when others overlook them without hesitation?
Something to consider.
Be kind to yourself! And your quilts ;)
Don't forget to leave a comment telling me which item you want to try from the 30-day list.
Keep Piecing,
Melva
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