Another month gone and we are still in lockdown 🤦‍♀️…. What else is new …. It’s become so normal for us these days which is very sad.

On a much brighter note it sure gives me lots of time to do what I love doing 🤩

ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, socks or a sculpture. Anything made of genuine scraps is eligible. If your scrap collection is out of control and you’d like to turn them into something beautiful or useful instead of leaving them to collect dust in the cupboard, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Either email Kate (http://talltalesfromchiconia.wordpress.com ) at the address on my Contact Me page, or leave a comment below. You can also contact Gun via her blog to join. We welcome new members. You don’t have to worry about making a long term commitment or even join in every month, just let either of us know a day or so in advance if you’re new and you’ll have something to show, so we can add your link. Regular contributors will receive an email reminder three days before the event.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at).

Kate ,Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Tracy, Jill,
Claire, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Kerry, Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule,
Gwen, Bekki, Sue L, Sunny, Kjerstin,
Vera (Me!), Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Bear,
Carol, Preeti, Edith and Debbierose

Happy ScrapHappy September my friends 😍

Another week has gone by and altogether we have spent 259 days in harsh lockdown!!

This year is slipping away as well …. But I feel very blessed for each new day .

It’s spring in beautiful Melbourne and yesterday the husband & myself spent some time out the front doing some planting ( well he did the planting & I watched 🤩)

Nothing better than breathing new life into your surroundings and making it more beautiful ❣️

I went out the front just now to look at the plants & this is what awaited me ❤️

HAPPINESS IS …..

Forever that girl that gets excited when the sky is in pretty colours 🤩

Happy birthday to my sweet son ❣️

This quilt was started at the beginning of October last year. It was meant to be a summer quilt as the colours are light and lovely .

The central part of this block are Hexies … hand sewn with English Paper Piecing. I love making hexies & it was one of the very first things I ever did when I started quilting last year in March. It was the first thing that gave me confidence to try my hand at other blocks and work with jelly rolls & charm packs & my love has not waned at all.

The only thing that holds me back is the pain I get in my fingers and hands as my RA is not the biggest fan of hand sewing. I have worked on and off with these hexies and I’m definite it will be something I will take with me when we are allowed to travel again as the paper pieces are small and the scraps are easy to carry.

Once our little Motor Home is ready and we can travel around Australia again I’ll buy a small sewing machine to travel with. There’s lots of things I can do without on a day to day basis … however NOT sewing once a day at least is not something I can do without 😃

Anyway I’ve decided to border it and will do all the quilting in blocks otherwise it will be too heavy & too cumbersome to work with.

It reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle 🧩😍

My quilt is complete and ready to use. It’s been a labour of love and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.

As I went along I saw my mistakes and I will make sure not to make them again next time. Each section has its challenges but I’ve learned as I went along.

I will definitely repeat this process of joining my blocks but I know what to look for to make it easier and a lot neater.

On a brighter note my FMQ process is getting better and better and I’m very happy with that. It is called Free Motion so my patterns are completely free flowing… seeing as I do each block separately there not much stress to hands which is awesome 😎

I present my bright & beautiful LUDO. Please look past the obvious mistakes 😅

My oh so happy place 🧵🤩🧵

Another month gone by & lots of sewing and scrappiness from my end. We are still in lockdown 🤦‍♀️ & if nothing else it’s always the best time to see & keep my mind & hands occupied.

Being creative is wonderful… to see things slowly emerge from little pieces of scraps is wonderful 😍 & when those little scraps become a whole thing it’s the ultimate 🧵

This quilt is completely scrappy & is recycling at its best 🤩 I have a fair few quilt covers and as the years have gone by I use some more often than others. This cover belonged to one of the kids and as it’s not used anymore I was definitely NOT going to throw it out or give it away. We all know how expensive fabric is & when you have a whole cupboard full of cotton quilt covers how can you go wrong.

This quilt is one of my favourite ways of quilting… yes … RAG QUILTING 💝 Its easy and oh so effective. I’m still getting used to naming my quilts & I haven’t gotten around to actually giving it a name …. But seeing it on my bed & running my hands over it’s softness makes me super happy 😊

ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, socks or a sculpture. Anything made of genuine scraps is eligible. If your scrap collection is out of control and you’d like to turn them into something beautiful or useful instead of leaving them to collect dust in the cupboard, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Either email Kate at the address on her Contact Me page, or leave a comment below. You can also contact Gun via her blog to join.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at).

Kate , Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Tracy, Jill,
Claire, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Kerry, Claire, Jean, Jon, Hayley, Dawn,
Gwen, Bekki, Sue L, Sunny, Kjerstin,
Vera( Me !) Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Bear,
Carol, Preeti, Edith and Debbierose

See you all next month for more ScrapHappiness 🤩

The game which I played a lot when I was a child has always been my favourite. The board is coloured with Red Blue Green & Blue.

It’s these colours that are very prominent in this quilt and makes me think of the game Ludo 🤩

My love of creating has brought about this quilt. its early days yet but all the blocks have been created and I’ve laid them out and I like what I see.

The colours are bold bright & oh so beautiful. As always I’m always working with limited pieces and need to mix and match so that I can get a decent sized quilt.

As always I was going one way & then as I worked I decided to break away from the formal to the informal.

Getting colours to blend and become one is a job not to take lightly & as time passes I’m getting slowly better at getting them to mix cohesively. I love primary colours & seeing them sit well together makes me happy.

And here I present….

Now to start the quilting process … I’ve got lots to do around the house today and am hoping I can sit and sew 🧵…. I’ll post again as soon as I’m done ❤️