Happy St. Paddy's Day

I've been raiding the archives of my previous posts for green things I've made, in order to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.... I AM IRISH - just like most of us. 
So here's a bit o'green for you to enjoy, and I'll be linkin' this post up to Val's Tuesday Linky Party.

This is the Bowtruckle from Harry Potter blocks at Fandom In Stitches - my favorite place for free paper piecing patterns.



And this Palm Leaf, I paper pieced in lots of other colors. I sooooo enjoyed making the blocks, but once they were put together, there are so many hard lumps where seams come together... It's a UFO right now. (I don't remember where I got the pattern... it was a free one, I know that and it's called Red Herring, I think.)



This is the wrong colored Felix Felicis I made from the Fandom In Stitches pattern.( Really shouldn't good luck be green rather than golden?) Anyway, I'm wishin' you all the best of the Luck of the Irish... today and always.

Hugs,

Terri

POD # 10 and another butterfly mistook

These are the Standard Books of Spells for levels 1-6 (Harry Potter didn't go to the 7th year). I just bought that speckled fabric last week and it just seemed right for a set of books that would be handled carelessly. Notice each year is a different color... One of these days I'm going to have to add titles, somehow.

And this is another mutant butterfly. I didn't have time to finish it last week... When I came back to it I thought it only needed #9 and #10 pieces added.  I forgot to put on the #8 pieces on each side. Oh well, individuals will vary.  I might make more of them this way.

Have a sew wonderful week.

Hugs,

Terri

Hands 2 Help Started Yesterday

My favorite quilting challenge (for charity) started yesterday.




There is still time to sign up. Use the button at the right to go to Confessions of a Fabric Addict... learn about the charities, prizes, linky parties, tutorials and other fun.

I've been working on a Sweet 16  as a Good Night Irene for a donation to one of the charities. See if you can figure out which charity I'm donating to.

 

Happy Monday to you all.

Hugs,

Terri

2.75 more yellow butterflies

Happy Pi Day! (3.1415)

Not quite finished with the bottom butterfly...

It needs a top and bottom yet.

So I'm linking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge... see the button on the right to see what others have made from their yellow scraps.

We are having a rainy weekend here. Hope you have a wonderful one.

Hugs.

Terri

POD #9

Some how I got my books going the wrong way, and I didn't notice until I was done with the Snitch section. So I fixed it the easiest I could and put the A and F pieces on the one side. I like the look, and that's all that matters to me.

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I made a Papa Book, Mama Book and Baby book... Dad has the oldest pages, then Mom and baby has the cute cover and lightest pages.  The little guy is a chip off the old man... his pages bend into the middle, whereas Mom's do not. Close up (below) so you can see the aged pages.

 

 

Hope you are having a grand weekend.

 

Hugs,

Terri

4 Yellow Ones

See the button on the right for other yellow blocks being shown today. Here's my offering.

 

Still working on the POD#9 block this week. Maybe I'll finish it later today.

 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Terri

Bobbins Found and Books

Today we are working on books for the Harry Potter (paper pieced) bookshelves. Here is the pattern for one book...
I crazily wanted to use some fabric that looks like pages in an ancient book. You will never know how hard I toiled...

 to make this seam work out... that's the angle to put in the second piece of "pages" and try to match that little triangle #2.... I was thinking some expletives, I'll tell you. Took me about an hour to get it done. (I'll show the block tomorrow.)

 

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And while I was working there with a very uncooperative pincushion, I decided to make my own with the magnet I use to pick up pins off the floor. (No picture, but it works great.) I went to the sewing box to find some new pins (that were sharp and not bent) and here's what I found.

Okay, you see the pins, but I see the bobbins I've been looking all over the sewing room for since we moved here in November!

I struck gold, and now I'm in business! I won't have to tear the thread off  of one to change the color. Hurrah, and Huzzah, and YES - my joy for today.

Hugs,

Terri