Catching up on a Day off

Life is short - summer is shorter!!

We snuck away for a few nights at my parent's trailer - windy and cool. But we did get to have some campfires:)

I'm falling behind on my Halloween 1904 blocks again. This one I finished last week (?) First one with that fun pink and orange check! I had to cut out more orange stars from a different oranges so I am slowly blending them in to the remaining blocks.

I did get a little farther with my batik 9 patches! My idea is working out and I really like it. I"m making them in an Irish chain setting. This is the top left of a 3 x3 setting- so there will be one more solid batik print on the top row, one more block of 9 patches on the next row and a bottom row of solid batik, 9 patch block, solid batik. I don't think my fabric will go much farther than that! I should have some of the solid batik left to add a border. We'll see. 

Last picture I have edited to post is this one of some ric rac! Another placemat - can you believe it?!
Actually I'm seriously considering a placemat club - one placemat pattern a month. Maybe a few more added in for special occasions - like birthdays, Halloween, Christmas. 

Would you join a placemat pattern club?

Back to summer! (actually, back to some out of the house work and keeping up with my kids' summers!)

With Joy,

Sarah Vee

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Ric Rac Joy

I'm playing with some more ric rac. After making the Charmed Placemats I kept thinking about more ways to use ric rac on a placemat. 

Check out the awesome new quilt design featuring ric rac by Jillily Studio,
Argyle Avenue, in this post.

AND Glenda at Hollyhock Quilts has a really sweet FREE wallhanging that uses ric rac on baskets- see it here! (She's selling kits with authentic feedsacks for it too!)


Do you 'ric rac'?


With Joy,
Sarah V

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Thankful to Receive

My sister ROCKS!

I received this little package in the mail yesterday.

Sweet!

Squeal!

polka dot rick rack!!!

Thank you, sis!

I even cut up some of the selvages yesterday to use for some fall projects.
They blend in great with some already in my stash.
You might see these here tomorrow as part of my Fall into Fall giveaway. hint....hint....



During TV time last night I stitched down the pumpkin from Tuesday's Fall-o-ween hop project.



Last day of the month - time to crunch that to-do-list!

With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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Pretty Ways to Avoid Bias

Did I really just use the word "pretty"?!

Here are the ways I found around making handles for the March Mystery Basket blocks.

ric rac and buttons

various buttons

medium size black ric rac

lace trim

Someday I will have to learn how to make a bias handle on a basket block.

Just not for this quilt!

With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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