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Saturday, July 01, 2023

Scrappy Saturday

July 1st is "Canada Day"! Celebrations will be held across the country, including parades, picnics,  concerts, and fireworks. The weather forecast is for  thunderstorms, so I guess we might be mostly  celebrating indoors. And you know what that means!?! It's a quilting day for me!

I started sewing some red scraps into another
 Sewcialites 2 block. I had the pieces cut and ready to sew together last night, but when I made a mistake I decided it was best to just go to bed!  Good night mistake - see you in the morning!


Here is the finished block which is pattern #16 (of 24) called
 Christmas Star by Corey Yoder. I cut 53 pieces for this 6" block and with the exception of  my late night sewing error,  it was fun to make!


Here are my  Sewcialites 2 blocks (Rainbow Scrap Challenge version) on the design wall. Next up is another red block which I will use for block pattern #19.



The rest of my quilting time today will be spent cutting fabric for a guild summer mystery called 'Teamwork". Our amazing Community Outreach team coordinates fabric kits for those willing to make a comfort quilt to donate. This is my gorgeous kit! There is everything in the bag that I need to finish this quilt. So brilliant!


I can't wait to cut into this pretty Micheal Miller floral print called "Honey Meadow" while I enjoy a fresh new blade in my rotary cutter, and a hot tea in my Bear and Fox mug (a uniquely Canadian company - no affiliation, just a happy customer!)

9 comments:

  1. HAPPY CANADA DAY!! I love your Christmas Star--so pretty nice work;)))
    Hugs, Julierose

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  2. Happy Canada Day! The Christmas Star is a beautiful block. Love the kit for your summer mystery -looks it will be fun to play with, too!

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  3. Great red Christmas star! Some of those Sewcialites blocks are really pretty. Happy Canada Day, and have a lovely holiday weekend!

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  4. Happy Canada Day, Kathy! I hope you have a very lovely day stitching the day away. Wow 53 pieces for the block. It is a beauty! Have a great weekend. Hugs.

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  5. Happy Canada Day! That really is a pretty floral print.

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  6. Your RED socialite block looks great! (Now that it's fixed! Lol!) I think that's a really neat thing your guild has organized. I love mystery quilts and to have kits ready to go for donation quilts is brilliant! You did get some nice fabrics in your kit and that Michael Miller fabric is lovely. It'll make the quilt receiver very happy I bet!

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  7. Combining Sewcialites 2 and RSC is a great idea. I have three blocks left to make for my Sewcialites 2. Our recent home purchase and move put me behind.

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  8. Oops, I meant to also say that I hope you had a nice Canada Day! And your Christmas Star block finished nicely.

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