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Monday, June 30, 2025

The Beginnings of My Kitchen Sink Quilt

 Do you remember those 4 patches I was working on a few weeks ago? 


Well,  they are making their way into a bigger block! Each  block will be   made up  with 2 1/2" squares (unfinished )  and  one  4 1/2" blue square ( unfinished).  The finished size of the block will be 8" 


 Eeeh I am excited about this quilt!   I was inspired by  Katy at Katy's Quilt . She shared her quilt  in her October 2021 post . She named it Paper Chains.  I immediately became quite smitten. ❤❤❤


I will be calling my quilt Kitchen Sink because I am throwing all kinds of fabrics in it from Easter to  Christmas   and everything in between.  

 I have been playing with the layout of the blocks . In the end, however, I will arrange mine like Katy's 



Alrighty , I am off to piece more blocks! Thank you for dropping by for a sweet Monday visit. 

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Our lives are like quilts- bits and pieces, joy and sorrow  stitched with love. " - unknown.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo. 



My Merry Monday cross stitch project will be Lori Holt's Home Town Holiday Sampler - a sweet gift from my dear friend, Joan. 😘🤗 Thank you , Joan. 

Progress as of June 25, 2025

 I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needleworkers to meet. 

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday  Wait Loss- Wednesday

Denise at For the Love of Geese for Put Your Foot Down- Thursday

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday- Thursday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That Monday

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🌞Buzz Buzz Busy Bee Parade-  An early 2024 bee freebie parade. 

🌞Time to Dye-  2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric. 
🌞Pin Pillow Tutorial - 2023 post on how I finish my pin pillows with chenille trim. 

32 comments:

  1. Color and pattern and scrappy is right up my alley. So very cheerful. And another lovely sampler in the making. :)

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Tammy. I am enjoying this quilt project so much. I just need to decide how many blocks I want to make. LOL. Have a great week.Hugs.

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  2. Hello Melisa, I absolutely love ❤️ your quilt. Vibrant colours and patterns.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Linda. I am having a ball using these happy fabrics especially sneaking in the seasonal fabrics. Have a blessed week. Hugs.

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  3. I love your new quilt project - great way to use up scraps or make new scraps teehee! Enjoy the journey because at the end of that road you're going to have a delightful quilt. Fun x-stitch project, too. Happy Monday! Big Hugs, DarleneJ

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    1. Aaw thank you so much, Darlene. I am looking forward to finishing this quilt ,but right now my problem is I am having such a good time piecing that I haven't settled on how many blocks. Oh well I will figure it out some time. Meanwhile I am going to piece a way. Hope your week is off to a rip-roaring start. Hugs.

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  4. I failed to mention that Kitchen Sink is a perfect name for your new quilt. Last night I had a kitchen sink layered with colorful vegie scraps after I made a very tasty salad for dinner/supper. Yummy, yum, yum. LOL

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    1. Ooooh yum yum! I love fresh salads. I could eat them every day. I worked on grating zucchini today for bread. I put up several bags in the freezer for later and baked 2 loaves. I don't have to tell you what a mess grating the zucchini was, but boy was the bread delish! Warm hugs

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  5. What a pretty way to use up scraps,I really like this layout ,looking forward to seeing more progress on this one

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Helen. I have had some of these fabrics in my stash for years so it is nice to finally put them in a quilt to enjoy . Have a great week. Hugs.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, dear Isabel. It is a super fun project to work on. Have a blessed day. Hugs.

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  7. Yay for using up scraps and getting a very useful item in return! How big will you make it?

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    1. I am having a ball working on this quilt. I still haven't figured out what size yet, but at least a full size.- fingers crossed. LOL. Thank you for the sweet visit, Vicki. Hugs.

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  8. I think we all could use a kitchen sink project. Enjoy using up all those odds and ends.

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    1. Oh yes, it is fun to throw anything and everything into this quilt. Thank you for the sweet visit, Kate. Enjoy your week. Hugs.

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  9. Your Kitchen Sink blocks look fantastic, Melisa! Happy Monday!

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Robin. I am enjoying these blocks so much and they piece up as quick as a wink too. Hope your week is off to a great start. Warm hugs.

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  10. Ha! I love your quilt name for this project! This is a great project for using those bits and bobs!-TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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    1. Oh yes. It just sorta happened that I started throwing in all of the random holidays and novelity fabrics so I thought that would be a cute name. LOL. Thank you for the sweet visit, Terry Hugs.

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  11. LOVE THIS, Melisa!! I'm pretty smitten with that block too! Have a great week, my friend!

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    1. Aaaw thank you so much, Brenda. It is an easy and fast block to piece which is right up my alley. Have a great week. Hugs.

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  12. Oh, isn't that going to be pretty, Melisa! I love the blue with your kitchen sink's worth of colorful scraps. I can see why you're drawn to those blocks!

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    1. It has been a blue moon since I have pieced a blue quilt so it is a nice change . Thank you so much for the sweet visit, Diann. Have a great week. Hugs.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much. I am having a great time working on this new project. I hope to make a good amount of progress this week. Hugs.

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  14. It looks great.
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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Sue ; you are so very kind. I am having a ball working on this new quilt. I wish you a lovely week. Hugs.

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  15. What a great quilt! I really like that first layout you have. That might be a great leader and ender project...... =)

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Deb. There are so many possibilities for laying out these blocks and they are sorta addictive to piece. It would make a great leader/ ender project. I wish you a great week. Hugs.

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  16. The 4patch is going to be wonderful. Such bright, happy colors. The layout options will maybe make for more quilts in your future.

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    1. I think you are right, Ginny. I do believe I will be playing with these blocks for some time. They are so fun to make . Have a very Happy 4th of July . Hugs.

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