Summertime Scrapping

It's summer!!!  One of my favorite things to do in the summertime is to go through my "scrap bags" to see what I can make without going to the store to buy more fabric.  My scrap bags are not a hodge-podge of random scraps.  They are designer fabric collections that I keep together in one bag.  I have bags and bags and bags of these scraps.  I also have many. many different colors of solid flannels, minkie and fleece.  Sometimes opening a bag is like a surprise gift.  I had forgotten how beautiful it was or that I might have enough to make a whole new rag quilt.  I am having such a good time with these scraps that I wanted to share what I've made.

Anna Maria Horner's Pretty Potent bag

Sarah Watts Timber and Leaf bag

Bonnie Christine's Hello Bear bag

Can't remember the name of this fabric

I have not bought one bit of fabric for any of these projects, it's all from scraps I've saved.
I will be sharing more in the days to come.

I'm back!!!

I haven't written a post here since November of last year and a lot has happened!  In December I had a mastectomy and February 1st I started chemotherapy as insurance to never get cancer again.  It has been the hardest 6 months of my life!!!  Fortunately, I am feeling so much better, so normal again.  I am very grateful and happy and so glad to be back in the light!!!

I was actually able to sew a little through the "good" days of chemo.  Anything I could do sewing-wise made me feel normal.

Here I am fusing t-shirts for a quilt.  I didn't have the energy to stand up.  Luckily the ironing board adjusted to seat level:

I made a little pocket pillow and matching mug rug:

From January to April I made 12 pocket pillows for my 3rd grade study buddies of all their favorite things:

But the biggest things I made during chemo were 4 t-shirt quilts from November - May:

I was so scared before chemo that I wouldn't be able to to sew again like I did before but I showed cancer!!!!