Miscellaneous Fun......

As some of you will know who follow my blog or follow me on IG (@upstairshobbyroom) I joined a maker challenge to be creative for 100 days, and it has almost reached the quarter way point!! 

Today is day 23, and even though I have been sick for the last week, 

I have managed to keep up with my goal of 1 picture a day!!

I have been using the #100daysmy100photos if you want to be able to see all the pictures together instead of scrolling through my whole IG feed.

If you want to check out what other makers are doing check out the #the100dayproject

I thought I would share a few more of the shots that I haven't used, 

because I've been taking 50-100 a day, lol! 

I have been having so much fun picking up my Nikon D90 again, and using my macro lens for some fun close up shots has been fuelling that fun!!

And don't think that I have forgotten about quilting....

as my energy levels have been very low, I have slowed down, but I am still getting some stuff done! (just not at my normal "machine mode", as some of my online friends lovingly refer to me.)

Even some of the pictures have been in my HobbyRoom

My quilt project for the Modern Selvage Quilting blog tour got loaded and quilted...binding to be added

 The May Blooms Quilt  from my One Block Wonders BOM was completed and gifted to my lovely Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day

 I also made a Lego Play Mat for my nephew for his birthday...and if anyone has made one of these and knows how to make the drawstring actually close this circle....please let me know what the trick is...because I'm not sure if the diameter of the cord is the issue and I need heavier cording or if the circle is just too large for any cord to work??? 

and last but certainly not least....

These absolutely gorgeous fabrics from P&B Textiles are on my cutting table and sewing desk!! They are the Garden Gate line and I am totally crushing on them!! I'm going to use them in a version of my Cross My Heart Quilt pattern...so excited to see this come together!! More to come....

That's all the miscellaneous fun I have for now.....

Have a great week everyone and 

Happy Sewing!

Modern Selvage Quilting Blog Tour Starts NOW....

Well the Modern Selvage Quilting tour starts tomorrow and you don't want to miss one day.
Here is the complete list of bloggers and links to their posts for the tour. 

Don't forget every blogger is also hosting a book give away! You could win your own copy of Modern Selvage Quilting. So you'll want to stop by and show your support and love....find out more about Riel's new book and see some projects to inspire you to start sewing your selvages or start saving your selvages to sew!!!

I can't wait for  my post day to arrive so I can share my thoughts on the book, 

and the project I choose to sew!

Modern Selvage Quilting Blogger Tour 

May 10 Riel at C&T Publishing Blog

                                                           May 11 Cindy at Live a Colorful Life

                                                           May 12 Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl

                                                           May 13 Diane at Butterfly Threads Quilting

                                                           May 16 Krista at Poppyprint

                                                           May 17 Casey at The Studiolo

                                                           May 18 Leanne at She Can Quilt

                                                           May 19 Sandy at Upstairs Hobby Room

                                                           May 20 Mel at The Quilting Room with Mel

                                                           May 21 Riel at The Q and the U

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Happy Mother's Day Weekend.....here are some sales happening, Just to Celebrate You!!

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AND

May Blooms..... One Block Wonders BOM

May Blooms

One Block Wonders quilt block samples and quilts have seen an increase in production, yeah!!

Only to be halted by a lack of proper thread colours and border fabrics...oops....

RJR Cotton Supreme Solids

Not to worry.....the orders are in and hopefully by the time this post goes live, all will be back on track!

I am trying to get ahead so when the really good summer weather hits (oh, when is the really nice summer weather going to hit???), I won't fall behind and leave you all hanging, while I am hanging out poolside, ;)!

I may fall behind on the actual full version patterns, but I don't think anyone will mind that, 

they will get posted as soon as possible, over in my Craftsy Pattern Shop!

Before we move on to May's block, 

let's finish up a little business from April!

Thanks again to our sponsors from last month, 

Our winners are.... 

Jean

$30.00 Gift Certificate

Liz

 FQ Bundle of Urban Scandinavian

Here is this months block and I think its a cute, fun one. 

Our Sponsor this month is

Featuring Cotton Supreme Solids

What Shade Are You?

May Blooms Quilt Block: 

May Blooms Finishes Link Up (Follow the link to see the finishes for May!!)

Constructing Your Block:

You can find a HST tutorial here if your need a refresher.

The full size pattern will be available soon in my Craftsy Pattern Shop, I'm sorry for the delay, the full patterns for the One Block Wonders BOM are usually available before the month ends, but an illness has slowed me down and I have fallen behind! Will update this post when the pattern is available! (Just a reminder the block pattern is free and available for the month it is posted and then is removed and a full quilt pattern is available for sale)

You might have something that looks like this........

 Or maybe this.......

Or maybe even like this....

Mine is still a work in progress It's actually finished and I will share more as I get it done this month!!

Well I hope you are thoroughly inspired and ready to sew....

Can't wait to see!!!!

Don't forget our 

#OneBlockWondersBOM or #OneBlockWonders2015

and if you want to join our FaceBook Group here

The 100 Day Project

I love a good challenge! 

Not necessarily when it is against someone else, but a challenge for me personally...

A challenge that makes me think outside of the box, or improve a skill, or learn a new skill...

So when I stumbled across one on IG from Elle Luna (@elleluna) called 

The 100 Day Project....(#the100dayproject) 

Of course I wanted to join the challenge, but doing what?

At first I went straight to quilty mode, but that's what I do all the time...

and could I design a block a day for 100 days???

It took a few hours, but it came to me, and I have been having a fabulous time with my choice! 

I picked up my Nikon D90  a much neglected love, since starting to quilt 3 years ago. If you have been following me on IG you will have seen my first 14 days! If you don't follow me I sure hope you will @upstairshobbyroom and I've been using the #100daysmy100photos the easiest way to see all the pictures together at once.

If you've read this far, and your are one of my fabulous online quilty friends, I know this isn't a quilting post and I hope that's ok, but if your are looking for a little "quilty" relation to this challenge, here it is...

I couldn't get the idea of a block a day for 100 days out of my head, lol, so I have been doing that as well! I'm chuckling at myself, like I don't have enough going on right now....but I just couldn't help myself...

The blocks are impressionist versions of my photos, and this may or may not work out like a sampler quilt, but I'm having fun with the challenge. 

I thought it might be fun to share some of the photos I haven't used, because you know you go out to shoot one shot a day, but I'm taking more like 50-100....

What I've Been Up To:

(Hey Jean these are for you... you wanted to see where I live! This is farm life in rural Ontario, and I love it!!)

This is our front lane view

If I get brave enough to climb this, I will be posting an ariel shot of our farm!

Back yard

A small river runs through our farm

A busy beaver chopped down this tree! Look at the teeth marks in the close up

 Well that's the front and back of our farm and along the river, hope you enjoyed the view! 

Have a great week everyone and don't forget the link up for April's One Block Wonder follow this link

 and then May's block will go live this Friday May 6th