A Scrappy Happy Holidays Mystery Sew Along - Block 3

The email just went out for the next month block pattern for 'A Scrappy Happy Holidays Mystery Sew Along'! That in itself seems like a miracle this week where the weather has reeked havoc on our internet service. But I'm so happy to share the next block for our mystery quilt - Gifts of Joy!

My mom thinks it's a 'gift of joy' that this month's block doesn't have 94 pieces like last month! LOL! In retrospect, I maybe should have saved that for a little later in the sew along but hopefully you've got it done and it's out of the way.

This month's block is really quite easy and fun to make.

I made all three of mine in one afternoon.

My quilt guild is sewing along with my online participants, so each month I make demo boards to show how to construct the block. As you can see, it's mostly straight sewing of pieces with a couple of flying geese thrown in.

The only different technique this month is sewing rectangles together at an angle to create one of the bows, but even this is a simple process.

Note: Sign up for this mystery sew along is closed. The pattern is not shared on this blog and is only shared with those who have signed up for this mystery sew along.

Enjoy my little 'gift of joy' this month!
~Sharla

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm digging through my vintage green button jar looking for the perfect buttons for my tutorial for the Finish-A-Long Tutorials Week. You know what that means.....only a couple of more weeks to get your Quarter 1 projects finished up before it's time to link them! I can't wait to see all your fantastic finishes and to share my fun little tutorial just in time the next big holiday - Easter!

I had to snap a photo of all this green goodness to share today on St. Patrick's Day. Hope you have a happy one!

~Sharla

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My First QOV

Brrrrr!!! I about froze my fat little piggies off in the snow taking these photos of my first Quilts of Valor quilt finish! But I needed to get this quilt washed and ready to send with our QOV leader tomorrow for the next round of quilt presentations. 

A few weeks ago I was digging in my bin of red scraps for a different project when I came across a baggie of red strip blocks I had put together several years ago and cut with the Lazy Angle ruler. I had long forgotten about them but when they appeared in my bin I decided they would make a perfect QOV. So I set about designing a layout in EQ7 and finding the perfect fabric to finish it off. Although this isn't the QOV quilt I have on my to-do list for Q1 of the Finish-A-Long, it is a UFO finish none the less.

I attended my first QOV quilt presentation in February and it was such a neat experience. There was a great crowd for the event (standing room only) and it was wonderful to hear about the stories of several people in my community that I know but didn't know their service story. I'm so happy to be able to share my quilting talents to honor those that have given so much for me and my country.

Quilt Stats:

• Fabric for Top: Miscellaneous scrap strips of red for star backgrounds, blender from Monster Truck Mania collection by Desiree Designs for Quilting Treasures for the stars, Bedrock by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics in 50087 11 blue and 50087 55 red for sashing and cornerstones.
• Backing Fabric: 108" Urban Legend by Tana Mueller of Western Denim and Dirt Pattern #9195
• Binding Fabric: Bedrock by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics in 50087 55 red
• Quilt Block Pattern: Pinwheel design using the Lazy Angle Ruler by Lazy Girl Designs
• Quilt Setting Pattern: Original design using Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) software
• Thread, Piecing: Aurifil 2310
• Quilt Size: 66" x 82"
• Quilting Pattern: Stars and Stripes by Anne Bright Designs
• Thread, Quilting: Signature 100% Cotton thread in Mother Goose
• Batting: Hobbs 80/20
• Longarm: Gammill Statler Stitcher

~Sharla

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