RSC for February 11 -17

Did 2 geese strips the same this week - one starts dark and goes to light, and the other is opposite.... oh and one butterfly. I cut the two goose strips at the same time - saves choosing time.

I have another butterfly in the wings... There is still more than half the month left so I don't feel pressured to finish right away.
Off to share with the others at Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

 

Hugs,

Terri

2 Butterflies and 3 Lines of Geese

Made in RSC colors - one strip of geese (on the far right) in purple from January,  2 Aqua, Teal, Turquoise, and 2 butterflies in the February color way.

 Close ups of the newest colors...

All the geese are different, but they are going the same way so they are getting along nicely.

 

Now off to So Scrappy to see what others have made. Later we are going to the movies to see A Dogs Purpose. I will report.

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Hugs,

Terri

I Did....

Here's #62 (finished late last night) in the February Rainbow Scrap Challenge color = Turquoise, Aqua, Sea Green, Teal... any colors in that way - a combo of green and blue, but not green or blue. Got you thoroughly confused? Good... lol.

#62

 

Hope you have a wonderful day.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Join the Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

I joined the Kaleidoscope of Butterflies. It's a cause I believe in.  Our world is getting ugly enough without losing one of the beautiful elements - butterflies.  (Some people are big into politics, some into human rights, some into animal rights... this is my little cause.) Use the link above and you'll learn some ways you can help the butterflies stay around.

You Followers know I've been making paper pieced butterflies for ages...

 These two are simplified from patterns in 365 Paper Pieced Patterns - my bible... a gift from my sister years ago.

 Ditto here.

 

 

 

 

 The above three are some of the patterns I bought from Claudia. They are more difficult, but well worth the work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above 3 pictures are some of the little butterflies I have been making for years now during the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I'm up to 61!  (If I have my way, I'll have 62 by tomorrow.) It's a pattern I bought years ago... It says 2005 MH Designs on it.

 

Anyway, that's the latest. Check out the link, see if you might like to encourage the little beauties to grace your life.

 

Hugs,

Terri

 

This Week, a Goosey Smile!

Okay, I didn't do as much sewing this week. Too much game playing, I guess. Bad habits are hard to break.  I did make another goose strip and a goosey smile...

 Right now a strip under the needle... see the "pile" to the left?  That's the next geese waiting in the wings...LOL

 And here's the smile. I used a lovely light batik for the background. The pattern for the strip and smile come from Quiltmaker (online free pattern) Vintage Sunburst - paper pieced, of course.

So I'm off to share on the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Go over to see all the purplely goodness.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Hugs,

Terri

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