Creatin' in the Sticks: 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Practically Luminous - Project Quilting Quilting Season 12, Challenge 1

This is the first challenge of Season 12 of Project Quilting.

I'm excited to join in the challenge - Illuminating + Ultimate Gray

My entry:

Practically Luminous

Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting
and

this is the 9th year I'm participating.

Kim announces a challenge and you have one week to create something quilty.

Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.

The rules in this challenge are that the project must feature Pantone’s Color of the Year 2021 – which is actually two colors: PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating. It must include either applique, piecing, or have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.

I worked on a quilt top all week off and on for the challenge but in true Project Quilting style,

I had to scrap that idea because of the time and make something I could finish.

I'll be able to finish the quilt top later for my personal challenge of finishing quilts

for all of my quilt blocks in

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days

To have a finish for Project Quilting,

I printed a paper pieced pattern and made myself a

Practically Luminous Pincushion.

Practically Luminous Pincushion

Project Quilting Season 12, Challenge 1 - Illuminating + Ultimate Gray

Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas

http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/

Size: 4" x 4"

Foundation paper piecing, quilting on a domestic with Aurifil 50 wt thread

and

stuffed with crushed walnut shells

You can see all the other challenge projects

by clicking HERE.

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

My Stitching Resolution Blog Hop - 2021 Stitching Goals

Today is My Stitching Resolution 2021 reveal.

I have invited my blogging friends to join a blog hop that doesn't require stitching,

it's all about their stitching plan for the new year.

They are sharing new ideas and inspiration for stitching in 2021.

All they have to do is finish this statement in a blog post:

My stitching resolution for 2021 is _____________________________.

We are all sharing today - it's a one day only blog hop!

Wednesday, December 30th

Just Let Me Quilt
MooseStashQuilting
Words & Stitches
Sew Many Yarns
Websterquilt
Cocoa Quilts
QuiltFabrication
Stitchin At Home
Ms P Designs USA
Life in the Scrapatch
Kathy Kwilts and More
Karen's Korner
Quilt Schmilt
selina quilts
The Joyful Quilter
Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel
Karrin's Crazy World
Quilting and Learning: What a Combo
VroomansQuilts
Cynthia's Creating Ark
PamelaQuilts
Quilting Patchwork & Appliqué
Kathleen McMusing
Quilting Gail
Homespun Hannah's Blog
appliqueand...
Songbird Designs
Storied Quilts
Susie’s World

She's Stitchin Again
Creatin' in the Sticks - me!

Visit each blog and leave a super sweet comment about their goals!

What's mine?

Here are the top 5 things I have in mind for 2021:

My stitching resolution for 2021 is

(in bold to make me accountable)

1. Finish my goal to make quilts from the

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days

The blocks are so fast to make and I want a quilt to represent each block.

I have made quilts representing 10 of the blocks, only 20 to go.

(unrealistic for 1 year, probably, but a girl can try!)

2. Write 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Volume 2.

I've had requests for more, so I am putting this here - accountability.

(there would have to be a blog hop too!)

3. Continue partnering with Carol to host fun blog hops.
(behind the scenes this year, Carol at Just Let Me Quilt had my back

when I needed encouragement and more time! Thank you, my friend!)

We have a lot of great ideas for the new year!

This is for the next hop.

I'll announce more details tomorrow, but if you want to start a project with a stripe,

you will be ahead of the game.

4. Write patterns, organize patterns, fix pattern links, give needed attention to Etsy store, and Blog!

This blog needs so much attention -

(broken links, pictures disappearing, links to nowhere (thanks Craftsy), and new design?)

((this is truly unrealistic to do all, but I would like to fix all the Creatin' in the Sticks media))

5. Keep one planner and write it down!

Keep track of schedules and ideas.

(between work, Thermoweb projects, blog hops, and designing deadlines I SHOULD keep one planner instead of 3 or 4 calendars. I need luck with this one!)

Those are my top 5 stitching goals for the year!

(Luck is needed for sure!)

Here's to a healthy and happy 2021!

(it just has to be better)

Monday, May 18, 2020

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop - Bounce in Color

Welcome
to

the first day of the

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop.

I'm happy to kick things off with

Bounce in Color Quilt.

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt invited bloggers to make a project with squares.

That was it, just make something with squares in it.

Thank you, Carol, for inviting me to join this super fun blog hop!

I've been wanting an excuse to make a quilt out of

block #16 "Bounce"

in my

free 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days series.

The block is all squares and perfect for the hop.

After all, one of my goals is to make all 30 quilt blocks from

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days
challenge

into 30 individual quilts.

I used stash fabrics in a rainbow of colors and white Kona for the background.

Rotate every other block in a 6 x 6 block grid (36 blocks)

and

add a 2 1/2" finished border for a 65" x 65" throw.

It's quilted in what quilters call a "Baptist Fan" pattern,

but I think it looks like rainbows...

My dogs always enjoy quilt photo sessions.

It's fun to play with blocks and rearrange them into designs.
I love that all the fabrics used were from my stash.
That's like a free quilt, right?

Be sure to check out all the square projects over at these blogs today:

May 18

Creatin' in the Sticks You are HERE!!

Life in the Scrapatch

Here is the rest of the schedule:

May 19

MooseStashQuilting

Beaquilter