MooseStash Quilting: November 2019

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Thanksgiving Turkey Dash and...Coming in 2020

While we are busy making our plans and

thinking about what we are really thankful for,

there's something that isn't so thrilled, I guess one might say.

LOL!!

This oh so cute pattern, is from my friend Carol, over at "Just Let Me Quilt",

She's an incredible designer, with a "wicked" eye for humor.

What's not to love about that?

There's still time to get him stitched up, so check out the pattern

HERE

If you've followed me for very long, you know that I love to laugh.

Laughter makes the world go round and releases so much stress.

Sounds a whole like quilting doesn't it?

As I sit and listen to the news and see what's happening globally,

it's easy to let that stuff get you down.

SO...............

Pardon my little segway...

With the start of the new decade, I'm starting each day with a laugh,

and you can all be a part of it too!

I'm officially announcing a "daily dose of giggles"!

Every morning when the alarm goes off, our local radio DJ's

are talking about what silly holiday it is.

They are so darn funny on the radio, that I had to "Google" it!

Did you know there are websites with calendars of silly holidays?

Something has been rattling around in the back of my head for years.

I wanted to make a bunch of little mini quilts that I could put in a basket

and flip through when the spirit moved it.

The "EUREKA" moment hit me!

I'm going to make a small (8"x10") quiltie for every silly holiday day of the year.

It's a tall order and there is a lot of planning happening right now.

I don't expect any of you to be as crazy as me...

but you can join in any time.

Big, small, frequent, occasionally...share your glorious giggly projects and

make everyone's day!

This will be taking place mostly on "Instagram" but I will have weekly posts

right here on my blog. (I'm hoping I can remember how to add a linky bar,

so you can share your posts with us all)

LOL!!

There will be prizes, and promises of lots of laughs.

I'm using the hashtags of

#365sillyholidays

#dailygigglefest

So help make 2020 a year to remember.

Feel free to grab my button and share away.

I'd love to hear your ideas!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Monday, November 18, 2019

A Piece Of Blog Hop

You don't want to miss the final week of the

"Island Batik" A Piece Of blog hop.

Monday November 18

Tuesday November 19

Wednesday November 20

Jennifer Thomas

Leah Malasky

Besides the incredible new lines my my fellow ambassadors have to share

"Island Batik" is having a give away.

The very line I used in my monthly challenge!

Hop right on over and check things out!

:-)

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Stitch It and Gift It blog hop

Welcome to my day of the "Stitch It and Gift It" blog hop.

I'd like to give a big shout out to Carla, our hostess with the mostess.

Thanks to you, I'm ready to give.

And that's a great feeling!

I'm working a little backwards, for this hop.

You see, I was "gifted" a wonderful set of "Tool Time" fabrics

(Her mother in law was at a quilt retreat with me a couple of years)

My retreat gals knew I would love these fabrics and they were not wrong.

While I was pondering what to do for this hop, I looked up and saw them

on the shelf and...the rest is history, as they say.

LOL!!

Part of the line included a soft baby book.

Each page filled with bright and fun tool designs.

This became my starting point!

Next, I needed a baby quilt to go along with it.

Giving credit where credit is due,

Last month during the Nifty Novelties blog hop,

"Quilted Delights" posted a quilt that was perfect for my project.

You can see that post

HERE

It's a great way to use all these fun fabrics.

I adapted it a bit, to use a border row of tool pouches.

Check out this backing print. It's a toss up what side I like best!

What a great gift for a new little guy...

...or girl, there will be no stereotyping here!

I was given a yard of each of these fabrics, so there was plenty left!

What to do, what to do???

Loving the tool border print, I made a tool bag.

I still have nightmares of stepping on Lego's in the middle of the night.

While this won't make anyone actually put them into it,

it might make it more fun to do so, anyway!

LOL!!

But, there are buttons and drawstrings to close the bag. That isn't something

you would want to give a baby, so....

...this is becoming a gift that keeps on growing with a child.

These burrito pillowcases are always a hit.

And so easy to make.

There are loads of free instructions online.

My favorite is

HERE

Of course the best way to show off these "tooling" fun prints, is with this sweet

"Funky Friends Factory" bear.

I love Pauline's adorable soft toys.

Even if your not familiar with sewing soft toys, she's got tutorials and videos,

that walk you through the process.

Check it out

HERE

I've got a great gift for that special someone, when I need it now.

Can you believe I still have some fabric left.

Not a lot of any of it, but I betting you can come up with some ideas

of what to add to this.

This has sparked me and now I need to go shopping for something with pink in it.

(OK, so maybe I do stereotype just a little bit)

HEHEHE

I like having "ready to gift" things on hand. What about you?

You will want to visit my fellow bloggers today and get a peek at their "gifty" ideas.

MooseStashQuilting (your here)

Pampered Pettit
Mary Mack Made Mine
The Quilted Snail
Days Filled With Joy
Melva Loves Scraps

Limeleaves

For the complete schedule click

HERE

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Tool Time with Island Batik

This month "Island Batik" has challenged their ambassadors to use a new tool.

I love it when we are challenged with something new.

It brings out the explorer, in all of us!

:-)

My new tool is the "Prairie Pointer" from Susan Cleveland.

I went to a taping of the "Quilt Show" with Alex Anderson
and Ricky Tims a year ago.

Susan was one of the quilters, they were taping that day. Besides being

completely inspired by her, we were treated to the goodies above.

Now, was the perfect time to put them both to some good use!

I started out with this gorgeous strip set.

The fan blades in this project are small, and I was excited

to actually be able to use strips sets for the Dresden fan blades.

Chain piecing the fan blades created this fun wreath of color.
Oh yes, it melts my heart!

This tool works great on turning the fan blades, as well as Prairie Points.
It's metal, so it conducts heat beautifully,
and the measurements keep your points perfectly centered.

If you look closely, these Dresdens are just a bit different than the
traditional ones we usually see.
Both ends are pointed so there is no need to applique circles to them.
This method allows for partial Dresdens, that give you tons of options for playing!

Another tool you might say, is that she has you starch white fabric til it's stiff

and draw a template onto it. You piece it right to the template and leave it in when
stitching it down to your background fabrics.
That controls shadowing and allows for perfectly flat piecing.
After seeing my wreath of many colors,
I decided to add a border of "Prairie Points" to my project.
While I mixed up the colors in the Dresdens,
I kept the "Prairie Points" in order as I added them.
The most fun part was making 2 toned "Prairie Points" with the leftover fabrics...
...yes, that was a new technique to me also.
I took advantage of playing with a little bead work, but...

...the proof is in the pudding as they say.
These points come out perfect every time.
Thanks Susan Cleveland for a great addition to the "tool" shed!
:-)
I hope you have been enjoying the "A Piece Of" blog hop.
My fellow ambassadors have done some amazing things with the new lines
of fabrics arriving in your quilt shops.