Crumbs

I like crumbs!!   

Now when I go into my Cave wanting to stitch and not knowing where to begin, I just start with crumbs.  I will mindlessly sew, cut, iron for about 15 minutes. Then I am ready to begin some serious work on my WIPs.  I am getting stuff done!

I had an area of crumbs made and it became a mat for my teapot.  This is all bits of fabric left over that I just hadn't been able to toss.  

I sewed them together in no special order.  Then cut a straight edge where I could sew more bits and it grew.  It was cut it into a rectangle and left over batting added.  Then I found a fat quarter that I didn't know what I would use it for.  That became the backing.  Did walking foot sewing, in the ditch, to secure the layers.  Bound it with left over, store bought binding.

Tah Dah!!

My teapot had been sitting on a towel on the counter for ages.  Now it has something pretty to sit on.

When I first put the tea pot on it, I thought "What if I spill tea on it?"  Then I said, "It's made from bits and bobs and to be used and worn out.  Enjoy!!"

I am enjoying.  

I have five, nine and a half inch, crumb blocks made and they are heading for life as a table runner.  The left over cut off pieces become the start for more crumb sewing.  May your day be enjoyable.

Edit:  Linking up to Slow Stitching Sunday 27 March 2022

 

I am.....

Yes, I am.  

Jo from Jo's Country Junction Blog is having a Stitch-Along with this Waxing Moon Designs pattern.  I began on March 1 and finished it on March 13.  About 22 hours of stitching time.  The Stitch-Along was to make two pumpkins a month.  I couldn't stop as I was enjoying it so much.  The finishing will be done when I see what she and her Stitch-Along partner do.  It will be made into a small pillow or pincushion.

The center block for Heartfelt is slowly moving along.  What I have left to do is the flower in the middle.  Then onward to the remaining blocks.

I was at a loss last week as to what to make.  None of my WIPs interested me at that moment.  

I do need a new hot pad for my tea pot.  I looked around my cave and saw all these bits and bobs that I needed to get rid of.  I just haven't been able to toss them out.  Articles on crumb piecing have been showing up on the internet and so I began.

This was fun mindless piecing.  I think that I have the process down.  At first, I was fussy on making sure the shape, corners stay square.  Then I said, "Why?!".  Just sew it together and then cut the shape you need and sew the left-over sewn bits together to make an even bigger bit.  Eureka!!  Something from nothing bits.

May your week coming up be wonderful and calm.  I will link up to Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy's Quilts.