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!!!!

Taking a little break

I will need to take a little break very soon from making my quilts.  In October I was diagnosed with my second bout of breast cancer. (3rd cancer of my life) The first breast cancer, 10 years ago, I got away with a lumpectomy.  This time, it's more invasive so I need to go further to make sure it doesn't come back.  Surgery will be scheduled for some time in December.  I'm afraid, not of the surgery or aftermath, but of not being able to quilt again in the way I did.  I have been very busy trying to get my 11 custom orders done in time.  Here's what I've done since October:

What I made in August 2017

I had to start back to school earlier than usual this year for a summer camp so the last two weeks I was working everyday but I still got a bunch of sewing done.  Here's what I made:

2 T-shirt Quilts

2 Bandana Quilts

 

1 Hanky Quilt and Pillow

2 Birthday Skirts for my Granddaughter

                                          

8 Pocket Pillows.

The last 4 were made from a great grandmas vintage quilt cut into strips .

That's all for August.😀💕

                                 

July 2017 Finishes

I have been sewing like crazy trying to get all these custom quilts done.  This is my 7:30am - 9 pm  -7 day a week job.  Here's what I finished in July:

Four T-shirt Quilts

Tinkerbell 30 shirt quilt

Hayley's T-shirt quilt

Red and Yellow 20 shirt quilt

Penn State 25 T-shirt quilt

Two Rag Quilts

Coral Queen of the Sea

Pixar Rag Quilt

A bunch of Pocket Pillows and Nesting Box

Two Pocket Pillow with Tooth Fairy Pocket

Disney Princess Tooth Fairy Pocket Pillow

Star Wars Tooth Fairy Pocket Pillow

Two Vintage Hanky Rag Quilt and a Hanky Pillow

12 Hanky Vintage Hanky Quilt

Hanky Pillow

12 Hanky Vintage Hanky Quilt

and one Needlebook

Apple of my Eye Needlebook

Here's what I sewed in June 2017

I stopped teaching May 31st so I was full on sewing just about everyday in June.  I hope to continue through July and August as well.  Here's what I made in June:

Winnie the Pooh rag quilt

Les Monsieur Rag Quilt and Pocket Pillow

Vintage Hankie Rag Quilt

Zebra Pocket Pillow

Dreaming Tree in Spring Pocket Pillow

Hello Bear Pocket Pillow

Fawn and Deer Quilt

Black and White Baby Rag Quilt

Wee Wander Summer Night Lights Pocket Pillow

Vintage Style Hanky Rag Quilt

Black and White Cats Pocket Pillow

Twin size Vintage Style Hanky Quilt and Pillow

Vintage Style Hanky Quilt

Camo Pocket Pillow

Bug Skirt and Vest

Animal Print Rag Quilted Throw

Star Wars Pocket Pillow

U of Oregon 12 T-shirt Quilt