Easy As A, B, C ~ Sew & Tell - 6/22/26

Welcome back to MLS & another party session of Sew & Tell!  Creatively speaking, the party was diverse... There were several finishes and WIPs and progress updates... and inspiration was abundant!  This week's randomly selected feature is Vicki at Vicki's Crafts & Quilting.  She shared her colorful strings... her first complete donation quilt for the year.  

This was a project that she worked on over the winter.  She said that the strings were sewn to phone book pages that she had saved.  Wise plan Vicki!

Head over to her blog to see what she chose for the backing!  

I had a creatively fun and productive week.  I've been plotting planning considering an ABC quilt for a few weeks.  In my mind's eye I saw bright, playful colors... when I finally pulled out my scraps of Connecting Threads fabric scraps and started sorting to determine if I had enough to make the quilt I wanted, I realized that it was going to be in a completely different colorway.  I needed 30 6-1/2" squares and assorted scraps in fabrics with enough contrast to the background squares.  

It wasn't long until I had determined that I had enough "neutrals" for the squares.  It wasn't long after that that I had them all on the wall and was ready for the letters.  I chose carefully the fabrics for the letters, making sure that I had a high contrast so that the letters would stand out.

I see that the F is a bit transparent... but it will have to do.

The majority of these fabrics are from the Leo & Savannah line (Safari Quilt) with support from the Art Haus line which was in the Ribbons Quilt... all from CT.  (Use ACTMelvaLovesScraps in the checkout to get 15% off your eligible items.)

I was asked if there was a pattern... No written pattern was my response.  6-1/2" blocks with 5" letters cut from my cricut machine and appliqued.  As easy as A, B, C.

Speaking of CT...

Remember I have a great little prize box from them as the final give away in the Little House Sampler Quilt Sew Along.  Melisa has her entry linked up.  And Allison has hers done as well. :)  Anybody else???

There are still a couple weeks remaining to get your top completed and linked up.  If you don't have a blog or social media to share in the party send me an email and I'll get you entered for the chance to win.  (Sorry, but winner must have a US mailing address.)

MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com

I've kept up with my 100-day challenge... Days 10-18 in this little collage show my quilted purse, bookish journal blocks, quilted hearts project bag and hearts, muffins and the ABC quilt.

I overcame the technical difficulties I had in trying to make a few reels for Instagram.  YAY ME!  lol.

I shared several because I needed to repeat the process once I had it figured out to help embed it in my brain.

A few books were listened to as I sewed and created.  Among them were The Help (as good as the movie), and Only the Beautiful.  (The Magic of Sea Glass was mentioned last week.) 

I finished a slow read too - A Quilt for Christmas.  It was sent to me by a HS friend who is slowly working through the boxes of his mother's belongings.  She passed away 6 years ago... just before the pandemic shutdown.  It was a story that took place during the civil war.  It told of the loved ones left at home as the soldiers fought.  It was a story of love, loss, community support (a quilting group) and healing.

Only the Beautiful was an interesting and poignant story of two brave women impacted by the quest for genetic perfection… set in California in 1938 and Vienna in 1947.  

That's all for this week.  We headed for a mountain location this week for a few days.  My Mom is tagging along with us for the first time.  Though this is not the first she has camped... she is a seasoned veteran and is very excited about the opportunity.  As evidenced by her mention of the trip to my cousins (several times) who stopped for a visit on Thursday. LOL.  She's been packing for days already.  LOL

Before you join the party, tell me...

How far in advance do you begin packing for a trip?

I'd love to hear from you!

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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