a mini finish

Those of you that follow me on Instagram know that I love my coffee. A lot. And tea, too, for that matter.
For some mysterious reason, I have never made one of the adorable coasters/mug rugs that we see out there. I've admired them, coveted them and still never actually made one. Yesterday, in an attempt to use some of the scraps in my newly organized, scrappily sorted sewing space, I decided to change that.

My Swoon quilt is still on the back burner, but even so, it has generated a nice little bin of mostly "Vintage Modern" scraps, by Bonnie and Camille. These scraps were not allowed to mingle. They are that special.

In between some secret sewing (also scrappy) I stitched up a little mug rug. The original pattern is Spools by Camille of Thimbleblossoms.

This is one of the mini-spools. I also made a micro spool, but that's for another day. I could improve my accuracy in piecing mini blocks since any imperfection is heightened when on such a small scale.

Overall though, I love it with all it's perfect little imperfections. And I really like that it's reversible. I quilted it with an all-over diamond grid. It bumps up the cute factor quite a bit.

I have already put it to use, right next to my sewing machine, my knitting, or anywhere else I happen to be. And, it seems to be the perfect size for a tidy little stack of Oreos too...

Happy Friday!(Have a wonderful weekend!) Linking up with Amanda Jean for finish it up Friday, and Needle and Thread Thursday.

Progress

This week, over at  Amanda's A Crafty Fox's blog, we are cutting our fabrics into strips and then diamonds and hexagons. (I LOVE hexagons and star flowers, so this is bound to be a keeper.)

 

I really cannot wait to see how we construct the quilt top. It'll be fun to play with the diamonds to see what pattern I end up with.

 

My sixth Swoon block is now complete - only three to go. 

 

 

I need to work on accuracy when working with half square triangles. I've been wondering if the marking pen I've been using doesn't have a sharp enough tip which is causing my seam allowances to be slightly off periodically which shifts things for the whole block. While this won't really affect the quilt as a whole, I really prefer accurate piecing. I'm going to try using a mechanical pencil for my next block to see if there is a difference.

 

Our family spent a day at a corn maze/family farm last Saturday - it was gorgeous and hot. We had to soak the dirt off the kids that night, but it was definitely worth it - they loved every sweaty, dusty, laughing moment.

 

 

There was a porch with a row of rainbow painted rocking chairs. It was so beautiful.

 

And it was the perfect spot for a little person to sit and breathe... 

 

 

 

... before getting up to run again.

 

 

Today, I'm linking up to Lee at Freshly Pieced's Work In Progress Wednesday.

 

New Beginnings

To quote another craft blogger as she began her entry to the world of blogging.... Here I go.

I've always wanted to blog and have been so inspired by so many craft bloggers out in the Blogiverse that I wanted to join in the fun. If nothing else, it'll allow me to catalogue my crafting journey.

This week has found me completing a couple more "Swoon" quilt blocks (designed by Camille Roskelley of Simplify). These blocks are addicting to make. I seriously LOVE them. I want to make a king size quilt out of them and will probably increase the amount of blocks from 9 to 16.

Here are my first 3:

For these blocks, I've used "Vintage Modern" by Bonnie and Camille. I love, love, love these fabrics.

This is the first time I've ever made the "flying goose" block - I was shocked at how easy it was. I've saved up the little triangles that you end up cutting off to put towards my "Farmer's Wife" quilt that is in the works (but more about that in another post).

That should do it for now. Till next time...

Jade