Welcome to a New Year of Sew & Tell... a place where inspiration can be found, creativity flows, progress is shared and encouragement abounds! There were a lot of summaries and goals shared this week. The randomly selected feature happens to be a year-end summary from Diann at Little Penguin Quilts. Diann showed off her top 5 quilt finishes of 2025. I'm happy to say that her Pieces of My Life quilt made the list, along with two rainbow scrap challenge quilts. All of the quilts are lovely. Head over to her blog to learn a few more details of each quilt.
While there, take a peek at what she has planned for this year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt. The secondary pattern that is revealed when the blocks are placed together is a bonus!
The pieces are 2-1/2" and will make a 6" finished block. They fit perfectly into the small bags that I had left over from an OCC sewing kit project a few years ago.
I'll sew them together when we travel or have daytrips, referring to the pictures on my phone for the proper layout.
I liked the story - it was somewhat predictable; I didn't care for the occasional foul language (F-word).
The question on the book cover - "How far would you go to keep a secret?" I would have to say it depends on the subject of the secret. And the consequences of letting the secret out. How 'bout you?
I was caught up in this story as I worked on my Arches National Park block for my shirt... so much so that I sewed in my block upside down. Dang it!
No worries... I was able to save the shirt and will be writing the step-by-step tutorial soon.
After the mess up I grabbed my sketch pad and pencil and started designing a logo idea for the Little House Sew Along. It will include a log cabin block as a foundation for it... I need to try to get the idea I have in my mind into a computer graphic. Sadly, I have shared all that I can for now. I have a good portion of desk work scheduled for my week... beyond my quilting/blogging I have all of the year-end financial stuff that needs my attention.
Rest assured, I will be treating myself with a few minutes here and there in the studio... You know... work a little and then reward yourself with something fun. Maybe I'll dig out my blue scraps and start the RSC!
Time to party! But before you go...
I'm looking for some book recommendations.
I enjoy wholesome stories, historical fiction, and Christian fiction... Romance is okay, open door sex scenes are not. I really enjoyed the book Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate and have read several of her books. WWII stories interest me. I've enjoyed several "classics", and I've tried Jane Austen several times... I simply cannot make it through. I'm currently listening to Eat, Pray, Love... again, not a fan of the occasional bad language, but have seen the movie.
Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!
Keep Piecing,
Melva
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I like your Arches block, Melva. I'm interested in seeing how you saved it. I wrote about my favorite author on my linked blog--Gabrielle Meyer. Here first book in the Timeless series is "When the Day Comes." I highly recommend the series.
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