I'm Still Here...and Scrapping Away

 It seems like I've fallen off the face of the earth, but I promise I have not. I've been down in the sewing room every second of the day I can squeeze in.

You know how much I love my scrappy quilts, and when Bonnie Hunter announced her mystery last November, I knew it was going on the top of my list of things to do.

This year's quilt was...

The colors just melted my heart, and of course, that of a certain 5 year old who claimed it was hers before it was even done. LOL!!

I kept up with each clue weekly and even had time to work on another of  her quilts at the same time.

This is "Kismet". I actually saw the quilt on the "Quiltville's Open Studio" Facebook page, during the mystery.  With the gentle prodding of one of the members, I decided to take on the challenge myself.

It was so much fun to work on, that I found myself staying up to all hours of the night piecing away on it. The string blocks are pieced on phone book pages. 

One might think that my scrap bins are about empty after all the Bonnie quilts I've done in the past year...but oh NO!! 

About the time I thought I was going to put them away for awhile, I found another pattern on my computer that I saved years ago. 

Hopefully I will have that to share with you soon!

Sew, what's on your list of to-do's this year?

 

Say What? Sew-it Show- It Challenge Blog Hop

You know how us blogging quilters are!

We always have something to say. 

It just seemed like the perfect theme for this months Challenge.

I love saving photos and ideas that come across my computer, that inspire me.

Many will never actually be turned into anything, but it's fun to dream!

LOL!!

A Little Spark of Kindness!

This was inspired by an image I saved, but  unfortunately I didn't note where I found it online, so I can't give credit, where credit is due. 

I broke into some of my snow dyed fabric for the background on this one.

It's been a long time since I have dyed fabrics, but Dharma Trading Company has hooked me again with their new Ice dying powders. I hope to get on those very soon!

Wordy, whimsical, silly quilts always make me laugh and sometimes tell a story, about the times we are living in.  So, on this next one...

 I believe I have found the reason our egg prices have been so crazy recently.

Explains a lot, now doesn't it?

This inspiration came from 2 different "Whipper Snapper" rubber stamps.

If you have never seen their website, you need to check it out.

They have the cutest designs. I linked their page for you, above.

I actually had a more serious "Say What" moment this year.

I started the Bonnie Hunter Mystery (as I always do), but this time I not only kept up with it, but I completed it. It's not sitting in a grocery sack or in a project pile.

Happy Dance!

This is "Chilhowie" 

Now hop on over and visit my fellow bloggers, and check out what they have to say!

MooseStashQuilting (your here)

Selina Quilts

Quilt Schmilt

Patchouli Moon Studio

That Fabric Feeling

Scrapdash

Please make sure you "say" something nice, too. We all love reading your comments.           Remember...

The complete schedule for this hop can be found HERE.

Make sure you check in on Thursday with me. I'll have the June hop announcement!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Are You Chilhowie-ing it?

I hope you all survived the holidays, so far!

I sat down this morning with my new favorite mug from my grandies, and finished up clue 5 on the Bonnie Hunter "Chilhowie" mystery quilt.

It's not often I actually keep up with the clues, but this year having a couple of  month off, while mom was on maternity leave, gave me the time.

We started putting some blocks together this week and I am in LOVE!

You would think we are well on our way...

...but I have a basket of parts, that say's otherwise. 

Oh, I do wonder what Bonnie has next for us???

It's not too late to jump in, you can find all the clues so far, on her blog

HERE

There's a tab at the top of the page.

This was our house yesterday. Sweet Pea got a karaoke machine...

Oh she absolutely loves it! Thank you Auntie Jessica and Uncle Mike, but little man...

Well, he did his best to sleep through her singing!

LOL!!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

It's My Day on the UFO Blog Hop

 Welcome to my day on the UFO blog hop. 

This post comes with a warning...it's very long!

"Alien's Among Us"

Here's a UFO, that I have no recollection of making, LOL!! Anyone else out there feel my pain?  It was double batted with wool and was in a tote full of projects that have never been quilted. I would love to tell you just what my thoughts were on this, but it's a mystery to me.  I quilted it up, using stitch in the ditch and added a few "Out of this World" appliques to fit the theme of this hop.

After that, I must have been taken over by said "Aliens" because something got into me! After finding 2 totes of quilts that were finished, but never quilted, I decided it was high time to get em done. Some were big and some were small, but in all I managed to get 15, yes 15 UFO's finished. I have to say, I am doing the happy dance here!

We were camping at Glendo State Park in Wyoming last week 

and our campsite was perfect for taking photos.

These 2 big guys are Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilts.

The top one is the 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery "Celtic Solstice".

The bottom is is her 2015 Mystery " Grand Illusion".

This is a "Stack N Whack" that was done long, long ago, maybe 2006 or 2007???

I was really hooked on them and have fabric for 2 more. If you never start them, do they still count as UFO's?  LOL!!

"Halloween Who Knows"

Don't have any idea what it was, or when I made it, but it's kinda ugly. LOL!!

I would blame someone for adding to my stack of UFO's, but I recognize the fabrics, so I must have done it. Either that or someone snuck in and stitched it while I was sleeping. Was that one of you???

 "Free flight Macaw".  a 2019 pattern by Dione at "Clever Chameleon Quilting". 

When we were Island Batik Ambassadors, she asked me to pattern test this for her.

It looks like she hasn't blogged for awhile. I know she moved to the Outback in Australia, and I haven't heard from her since. Hope your doing well, out there Dione!

"Stair Step Sampler". Pattern by Alison Vermilya at "Little Bunny Quilts". 

I actually cut a kit 3 years ago for a quilt retreat and never even started on it. Fast forward to this year, when my NY, NJ and PA friends were able to get together again for a retreat, and I actually got it finished. Not before I realized that I had forgot to cut part of the pieces! Eye roll here. I was able to find fabric that blended well enough anyway, and it's a finish. 

"Ready for Christmas"

Does this look familiar? It's a Carol Swift original...I went to Vegas last year and took a class from her. I finally got it quilted at the NY quilt retreat this year too! Carol's patterns are as fun as her classes are!

You can find her pattern HERE

"Words to Grow By"

 2020 BOM from Sew Incredibly Crazy and Friends.

It was so close but so far away. I added the borders and got it quilted. 

"Mariner's Star"

You just have to see it outside to appreciate the colors. This was done in my hand dye fabrics, to long ago to remember when, but it's possibly my favorite quilt now.

This 60" x 60" beauty is hanging by my longarm, to keep it company!

 "Stain Glass Angel"

 was designed by Deb Geissler at "Designs by Deb"

I'm lucky that we live just across town from each other. She held classes for this in her basement back in 2015. I'm sure she would have a heart attach if she knew I just now quilted it!

I added the lettering with "Crafters Edge" alphabet dies.

"Moose in the Pines"

This is a "Round Robin" quilt that Bea Lee, from "BeaQuilter" hosted back in 2015.

If your not familiar with how they work, you make your center block and the quilt label, then mail it off to the next person. Each person participating, adds a border and sends it on to the next person. You can see all the quilts on my post HERE.

It was so much fun to work on all the different quilts. Unfortunately for the most part, those days are over due to the crazy prices of postage now.

Lastly, 3 miscellaneous table toppers and runner.

I'm so happy to not only see all your projects this week, but that I managed to blast through a bunch of my own as well. If the aliens who took over my body feel the need to do so again some time, feel free to "Beam Me Up Scotty". I've got a couple of totes of projects that haven't even been started yet!

On a side note here...

I had to stop and read this twice!

I found this on Etsy HERE and think my sewing room needs this for sure.

LOL!

Hope you all have enjoyed the week with us.

You can find all this weeks projects posted on our Pinterest board 

HERE

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