FLAIRING CHARM PATTERN

Because I always have more projects started than I realize...

I didn't disappoint myself while at the beach.

I took a fun pattern along called "FLAIR'

 and thought I could work on this if I have time.

It uses 4 charm packs and background fabrics

cut into charm sizes of 5"

Of course I had enough charm packs,

actually CHRISTMAS charm packs.

The Christmas Card, Eat Drink and be Ugly,

The Cookie Exchange and Mistletoe.

I cut lots of scrappy low volume 5" squares.

What I didn't realize was...the pattern instructions

were to lay the skinny strips on top of the 5" square and 

raw edge stitch them down!

ahh, nope, that's sew 20 years ago.

Sew I cut the squares one way,

sewed in the strip

Cut it the other way

sewed in the strip.

Still a 5" square with a nice finish.

You have to sew the same amount of stitches

sew why not make it look clean and neat.

This will be a project sitting beside my sewing machine and

I can make a few squares, now and again.

The lesson learned...even if the pattern is a postcard size....

READ IT ALL before you purchase!

A WALK IN THE WOODS

I had a fun time sewing at this beach in April.

My Instagram friend, Cory, who lives in Alabama,

 and I decided to do a sewcial distance project apart/together. 

We opened it to others as a sewalong...and a few

people began it and some finished it. 

I have had the 'free'  TYPE IT pattern by Zen Chic on my radar

for awhile and its a jelly roll quilt.

I didn't want anything that would take too much time...

cause THE BEACH!

I found a Jelly roll by Aneela Hoey in my stash.

"A Walk in The Woods"

I also had a white jelly roll

and some other fabrics that can become

the backing if I sew choose.

I sewed the strips together and selected random colors

for sections.  Sometimes sections are easier to manage.

I didn't have much room in the condo,

sew after sewing the strips together

I used the kitchen counter as my design wall.

One makes do with what one has to work with.

As I began sewing the strips together

The love seat became my design wall,

Once it was all sewn together

the lanai railing became the design wall.

with the ocean as a perfect backdrop.

It really was a fast sew and then because it was fabric

called "A Walk in the Woods"

I needed "A Walk in the Woods" for a photo shoot.

And now make like Lil Red Riding Hood and 

enjoy the walk in the woods aka

Vereen Memorial Gardens, Little River, SC

I am home now but this baby quilt has ended up at the bottom

of quilts to finish. There's a baby yet to be acknowledged,

who will love this one!

Before I go...let me show you the TWO quilts Cory made.

She had some great Bonnie & Camille!

I love her version of a Low Volume Christmas prints quilt!

And another finisher was Angi Jean who used a Jelly Roll

by Poppy and Posey by Dodi Lee Paulson