If you’re looking for the post about Sorting Storing and Using your scraps GO HERE. So sorry about the wrong link in the newsletter. (Augh. 😣 I hate when I do stupid things!)
Hello! I thought I’d share a little bit of some Christmas Sewing projects on my sewing table right now. Not a lot of time to sew in the past few weeks, but I was in the mood to pull some holiday projects to work on. Plus I’ve got a new quilt pattern almost ready to share.
Right before we left town for Thanksgiving, I finished adding the borders to this blue and white quilt that has been in progress on my cutting/sewing table for weeks so that I could finally get it off to the quilter. This is another variation of the Stars pattern I made with Liberty prints last year. The pattern is finally almost ready. Thanks for your patience – hoping to have it ready to go by next week!
If you’re in the US I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving weekend. We met up with family in Arizona – it was my first Thanksgiving with my whole extended family in over 5 years. And nice to be in a place where we could spend lots of time enjoying being together outside. My teenagers were a little concerned that the nice weather meant “it didn’t feel like Thanksgiving.” Of which my reply was, “I know. Isn’t it great?!” 😉
Lots to do when we got home, but I did manage to pull out of couple of Christmas projects to get started on. Including this house block that I made 3-4 years ago. I still love it, and it really needs a finished home. (The pattern is called All Through the House from Thimble Creek Boutique.) So I decided this is the year I’m going to make it happen. Hopefully.
I also pulled a bunch of prints from my stash a few years back to go along with it, but have yet to do anything with them. They’ve been patiently sitting in a plastic tub all of this time. I love this kind of muted, darker palette.
I have a spot on a stairway landing where I like to hang seasonal wall-hanging size quilts. But surprisingly, I don’t really have a good Christmas option to hang in December. So I’ve decided that somehow I want to incorporate this block into a medallion-style quilt. No concrete plan at the moment, but I’m committed to this year and I’m going to start playing with ideas.
Another pile on the cutting table is this bunch of Holly Holiday from Christopher Thompson and Riley Blake Designs. I’m making some updated quilt-as-you-go stockings and will share those details next week too!
I haven’t had much time at my machine for the past few weeks with travel prep, being gone, catching up after we returned and then beginning of all of the Christmas hoopla and decorating. My Christmas decor is also looking pretty pathetic right now. The tree is up but there’s a string lights not working (right in the middle, of course) so it’s keeping everything else at a standstill while I get up the gumption to replace the broken strand. You know how these things go.
I’ve had a productive week in other aspects of my life (we’re also in the process of renovating our basement as our family Christmas gift – which is also an ideal, but inconvenient, time for a good CLEAN OUT). I’ve been going hard all week, but as a result, today I’m out of gas. So while I have technical computer stuff and much more basement clean out and Christmas decor to work on, I think I’m going to sit at my sewing machine for a bit while I catch up on Project Runway and see if that rejuvenates me.
Here’s the current state of affairs: the Stars quilt back from the quilter and ready to bind (we’re almost there!), and a new project. Of course! More Union Jacks. This is a quilt for a special friend. And apparently I’m also trying to set a record for the number of Union Jack quilts made in one year…
Good luck with all of your own busy December lists and projects and decorating and all other such hoopla.
elvira
what a lovely quilt. Is that the same pattern as the mini one on the wall? looking forward for the pattern!
Amy
Slightly different than the one on the wall. That one was in a magazine a couple years ago – but I definitely need to share the pattern again here. I’ll add it to the list!
In The Sewing Basket Karen
You ROCK my world!! Getting back to quilting after having a set back into my neuro weakness in legs after completing chemo last year….I AM a SURVIVOR! and blest beyond measure!! and your blog has gave me lifts along this long journey; I do have a quilt on my longarm !! painted our living room wall in our addition a light Lilac and we LOVE IT!! so calming; now to figure a quilt!! always!! and get up our Christmas Tree too!! Energy is a gift from God!! Love you Quilting Sister!! Karen
Amy
Oh my goodness, Karen. Look at you go! You ARE a SURVIVOR! Thank you so much for your sweet comment. I’m so happy to have been able to support you from afar on your journey this past year. Love you too, Quilting Sister!
Rosemary B
Amy, your blog is always inspiring
Amy
Aww, thank you Rosemary. xo
Deanne
Amy, always love your blog. In case anyone likes that house block, it’s from the pattern All Through the House by Thimble Creek Quilts (https://www.etsy.com/listing/696943454/all-through-the-house-pattern). Their Etsy site has other fun patterns too, and a kit for this quilt. I thought of you when I saw this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/803540007/annie-pouch-british-motif-with-queens. Merry Christmas!
Amy
Fantastic! Thank you so much, Deanne! I’m going update the link so that anyone can buy the pattern directly from Thimble Creek Quilts. Thank you, thank you!
Bear Creek Quilting Company
Fantastic blue/white quilt. I can’t wait to see it all finished and laid out! Love the fabrics set aside for that Christmas project; whatever you make with it will be absolutely stunning.
Thank you for sharing!
Gwyn
Love your box of scraps. Can’t wait to see what comes of them.
auntiepatch69
Yes, you are blessed!