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Happy U.S. Independence Day!
The Stack It Up top doesn't really qualify as a 4th of July quilt. It's red white and blue, and also orange and green and yellow and purple and aqua, etc. I always think I'll do some red white and blue sewing on July 4, but end up not prepping anything ahead.
Many thanks to the people who commented recommending not including the heart appliques from Lori Holt's original pattern. My white strips are wild enough on their own!
All of these scraps come from my "Parts Department", mostly the 2 in. strips drawer. I also raided the 2 in. squares box and the "little bricks" (2 x 3.5 in. rectangles) box.
There's a solid red inner border, then this blue alphabet print border with illustrations that remind me of books from the 1950s, like Dick and Jane. I got the blue fabric second hand from the museum sale.
Lizzy the cat walked over the top to test the seams but declined to stay and pose. I think she gets fluffier every day.
I haven't decided if I'm quilting it myself or donating it as a top to be quilted by a volunteer. It's not huge (45 in. x 57 in.) but I'm not going to have a lot of time to quilt this summer.
New color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Aqua! I'm making five of these Half Log Cabin blocks in each color. I had already made the one above when I tested the pattern, so I had only four more to sew.
Two are a greenish aqua and two are more bluish. Lots of my aqua prints have a nautical/ocean life theme. Except for the cow (not a sea cow) and elephants (not elephant seals). Also some butterflies.
In Progress
Summer is my busiest time of year, mostly because school is out for my youngest grandsons. I can make time for piecing in the mornings and at odd moments, but having time to actually do the quilting is hard to come by. I'll catch up in the fall when the boys go back to school.
In the meantime I'll get ahead on some piecing projects. This is another Lori Holt pattern called Criss Cross Star. I first saw it on her You Tube channel. It's #10 in her Sew Your Stash Series. (Click
HERE.) The block she made on the video was 9 in. finished, and that's what I'm making. It appears in her book
Scrappiness is Happiness as a 15 in. finished block. One of the coolest things about it is the cutting: it's all squares! Also the points float, so you can't accidentally cut off the points. Works for me!
More beautiful aqua! My friend Debbie gave me this lovely shawl she knit with beautiful shades of blues and greens. It's light as a feather and so soft. I can't wait to find a dress to wear with it. (Thanks again, Debbie, you are amazing!)
It's July 4th, and we've already been to a parade! That's because a neighboring town has its Independence Day parade on July 3rd. That's Hubby and our youngest daughter above. My hilarious husband is wearing Little Guy's hat. The parade was amazing, and we had a great time.
I hope you all have a great time this week, doing things you love to do.
Happy Independence Day, America!
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
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