This week, I spent a bit of time working on my Funky Chicken cross stitch and added lots of stitches. When the stitching is done, I need to add felt wings and beak, etc. as I sew it into a 3D chicken. I was running out of the darker red-orange colour and managed to get another skein this week.
I have three Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects started for this year. I made a three shoe fly blocks from my leftover light blue scraps. These finish at 6.5".
Then, I dug into my medium blue scraps and cut out lots of squares and HST's. This scrap bin has been mined for 2.5" strips before and it was tricky to find enough to make these blocks.
My daughter asked me to repair a hole in her 17 year old university quilt. The fabric was starting to shred. Easy peasy I thought. Won't take any time at all to fix...
Maybe I have some of that fabric in my light green scrap bin... I did! This quilt has been used a lot and has been washed many times. It has faded just a tad...
I had to move on to plan B. When I looked closer at the quilt, I saw lots of places where the fabrics had worn through. I decided to use the mending stitch on my machine and sew over the holes to stabilize the weak spots and the seams that were starting to come apart. This quilt has been well used over the years and my daughter wants to keep using it. In the winter, she likes two quilts on her bed, this one, and the one I made her for her graduation from university. She and I have talked about picking out fabric and a pattern for a new quilt for her. We will have to go shopping!
This is what my backyard looked like early on Wednesday afternoon. We didn't have any snow in the morning. It was just starting to snow after lunch. The second picture shows what it looked like on Thursday.
I used my quilting ruler to measure how deep it was...nearly 10" and the snow had not quit falling yet. It snowed again yesterday and its snowing again today. It looks really pretty! This is January in Canada.
Finn wants you to know that another row has been added to the book blanket. He approves.
I will link up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, the Slow Stitchers and Frederique in France.
Is that the rooster you are working on? It’s nice to see a quilt so loved. And looks like a good repair. That’s an impressive snow fall you have in your back garden! It looks so beautiful but probably a nightmare if you live with it. Sarah quilting by the sea
ReplyDeleteI never thought about a stabilizing repair. Great idea! Love seeing your snow. We've had one good snow this season so far but that's it except for occasional flurries. Great progress on RSC2026.
ReplyDeleteThose are some tiny HSTs you're working with there, Gail! They sure make a pretty design, though. Wow on your 10 inches of snow! Colorado is just cold, dry, and windy - we're worrying about wildfires now. The book blanket is looking great, and so is the model!
ReplyDeletenice projects and such pretty snow scenes. I love the crochet colors you share at the end.
ReplyDeleteOooh, ,look at that snow, it's not often I come across snow in my life. You have selected nice blocks for this RSC, simple and effective, as I like too. Good job on your repairs, the university quilt has lasted well. What fun you will have planning a new quilt with your daughter.
ReplyDeleteThe rooster looks fun! I love your 3 RSC projects, these blue blocks are sweet and pretty. Well done repairing the university quilt, it's great satisfaction to see that it is loved and used. Good luck with the snow, and thanks Finn for the update ;) Thank you for sharing the news and linking up!
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call a dumping of snow; as I shiver! Amazing you still have a piece of the green fabric after all these years. Love how you mended the quilt. It looks great. I'm fascinated with how you will turn your cross stitch rooster into a 3D fellow. Tell Finn the crochet complements your daughter's crochet blanket perfectly.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on your Funky Chicken. Nice collection of blues for the RSC. Wow, that's a loved quilt for sure.
ReplyDeleteI love that your daughter uses and values the quilts you have made for her! That is special.
ReplyDeleteYour cross-stitching is looking good. I am always amazed when I find a fabric in my stash that I used years ago and realize how much the item I made with it has faded. Yes it is time to make a new quilt for your daughter. I do like the repair you made though. It is snowing here today, but we are only expected to get a few inches. 10 is an awful lot, but so pretty. Finn looks happy!
ReplyDeleteI sure am anxious to see your funky chicken all done. He’s gonna be awesome. That’s a lot of snow. We must have got just the edge of that storm_ We got such high winds that it maybe blew to your house! My granddaughter’s graduation quilt is in worse shape than your daughters. She really needs to get rid of it, it’s abominable.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post- as usual. I usually use embroidery stitches to cover over a spot like that...it's tricky but doable. Love that funky chicken...great colours. And what pretty blocks too. Yes, loads of snow here. Tell me about it...I'm the one shovelling it but I count it as exercise so there's that. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a well loved quilt! That must feel great as the maker to know how much it has been used! It is amazing how much that fabric changed over time! Such pretty RSC blocks - I must get back to my projects!
ReplyDeleteThe snow is beautiful. As is the funky chicken.
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