Creatin' in the Sticks: June 2020

Friday, June 26, 2020

Words to Grow By Block of the Month - July - Reach New Heights

It's a little early to release the July block

for the

Words to Grow By

Block of the Month.

But, surprise!!

Here is the newest block,

Reach New Heights

In these crazy times, why not restrategize

and

REACH for new HEIGHTS?

Be better, be nicer, be wiser...

Our team of designers is so excited about this

Block of the Month

and

love showing new blocks each month.

This is my month to design the block.

It's 12" x 12" finished.

The download is below.

You can find a list of the fabric requirements and more information about the

Block of the Month in this post.

I love printing the applique patterns right on the fusible adhesive with

HeatnBond EZ Print Lite

(no tracing!)

Reach New Heights is only free for awhile

and you can get

the free pattern by clicking HERE.

It prints best with your PC or Laptop.

Join us for this fun Block of the Month.

There are over 3000 friends on the Facebook group and we are having a blast.

Everyone is so encouraging.

Come have some fun with us.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Stitching Sunshine- Island Batik Ambassador Free Theme! - Fragments of my Sunshine

Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks

and

my day - the final day for the

Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop.

To all that participated or commented -

Thank you so much!

My head is swimming with all kinds of ideas

and I can't wait to get to stitching.

But first, it's my day to show my

"Fragments of my Sunshine" quilt.

I'm combining two challenges into one project this month.

You see, I am an Island Batik Ambassador

2020

and the ambassador challenge this month is

Free Theme!

This is a free month for us to do whatever we like

using

Island Batik fabrics.

Why not make a little sunshine?

I've always wanted to make a mosaic tile project so I used fabric and made a mosaic sun.

I started with a whole lot of Island Batik stash builders (5" strips of fabric bundles).

Next, I used Island Batik Foundation Solid fabric in black for the background

and

drew out my sun.

I handpicked designs on my computer to use for my collage sun and with HEATnBOND® LITE

I created the sun.

I chose one of my favorite Island Batik Foundation Fabrics, Tourmaline to use for the outside of the sun.

There are a lot of little things about my life in this sunshine

so I called it

Fragments of my Sunshine.

Each and every little piece is special.

I quilted it by stitching around each piece with a rainbow of Aurifil 50 wt. cotton threads.

The Schmetz Microtex (Sharp) Chrome 80/12 needle

helped to stitch right through all those layers.

The backing is Island Batik Solid, too.

(Sometimes you just have to show the back)

I had so much fun with this 40" x 40" quilt and love the vibrant colors of the fabrics.

We are celebrating Sunshine!

I have been craving a little sunshine in my life.

Something happy and fun.

No more cloudy days and blah.

So, I invited my blogging friends to
stitch something up with the color yellow or with a little sunshine.

Here's today's schedule:

Thursday, June 25th

Kathleen McMusing

Den syende himmel
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting
Samelia’s Mum
Hill Valley Quilter
Seams To Be Sew
That Fabric Feeling
Creatin' in the Sticks You are HERE!

This blog hop is for everyone!

Have fun visiting each blog and making new friends.

They have worked hard to show us some new ideas, so be sure to thank them with

a sweet comment!

Find the rest of the schedule by clicking HERE.

Follow the Pinterest Board

GIVEAWAY!

One of my favorite online fabric shops is

Fat Quarter Shop.

One of my readers will receive a

$25.00 Gift Card to go

SHOPPING!!!

Come back every day of the hop, visit all the blog posts of the day, leave a comment,

and

enter the giveaway.

(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)

The winner will be announced on Monday, June 29th, 2020.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for sharing SUNSHINE!!

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

It's Day 3 of the Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop and Giveaway

Wow, the ideas and inspiration just keep coming from the great line up of bloggers

participating in

The Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop

It's day 3 and I'm anxious to see what today's bloggers have in store for us.

I have been craving a little sunshine in my life.

Something happy and fun.

No more cloudy days and blah.

So, I invited my blogging friends to
stitch something up with the color yellow or with a little sunshine.

Here's today's schedule:

Wednesday, June 24th

MooseStashQuilting

PamelaQuilts

Podunk Pretties

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Ridge Top Quilts
Words & Stitches
Storied Quilts
Ms P Designs USA
selina quilts

This blog hop is for everyone!

Have fun visiting each blog and making new friends.

They have worked hard to show us some new ideas, so be sure to thank them with

a sweet comment!

Find the rest of the schedule by clicking HERE.

Follow the Pinterest Board

GIVEAWAY!

One of my favorite online fabric shops is

Fat Quarter Shop.

One of my readers will receive a

$25.00 Gift Card to go

SHOPPING!!!

Come back every day of the hop, visit all the blog posts of the day, leave a comment,

and

enter the giveaway.

(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)

The winner will be announced on Monday, June 29th, 2020.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Susan S. is Stitching Sunshine

Today I welcome

Susan Shamekh.

Susan doesn't have a blog but wanted to join in the

Stitching Sunshine blog hop with a fun project

so she is my guest today.
I asked her to introduce herself and share her project:

Hi,

I have been quilting for about 12 years, although still feel like a beginner. I have come a LONG way considering I knew nothing about fabric and a sewing machine. I didn’t know how to thread the machine or fill a bobbin.

Terms like selvage, bias, grainline, applique, binding, basting, sashing, dog ears, feed dogs, hanging sleeves, and many more were foreign to me. I have been very blessed to have started this hobby, during the time of the internet. YouTube and blogs have been my best teachers. I can spend hours on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for inspiration.

I found my tribe when I joined my local quilt guild and have a close bond with my special “sewing bee” friends.

My sewing room is my happy place. I have a long list of projects to complete and another longer list of projects I want to make. I didn’t realize until just recently how my scraps have multiplied over the years. I am currently working on my 3^rd scrappy bargello (Bonnie Hunter). It has been wonderful working on these scrappy quilts during the quarantine.

I got this pattern from a book (Susan Carlson) I started her method of collage quilting. I soon discovered I HATED collage quilting. I ripped off all the pieces I had painstakingly cut and placed and settled for this. I gave this wall hanging to my granddaughter.