Sunday, February 12, 2012

make, give-away

Snowed-in Saturday sewing
Yellow block finished!
and put together with its friends:
Bought the fabric for a 2 1/2 inch white border today, then a scrappy square border.  I'd like to add my inspiration ric-rac somewhere.  Maybe by the binding?

I also finished the tiny totes.  Picture coming soon.
I'm also excited about this scarf:
I'd ordered a jelly roll of Delilah fabric.  The colors are so peaceful and springy- florals, small stripes, polka-dots.  With the pop of red, it makes me think of Valentine's Day.  I used daisyjanie's boho chic scarf pattern.  It calls for 2-inch strips- I just used them as-is, so mine's a little longer.  I left on as many selvages as possible and added one strip of small red gingham.  It took all evening to make- many many long seams- but totally worth it.

I had 12 strips left over that I'd like to share so you could get started on your own scarf
or some other cute thing.
To enter, leave a comment answering this Valentine-y question:
What do you think of Valentine candy hearts?

We're using them tomorrow for a math activity.  
My opinion:  They taste like Pepto-Bismol, they feel chalky, but are fun to read.
I'll randomly pick a winner on Tuesday, February 21.

7 comments:

Deb A said...

Those are very cute little stars. Very pretty scarf too, springy!

My Mom used to put a little box of the hearts into my lunch on valentines day. Have not had them in years but they do bring back fond memories.

Scrappy quilter said...

I love those stars. Great job!!

scraphappy said...

Great looking stars! Eating candy hearts is a little like eating chalk, but sometimes the sayings make it worth it.

Cassandra said...

I love your blocks so far! Which other colors are you planning on adding?

Valentine candy hearts are nasty. They are fun to read, though. lol. I'm not much of a candy eater. I prefer dark chocolate any day of the week! :) :)

Deanna said...

Candy hearts are something one doesn't eat for flavor, but for effect. The old-fashioned sayings are my favorite.

Nancy said...

I love tradition so, for that, they are a must. However, I don't eat them because they remind me of the tums I had to live on when I was pregnant! Thanks for the chance to win.

Anonymous said...

I love your stars, and your scarf is gorgeous, those fabrics are just divine!! I agree, they look so cute but I don't like eating them!