Creatin' in the Sticks: Gifts

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Friday, January 27, 2023

A Little Quilting Buzz

The past week was such fun with the
Shades of Blue Sew It Show It Challenge
and
I really enjoyed hosting.

If you missed it, be sure to click the link and check out all the wonderful blues!

As I was visiting the posts, new activities were presented

and

I decided to jump on board with a few.

I've never participated in a round-robin, have you?

This one is unique in that you do all the stitching.

It's a stay-at-home round-robin.

Quilting Gail has all the info HERE.

I missed the round where you show your center block.

This week is the first round and the prompt, Spool Block, is by

Home Sew By Us

I had an orphan block I reworked into a spool for my

SAHRR (Stay at Home Round Robin) 6" center block.

Then I used the tutorial provided by Home Sew By Us to make the 3" spool blocks for the first border round.

I can't wait to do the next round.

I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm jumping in with both feet. haha

Then over at Days Filled With Joy

there is a really neat challenge for the year.

There will be a prompt and a tutorial link every month

and

at the end of the year, we will have a full gift box.

During the Shades of Blue Challenge,

Joy shared the fabric basket she made this month for

One Gift a Month

and I just had to make one too.

I can't wait to see what gift we will be making next month!

Bea at BeaQuilter is hosting her annual

Dust Off a Quilt Book

Blog Hop.

The idea is you look at your shelf of quilt books and find an old one or one you haven’t used in a while and “dust it off” and then make something from the book.

I need to use those books so I'm in.

My day to post is March 6th.

Bea has all the details HERE.

Maybe one of these things sounds like fun to you too!

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Layer Cake Market Bag - Foodie Blog Hop

Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks
and
my day in the Foodie Blog Hop.

To all that are participating or visiting and commenting -

Thank you so much!

Yesterday was amazing!

I'm excited to share my Foodie project -

Layer Cake Market Bag.

You can't really make anything food without going to the market first unless, of course, you grow your own. Even then this bag could be used.

In this day and age, we are all a little more aware of our environment and the less trash the better.

I hate those little plastic bags at the store and would rather pick up my groceries with a reusable bag(s). This is the newest one of the many I've made.

Why not make it a fun, HUGE eclectic bag with lots of colors?

The fabric in this one is a 10" stack of "Punch" by Island Batik.

My layer cake market bag is perfect to carry a LOT!

I designed the bag to use one layer cake.

It's so fun to play with all those 10" squares.

It's my most requested bag pattern, but it's out of print.

So, I had planned to offer a new version of the pattern today.

Oh, life...

But, I'm working on the new version and should have it ready soon in my Etsy Shop.

Now check out the other bloggers posting Foodie ideas today:

Tuesday, May 24th

Creatin' in the Sticks - You are here

You can find the rest of the schedule HERE.

I enjoy hosting blog hop events so much!

Joan from Moosestash Quilting, Carol from Just Let Me Quilt,

and I, Carla from Creatin' in the Sticks

take turns hosting the blog hops and themes/challenges.

I hope you are having as much fun as we are!

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Kids Four-Leaf Clover Bag

I have a project full of luck to share today.

I'm over on the Thermoweb blog with a free pattern to craft a

Four-Leaf Clover Bag.

The perfect size to fill with chocolate gold coins for the littles or anyone

to celebrate the day of green.

These Kids Rainbow Four-Leaf Clover Bags are like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Here is what I used to make the bags:

Heat-n-Bond® – Craft Extra Firm Fusible Interfacing to keep the bag in perfect shape no matter how much weight is added and, of course, HeatnBond Lite Fusible Adhesive, my favorite fabric adhesive for applique. Rainbow fabric strips, green lining, green polka dots for the four-leaf clover, and black fabric to make the rainbow fabrics sing.

Click here to get the free tutorial and pattern over at Thermoweb!

Sending the luck of the Irish!

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Scrappy Teddy Bear Quilt - Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop

Welcome to

Creatin' in the Sticks!

Today is the first day of the first blog hop of 2022!

I'm excited to kick off the

Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop

where bloggers are sharing favorite "chilly" projects.

To get the blog hop started,

I present my

Scrappy Teddy Bear Quilt

Joan at MooseStash Quilting presented bloggers with the challenge to make something

inspired by

bears, blue, or anything cold.

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

The timing of this blog hop couldn't be better.

My Scrappy Teddy Bear Quilt is for my new grandson

and

his room is all bears.

I took advantage of the hop and made him a minky backed throw

(perfect for tummy time)

and

used up a bunch of 2 1/2 inch squares from my stash, too!

win-win!

I went old-school to design the quilt and drew it out on graph paper.

(my favorite way to design!)

I added another border and quilted it fast with meandering.

It's about 38" x 48"

Get inspired by all the blogs posting for the Polar Bear Plunge this week:

Monday Jan 24

Creatin' in the Sticks - You are HERE!

Samelias Mum

Purring Cottage

Patchouli Moon Studio

Scrapdash

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Tuesday Jan 25

Just Let Me Quilt

Beaquilter

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Wednesday Jan 26

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Hazel’s Daughter

Words & Stitches

Kathleen McMusing

Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Thursday Jan 27

Friday Jan 28

Have fun hopping!

Don't forget to leave all the bloggers a little "comment love!"

See you here next month for

Tickled Pink

and

there is still time to sign up for March

Time in a Bottle

(Click here for details)

Stay warm!!!

We just finished watching the Chiefs win and my daughter sent me a picture of my grandbabies.

I thought I would share, even though he isn't on the quilt, he sure is cute in his

Chiefs!

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Thank You Teachers!!!

I've heard so many say how grateful we should be to the teachers

for all they do.

These times of "stay at home"

have taught us to appreciate these unsung heroes.

They've stepped up to teach in a new way.

I'm over on the Thermoweb blog today

with a great project to show how much you love

the teacher in your life.

It's great to surprise a teacher with a doorstep gift

and

this tote is perfect to fill with all the presents.

Then it's a tote for all the essentials your hero needs to take to school every day.

The free pattern and tutorial is available

on the

Thermoweb blog.

Thank you to the teachers, our HEROES!!

Thursday, January 23, 2020

The Winter Blues - Let's Get Scrappy - Catching Some Blue Zees

Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks

and

my day - the final day for the

Winter Blues 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

"Catching Some Blue Zees" 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

Let's Get Scrappy

We are to make a fun project with a scrappy look

using

Island Batik fabrics.

I started with a whole lot of Island Batik blue fabric left

from last year's projects and some that I had purchased before becoming an ambassador.

While I like blue and white together, I've had a love of blue and black since
I was young coloring those fuzzy black velvet-like posters.

One of my goals is to make all 30 quilt blocks from

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days
challenge

into 30 individual quilts.

I decided on the Catching Z's quilt block pattern - block #26.

Click HERE if you would like the free pattern for the block.

I made 30 of the blocks with the blue fabrics

and

Island Batik Foundations solid fabric in black.

The Island Batik solids are tight woven and are super soft like a high thread count sheet once you wash them up in a quilt.

The piecing was all done with Aurifil 50 wt thread #2692

I added a 2 1/2" black border then a 4 1/2" border with Island Batik 2 1/2" blue strips.

I used Hobbs Natural Cotton with Scrim Batting

and

quilted
Catching Some Blue Zees
on my Handiquilter with Glide thread in Black.

Catching Some Blue Zees

is 65" x 75" and will be a gift for a special graduate this May.

Blue is her actual middle name

and this Aunt can't wait to surprise her.

We are celebrating the color blue!

I invited my blogging friends to
Stitch something up with the color blue.

Let's celebrate winter with projects in blue.

I'm excited to introduce today's line-up of bloggers:

Friday, January 24th

MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
LimeLeaves Design
Karrin's Crazy World
Sew Many Yarns
Domestic Felicity
DayBrook Designs

Creatin' in the Sticks - This is me!

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, January 27th, 2020.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for sharing the Winter Blues!

Ok, one more because it matches my Jeep. ;)

Monday, December 2, 2019

Christmas Virtual Cookie Exchange and Blog Hop - Buffalo Check Christmas

It's time to make Christmas happen here in the Sticks

and

my friend Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

has a way of pushing me to get my projects finished on time.

Welcome to

Creatin' in the Sticks!

I'm excited to kick off the

Virtual Cookie Exchange and Blog Hop

where bloggers are sharing Christmas cookies recipes, traditions,

and/or

sewing projects.

Thank you, Carol, for including me!

Merry Christmas!

I've been so inspired by all the buffalo check prints and plaids

this Christmas.

They seem to be everywhere from decor to clothing.

This wrapping paper inspired me to make a Christmas throw.

I found the black and white striped fabric that was perfect for this project

but

you certainly do not want to work with that fabric too long.

Dizzy is not a strong enough word to say how I felt at times while I cut the fabric.

Once it was cut in smaller bias pieces, I could work with it a little easier.

This quilt is simple square piecing with a half square triangle bow

and

HeatNBond Lite used for an applique tag.

I stitched arouond the appliqued tag with 50 wt. Aurifil thread.

Quilted with snowflakes and backed with Minky, it will certainly be a nice cozy

Christmas present.

But you are here not only for Christmas inspiration but for some virtual cookies.

If you love coconut as much as I do, you'll love this recipe.

It's not super sweet, but it is a jazzy version of an oatmeal cookie.

I made the recipe a JPG file so just right-click on it to save it.

You could add raisins or chocolate chips, but this little one likes them just like the recipe.

If you want more cookie recipes, you are in luck.

December 2^nd

Creatin' in the Sticks - You are here!

December 3^rd

Moosestash Quilting
Stitchin At Home

Barb – Hosted by Just Let Me Quilt

Hill Valley Quilter

Little Penguin Quilts

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

December 4^th

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Beaquilter

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Life in the Scrapatch

DesertSky Quilting

Sunlight in Winter Quilts

December 5^th

Quilt Doodle Designs

Ridge Top Quilt

Pumpkin Patch Patterns & Quilting

Websterquilt

Bumbleberry Stitches

Kathy's Kwilts and More

December 6^th

Please leave each one a sweet comment.

It gives warm and fuzzies...

Thank you for stopping by

and

thank you, Carol, for this fun hop!.

One more quick thing:

Our hop for January is filling up but there is still time to join

The Winter Blues Blog Hop.

Find more information by clicking HERE.

We have big plans for next year!

I hope your Christmas is amazing.

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