Sew Triangles {Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Along}

 "It's Fall Y'all"!!!

The temperatures have finally dropped and it isn't hot every waking moment here in Texas. It is a blessed relief after a brutal summer.

For the details of the quilt along, including pattern, supplies, and dates, see my earlier post announcement HERE.

This Month’s Blocks 

Sew Triangles Block

These blocks didn't take to long to put together compared to the stars last month!

It made for easy work while escaping from a home project that was noisy and dusty!

I can't believe there is only one more block to go before I will be putting the entire quilt together!

 Stay tuned for next month’s block on Thursday, November 9th!

Previous Blocks:
Month One: Sew Four Patch & Sew Cabin Blocks

Month Two: Sew Checkers & Sew Dash Blocks

Month Three: Sew Flag Blocks

Month Four: Sew Flower & Sew Geese Blocks

Month Five: Sew Heart Blocks

Month Six: Sew Patchwork Blocks

Month Seven: Sew Pinwheel Blocks

Month Eight: Sew Plus and Sew Stamps Block

Month Nine: Sew Star and Stripes Blocks

Meet the other Quilters

• Heather Valentine, The Sewing Loft, (@thesewingloft)
• Jeresther Page, (@Sew_Sweet_SeeBee)
• Jessica Dayon, Skein and Hook, (@jessicadayon)
• Kimberly Bennefield, NW Pepper, (@nwpepper)
• Monica Walser, (@monica.walser)
• Rika King, House of Stitch & Stash, (@houseofstitchandstash)

Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!

You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).

Sew Star and Sew Stripes {Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Along}

"Never forget"

The block names this month seem so appropriate after just remembering the 11th on Monday. It seems ages ago, but yet feels like yesterday.

For the details of the quilt along, including pattern, supplies, and dates, see my earlier post announcement HERE.

This Month’s Blocks 

Sew Star Block

The star block has a lot of parts, but they are worth it!

I loved using the same point fabrics with different centers and backgrounds. 

Sew Stripes Blocks

The stripe blocks were simplistic, but they resemble actual spools the most. 

I was so tempted to do strips of one color for each spool, but resisted and stuck to the complete scrappy looks.

I am so glad to be able to have this sew along as I returned to work. I had thought I would be able to balance, but the germs had other ideas for me this fall as school started. It forces me to get acquainted with my studio at least once a month! 

 Stay tuned for next month’s block on Thursday, October 12th!

Previous Blocks:
Month One: Sew Four Patch & Sew Cabin Blocks

Month Two: Sew Checkers & Sew Dash Blocks

Month Three: Sew Flag Blocks

Month Four: Sew Flower & Sew Geese Blocks

Month Five: Sew Heart Blocks

Month Six: Sew Patchwork Blocks

Month Seven: Sew Pinwheel Blocks

Month Eight: Sew Plus and Sew Stamps Blocks

Meet the other Quilters

• Heather Valentine, The Sewing Loft, (@thesewingloft)
• Jeresther Page, (@Sew_Sweet_SeeBee)
• Jessica Dayon, Skein and Hook, (@jessicadayon)
• Kimberly Bennefield, NW Pepper, (@nwpepper)
• Monica Walser, (@monica.walser)
• Rika King, House of Stitch & Stash, (@houseofstitchandstash)

Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!

You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).

Nurse Nancy {Finished Project}

“Let us never consider ourselves finished, nurses.  We must be learning all our lives.” ~Florence Nightingale 

The new school year has begun and I was excited to be able to hang a little piece of “home” in my school clinic.  

This block means a lot to me. 

COVID hit in Spring 2020, my first year at my new district at a public school..  I was already feeling pretty overwhelmed and having a worldwide pandemic was daunting as a healthcare worker.  It was perfectly fitting that I was able to pattern test Nurse Nancy for Easy Patchwork.

Little did I know at the time, that the next 3 years would be filled with COVID and very little quilting.  Even this new school year, I am still giving guidance to parents and reporting to the State Department of Health. 

This summer, I finally “found” my studio again and decided I would finally finish the block. I had played around with ideas of wall hangings or making more blocks along the health lines.  But after much thought, I felt the block needed to be by itself as a memory for me.  

I found a frame just bigger than the block.  

Added more background so I could stitch some crosshatch diamond quilting.

I found some cute hexagon cork board to surround her!  I love EPP and it is a lovely nod to that. I hope to have some cute updates as I decorate for each new month. Paper bats in October and butterflies in spring pinned to them?

Even if the kids don't care, it already is something that makes me smile when I walk in and out.  And reminds me that I WILL find balance as soon as the beginning of the year demands and deadlines die down.

Sew Plus and Sew Stamps {Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Along}

"School bells are ringing loud and clear: vacation's over, school is here." 

-Winifred C. Marshal

I am back at work and the first day is around the corner. I did squeeze in this month's blocks before heading into my clinic this past Monday.

For the details of the quilt along, including pattern, supplies, and dates, see my earlier post announcement HERE.

This Month’s Blocks 

Sew Plus Blocks

I love the play of the two colors with the pop in the center on this block. 

And I can still not get over how much I love this Bee Plaid Fabric line!

Sew Stamp Blocks

I was very worried about how tiny these little blocks were.

But I had so much fun cutting two squares from each fabric in my two bundles. I tossed the in four piles randomly and then just laid them out randomly.

I will admit, I am posting this one day late. I am embarrassed to say that I had the blogpost ready to go, but completely forgot to actually post them. I pray I can find the balance as I return to work again.

 Stay tuned for next month’s block on Thursday, September 14th!

Previous Blocks:
Month One: Sew Four Patch & Sew Cabin Blocks

Month Two: Sew Checkers & Sew Dash Blocks

Month Three: Sew Flag Blocks

Month Four: Sew Flower & Sew Geese Blocks

Month Five: Sew Heart Blocks

Month Six: Sew Patchwork Blocks

Month Seven: Sew Pinwheel Blocks

Meet the other Quilters

• Heather Valentine, The Sewing Loft, (@thesewingloft)
• Jeresther Page, (@Sew_Sweet_SeeBee)
• Jessica Dayon, Skein and Hook, (@jessicadayon)
• Kimberly Bennefield, NW Pepper, (@nwpepper)
• Monica Walser, (@monica.walser)
• Rika King, House of Stitch & Stash, (@houseofstitchandstash)

Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!

You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).

Liberty London {Fabric}

I can honestly say after returning from our travels that I left my heart in London...

While sitting on the Tube headed to lunch our first sightseeing day, I sent a pinned place on Regent Street.

My husband knew that it was serious if I sent him a link so we walked from the restaurant to Liberty London. 

I was prepared for the boys and hubby to be groaning, but when they saw the interior, they were definitely willing to wander.

The best part is that they found the Haberdashery section because they knew that I had plenty of yardage already at home. Especially considering that I had two quilts loaded up right under my favorite Liberty Color Wheel before we even left! 

We spent a fair amount of time deciding which bundle from the choices.

I had a cute apple pincushion in aqua blues chosen until we spotted this beauty. I mean, honestly, how could I resist a coronation pincushion in Liberty Fabrics when King Charles III was just crowned just a few months ago.

When I got to the checkout counter, the gal that helped me out giggled when she saw my goodies. "You went a bit MAD for liberty fabrics, didn't you!". My husband immediately let her know that I definitely didn't need them. We had a thin tote bag I take along in case in my purse or totes when I think I might become a pack mule which we call a "Sad bag"   My boys added the Liberty shopping bag to the pile saying, "here mom. You need a happy bag instead". 

Of course, both bags became filled up as we continued our adventures along Picadilly....Next time I go, I will fill up my happy bag for some happy yardage!!

Luggage Tags {Fabric Project}

"Always say yes to new adventures."

This summer we decided to go overseas to London...

and Paris!!

Before we left, I realized both my son and I did not have good luggage tags and I wanted to make sure we didn't lose them when we were on the planes and the Eurostar between London and Paris.

There are a TON of tutorials out on the internet, but I ended up making them like a scrapbook luggage tag I had in my stash. 

I used interfuse between two cotton scraps, made some binding and added it to the top of vinyl for the pouch, and then machine stitched the binding all around.

Leftover binding was used to make the ties and threaded through the grommet holes I punched. 

Perfect? No. Did they work? Yes!!!

And we both loved how they complemented our carry on luggage and gave them a little personality!

Keep calm and travel on!