Scottsboro Trip/Unclaimed Luggage

 PARA's Day Trip Tours ventured out to Scottsboro Ala.to the unclaimed luggage ,2 hrs in we stopped for a brief bathroom break& back on the road for another hour & half to our destination arriving around 11:00 starting with a guided tour then left to shop around,back on the bus at 1::00 & just a few blocks down lunch at the Warehouse 207 restaurant,more shopping downtown, departure at 3:30 arriving back at 7:30 ,Im tired all over again just telling you all that 😄

For The Luv Of Clouds

 Do you see a dinosaur?🦖😀

I luv clouds, especially when they're big & fluffy & take on the unusual amazing shapes that they do,coming back from my day trip from Scottsboro,the sky was the bluest blue & the clouds were just beautiful ,the bus departed at 8 am this morning & got back around 7:30 pm,not only was I gone all day but I felt like it 😄 more on my trip with our park & recreation center to the unclaimed baggage  tomorrow 

Blue Take Five Is Finished

This  is the third quilt I've made using this 5 strip block,I made my 1st one in pinks for a sew along ,the block was called take 5 referring to the 5 strips that make up the block, there are several names for this block so I'm not sure of its original name or if this is one but I do know this one is done😆

the back is made from a blue gingham sheet

I have made 3 quilts with this block so far,its an easy block to put together especially for beginners , different fabrics make each one you make slightly different giving them each their own personality ,there will be more of these in my future as I go through my scraps 🤔I bet a scrappy would be pretty! 

Sunday Inspiration

 

Quilt Drives & Day Trips

 A friend of mines church has been hosting a conference theses last three days,the binding on the blue quilt is nearing the end, I've  gotten  most of the pep work done on the remaining aprons to be sewn,the upcoming week will be a busy one so I'm hoping to get in as much sewing time as I can Monday

Quilting Is Better Than House Work is hosting another quilt block drive, I've enjoyed participating in a few in the last few years there is no limit to how many to make but there are guidelines of style,sizes & col

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I want to get a lot done Monday as I'll be gone allll day Tuesday with our local park & recreation center to Scottsboro Ala. do you want to work on something so bad you dare anybody to call & ask you to do or go anywhere?🤣🤣

Finished Or Not Friday

 

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I'm joining in the ready for not Friday,be sure to go by & see what all everyone's sharing what they're. working on finished or not! I am so close to the finish line on the blue rail fence,another name for it is take 5 ,blocks consisting of 5 strips,only one side to go sewing down the binding! 

Random Thoughts For My Quilt Tops

 I pulled out the quilt tops in hopes to make some decisions & get them quilted ,how many more will I add to the collection before that happens 🤷 the red/white with stars ,I know that I want to increase it to a full size,as it stands now,it measures 50 X 60.5 Im thinking maybe a flying geese border or would that take away from the stars & look too busy🤷 any suggestions?

The Christmas top is width of fabric strips measuring out to 41 X 56,not sure if itd look better to leave it as an over sized lap or bring it up to a full,I have plenty of these fabrics left for decisions

the scrappy was originally thought out for a lap size,backing in the border green is cut & hanging with it, but I cant decide whether to leave it at  47 X 50 & add more borders,maybe add another scrappy border?🤷there's actually enough fabrics to make a matching one 

the teal is a test run on a new pattern that I used from 3 yard quilts for a contest I entered last year,it presently measures 55 X 63 I actually have enough fabrics from this one to create 1 -2 more which I thought about doing & pulling in contrasting colors

I'm trying to push through my stash or should say stashes 😄& have some random thoughts as to what to do with most of them,that's a thought for another day,Im down to 1 & 1/2 rows of sewing the binding down on the blue quilt,whoo hoo!