Lucky Duck Dreams

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Projet Quilting 2015 challenge 3: ufo/orphan blocks

So this has been a rough week. I just could not do a large project. But its my goal to do each challenge. So another Saturday /Sew day happened!

So this is my basket of Denyse Schmidt scraps. Many of these came from my friend Lee of May Chappell. In the bag were these orphan block pieces. A tiny pieced square on point in a square and some hst.

I also acquired another mini sewing chair. I still haven't decided if I will paint it or not. What color would you want a sewing chair painted? Here is the new one sitting next to the one I have already painted. It has some gross cushions, old poly threads on the holders(the kitten has since thoughtfully carried around the house), and cuticle scissors in the drawer(yuck).

The one I already painted sits next to my sewing machine and holds my tools and bobbins. Even holds my phone!

So here is what I did with the orphan blocks.

I turned the little pieced square block into a walnut shell filled pincushion for the seat cushion. Then I use the HST units to make a little quilt top.

I did not put batting in the quilt but pillow turned it and then quilted it. And here is the sewing chair newly cleaned and dressed out. Did you see the cute little drawer?

I added a little pieced hst block to line the drawer where I stored some sewing machine feet. You can see the spools and bobbins, scissors and seam ripper that store neatly within reach when sewing.

As you can see it can also hold you phone! Sofia had to get in on the picture action!

title: The Sewing Chair II

size: miniquilt 6"x4" pinushion 4" x3"

inspiration: My orphan blocks, scraps, and this marvelous sewing chair!

sewer: Colleen Yarnell

pattern: original

Keep dreaming...Colleen

Sofia's Care Bear likes to sit in it too!

Sunday, February 1, 2015

February Goals, yes I said Goals!

I haven't wanted to set sewing goals in a long while. I've been going through a stretch where everything just seems to be too much. Work has unsettled me in a way it shouldn't. I try to hold on to the good of teaching but the stress just seems to get worse each year. Add in illness, you know viruses and flu and infections. Its almost been ten years since I was diagnosed with cancer and I am still a Lucky Duck dreaming. But I get tired of getting every sickness that comes round.

But enough of the depressing talk. Sofia is waiting to hear my goals for February. Goals. What I want to accomplish.

1. Project quilting challenge #3. I will complete it!

and I am linking it up with a Lovely Year of finishes.

Some additional goals in the back of my head will be to sash my Swoon quilt,

quilt my camper quilt,

and make some more blocks for the American Patchwork and Quilting four patch quilt along. I talk about that more later. Also make double blocks asked for in this months Do Good Stitches Aspire Bee.

January's double 9 patch blocks for Aspire Bee

I also have a February birthday package to mail out by the middle of the month. And a Kitten mini swap to work on. Hope to continue my goal to blog at least once a week, too.

linking up with

keep dreaming...Colleen

Sofia, queen of the ironing board

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Project Quilting 2015 challenge 2: Sunrise Sunset

title: Sun Colors

pattern: Original created and sewn by Colleen Yarnell

quilted: by me with Aurifil 40wt in yellow on my Babylock Sofia, design freehand drawn with chalk pencil

fabrics: hand dyed from stash, background is woven

binding: hand dyed scraps

inspiration: pulled all sunrise/ sunset hand dyed from stash. Thinking about doing strips that became hst. thinking of how the sky looks when kayaking in Canada.