*~*~*A Little Christmas Stitching*~*~*

No laughing,

but after I finished writing my couple of cards

(to those who would otherwise think I was dead,)

I actually spent a little time stitching.

It's just a little quilt

made from the scraps of a much larger Christmas quilt.

I have had the stack of scraps sitting there

in my way for ages so decided to get rid of them this way.

They aren't finished and aren't really Christmas fabrics

but will make a nice little doll quilt

or table topper.

Sometimes these weird little projects

turn out to be some of the most fun to do,

because they don't have to be 'just so.'

So far that's how this one is-

just a fun little thing.

I wish you all a very merry

and blessed Christmas.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches

Little Blessing (Hidden in my Stash:?)

AKA: Shoefly part II

You may have noticed in the 

Shoefly part I

that there was 1 block missing.

I didn't have enough of 'that' scrap

to complete one more block.

I had just decided to make it bigger

and use another set of scraps.

Then I remembered!!!

(Gotta love when that rememberer kicks in)

I had the scrap that I took with me

to find the yellow fabric

still in my wallet.

It was perfect.

I was able to make the two other little squares

I needed to finish the block.

I figured at least then I could have the 'body'

all the same scrap & do something different

for boarders and binding.

Oh wait, but there's more:

Then I looked in my stash...

I had about a 3/4 yard chunk of it.

Woohoo!  I did my happy dance

and proceeded to add boarders and binding.

This is the first piece that I have actually

stacked the needle to hand quilt it.

Maybe I should be ashamed to admit that,

but I am happy I finally gave it a whirl.

I'm not very good at it, 

but was improving as I went along.

(Oops, I still need to iron away my lines - today is ironing day, so will include this.)

Then, just because I am a little warped,

I added one more little nuance. 

The finished piece measures 16.25" square,

and I had fun.

Until next time,
Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches

Delectable Mountain Mini Quilt / Table Topper

They say the first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have one so here goes: "I can't get rid of scraps." Whew, that was tough.  So this little jewel is made from some of the scraps from my Cathedral Window quilt that is in process.  As I have been cutting the squares for it, this pile of scraps just grew up out of nowhere like a vicious weed.  This was the result.  I saw an antique quilt in a magazine.  I have always liked the Delectable Mountain pattern anyways so thought, "Great!"  I don't use patterns; I just sorta go with the flow.

This is a 4 1/2 inch square at this point.  Those small squares will be one inchers.  Then I put them in place on the wall.

I was hoping for it to be one more row long, but I ran out of these particular scraps.  Even my scrappy quilts have to 'work.'  I know, it's an illness I tell you.

Then started sewing the squares into sections.  I wasn't bright enough to think about starching in the beginning, knowing I would be working with bias cuts so I suffered the consequences.  All those itty-bitty points reminded me.

I lost a few of them and it definitely has its flaws, but over all, it turned out pretty well.  And so here we are right back at the beginning.  I will probably just put a little brown binding on it as I don't think I want a boarder - but then you never know.  I might change my mind.  I will hand quilt it, but I have to finish up the one I am hand quilting now.  It's so close to finished it's ridiculous.  I don't know what officially makes a mini quilt a mini, this might just be a small quilt.  If you know, I would love it if you could inform me:)  This one reminds me of autumn, which I love.  Even with it's imperfections, I do believe I will enjoy quilting it and seeing it on my table.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches

PS - This didn't use up all the scraps:( I will have to come up with something else to do with the rest of them:)