Purples, Papier Piecing and Circles in a Square

This week I've done more than I have in weeks. I tried out a paper piecing pattern I got from Quiltmaker  (online) called Vintage Sunburst. It worked up into four strips of Flying Geese. They are quite small...2 1/2" x 9 3/4" each strip. I think there might be one purple I used twice, but I didn't use all of my purples - even by a long shot.  If I have chosen the colored fabrics first it still takes about 1.5 hours each strip. (I love 'em.)

Last year I didn't get in on the 365 challenge, and really admire the results of others, so I started my own this week. I've decided to use fabrics out of my 3 boxes of Multicolored fabrics. These two are the only ones so far. I'm appliqueing the circles to low impact colors.  I made a template that I can iron with and using starch to iron a circle, then I pin it into place and hand stitch. (I need something to keep my hands busy while watching TV at night, otherwise I go to check out the kitchen too often.)

Here's a close-up of the purple one... I love the gold worked into it.

Sew that is all for this week. I'll be making some more Flying Geese soon. I'll be linking to Sarah's Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? today, and to Angela's  Rainbow Scrap Challenge  tomorrow.

 We are having the January Thaw here... It even rained today. What a slushy mess.

Have a great weekend.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Rainbow Scrap Challenge today!

I have always wanted to make this block... it's just as easy as can be. Mine here are 2.5" strips.

I wish you could see how pretty that lavender strip is.  I remember buying the darkest one. I got it in Vancouver at the Craft Warehouse.
So this is one of the blocks I want to make for RSC. Next week I show some stars I want to make. Now I'm off to share this with the rest of the group at The Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Terri

Actual Piecing Done This Week

I haven't been doing much sewing lately.... I eked these out this week.  They are paper pieced - of course.

They measure 2.5"...I got the pattern from Fandom In Stitches.  They are the cornerstones to the Harry Potter Fantastic Beasts quilt along. I'm just making the stars, because they are cute, easy and satisfies the urge to paper piece.  Find them HERE, if you are interested.

Also, Sarah, at Confessions of a Fabric Addict mentioned something about quilts with stars on them... I'm intrigued.

So to the Quilting Nonnie I say - here's mine.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Happy NY

Happy New Year to all my blogging friends. Hope you all have a great time tonight. We are going to the movies... Passengers. I thought we should see an adult movie this time.
Working on my Granddaughter's Wedding Quilt again. I think the event is in May... I'll show some pictures soon.
Hugs,
Terri

Turkey

OMG!  I am so glad to get this Tom to show up, finally!  You don't know the computer hassles it took to get this bird here. I'm going to say he's on his side because he's resting up for thanksgiving... just turn your head to the left. (He is part of a bird quilt I made a few years before I blogged, and I had to ask my daughter in law to take the pictures because I didn't even have them on this computer.) I'll show those pictures another time. For now, I'm going to share this on Val's blog - subject for today is Turkeys - see the side bar.

 

 

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Paper Piecing Again

Working on a table topper for a fellow Harry Potter fan. It'll be 5 Mimbulus Mimbletonias.

The red flowers with the green - it's going to look quite Christmassy.

Thank you to all the Veterans for their service... This is a holiday we should be celebrating every day.

Have a lovely sewing weekend.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Some Halloween Pictures and some quilt blocks

The candy is in the back (left) of this picture in a large plant pot.

 Kids took a plant if they wanted one. We had lots of different ones this year, but the most popular were the Pearl Plants made up by my friend, Paulette White.

 I had my new Hedwig (owl) from my sister, Barbara Zeidl hanging up and the Spell Book that howls and laughs and vibrates on the table where the kids could touch  it. More plants and some free seeds on the table, too.

 Lots of lighting this year, and webbing done by the Hubster = Harry Potter.

 

 Some pictures that turn into ghouls as you walk by (from the $1 store)...

and a tiny Hogwarts banner that I paper pieced.

 Here's the banner, a pumpkin and the mandrake I finished today... you can't see his beady little black eyes.  He was fun to make.

 

So that's it for Halloween this year. Now to start some more plants for next year.
Hope you all had as much fun as I did.

 

Hugs,

Terri