Sweet Melva's SAL is moving right along, and I am enjoying every minute of it!
Welcome , Honey Pies and Happy Happy Friday! I am so very grateful that you dropped by for a visit. You truly brighten my day.
After much debate, I decided to use red as the main color in the chains.
I believe I have mentioned a gazillion times my love affair with the color red! 😁❤
Anywhooo... I found some red Daisy fabric in the quilt room ,and it was not long before I went to town cutting 2 1/2" strips and blocks. Cut! Snip! Cut!
Soon a sample block or two was made. Sew! Sew! Sew!
Hmmm.... I am quite pleased. 🤗
Melva's Schedule for Lala's Irish Chain SAL:
Week 1 Cutting Instructions and Introduction:
Week 2 Setting Blocks with Cornerstones
Week 3 Frame Setting the Blocks.
Week 4 Patchwork Set 1
Week 5 Patchwork Set 2
Week 6 5 x 5 Patchwork Blocks
Week 7 Layout and Top
Week 8 Border
Week 9 Sandwich and Quilt
Yee Haw! I have a finish! Autumn Beginnings which I shared last week is all stitched up! Yesterday I made it into a pin pillow, stuffed it to the gills with polyfil and trimmed it with some thrifted yarn. Wahlah! Ready for display.
UPDATE: These are the DMC floss colors that I used for "Autumn Beginnings" . FLOSS : SYMBOL MOTIF:
DMC 610 ( U and T) Border and pumpkin stem
DMC 782 ( Y) Sunflower
DMC 3781 ( • ) Sunflower center
DMC 301 ( O) Pumpkin
DMC 919 (X) Pumpkin lines
DMC 730 ( G) Sunflowers stem and pumpkin leaf
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Since I was on a roll, I finished Bee the Sunshine! A new little bee stitch to add to my ever growing collection. Sigh. 🤗
Bee the Sunshine was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida using just a few of my favorite DMC floss colors including: DMC 543, 731, 781, 783, 829, 838, 975, and 3371.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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| Bee the Sunshine and in the background is Heart in Hand's "Pocket Round Bee" |
Have you visited the Herrschners website? They have lots of cute freebies. I was perusing their freebies the other night . "Sew" much cuteness!
I know that Brenda at Songbird Designs is working on Herrschners Christmas Plastic Canvas Barn- it is not a freebie but is as cute as a button. Perfect for a Farmyard Christmas theme.
Alrighty, it is time for me to get busy!
The Pretty in Peach Butterfly quilt is calling my name. I will be finishing the hand quilting on the blocks before moving on to the borders.
Enjoy your weekend, Sweethearts! And do a little jig- It's Friday! Hee! Hee!
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"Baby steps count too as long as you are moving forward. "- Chris Gardner
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . My heart aches as the hours tick to 5 years ago.
I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. ❤
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Other Posts That Might Strike Your Fancy!
🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric. 🌞A Spooky Parade - Halloween freebies up to October 4, 2025. More Halloween pieces followed this date.
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| Canadian Geese lounging by the lake. |
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.
Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss- Wednesday
