November 1st, 2013

Scrappy Trip Bee – Round 3 is OPEN

by Julie Hirt

It’s that time!   scrappytripbee

 

Round 3 is OPEN!   Sign up form is here.

 

  • Round 3 blocks need to be shipped by January 15th.  Plenty of time, even with the holidays!
  • We will be using Quiltville’s Scrappy Trip Along the World tutorial using 6 fabric strips. Unfinished blocks will be 12.5″
  • Fabric: Use designer, quilt shop quality fabrics.
  • Each person will make 5 blocks. One for each member of their honeycomb.
  • You will receive 5 different blocks at the end of each round. One from each member of your honeycomb.
  • Need to be willing to ship internationally. Will do my best to limit international to 1 or 2 per honeycomb.
  • The form asks you to suggest color preferences for your blocks.

All the information above can be found at the Flickr Group.  Be sure to join if you are participating.

 

Here are a few examples of the blocks made from the last round:

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1. Scrappy Trip Bee, 2. Scrappy Trip Block for Olivia, 3. Scrappy Trip Bee – Honeycomb 7, 4. Scrappy Trip Bee – Honeycomb 7, 5. STW Hive 7 Angela, 6. Swap block #2 #scrappytripalong, 7. R2 Hive1 For Julie, 8. Round 2 Group 4, 9. Scrappy Trip Around the World

 

This block makes some great looking quilts.  Flickr is full of them!

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1. Finished Chicopee Scrappy Trip Quilt, 2. Scrappy Trips, 3. Scrappy Trips finished!, 4. Scrappy Trip Along

 

Hope you join us!

julie

 

 

 

EDIT 11/4/13 – This round is full

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October 31st, 2013

Thursday Threads – Halloween Edition

by Julie Hirt

Happy Halloween!   I haven’t received pictures yet from my brother and friend, whose costumes I’ve made, or I’d share them with you.  My brother’s costume is a colonial type and my friend Christina is a dalmation.  They both turned out pretty well, unfortunately I don’t have anything to share with you this week.

There were SO many great links from last week!    Here are a few that fit with the season and weather here in Kansas:

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Baby Skulls quilt from Terry at Quilt Crazie.

 

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Falling Leaves Block Tutorial from Good Golly Ginger.

 

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Pumpkin runner by Lindsey at Inspiring Creations.

 

And I can’t help but share this free Cherry Blossom Marmalade block from Podunk Pretties.  They are so cute!

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Rules:

    1. Share your quilting, sewing, crochet or any thread related projects or stash.
    2. Link back to Thursday Threads with a button or link in your blog post.
    3. Please, no direct links to Etsy stores.
    4. Comments are the best – be sure to leave some for others!

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October 23rd, 2013

Thursday Threads 10/24

by Julie Hirt

Hi!  Last week was some much enjoyed time off and now I’m paying for it.  Working on Halloween costumes and getting caught up at work.  Also making time to fit in all those WINNING Chiefs games!

A big thank you to Susan at The Bored Zombie for hosting Thursday Threads last week.

Because of my Halloween sewing I don’t have much to share this week.  Maybe I’ll post the costumes next week!

What are you working on or finishing up?

 

julie

 

 

 

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October 16th, 2013

Thursday Threads at The Bored Zombie

by Julie Hirt

Hi!

I’m off kayaking around this week and Susan at The Bored Zombie is hosting Thursday Threads for us.  Thank you, Susan!

Please link up and check out what everyone has in store. See you next week!

julie

 

 

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October 11th, 2013

Lattice Bones Quilt

by Julie Hirt

A finish!

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The pattern was posted at Moda Bake Shop yesterday.

This quilt was one of those happy accidents that happen when you’re playing around blocks.

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The fabrics are Potluck by American Jane and Moda Bella Solids in snow and mustard.

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For the quilting I used my trusty Aurifil.  White (2024 in 50wt) for the front and Yellow (2135 in 50wt) for the back.

Told you I’ve been busy! Each block has 10 fabric pieces, so there was quite a bit of piecing involved.

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Recently I’ve had a couple of questions regarding my quilt tags.  I order them through Ikaprint on Etsy.   Use coupon code 627handworks for 15% off your order.   My labels are 1.75″ in navy with gray.

Have a great weekend!

julie

 

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October 9th, 2013

Thursday Threads 10/10

by Julie Hirt

What is Thursday Threads?  A weekly link up to share your quilting, sewing, crochet, tutorial, stash or any thread related project.  Anything goes!

 

Do you ever get that ho-hum feeling about sewing?  I hit a slump.  There are a couple of quilts and other projects I have lined up to work on soon, but I just needed a tiny little break.

Taking a break can be was dangerous for me.  I found another hobby. WEAVING!  Another hobby is just what I need (heavily sarcastic).

Blame it on Instagram and all the cool weaving pictures I spied with my little eye.   After some research and a massive vocabulary lesson in weaving, I decided on a 24″ Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle Loom.  I chose that model because it was a decent price, easy to put together and there are lots of videos available online on how to use it.

My first project:

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I jumped right in and started playing around with cottons with no end project in mind.

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It turned into a decent little placemat size thing. Not sure what I’ll do with it, but it was fun to make and I love the texture and colors.

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Weaving is so fascinating to me. I think it’s because I love fiber, texture and just making things.  There are endless possibilities!

I have a lot of yarn from my crochet days, which aren’t really over, and weaving is a great way to use up some of that yarn.  Currently on the loom is a blue and gray scarf-to-be.

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Anyone weave?  Any tips?  I think I’m ready to start playing with some patterns and designs outside of the basic weave.

Enough of my babble… let’s check out some links from last week:

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Moon & Star quilt from Jan at  Sew & Sow Farm. Plus, a sing-along of a great tune!

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This work in progress from QuiltinGal is going to be stunning.

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In love with all the color!  Check out all of Adrienne’s WIP’s at Chezzetcook.

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Rules:

    1. Share your quilting, sewing, crochet or any thread related projects or stash.
    2. Link back to Thursday Threads with a button or link in your blog post.
    3. Please, no direct links to Etsy stores.
    4. Comments are the best – be sure to leave some for others!

Next week Thursday Threads will be hosted at The Bored Zombie.   I’m taking a week off with my husband to enjoy some down time. We’ll probably head to the lake and do some kayaking. Maybe some camping with the dogs? Who knows where we’ll end up!

julie

 

 

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