11 Checks - UFO Blog Hop

   Welcome to the second day of the

UFO Blog Hop!

 I'm always saying,  "Check that off the list!"
Today I have 11 checks thanks to Joan at MooseStash Quilting.

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

inspired by UFOs.  Are we talking Unfinished Objects or are we talking Aliens?  

Joan said it was completely up to us.

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

I chose to tackle a big pile of unfinished objects.

The pile of quilts has been in a corner forever!

I really didn't know what they needed.  I knew 2 needed to be trimmed and binding added.

A few needed a little repair here and there.

Some (4) had the binding added with HeatnBond Lite because of deadlines (don't judge)

 and needed the binding stitched.

Now all those quilts are really

FINISHED!!!!!!

All 10!  All Finished!

The dinosaur had been cut out in February one day when I had a little helper.

Only 5 months ago - that's not so bad. 

It certainly wasn't the easiest thing to sew, but it is finished

and now this dinosaur is ready to be loved.  

The first person to say they want this book can have it!

I'll never stitch another one of these.

Seriously!

I won't make you fight over it, but mention you want it and I'll do an impromptu giveaway.

Check out all the other UFO's this week for lots of inspiration!

Here is the schedule:

Monday July 25

Just Let Me Quilt

Lianne Makes Stuff

Karrin’s Crazy World

Ms P Designs USA

Time4Stitchn

Scrapdash

 

Tuesday July 26

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quilted Delights

Days Filled With Joy

Kathys Kwilts and More

Food For Thought

 

Wednesday July 27

Stitching Farm Girl

BeaQuilter

SelinaQuilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Quilt Doodle Designs

Quilting Gail

 

Thursday July 28

Patchouli Moon Studio

Quilt Schmilt

Lynns Blog

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Home Sewn by Us

 

Friday July 29

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Inflorescence

Words & Stitches

Just Sew Quilter

MooseStashQuilting

Have fun hopping!

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

It feels so good to wrap these UFOs up!

There is a happy corner in my sewing studio.

Cuddle Fabric Flowers

 The flowers are in full bloom!

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

Stuffed Cuddle Fabric Flower

You can't make just one!  They are just too cozy and soft and full of color.

They will definitely bring smiles.

They are perfect to make with scraps from cuddle fabric quilt backings, too!

Here is what I used to make them:

SpraynBond Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray
Soft Stretch Lite iron-on adhesive
StitchnSew Sew-In Fleece
Pressing Paper

and lots of little scraps of cuddle and fleece fabrics.

Don't let those cuddle fabrics intimidate you.

I have lots of tips over on the Thermoweb Blog to make stitching them a breeze.

The free pattern is over there too.

My Granddaughter is going to love these.

I can't wait to share them with her.

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

 Days Filled With Joy

That Fabric Feeling

Den syende Himmel

VroomansQuilts

 

Wednesday Jan 26

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Hazel’s Daughter 

Words & Stitches

Kathleen McMusing

Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Quilted Delights

 

Thursday Jan 27

Songbird Designs

Selena Quilts

Ms P Designs USA

Quilting Gail

Karrin's Crazy World

Food for Thought

Bumbleberry Stitches

 

Friday Jan 28

Sew Many Yarns

Inflorescence 

Lianne Makes Stuff

Stitchin at Home

Quilt Schmilt

Lynns Beauty

MooseStashQuilting

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!

Ghastly Ghouls - A Pterodactyl Halloween

   Welcome to the first day of the

Gastly Ghouls Blog Hop!

I'm happy to kick things off with

A Pterodactyl Halloween

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt presented bloggers with the challenge to make something spooky, kooky, or anything wickedly Halloween.  Of course, I was in.  This is right up my alley.

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

I'm keeping up with my tradition with this one.

I have 1 very special girl (my daughter) that loves Halloween

and her daughter loves it too!  

So I started a tradition to make a little doll to look like

my Granddaughter in her Halloween costume every year.

She has the last 3 years of Halloween Friends and loves them.

When I texted my daughter to ask what my Granddaughter was dressing up as this year for Halloween,

this is the picture I received:

Well, that was a surprise, but I put on my Grammie panties and got to work. lol

I designed it by tweaking an original doll design.

You can get the original free doll pattern HERE.

Lizzy put on her costume for a little Boo at the Zoo action.

Perfect timing for the hop!

So I gave her the new Halloween Friend.

I think she likes it!

I have yet to make a bag to keep all of the Halloween Friends.

That has to be a priority for next year, but for now, she plays with them year-round.

Want some more Ghastly Ghouls stitching inspiration?

Here is the complete schedule:

OCTOBER 18
 
Creatin' in the Sticks - You are here!
Inflorescence
Samelia's Mum
Songbird Designs
Ink Torrents
 
OCTOBER 19

Moosestash Quilting
Just Sew Quilter
Quilted Delights
Websterquilt
Patchouli Moon Studio
 
OCTOBER 20
 
Scrapdash
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Karrin’s Crazy World
 
OCTOBER 21
 
Kathy's Kwilts and More
For The Love Of Geese
Quilt Schmilt
Words & Stitches
Home Sewn By Us
 
OCTOBER 22
 
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilt Fabrication
Selina Quilts
Ms P Designs USA

It's so fun to get inspiration from Blog Hops.

This is my favorite time of year for stitching.

I think Lizzy likes it too!

Halloween Tic Tac Toe

 Have you been Halloween stitching?

I've been having so much fun with it.

This is my newest pattern and it's free over at Thermoweb,

Halloween Tic Tac Toe Game.

My kids have already played with it.

It's so fun to use as decor on a side table and can be played anytime during the season.

It only takes a few things to make this fun

Halloween Tic Tac Toe Game.

HeatnBond EZ Print Lite  iron-on adhesive – 2 sheets

StitchnSew Sew-In fleece, High Loft 

SpraynBond basting adhesive

along with fabric, felt, and Aurfil thread.

You won't believe how easy HeatnBond EZ Print Lite makes it to create the game pieces.

Check out the free pattern over at Thermoweb.

This is my favorite time of year for stitching.

We have a blog hop starting Monday 

and

I'll be sharing a little more stitching for Halloween.

Is It Red or Is It Orange? - Orange You Glad Blog Hop

  Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks 
and
my day - the final day for the Orange You Glad Blog Hop.

To all that participated or commented -
Thank you so much!
I enjoy hosting blog hop events so much.

My head is swimming with all kinds of ideas
and I can't wait to get to playing with orange!
But first, it's my day to show my
Red and Orange Turtles

and

do a little color play.

When the idea for this hop came along, my first thought was that I needed to use up some of the orange scraps in my ever-growing stash.

Then one day, I remembered a long argument...

You see, my mom had this turtle (she may still have it)

It was a little handcrafted bobblehead turtle that was so cute.

Similar to these...

I made a comment about how cute her little orange turtle was

and

she said, "It's RED!" 

Isn't funny how somethings look orange at one time and then look red at others.

It's all about the environment for some reds and oranges.

These turtles share a couple of fabrics - it's all about what you put the fabrics with.

The English paper pieced pattern for the turtle 

is 

free from Abby Glassenberg - Tilly the Turtle

They are about 6".

I own Abby's Puzzle Ball Animals Book - I have it in my list to make a couple.

Can you spot the same fabrics in both the red and the orange paper pieces?

Color is so interesting.

We are celebrating the color orange!

I'm sharing my day with these bloggers:

Thursday, August 19th

Creatin' in the Sticks (you are here)

VroomansQuilts

Selina Quilts

Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel 

Quilt Schmilt

DOMESTIC FELICITY

Stitchin At Home

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.

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Thanks for stopping by!