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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Crazy mini quilt and To-Do Tuesday #69

Goals from this past week

something creative every day to post to IG and also to my FB creative happenings workshop group✅
make a fall mini quilt to hang on my vintage wall shelf✅

I have posted every day following the challenge by Joanne Sharpe online class to make some kind of creative play artwork every day. I am posting to my carylquilts IG with #mojowithjojo.

I am only showing 3 of the projects in this blog post that I posted on IG and in my FB group. I could post to my FB cinnamon holiday workshop blog group also (in addition to the FB creative happenings workshop group) if anyone is interested.

I have been wanting to make another Three Crazy Sisters quilt. The pattern is by Joe Cunningham on Craftsy. I decided to make the strips smaller so the blocks would be smaller and only make 6 blocks. I saw two fabrics in my stash I had received from a quild prize many years ago....yep...that is what I want to try. AND whoa.....it turned out really crazy!!! But I love it!!

Here is the finished mini quilt and the back. It is reversible so I can change it this fall. The fabric on the back is printed offline so I will use my paints and fix it.

I did straight quilting on the front with just the batting first and varied the space between lines. Here is the front and back photos.before I trimmed off the edge of the batting.

Here is a photo of it now on my vintage wall shelf.

Update with a photo of the two fabrics I used to make the crazy mini quilt. It will certainly explain why it has a very different look!

This week I also did some FMQ words and images on muslin. The next photo shows some different things I did on the muslin.and I might use some of it on a journal page or journal tag.

The next photo is a start of a project from a Craftsy class by Heather Thomas. FMQ inside of circles and then paint. I should have used a white muslin for this....BUT this pink fabric was all ready for FMQ practice!

I also did some doodling on watercolor pages and I posted on IG something every day.

AND here are goals for next week:

do something creative every day to post on IG with hashtag mojowithjojo and also post in my FB creative happenings workshop group
finish the Circle project with FMQ and paint

I am linking to To-Do Tuesday at Chris Knits

Come join in the fun

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #68

Goals from this past week

I will do something creative every day to post to IG and also to my FB creative happenings workshop group.✅
Finish fabric collage on book page hand stitching✅
Work on a sewing project✅
List on my blog the you Tube channels subscriptions since the last time I gave a list✅

I have posted every day following the challenge by Joanne Sharpe online class to make some kind of creative play artwork every day. I am posting to my carylquilts IG with #mojowithjojo.

I am only showing 2 of the projects in this blog post that I posted on IG and in my FB group. I could post to my FB cinnamon holiday workshop blog group also (in addition to the FB creative happenings workshop group) if anyone is interested.

I made a Halloween mug rug/placemat measuring 14½ x 9" It was a very quick project to make. My favorite.....making small improv quilt projects. Here are photos front and back

I finished the fabric collage from last week....hand stitching and then glued it to a 4x6 index card with FabriTac and then trimmed. Here is the finish

Some of the YOU-TUBE channels I have discovered since my first list on April 13, 2021:

Paper Terrace

Wendy's Journal Adventure

joie de fi

Amber K Creative

49 dragonflies:

There are a lot of quilting channels that I have followed for years and I have not listed any of them on my blog in a list. Most everyone has already heard of them. I do refer to them at times and try to remember to add the label on my blog.

AND here are some goals for next week:

something creative every day to post to IG and also to my FB creative happenings workshop group
make a fall mini quilt to hang on my vintage wall shelf

I am linking to To-Do Tuesday at Chris Knits

Come join in the fun

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Peltex fabric journal cover tutorial and To-Do Tuesday #67

To-Do Tuesday #67 and I completed my goals for the past week which were:

to continue with creative something every day and post on IG. I plan to turn on my sewing machine and do some sewing/quilting.

I have posted every day following the challenge by Joanne Sharpe online class to make some kind of creative play artwork every day. I am posting to my carylquilts IG with #mojowithjojo.

Here is a journal cover I made of collaged fabrics on Peltex 72f two sided fusible.

I have an elastic on the spine to hold the papers inside and a fabric tie to hold it together. This is probably a temporary way to do this journal and the next photo is the inside fabric with clocks. I used the same fabric torn ½" for the tie.

And the cover front and back laid open

The next photo is the inside of the journal with the elastic on the center. I did some doodle flowers practice and will be adding to the journal page

One of the days this past week I made some fabric snippet rolls. I cut up one of them and added to the journal cover

The way I did the journal was cut the Peltex 10 x 9 and added pieces of fabric to the top. I followed the method of stitches by julie. You lay the fabric beyond the Peltex ½" and use parchment paper to press the fabric onto the Peltex with an iron.. I used some of the charm pieces from June Sew Sampler. The fabric is The Seamstress by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. Also some Tula Pink and Tim Holtz and purple ribbon and coffee dyed lace. The saying was stamped on coffee dyed muslin.

The lining is cut the same size as the top fabric and right sides together stitch close to the Peltex with a zipper foot. I left a 6" opening and trimmed the corners and turned it to the right side. Then I trimmed to 1/4 " all around except at the opening. It is easy to press the opening closed to the Peltex and press the back flat. Then topstitch close to the edge. I used my BSR2 set on the zigzag and FMQ on the top next to the raw edges. Straight stitch around the flowers and leaves.

It was fun getting back to using my sewing machine. AND it had been awhile since I did FMQ and I forgot the slider under the fabric. I was wondering why it wasn't moving very well! Now this was a very fun project.

For this next week

I will do something creative every day to post to IG and also to my FB creative happenings workshop group.
Finish fabric collage on book page hand stitching
Work on a sewing project
List on my blog the you Tube channels subscriptions since the last time I gave a list

I am linking to To-Do Tuesday at Chris Knits

Come join in the fun

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #66

To-Do Tuesday #66 and I have been doing more organizing of my supplies. I have also sent a lot of kits and supplies to Salvation Army...those crafts that were started many years ago.

A list of those things I organized in the past several weeks that I didn't mention in my last post.

Clear and cling stamps to plastic sleeves in a large notebook

Stencils all in a plastic shelf container

Eyelets all together in a plastic shelf container

Paper punches in a pull out drawer

Washi tape in a basket

Here is a photo of some little round wood pieces that Dave made for me and I am gluing them to my round ink pads that I use for distress ink. AND in the photo are two index cards folded and decorated to put in pockets in a journal.

The next photo shows my new storage system for papers for paper crafting including coffee dyed papers and cardstock pieces. The larger one for large pieces and the smaller one for small pieces. The basket is a lot better for washi tape than in a box with a lid that I had to get off of a shelf.

I am also using the different size Amazon envolopes for storing magazine images and words. For now that is the system instead of boxes of stuff to go through.

So my goals this past week were done with the organizing and paper crafting. But I did not do any sewing machine projects at all.

In my Joanne Sharpe online class she started a challenge to make some kind of creative play artwork every day. I have been neglecting this class and I felt a "tug" to join in and follow along. So I am posting to IG with #mojowithjojo.

This is what I have posted to IG this month. I didn't have any ideas and just picked up the brush and paints and started. The first one I was going for a whimsical bird and added stamps and doodles. For the next one I used some of my favorite colors of paint and then did some doodling with a quote. The third one is a page from our class last year and I added some more circles and doodles to the page. Joanne encouraged us to just do something....anything. Sometimes I am reluctant to post the things I am doing and I am sure that is the case with a lot of people.

I will be linking this week to Melva Loves Scraps

https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2021/08/tuesday-to-do-linky-party.html?m=1

My goals for this week are to continue with creative something every day and post on IG. I plan to turn on my sewing machine and do some sewing/quilting.

Smiles and hugs....Caryl.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Peg stamps organized

I have been organizing my supplies and excited about having things easier to use as I do crafting in different parts of my house. I have multiple places in our house where I do different projects. I am also going through craft supplies and making decisions about those supplies that I will not be using anymore. This has been an ongoing project over the past several years. There are some things I have kept saving and saving....Now I just want to do the crafting that I REALLY like and not the ones that I might get to sometime!!

The first photo has many different stories going on....

I put all of my peg stamps together in one box. I had each group separate in their original box and I didn't get them out and use them very much. Now I have written on each stamp the group where they belong. The tag in the photo is one I found in the box already stamped around the edge and I added color to the center and put a flower sticker on it and a ribbon tie. Another tag for my journals!

The little plastic piece in the upper right is a piece I use to make random marks on some paper tags and journal pages with distress oxide ink. The little wood slice is one I made when we lived in Julian. I engraved and painted and sold a variety of these little wood slices in shops in Julian. I have various sizes that Dave cut when we lived in the mountains. I have a bunch left over from then....so I might glue some of my stamps to some of them.

The next photo shows a little box where I store some basic supplies that I can move easily and have available wherever I am doing projects in the house. Blending brushes, different glues, scissors and rotary cutters I use for paper.

Next is a photo of some of the paper crafts I have been doing.

I stamped and drew on some book pages and painted the images and cut them out to add to journals or tags. I used liquid pearl dots on some of the tags and some of the projects in the photo are not complete yet.

I will be linking to To-Do Tuesday at Chris Knits

and this will be week #65 of posting a to do list

My goals for the week are more organizing of craft supplies and clear a space on my sewing table so I can put the binding on the log cabin runner. I will be working on paper crafting and maybe another quilt project.

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #55

March Madness is over and I will get back to a goal list to publish!!

This is To-Do Tuesday #55 I will be linking with Chris Knits

Here is a page from one of my little books I made from a class by Joanne Sharpe from the Art Sparks I class on ruzuku

I haven't been doing very much creative over the past few weeks and I felt this is a great quote to share!

The next photo is a wood shelf that was my dad's and was one of those "some day" projects. After 30 years it is time to hang it! It had a mirror and instead I covered a cardboard with fabric. (I drew a flower on paper and then copied on printer fabric....but I didn't like it.) I will tape/pin notes and photos in this area. And keep really light things in the pocket. The bottom dowel will be for little mini quilts I make and change out with my whims! Right now I looped some fabric and pinned a mug rug I made several years ago.

Here is the side view hanging on the wall

To-Do Tuesday week of April 6 through April 12:

Finish the quilting on my log cabin runner
Work on at least one sewing/quilting project every day
Watercolor painting on papers and/or fabric every day

FYI.............I have had email notifications when I comment on blogs:

Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

I have changed some things. I had changed my default browser to Microsoft Edge and I had other issues and I thought that might be the problem...........so I changed back to Google Chrome. It is still happening but not with everyone!!

I was also hacked on FB Messenger and Instagram. Crazy world!! I was glad I had people notify me so I could report it.

Go check out the link above for the projects for this week and see what everyone is doing!!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #52

Today is To-Do Tuesday #52 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of February 2 through February 8:

Grassy Creek Bonnie Hunter quilt...get all the directions I need because the posts with all the directions, tips and photos will be going away on Feb 12✅
FMQ 4 times this week✅
Log Cabin Loonies...add the next 6½" strips and make more blocks✅
Mat for under my mixer using Blueberry Park fabric✅

I finished the mat and then I decided it is too pretty to cover up under my mixer so I will gift it to someone. AND use some practice FMQ piece for under the mixer!

front and back photos....sorry I didn't crop the photos on my phone before transfer

Here is a journal page from last week. It has a photo of a FMQ image I did.

A photo of a new project I started using Peltex and some ME honeybun strips doing quilt as you go quilting with the walking foot

To-Do Tuesday week of February 9 through February 15:

FMQ x 4 days
finish the ME Peltex project
do more log cabin blocks

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

https://www.homesewnbyus.com/index.php/to-do-tuesday-79-our-last-linky-party/

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #51 and Log Cabin Loonies

Today is To-Do Tuesday #51 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of January 26 through February 1:

Keep stitching Kawandi table runner every day✅
Grassy Creek quilt blocks✅
Log Cabin Loonies blocks✅
Do some free motion quilting✅

Here is a photo of some of the log cabin blocks in different stages...checking to see if I want to turn every other block for a different possible layout!

Julie at JulieKQuilts is the leader of all the log cabin lunatics.....join us!

No other photos of my other goal projects.

I started some new projects....I got the idea to make a mat to put under my mixer to make it easier to move on my counter. I saw this on another blog.

AND I started another improv small quilt.

The next photo is from my creative journal/art journal documenting the end of December and first of January. I am in a fun FB group where everyone shares their decorative journal pages.

AND here is a photo of a beautiful plant that a neighbor gave me last weekend for happy new year!

To-Do Tuesday week of February 2 through February 8:

Grassy Creek Bonnie Hunter quilt...get all the directions I need because the posts with all the directions, tips and photos will be going away on Feb 12
FMQ 4 times this week
Log Cabin Loonies...add the next 6½" strips and make more blocks
Mat for under my mixer using Blueberry Park fabric

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

https://www.homesewnbyus.com/index.php/to-do-tuesday-78-weekly-update/

AND go check out the others that link to this site

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #50

Today is To-Do Tuesday #50 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of January 19 through January 25:

Do hand stitching every day on my Kawandi table runner✅
Grassy Creek quilt blocks✅
Log Cabin Loonies make more of the first round✅
Make some more napkins in a larger size.✅

I have been stitching on my Kawandi every day and I took a photo of some possible fabrics to add with the long colored piece down the center in the middle

And here is a photo of some of the fabric pieces for the log cabin blocks and the Grassy Creek blocks. Log Cabin Loonies got the next step this last week.....so I am working on adding the second round to the blocks.

JulieKQuilts is the leader of all the log cabin lunatics.....join us!

The photo shows my cardboards stacked by my machine ready to stitch more blocks together.

To-Do Tuesday week of January 26 through February 1:

Keep stitching Kawandi table runner every day
Grassy Creek quilt blocks
Log Cabin Loonies blocks
Do some free motion quilting

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-tuesday-77-linky-party/

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #49 and Log Cabin Loonies

Today is To-Do Tuesday #49 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of January 12 through January 18:

Kawandi table runner do some hand stitching every day✅
Make decision on fabrics for Bonnie Hunter mystery and continue making pieces for blocks✅
Log Cabin Loonies....get more strips, etc ready for the next step✅

I also did some other small projects. I watched Beth on her You Tube channel....my sewing room. I made a scrappy 10" block using a foundation fabric with the center on point. I also made a napkin starting with two 12" pieces of fabric stitched together. These two fabrics are part of a bunch of fabric that was donated to me.

I did a blog post two days ago with an updated photo of my third Kawandi and also links to the previous posts about the first two.

I made a decision on the Bonnie Hunter mystery to use colors (green, gold and orange) for the sashing mixed in with the gray. I may use the all gray strips around the outside border of the quilt.

I have been working on the log cabin blocks....Log Cabin Loonies got the next step this last week. The photo shows some of the first round blocks.

JulieKQuilts is the leader of all the log cabin lunatics.....join us!

To-Do Tuesday week of January 19 through January 25:

Do hand stitching every day on my Kawandi table runner
Grassy Creek quilt blocks
Log Cabin Loonies make more of the first round
Make some more napkins in a larger size.

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-76-tuesday-and-weekly-list-update/

Join in on the fun and post your to-do list for the week...........

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

To-Do Tuesday #48

Today is To-Do Tuesday #48 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of January 5 through January 11:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 7✅
Kawandi inspired tablerunner✅
log cabin blocks with hourglass centers✅

Bonnie surpirsed us with the reveal last week.

SO....here is a photo of my design board with pieces not all sewn together yet. Now I need to make decisions on fabrics in the other blocks and the surrounding blocks. I am using fabrics from my stash and did not purchase any new fabrics for this quilt.

I did a blog post two days ago with a photo of starting to stitch my third Kawandi-inspired quilt. Here is a photo taken yesterday of the fabrics pinned and trial placement of fabrics.

I wrote this paragraph last week:

Who remembers making log cabin blocks and linking to Julie with the other log cabin lunatics? So here is the website to check her first post of the year with a tutorial for the center hourglass block

Log Cabin Loonies

This past Friday Julie had the second week post to cut 1½" squares and get some 1½" strips ready for the log cabin blocks. And that is what I have been doing and making more hourglass blocks.

To-Do Tuesday week of January 12 through January 18:

Kawandi table runner do some hand stitching every day
Make decision on fabrics for Bonnie Hunter mystery and continue making pieces for blocks
Log Cabin Loonies....get more strips, etc ready for the next step

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-75-tuesday-and-weekly-list-update/

Be sure to check what everyone is doing.........

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Happy New Year 2021

Today is To-Do Tuesday #47 and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn by Us

Progress from last week:

To-Do Tuesday week of December 29 through January 4:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 6 ✅
Kawandi inspired tablerunner✅
Decide on Craftsy classes with my remaining 8 credits before they expire.✅

Here is a photo of some of Bonnie Hunter clue 6 strips and some samples of all the previous clues so far.....

Who remembers making log cabin blocks and linking to Julie with the other log cabin lunatics? So here is the website to check her first post of the year with a tutorial for the center hourglass block

Log Cabin Loonies

I have several log cabin block quilts that were close to top finish stage in the past linky parties with the Log Cabin Loonies. Maybe I can get them finished this time and also make a new quilt with my fabric scraps with this year's quilt along.

To-Do Tuesday week of January 5 through January 11:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 7
Kawandi inspired tablerunner
log cabin blocks with hourglass centers

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-tuesday-74-and-weekly-list-update/

Check out what everyone is making......and join in the fun!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

To-Do Tuesday #46

The last To-Do Tuesday of the year and I am linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn By Us

Here is last week's list and progress:

To-Do Tuesday week of December 22 through December 28:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 5✅
Christmas - make my usual cinnamon rolls, sausage souffle and chex mix.✅
Work on some other quilt projects✅

Here is a photo of some of what I have done with clue 5

This week is an easier week for the clue. I only did part of it....I will be making a smaller version of the quilt. I did start a Kawandi inspired tablerunner to put on my marbletop cabinet.

The following is one of the photos from Christmas morning breakfast. It was very different not to have our family here but I made the traditional breakfast....just made a smaller version of the souffle (bread, egg, milk, etc mixture). AND also using my Debbie Mumm Christmas dishes. We also had fruit with this.

We are enjoying Chex Mix and another pan of cinnamon rolls this week.

I am enjoying the sparkly poinsetta as one of the few decorations we have this year.

To-Do Tuesday week of December 29 through January 4:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 6
Kawandi inspired tablerunner
Decide on Craftsy classes with my remaining 8 credits before they expire.

I am linking to Roseanne's Home Sewn By Us

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-tuesday-73-and-weekly-list-update/

Who wants to start a to-do list and join in the fun?6

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

To-Do Tuesday #45 and fabric journal cover

Another To-Do Tuesday and linking with Roseanne at Home Sewn By Us

Here is last week's list and progress:

To-Do Tuesday week of December 15 through December 21:

Bonnie Hunter mystery clue 4 and more of previous clues✅
Christmas....projects, decorate, bake✅

I made this journal cover after following You Tube stitches by julia. The next photos show the lining with pockets, the front and thread choices, and supplies to finish. I decided to stitch the outside edge with the Yuletide thread. And used the crop-a-dile to punch the holes for the elastic.

The next photo is Clue 4 block of the Bonnie Hunter mystery

I did very little decorating this year but I did hang a little shovel I painted in 2005. We also put our John Deere train on the cutting table (after I cleared it off!). No trees and no village this year. NOW I am looking forward to doing all my usual decorating next year.

I made my chocolate banana bars festive with swerve frosting and sprinkles.

I found out about a new texture for watercolor paper from Joanne Sharpe Art Sparks 5 class. Red is the first color I did and had to take a photo with the Himalayan sea salt shaker beside the paper. I have done other papers with different colors since then. Such fun!