ticker tape quilt + more

 I have been wanting to make a ticker tape quilt for awhile....
I have a lot of small scraps that I save and this is a perfect way to use them....
This past week I was cutting strips and squares from my stash for projects I am working on....
SOOOOOOOO when I ran into a bag of these little pieces....I had to start a little quilt!!!!

 Here is my scrappy trips quilt.....
in August I finished the wavy line quilting across the squares....

Also in August I put on the binding....

using Sandy Gervais fabric of course....

all of the pieces of this quilt are from her lines of fabrics....

I have blogged many times about this...

Here is the binding in the large glass container on the floor......
A really easy way to keep the binding out of the way and ready to clip to the edge of the quilt...

I am now working slowly on hand stitching the binding to the back and doing this in between other projects.....

I am linking to Pat Sloan's Show and Tell........
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

visiting out of state quilt shops and projects I am working on...

We were in the Phoenix area and we visited 2 shops...
The first one is In Stitches and their website is here
My SIL found a pattern that a lot of people in her area are making....

 So I got the pattern but they didn't have the ruler there...
But I found the ruler at the 3 Dudes Quilting...
Their website is here

They had a really neat display with the Glamping fabric by Moda....

There is a photo on their website under What's New...
They served coffee and cookies...very friendly people...

My SIL has made 3 of the spiral table runners...
Now...I will wait on making my spiral table runner....as I have a lot of other projects to do!!

Some of the projects I am working on this week are:

• scrappy trips layout....got the block placement decided and ready to sew together...

• traffic jam...I have been cutting out squares.....Pat Sloan pattern...
• Brambleberry Friends BOM by Pat Sloan...
• Rancher's Daughter Quilt Along blocks....
• recycled men's dress shirts project with my Tuesday group...
• Craftsy reversible tote.....

 

I will link up with Pat Sloan's Show and Tell

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

some projects today and one with stamped fabric

 I haven't been able to do anything creative since the weekend...
I usually do something creative every day......
Sooooo today I wanted to do some sewing...
I decided to make a mug rug and started cutting and sewing fabric...
not finished yet....photos are pieces layed out.....

 I stitched a flower I had stamped on fabric...it is Hero Arts CL375...

 I used a sharpie marker for the black parts and I am using Smooch sassy pink on the petals.....

ALSO.....today I was cutting some squares for making a Traffic Jam quilt....
Pat Sloan has a free pattern on her blog and I have been wanting to make it...

I will use gray for the 4.5" squares and the 2.5" squares will be scrappy....
For some of the blocks I will use Pat's Nikki fabrics that I purchased many years ago...
I am going to stop saving my fabrics and USE them.....

Life is short....get busy and do the things now you have been planning for someday....
That is just what I am doing....

I am linking to Pat Sloan Show and Tell....

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Scrappy trips blocks 57 through 60

 I am getting close to having all of the scrappy trips blocks done....

 These are for my scrappy trip around the world quilt using a tutorial from Bonnie Hunter.....

This quilt will have all Sandy Gervais fabrics in the blocks....

I am working on the last four blocks and I will post when they are finished....

The flickr group is growing and it is fun to see what others are doing....
I think everyone should join in the fun.........

I am linking to Pat Sloan's Show and Tell.
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

scrappy trips blocks 53 through 56

 It is time to show some more scrappy trips blocks...

 I have changed to putting the dark blocks in a different place on the block...
going from top left to bottom right............

 I am still continuing with all Sandy Gervais fabrics in these blocks...

It is a lot of fun to see other scrappy trips quilts all over the internet and flickr!!
I am linking with Pat Sloan's Show and Tell!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

scrappy trips blocks 36 through 40

 I am working on blocks for my scrappy trip around the world quilt.....
Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville has the directions for this...

I added a strip of Flirtations by Sandy Gervais to the previous block...

 Then by accident I mixed the Lollipop and Pumpkins Gone Wild together in the same block...
I had them in a box together and forgot I had done that...but it is okay...more scrappy..

 So I will probably do more mixtures of blocks.....

If you haven't started one of these....you better get at it....it is fun!!

AND...Be sure to check the Scrappy Trip Along flickr group for lots of fun ideas!!
There are over 1,000 members in that group!!

I am linking with Freemotion by the River for Linky Party Tuesday....
and also linking with Pat Sloan's Show and Tell Thursday......
Smiles and hugs....Caryl