August continues.........

 Howdy all you quilting enthusiasts out there!

This summer has flown by, but, August continues.
I am quite surprised by this.
I did a lot of my flying in the beginning of this month so I could have a large chunk of time off to get
some things done around the Quilt Cave, and they are actually getting done!

Here are a few photos of the quilty things that have taken place around here.

It seems like all of my blogging friends are going through scraps these days!

Just scroll through the blogs I read to find out!
Myself included, of course, this is one of my favorite things to do besides sew them together!

If quilting were an Olympic sport, I definitely would get a gold medal in scrap organization!

LOL

Some readers and friends have asked what I will save from a bag of scraps that is 

given to me?  Well, I will save down to 1.5" squares.  Anything smaller is

allocated my crumb bins, or to dog beds  Pictured above are irregular strips from scrap pulls 

that I am going to use my AccuQuilt Studio die cutter on.

As you can see in this photo, this strip is alllllllmmmmmmmooooooooost 1.5" wide.

It's a little wonky on one side.

My AccuQuilt Studio can breeze through scraps like this and I can 

get a lot of nice accurately cut strips.

These are all 2.5" strips of patriotic scraps from various scrap bags I have pulled.

Together, they will become a beautiful quilt for a veteran!

They will go into quilts like Bonnie's Scrappy Trips pattern.

My friend Bev came over to have a sew day with me and use these strips I pulled.

She is in the process of making several of these for veterans.

And you all know how much I love looking through older magazines.

Here is a very easy pattern that can use these strips.

I love being able to use up every last inch of fabric that I can!

Our Scrap Club at O'Sewpersonal in O'Fallon, Missouri continues to grow.

I am so very proud of this group of quilters.

Many of them are scrap enthusiasts, but, some are not.

Some are new quilters, some are quilters that use all yardage to make quilts.

We have all been growing and learning from each other.

We have enough students now to have 2 different classes, and I couldn't be happier about it.

Call the shop if you are interested in joining us!

Students have been sharing what they are creating along the way.

Here, Chris shares the story about her grandmother's lovely antique quilt on the left.

Chris now has the confidence to take a quilt like this, and interpret it in her own modern way.

You can see her progress on the design wall.

Did I mention how proud I am of these quilters?????

And here is proof of my ladies labors.........literally!

I get a few more eggs each day from the chickens.

This is so exciting to be able to enjoy fresh eggs again.

The little egg on the bottom right is the first egg from my

little bantam hen, Henny Penny.

I wish you were all here to try these delicious "cackleberries!"

That's what my dad calls them.......think about it......LOLOLOLOL

In closing, I want to continue to urge you all to go through your scraps and use them.

Don't let them languish away in a bin, closet, or drawer.  You could be making not only a beautiful quilt for someone, but, you could be making a difference in the recipient, not to mention yourself!

Enjoy these last days of Summer!

Thanks for all of the encouragement!
Kevin the Quilter