November's Goal

November's One Monthly Goal (OMG) is to complete this Neighbor house block. 

I did have another block as a previous OMG, I actually did complete however went on vacation and forgot to post the finished block, so hopefully I'll complete this one and post them both by the end of the month.

Check out Stories from the Quilt Room's November One Monthly Goal page to see what others are hoping to complete this month.

Simple goal, simple post.

Well done is better than well said ~ Benjamin Franklin

Trick or Treat

 Oh my, it's the end of October already. I've been quilting and sewing and playing with fabric, just haven't posted any pictures.  Well now's the time.

I made a trick or treat bag for my youngest grandson.

He really liked Grandpa's Skull quilt that we have on our bed for October, so instead of buying more fabric, I used bits left over from the skull quilt.

The pattern is called Vinyl Mesh Market Bag and it's designed by Lisa Spalding at Cut Loose Press.  If you live in or near Calgary you can pick it up at Out of Hand Quilting, along with the vinyl mesh.

Happy Halloween to all.  Eat, drink. and be scary!

Purple for September

Soscrappy's September colour for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is purple.  My first purple endeavor for this month is ten Mile a Minute blocks. 

I do have another little purple project on the go, let's see if I can get it done by the end of the month and hopefully have one more purple post next week.

I enjoy taking part in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, as it helps me to keep using and playing with my scraps.  Take a minute to visit Soscrappy to see what others have been working on in the colour purple.

The color purple traditionally symbolizes royalty, luxury, and power, alongside wisdom, creativity, and spirituality.

Yellow for August

Our colour for August and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is yellow, such a bright and cheery colour.  I was surprised to find that I didn't have many yellow scraps in my little yellow fabric scrap box, and when I look on the shelf, there is not much in the stash either.  It might be time to pick up some yellow treasures.

My first, and maybe only, scrap project was to make my 10 'Mile a Minute' blocks.

 My plan is to make a Rainbow Mile a Minute quilt, one that I have made before and sold, however someone came into the quilt shop, that I teach and work at - Out of Hand Quilting and Fabrics - and was wearing, in my opinion, one of the nicest looking quilted jackets that I have ever seen, made with a rainbow of mile a minute blocks.  Now I'm tempted to change the plan. 

Here is a look at my yellow scraps at the end of this week, just a little pathetic.

Check out this weeks Rainbow Scrap Challenge to see what others are doing with their yellow fabric scraps.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. ~ Pablo Picasso

August Goal

 My goal - One Monthly Goal - for August is to make this Neighbor No. 1 quilt block.

It's a substantial block that will measure 16 inches square when finished.

A group of four of my quilting friends usually  get together a couple of times a year to quilt for a weekend.

Carolyn, Mary-Ann, Edith and Alison

At our last retreat weekend Mary-Ann gave us each a Home Town block pattern and challenged us each to make our block and then trade patterns with each other until we have four complete blocks.  We'll be getting together again in November and I have yet to make my first block.

Anne Marie's One Monthly Goal is a good motivator for me, so this month I plan to complete my first of four blocks.  With any luck you will see my completed block at the end of August.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Last week of Aqua

 It's the last Saturday of Aqua and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I didn't have a fabric box for my Aqua scraps yet, so it's what I focused on this week.

Started this little project last Sunday during my Finishing School class at Out of Hand Quilting and Fabrics, and completed it a couple of days later.  The pattern is from the book Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison.  Here is a look at the inside with a few aqua scraps that are left.

There will be more aqua scraps soon, as I'm already working on another quilt with aqua in it.  Here is a close-up of the aqua and gold carp lining fabric.

I've enjoyed playing with this refreshing colour, there were more aqua projects that I could have worked on this month, but somehow ran out of time. I'm looking forward to seeing what Angela from Soscrappy picks for next months Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Aqua is a cool blue-green hue linked to water, calm, and clarity. 

Some Aqua blocks

Having fun sewing through my aqua scraps to make few aqua Mile a Minute blocks to share for this months Rainbow Scrap Challenge. 

In real life I think they are a bit brighter, there must have been cloud cover when I took this photo. I also thought that I had ten blocks, I'll have to go and recount, as I'm trying to make ten each month, looks like I dropped the ball a couple of times here. 

Hoping to get a little more Aqua piecing in before the end of the month.

I'm joining with many others at Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge at her Soscrappy blog. 

The crystalline aqua and turquoise waters instantly lift our spirits. ~ John Ruskin