Saturday Night Fever!

Recently I had the pleasure of pattern testing this fun piece!

“Saturday Night Fever”

~ a Kohatu Patterns design ~

*Screenshot image above from KohatuPatterns' Instagram Story.

When RJ invited me to test her

Saturday Night Fever pattern
(available to purchase in her Etsy shop)

I was ecstatic, to say the least!
The pattern has templates for three different block sizes:

14” - 16” - 24”
(I made the 24” block).

The pattern is 100% paper piecing technique,

but I added some appliqué elements to it

that weren't in the pattern instructions.
(To help cover up some of my imperfections, LOL...

...and to give some background disco elements).

To get your own copy of this super cute pattern,
you can go here:

https://kohatupatterns.com/b/GhVR3/af612da76fd94cb

More Fun on the Farm Blocks!

Fun on the Farm with Quilt In A Day...

For those of you who love BOM programs...especially FREE BOM's, then this is definitely one you should look into.  It started a few months ago, but it's never too late to jump in.  I participate through the Facebook Group page: Fun on the Farm with Quilt In A Day (click to go to the group page)

I’ve fallen behind on my #funonthefarmbom by a few months due to having too many sewing projects going on at the same time, but here's some more blocks I did manage to get made since my last post on this particular BOM subject...

Here's my “Matt the Sheep” quilt block.  However, I decided to make this block my own way, rather than following the sheep pattern provided for April’s block. Instead, I made the #folkartsheep using a #paperpiecedpattern purchased online. Then raw-edge appliquéd all the rest to complete the #quirky look I wanted. I do wish I had used a different shade of sky fabric for the background, though, so the sheep would stand out better. But it’s too late now!
Note: Here’s where the pattern can be purchased for the Folk Art sheep:

 http://equiltpatterns.com/folk-art-sheep-paper-pieced-quilt-pattern/

Love me some quirky, paper-pieced, #farmanimal #quiltblocks,

with added #appliqué embellishments, LOL!

Just had to get a photo of these two blocks, side by side!

My #sheep is bigger than my #horse 🤣🤣🤣 LOL!

 Next, here’s my #chicken block, which of course, I did my own way

rather than following the pattern that was provided for this BOM.

(Lighting is not the best since it was night time when I took the photo,

and the ceiling lights always tend to make photos seem yellowish).

Anyways, I love #quirky and #wonky so my chicken is quirky,

and my bale of hay is wonky, LOL! 🤣🥴😂

The chicken is paper-pieced, and her name is Lotta.

I purchased the pattern for Lotta from Regina Grewe a few months ago at

http://www.reginagrewe.de/04muster/0439petrillafreunde_e.html

 

And most recently, I made a second

paper-pieced / appliqué Lotta the Chicken block...

this time for someone else, though.

After sharing my photo in the Fun on the Farm Facebook group
of the first Lotta block I made,

another group member jokingly commented she wanted one, LOL!

I told her I would make her one if she really wants one, so I did!

Now that it’s finished and mailed, I can share a photo of it. I hope she likes it! 

 (I love how much better this photo looks than my first Lotta block...

I'll have to retake the other one outside in the daylight to get a brighter shot)!

2018 Finishes

I was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2017, and spent the rest of the year having chemo and radiation.  I lost most of my hair, which as a woman, found it very devastating.  Especially since I'd had long hair for over 10 years.  I had to quit my job due to being too sick to work, and finally after all the cancer treatment was done, I got really sick with a viral infection when my immune system was at its lowest.  I landed in the emergency room where they gave me an antibiotic that in turn started shutting my kidneys down.  I spent almost a month in the hospital fighting for my life.  My kidneys were only working at 20% and I was facing dialysis if things didn't turn around quickly.  After all was said and done, I ended 2017 with the news that I had beat cancer.  2017 was one of the worst years of my life.  It came in with bad news but thankfully went out with good news.  I obviously didn't sew much in 2017.  So in 2018 I made it my goal to finish as many projects as I possibly could.  I am proud to say I feel accomplished in all that I was able to do last year.  Now I'm hoping 2019 will be even better.
And in light of all this, it explains why I haven't been very active here on Blogger in the last couple of years, but here's a recap of some of my 2018 finishes that aren't already part of their own post. 

 

Wingless Wyrm is a paper-pieced quilt block I made
using a pattern design by Jennifer Ofenstein of Sewhooked.com 

Canyon Twilight BOM

I'm one of those people who love to participate in Block of the Month and Mystery Quilt programs quite frequently.  But my biggest problem however, is that I tend to get involved in too many at a time, then fall behind in all of them, most of the time resulting in never get a single one completed.

However, the Canyon Twilight BOM, which was  previously offered online through Stitchin' Heaven, Texas' Premier Quilt Shop, is a paper-pieced quilt that I have a strong desire to see finished!  I have long-awaited the chance at making a paper-pieced quilt, but never had the confidence to try one until this year.

We are on our 3rd block/month (September) in the program at this time, so I'm not behind yet!  HAHA!

Here are my first two completed blocks so far...

 

                    Block 1                                                         Block 2                                    

Can't wait to start my third block!