My favorite designer is Lori Holt and on November 6th she started a sew along using her book, Scrappiness is Happiness, which includes 32 different quilts. The quilt was designed to use one of each block in the book and then put that together to make one really big quilt.

I completed the first block, Buzzy Bee on 11/6. This post covers the next three blocks I completed.

Calico Mushroom Block (small and large size)

Chex Mix Block

Criss-Cross Star Block

If you want to see all the blocks I made for this quilt one right after the other, click on the image to the right that says, Scrappiness is Happiness and it will bring up all the posts related to this sew along.

During the months of September and October each year, the state of Missouri does a Shop Hop. While participating this year I landed at a shop that had a Pokémon quilt hanging on the wall. I have a grandson who is a big fam and the shop had only 1 kit left, so of course I bought it. The name of the shop was Hueffmeiers Fine Pines Quilt Shop in Brookfield, MO.

There hardest part was determining how I wanted the layout to be. I spent more time on that than actually sewing it. I’m not very good at freehand quilting on the longarm so I wasn’t really pleased with that part of it, but I knew my grandson would love it regardless of how the quilting looked.

I made a special label just for him and this will be part of his Christmas presents.

My Special Label!

 Over half way there. Here is number 10 - 12.

DOG #10

I love making special items for my grandchildren. As soon as I saw this pattern for the Patchwork Duffle Bag I knew I would be making several of these. While on my quilt trail for the Missouri Shop Hop I visited a store in Hannibal that I absolutely fell in love with. It was called Hickory Stick Quilt Shop.

I new I wanted to make this bag for my oldest granddaughter, but wanted to find a fabric that wasn't too girly and something that she might still like for a few years so she would get plenty of use out of it. My target completion was to finish by Christmas, but because I was spending Thanksgiving with my family, I had to have it done by then as we would celebrate Christmas early so that I could see them open their presents in person as opposed through a screen on a phone.

The fabric line used for this project is called,  EMMA, by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. I used the same fabric line for the patchwork as well as the handles and the lining. I used my accuquilt to cut perfect 2 1/2" squares from my layer cake, which then had to be sewn into rows, which were then attached to complete the body of the bag. The end pieces were 3x4 rows and a 3x3 row, which was used to create pockets on each end. Once all was complete, I added a Nana made label to finish it off. I also purchased the fabric to make myself one, but who knows when that will be completed.

Pattern Cover

My favorite designer is Lori Holt and on November 6th she started a sew along using her book, Scrappiness is Happiness, which includes 32 different quilts. The quilt was designed to use one of each block in the book and then put that together to make one really big quilt.

The first block was called Buzzy Bee and I completed it today. This project will take 32 weeks plus in order to complete as I will usually stick to the timeline and only do what was scheduled for the week. It helps to keep me motivated to complete the quilt and not get aggravated if I go ahead and do a block wrong because I didn't wait for directions on how its supposed to be completed.

There was a fat quarter bundle designed to use for this project or you could use your scraps, hence the name, Scrappiness is Happiness. I purchased the fat quarter from the Fat Quarter Shop as I wanted to keep working on my Lori Holt collection and was hoping some of the older designs would be included. 

At the end of the 32 weeks, you would sew your blocks into rows and then those rows would be sewn together until you completed the entire quilt.

BUZZY BEE

If you want to see all the blocks I made for this quilt one right after the other, click on the image to the right that says, Scrappiness is Happiness and it will bring up all the posts related to this sew along.