Friday, May 19, 2023

A Gift, Orange Blocks and a Walk in the Woods

On the way to sewing day on Monday, I stopped at the quilt store to pick up a gift for someone and some fabric to make a table runner for a friend who likes purple.   The lilac fabric jumped out at me as there are lots of lilacs in bloom here right now.   I bought three other colours that went with the lilacs and a striped fabric for the binding.  When I arrived at the sewing studio, of course I cut right into the new fabric and got to work on the table runner. (I was supposed to be working on my Kaffe Fassett Overlapping Tiles quilt that I started putting together last week--that will have to wait for another day!)


The runner is all put together and quilted.  The binding has been sewn on by machine and I am working on the hand stitching. 


My Orange scrappy Pineapple block is finished for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.   Below, there is a picture of the 6 blocks I have made so far. 




I made four 6.5" slab blocks too with my orange scraps. There are lots of little treasures in these slabs!


I finished off the bees on my cross stitch project and have moved on to the next sunflower.  I found the thread that was MIA last week and stitched the rest of the lower petal on the sunflower, but then I discovered I did not purchase one of the other colours I need for this picture. It must have been out of stock when I was at the store. This little problem will be rectified tomorrow. 


Finn received this lick mat for his birthday. It sticks to smooth surfaces with little suction cups on the back.  He particularly likes it when my daughter puts peanut butter on it for him to lick off the textured surface.  


Finn and my daughter are avid readers--here is the book they were reading this week.  I have read this book by Fredrik Backman and loved it.  Finn thinks it should have been called "Anxious Dogs" as he tends to be that way himself!


My husband and I went for a hike this week at a local wildlife area.  It has not rained here in two weeks so we thought it should be dry and I had heard that the trilliums were out, so off we went. 

It wasn't dry.  There were lots of very soft muddy sections on the trail and once we got started, it was easier to just keep going rather than turning back.  We were up to our ankles in mud. 


Despite the mud, it was a beautiful sunny day and there were lots of flowers in bloom. 









Speaking of flowers, our gardens are showing their best colours these days.  The deutzia bush is just starting to burst into bloom.  



These thrift flowers are a beautiful colour!


I will link up with Angela and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge tomorrow and with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers on Sunday. BTW, I cleaned our hiking shoes when we got home and they look as good as new.   Happy long weekend to my Canadian readers!  We will be in the garden...

16 comments:

  1. Lots of lovely things happening at your house this week. Loving your pineapple blocks. Beautiful flowers, but geez that was some mud you got into.

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  2. Love love love the pineapple blocks. I am particularly fond of scrappy projects because they remind me of previous projects. Have a great weekend!

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  3. Those pineapple blocks are fabulous, and I think it's the darker background you're using. It makes the colors just POP!

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  4. Love the pineapple block - you pick the perfect blocks each year for the RSC! Those bee's are beautiful with the sunflower. The hike looks like an adventure with lots of pretty flowers to see. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  5. The pineapple blocks are lovely. Love the lilac fabric the table runner looks gorgeous, sure the striped fabric was perfect for the binding. Despite the mud you found beautiful flowers during the hike. Have a wonderful weekend, Gail.

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  6. Pretty runner, it's fun to cut into new fabrics! I love your pineapple blocks, this grey fabric is wonderful and makes the colors pop up. Lovely scrappy orange blocks, there are some very tiny pieces in there :)
    Thank you for sharing, and linking up!

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  7. So many pretty pictures -- why I love reading your blog. Ugh! on the shoes. Glad you managed to get them good as new. I'm sure mine would've been stained forever! Haha. I read "Anxious People" and thought it was so-so. Maybe I had too high of expectations since I've read number Backmann books or perhaps I wasn't in the right mood. I love your pineapple blocks!

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  8. The pineapple blocks look great with the darker backgrounds. Great looking crumb blocks...some of my favorite!

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  9. I love your pineapple block in bold colors! and the outside photos are so pretty!

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  10. Well, I have to say that I am amazed your hiking shoes 'look as good as new'..... gosh..such a lot of mud. =) I am in love with your scrappy pineapple blocks. All are gorgeous. Sweet little stitched bees and the lilac fabric is beautiful. Such a pretty table runner.Why, Finn looks completely relaxed. No sign of anxiety in the photo. Just look at all those pretty flowers. Springtime is certainly dancing there.

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  11. That lilac print is so pretty - sounds like the perfect gift for your friend! Love your RSC blocks, too. You have some fun orange scraps, Gail! Looks like a beautiful hike in spite of the mud, and glad your hiking shoes came clean again!

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  12. I learn so much from seeing what you and others are up to on the RSC. The use of gray as your blender fabric for the pineapple fabric is stunning.

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  13. Love those purple fabrics, and those orange pineapple blocks! Looks like a beautiful hike despite the mud!

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  14. I do love lilac. My neighbour grows it and lots of it hangs over our fence! Those pineapple blocks look stunning together. It's going to make a wonderful quilt. Lucky Finn with his sticky peanut butter mat. LOL

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  15. I like the lilac fabric that you bought and the pretty table runner that you are making with it. I really love all those orange blocks that you made. Sadly, we can't hike the woods here this year as the ticks are out of control. All the local hiking posts are warning about it. We will stay on the paved trails at some of the local parks and leave the true hiking for another place or another time.

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