CHAOS MYSTERY SEWALONG block 3

 I had a day to sit and be in my own zone. I settled in to watch a few YouTube videos of Conquering Mount Scapmore. I am following and sewing along with this mystery using my green scraps.

Today was to sew block 3. We only needed 32 * 4.5” blocks.  Mmmm I was obviously distracted as I made double. Oh well. We are told any extras can go into the border.

1st up was to make 16 1/2 square triangles. I’m drawing the sewing lines with my little 1/2” ruler and frixion pen.

Next up was to sew another square and make a split 1/4 square triangle block.

All done and time for trimming. Love using my BLOC LOC ruler

Here are blocks 1, 2 & 3 all ready for the next step

I am just using whatever is in my scrap green bin. 

Slow stitching my blue Kawandi for RSC

 I have been enjoying a few relaxing nights/days doing some hand stitching. 

I am working on my tablecloth and there is not much to do.

You can see in the centre, the navy blue section, is all I have to cover in

All covered now. Let’s get sewing

When I started to sew a while back I was drawing the lines. Then, clever me thought, I don’t need to draw the lines I will just sw round and round. It will be ok. Ummmm NO it won’t. I went crooked, close together and up and down.

So now I am back to drawing the lines.

So I can link up with scrap Happy Saturday for RSC

https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2025/02/scraphappy-saturday-short-blue-month.html

and Slow Sunday Stitching

https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2025/02/slow-sunday-stitching_0292525876.html

A new Mystery quilt - CHAOS

 I have been watching Conquering Mount Scrapmore on YouTube and decided to join in with a new mystery sewalong. I couldn’t help myself.

CHAOS MYSTERY SEWALONG.

It is meant to use up some scraps so I am going to focus on my GREENS.  I have a few of them.

Using up some threads too

Find the greens

Fabrics decided. I also have the die in the correct size to use in the go cutter. This saved some cutting time.

Cutting done

BLOCK 1 - KITE

BLOCK 2 - HALF SQUARE TRIANGLES

Also cut with the go cutter.

Both steps finished.

Brenda puts out a new clue in a video on YouTube every Wednesday.

This is going to make a queen size quilt so there is a lot more to make.

No. 10 for the CHOOKSHED Challenge ….6th project bag made.

 I am really having fun making all these project bags/pouches.

Here is my pouch no.6 for the month.

The panel is making it so easy to assemble and decide on fabric. I just have to choose a lining.

Linking up with https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/2025/02/chookshed-challenge-mid-month-check-in.html

The puzzle is finished and some pin cushions

 I sit at the table to eat and while doing so I put a few pieces of the puzzle in.

IT IS FINISHED. Now to decide what to do with it…

So, we decided that we would like this to be framed now it is finished. I went off shopping and bought a large black photo frame. Removed the cardboard mat. Painted the backing board black. Smothered the newly painted board with pva/craft/elmers craft glue mixed with water. I covered the whole board which sealed the paint as well. This way I didn’t have to measure where the puzzle would be, given it’s weird shape.

Mmmmmm how to get it from the table to a frame.

EASY. 

I should have taken a photo but didn’t think of it. I was just excited I worked something out…

I ironed a sheet of freeza paper to the top of the jigsaw puzzle. Did a quick test. YES, it’s holding.

Then pick it up and place the jigsaw on to the backing board. 

IT WORKED .

Put my quilting rulers on top of puzzle and a heavy tub to weigh it down until the glue dries.

Assemble the frame.

Put hooks on the wall and here we have it displayed.

I have made some more pin cushions too.

A fun pouch for CHOOKSHED challenge

 I am having fun making my project bags this month. This was what I listed to do for my no. 10  on the challenge. I’m so happy to be getting them made.

Ok this isn’t going to be a normal lined bag but one with a vinyl front. So, this is the one I chose. It was one of the larger pouches in the panel.

I cut the sections apart and quoted the back of the pouch just with the wadding. I had a play and tried out a lot of stitches on my machine. You can’t really see them on the outside but on the wadding you can see the patterns. 

After watching a few of the tutorials I mixed steps of them together and came up with a lined, vinyl front pouch, with no exposed seams.

It worked out great.

Passing away the time

 So while I am sitting at home with my hubby as he recovers, passing away time, we have set up a jigsaw puzzle on the table. We won this when we went to the OZ HOGS Melbourne group meeting. 

A Harley Davidson jigsaw puzzle.

It is hard….. 3 colours and a different shape. Some of the pieces don’t even interlock.

And only 3 colours… oh so hard.

Tony hasn’t got the patience for it so I do a little bit every few days. It will be good once done.

Another project bag with a see through vinyl front using my Kawandi.

 I made a Kawandi cloth quite a few months ago. This took a full charm pack because I cut the pieces up small.

with the intention of making a bag but life changed, choices changed and it was packed away. Clean up time happened and out it came.

I decided to make it into a project bag with a clear front so I can see what is in it. So I gathered a long zip, a piece of vinyl and some red binding fabric.

I machine sewed a binding on all the way around the vinyl using a longer than normal stitch

Then made 2 * 4” lengths for the loops.

Because the Kawandi is a finished piece I sewed the zip straight to an end as well as the vinyl.

I just topstitched the fabric and vinyl to the top of the zip

Next, I sewed the loops onto each side over the ends of the zip.

Time to cut the zips off level

Sew the loops to the other side and reinforce the zip

Attaching the bottom edge of the vinyl to the Kawandi is a bit tricky. Open the zip, layer the kawandi on top of the binding on the vinyl and top stitch.

The pouch is now joined into a tube.

Lay flat and trim even on both side edges.

Topstitch close to the edges.

And your pouch is ready to use.

This has now got my Kawandi tablecloth project in it.

I have also been watching more YouTube tutorials and found Elizabeth Ann Can Stitch has some great ones.

Scraps, zippered pouch, placemat and leaders and Enders

 More finishing up with some scraps. These are the scraps from a quilt I have recently made.

Piecing them together.

To make a placemat.

Still some leftovers

Made into a zippered pouch with a clear plastic window. Good to store my thimbles, binding clips or ???

I sewed it so there was a base for it to stand by itself.

This means I can link up with Soscrappy for this years RSC. Blue….

https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2025/02/scraphappy-saturday-catching-up-on-ufos.html

I have also set up my leaders and Enders while I sew these scraps together. More scraps all ready cut out.

Fish School - Leaders and Enders 2021 block instructions

I have a sample of both sides pinned to my ironing board so I get the placement and ironing correct.