Monday, February 17, 2020

Color It Red Blog Hop


I had no problem at all signing up for this hop as I have an amazing amount of red in my scrap and stash bins just begging to be used and this year I wanted to actually make a dent (tee, hee) in both of those collections.

I will begin with an apology.  Sometime in January I saw a woven pin cushion  out there somewhere. I thought it was a great idea and filed it in my memory for a future to do.   

Color me Red sounded like a perfect opportunity for making it.  Pulled the fabric from my scrap bin and couldn't remember where I saw the darn thing.  I did hunt and I am sorry I can't give credit where credit is due.   Thank you Linda for the link to the pattern  The Sewing Loft


So I faked my way through it.


Took some pictures and now realize you can't really see how cute the concept is. The weaving is very loose so you can see the background and use the strips for holding scissors, clips and pins.


So this is the general idea of the pin cushion I saw but hers/his had a much better looking finish on the ends.  Again, so sorry.


In January, I had a give away.  The winner was Colette.
When given the choice of color for me to make her a pouch and key fob she said aqua or RED. she did not put the request in caps, but how perfect a choice was that.


Since I'm not really sure about picking the color Aqua/Teal I made her a best guess pouch and a red pouch because you know, it's Red month.


Well at that point I was covered for this hop. Then The Quilt Guild of the Villages had its BiAnnual quilters Market event where I picked up (among other things) the Creative Grids Scrap Crazy 8" template set.


I was able to turn this top out in 2 days.  The red in the blocks is from scrap.  The border and binding came from stash.  The black/white fabric is new.  My local Quilt shop had a great sale on its wide for backing fabric and I fell in love with this one.  I purchased all that they had. About 9 yards of wide or if you look at it the other way 18 plus yards of 45 wide fabric.  A really big increase to my stash.
Finished the quilting and binding the following weekend (mostly between the adds during super bowl) and now have the second quilt for H2H 2020 ready to go.


This is what happens when you turn your back on a windy day.  This is the picture of the back.


And last but not least


Operation Shoebox (goodie boxes for our troops) sent out a request for sewers who could whip up some of these wine bags that they use for fund raising. They did not supply the wine but they did supply the pre cut fabric and pattern.  Yes they supplied me with RED fabric this week. 


With the fabric chosen and precut the bags only require about 10 -12 minutes each of my sewing/pressing time. I'm now committed to one of packet of 5 pre cuts a week. (so this week, the pack they gave me contains 7 in spring florals. Timing is everything.

So this is just the first day of this hop so kindly brought to you by Carol over at Just Let Me Quilt 
Thank you Carol for coordinating yet another wonderful hopping event.
Please give your self a treat and stop by and visit all of the other hoppers, you will be so glad you did. For your convenience here is a complete list of people to visit this week.


February 17th
Selina Quilts (you are here)

February 18th

February 19th

February 20th
February 21st



40 comments:

  1. I love all your projects! The pin cushion came out really nice, and that is a very clever idea.

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  2. Great red projects! Your woven pin cushion looks great.

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  3. Great projects! I think your woven pin cushion is very impressive! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. The pin cushion was a great improv since you didn't have the instructions! Great job!

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  5. What a great idea for the woven pincushion. Would be lovely if the originator saw this and linked to his/her site?

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  6. I love your woven pincushion A great project since you haven't the instructions

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  7. Great projects! The woven pincushion came out great!!

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  8. Glad you remembered the weaving technique! I love our woven table runner...it really dressed our table during the Holidays! Its getting put away now til next time!!
    Thank you again!I
    June - NC
    June - NC

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  9. What a cute weaved pincushion idea! I love that the scissors can slide right into one of the loops. Colette was so lucky to win those cute bags you made and the quilt is a beauty. You really nailed it with all the red projects for this hop! Thank you for sharing your beautiful reds! xo

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  10. Beautiful red things. Thanks for a new idea for a pincushion.

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  11. How great that you have so much red fabric for these February projects! Unlike you, I'd have to go buy red fabric because that and purple are the least colors in my stash. Your pin cushion is so cute! I really like that the background fabric is exposed. I've used a Wefty Needle for fabric-weaving, and with that technique, the warp and weft are very close together. I am sure you'll put all that newly-purchased fabric to good use. Happy sewing!

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  12. I love your pin cushion. I purchased the Wefty Needles years ago and have hid it somewhere from myself. LOL!! Once of these days! Love your quilt and so glad it didn't just blow away when you back was turned. Those wine holders are too cute too. I can see them out of Christmas fabric for the holidays! (I'd never give the wine away then) hahahaha

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  13. Great red projects!! I think I need to make a pincushion like yours!! It is great! Love the bottle bags...I love anything that supports our military!

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  14. Lots of fun projects! Love them all! Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  15. Very interesting pin cushion idea. Great first go you next one will be even better. You have been busy. Well done.

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  16. Love your creativity with so many different projects, with my favorite - RED anything! Thanks for sharing the neat pin cushion idea along with your inspiration & joining in the hop! Such fun!

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  17. Lots of gorgeous red projects you've shared with us. Gosh I love that pincushion. What a wonderful idea to use the weave as storage of clips etc.

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  18. Lot of lovely red things happening at your place. I love the wine bottle covers.

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  19. Gosh Selina, really great projects today... Love that pin cushion and I am so NOT a pin cushion person, but I would make that one... Absolutely wonderful.

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  20. That's a really cute and practical pincushion. It can't get much more perfect for this hop, either.

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  21. You've made lots of beautiful red things. I really like the weaving project.

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  22. I love your pincushion. Now I want to make one like that.

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  23. Now that is a cute and practical pin cushion and you did a great job on it. The wine bottle bags would be the perfect hostess gift and so simple and quick to do.

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  24. Love the pincushion and all your red projects!

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  25. Great projects. The pincushion sounds interesting. Love the red bag and fob. Thank you so much.

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  26. What a great pincushion idea! Kudos to whomever designed it. Pretty useful, diverse and just plain handy. Especially for some hand stitching where you can corral everything needed. I also like the design of your quilt. And the wine gift bags are adorable. I’ve seen them made from old jeans too. Very clever. A wonderful array of red projects!

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  27. Such pretty red projects. That is a wonderful thing you are doing with the wine bags. Great charity project.

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  28. What a clever way to make a useful pin cushion! I'm so glad you shared this project. Your other red projects are great, too! I had to smile when I saw the bottle cover. It looks like Dracula's cape and I envisioned this as a gift at Halloween. Thanks for sharing!

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  29. I like that creative pin cushion, and the rest of your pretty red projects.

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  30. For you, the hop should have been "Going Wild With Red"! You have an amazing number of great projects there.

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  31. Lots of lovely projects showcasing red.

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  32. Lots of great projects using red!

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  35. Loved your projects! Excellent choice of colours indeed. Please do write more about the keyfob and pouch, it seems like something I too could try my hand at. The wine bags are a thoughtful aesthetic addition as well as practical, the photo angles are beyond perfect, excellently composed. Do share more pictures of them!

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