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Free Pattern Friday ~ Sewing & Stitching & Crocheting from Life in the Scrapatch

Tilda Fabrics Has a New Collection!

It is "Pie in the Sky" ... :)

and that means many new ...

Free "Pie in the Sky" Quilt Patterns!

This Fan Bird Pie in the Sky Quilt

is my favorite.

It is all pieced. Templates in the pattern.

I do love all the new colors and prints patterns.

I love the new "Cloudpie" Blenders, too.

These beautiful fabrics are available now in many shops, including

Pie in the Sky @ Fat Quarter Shop

I am trying not to buy fabrics, but these may prove too irresistible.

I am saving all the patterns and continuing to work ...

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The Neighborhood Is Twittering from Life in the Scrapatch

The day 12 block for

The Neighborhood SAL @ Crabapple Hill Studio

was simple and easy and fun.

Now I have five blocks done and all the ones to date are sketched.

Auditioning Finishing Fabrics Plan B

I pulled out some more fabrics from my stash to see what might be best for a quilt made with these blocks and think this is the winner!

These fabrics are

Bluebird on Roses by Elea Lutz

The colors and small prints and florals are perfect

with the embroidery threads that I have used so far.

I found a charm pack, a jelly roll ...

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Coloring and Stitching and Thinking from Life in the Scrapatch

I have four blocks done for

The Neighborhood SAL ~ Started Here

This is my block for today.

I am finding this new to me color and stitch project fun.

I think that I want to make a small wall quilt for spring with these blocks.

The fabric in the background I have had in my stash for some time and I pulled it a year or so ago for another project.

I actually did not finish the stitching on the other project.

Now I am thinking that maybe I might combine all of these into one quilt.

I will have ...

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I Like Thursday #123 ~ Celebrating Mistakes from Life in the Scrapatch

And Then There Were Three

I have three of this little blocks done for the

The Neighborhood ~ Free Downloadable Here

There is a free Embroidery Stitch Booklet on the other stuff page

@ Crabapple Hill Studio

to help with learning the stitches.

I discovered that I have been doing a common stitch

in a "different way" all these years.

This stitching is very small and my eyes can only manage about one a day

and my stitching is my stitching.

The sketched image is less than 2" by 3."

I could have enlarged them but I like the challenge of the ...

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The Neighborhood SAL ~ Block 8 Done! from Life in the Scrapatch

My block for Day 8 of this stitch along is done!

I am following this stitch along on Facebook

Crabapple Hill Studio ~ Facebook

The free pattern download for all the blocks may be found here:

The Neighborhood ~ Free Downloadable Here

I have been sketching the new block each day but have not had time to color and stitch as I have been busy with other projects.

Today's block was so cute, I had to start coloring.

I have started setting my sketched block onto a sheet of sandpaper for the coloring part of the process. I think it helps ...

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The Neighborhood SAL ~ Progress from Life in the Scrapatch

Sunday has been a family day,

so I have not had much time to play with the fabrics or threads.

I was able to do the outline sketch for today's

Neighborhood Block 6 @ Crabapple Hill Studio

I have all of the daily SAL blocks outlined,

but only the first one is colored and embroidered.

I have a plan to try to catch up with these blocks by:

1) doing the daily sketch everyday,

2) then coloring a few at a time,

then

3) picking one and doing the embroidery.

Some of the embroidery stitches, like the bullion stitch rose ...

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Stitching and Snowing in the Scrapatch from Life in the Scrapatch

The Neighborhood ~ Block 1 done for my ...

Neighborhood SAL ~ Started Here

is embroidered and done!

This is a free stitch along pattern @ Crabapple Hill Studio

Nutmeg has been her usually helpful self.

When she curled up for her afternoon nap on our fleece covered ottoman,

I sat and worked on the fourth stripe in my

Christmas Candy Striped Afghan

I definitely needed the instruction video for this stitch as the written instructions and diagram had me confused. After the how-to video de-mystified the process, I could see that is just what they said. My brain just would not comprehend.

I ...

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I Like Thursday # 122 ~ Trying Something New from Life in the Scrapatch

Welcome to I Like Thursday with my friends at

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color

I like to try new things, so I have set aside my insecurities about my artistic abilities and am trying this

Crayon Tinting Coloring Technique Video Here

@ Crabapple Hill Studio

I have seen crayon tinting of quilt blocks before but was afraid to try it.

For my first attempt at this technique,

I am working on the the block for Day 1.

The free pattern download may be found here:

The Neighborhood ~ Free Downloadable Here

It seems to be working.

I decided to use ...

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Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 5 from Life in the Scrapatch