What's In Your Scrap-Basket?

If you have a scrap basket...

then I am sure you have one or two of Kim Brackett's books!

Magnolia Bay Quilts is Kim's blog and I invite you to go over 

to see what her newest and best book yet is all about!

I have a few of my favorites from Scrap-Basket Bounty

 here...

starting with the cover quilt!

This one really sends me over the moon!

Now, I have to say that Kim's instructions 

for the blocks in this book

are all about taking one block and rotating it and

getting different designs when you do that!

So, the 16 quilts you see in the book offer 2 additional

arrangements and 3 different

settings... and a bounty of options!

It's called Honeysuckle!

I think the movement and the colors are wonderful. 

(all photos are by the wonderful Brent Kane)

Here is another favorite... Dazel! 

and this one is such a fun rail fence style block with a plus!!!

and this is Falling Stars... I am making a wish right now!

I think this is my most favorite "favorite"!

Her book is published by Martingale Publishing and you 

can also find it at Amazon.

I really think Kim is  the go-to person for

Scrap intervention!

Really.

Revisiting Autumn

One of the answers I have 

for a "security question" 

is FALL.

The question is...

"what is your favorite color"?

Don't you agree?

Last year I teamed up with Thelma...

Cupcake n' Daisies

to make a "Fallville" version of Summerville...

which we had both made before.

I think Thelma even made a Holiday version of the pattern too.

We had a lot of fun with the planning of the quilts...

but now 

there is an actual

 pattern for making them 

and

you don't have to over

 think the whole thing!

I used my scraps left over from the quilt 

below to make this one!

This is the Winterville version...

it's really cute. I love those trees and snowflakes!

Another quilt I made a year or so ago...

 and is still in the queue

is another 

Thimble Blossoms pattern 

from 

Camille's Fresh Vintage book...

which I think everyone should have on their bookshelf!

This year I have worked

 on a couple of neglected 

fall projects from last year...

Figgy pumpkins and the one below is

from Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage book and

the crow was an add on pattern.

I just got Lucy back from 

my Long Arm Quilter...

and I am preparing the

 binding for it now...

here is a little peek of it.

I hope to get the binding on over the weekend...

and then I will show a full picture of the quilt!

I am so ready for fall... it remains in the 90's 

here in my area. 

I think I can slip in maybe one more small seasonal 

project  before I start thinking about ...

dare I say it?

Christmas!

Fresh Changes

The weather has calmed down this week.

I have to say that this was my least 

favorite summer EVER.

The temperatures were near or above 100 all

summer long!

Who can have any fun in that...

especially when fun includes quilting!

I am sure it's some kind of oxymoron.

Like golfing in the snow.

It just does not go together.

That being said...

(thank you for letting me vent)

I am putting a wrap on my summer sewing.

I finished up my Jello Squares quilt from

Sherbets & Creams booklet by Fig Tree & Co.

It's the third quilt I have made from the booklet.

I had intentions of making the Watermelon quilt...

but I guess I will be saving it 

for next years' Figgy Summer Sewing!

I used a bunch of leftover fabrics in this along

with a honey bun of Sundrops by Corey Yoder for Moda.

I really had fun with this one! 

Then I moved on to doing a little painting

with Miss Mustard Seed milk paint.

I have been collecting milk and chalk paints and pondering

what piece of my furniture will get painted in which color!

It is a dilemma! 

While I think about the other items... 

I decided that this weather vane could just be white.

My home could use a fresh look with the

 fresh change of season.

I also need to pull out an unfinished fall 

pumpkin quilt project...

That will be next on my agenda. 

Are you ready for a fall project too?

OH...

are you still wondering about that cute little puppy?

That is Max!

My SIL just got him and I am so thrilled

to have a sweet little puppy to play with!

Fig Tree Summer Projects

First of all, 

I had a little makeover here on the blog.

It was way overdue for a change... 

but it was proving to be a little over my patience level...

so I enlisted some help.

It's a bit of an

 improvement... right?

I was able to make this kit up over the past week.

I had purchased it from Fig Tree and Company

at Pacific International Quilt Show last year... 

and felt the urge to get it made!

I bought another kit from FT there also...

a Christmas quilt, so I think that one will be working it's way 

onto the agenda soon.

I have to tell you that I struggled with those two scissor blocks.

OMG I was challenged!

 But they were so worth the effort.

I want to make one more... and make it into a little supply bag.

This little one here was a complete impulse

project, which I saw on Instagram.

It was so cute... and I just happen to be working with

1 1/2" strips, so I diverted my attention

to get a little version made, but I 

totally intend on whipping up 

another larger mini of these fabric stacks!

This is my latest 

Sherbets and Creams Summer project.

I finished Popsicles and now it's 

Jello Squares! 

I had scraps left over from the quilt in

the first photo... and a honey bun of

Corey Yoder fabrics already in my stash.

I think I will be able

to squeeze in the Watermelon Quilt next before

summer ends! 

And the thought of summer being over 

makes me very happy!

I am over the heat and the smoke...

summer use to be fun...

being at the lake, having BBQ's...