Sunday, June 21, 2020

First Day Of Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop

The "Stitching Sunshine" blog hop is a perfect way to start the summer and chase away some of the chaos that's been happening. Are you ready for some fun...I am!

I love being on the first day of a blog hop, especially one that's hosted by the amazing Carla from Creatin' in the Sticks. She rocks my world with all her talent and creations, plus she brings "Sunshine" to my life!

"A good laugh is sunshine in the house." ~William Makepeace Thackeray


With all the packing, moving, unpacking, packing, moving...etc., etc., I realized I have a lot of fabric. Even with all the thinning out I've tried to do over the years, there's still plenty to keep me busy.

So with one of those "in my head" ideas, I grabbed this and that from my stash with the sole purpose of not buying new fabric and using what I had. What came out of my head and stash was a 30" x 30" wall hanging for my sewing room. 


The wall unit has a bar that's there to hook a ladder on, but I don't have the ladder yet...someday, hopefully. It adds some brightness to the room and makes me smile. 


It even looks cheery in my backyard by the lemon tree!


Of course, I used my favorite iron-on adhesive. I love Heat n Bond Lite Iron-on Adhesive! I also used 28wt Aurifil thread for more definition around each piece.


There will be a whole week full of "Stitching Sunshine" happening and I know you'll be inspired as much as I will by what you see. Check out who's hopping with us!



49 comments:

  1. Carol I just love that happy smiling sun. Sure made me smile. 😄 Carol

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  2. Your smiling sun put a smile on my face, clever design, cute!

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  3. LOL, very fun Carol! So bright and cheerful.

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous Carol! It's so festive and cheery and pretty! Thanks for the sunshine.

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  5. Carol, this is awesome! I love the sunshine with the cheery colors! Sure glad that's what came out of your head! It can't help but brighten everyone's day!

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  6. I love your sunny happy face! What a wonderful quilt sure to put a smile on anyone's face.

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  7. Thanks for the happy smiling, bright face this morning. Very cute. Love your bookcases.

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  8. Your sewing room is looking mighty cheery with your sunshine quilt!

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  9. Great start to my day, all sunny and cheery and bright. Not to mention that it is a beautiful piece of quilty fun and a wonderful kick off to this hop.

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  10. I love your sun. She or he is so cute

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  11. Seeing your happy sun quilt is a great way to start the day. Thanks for sharing that ray of sunshine this morning!

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  12. Bright and cheerful sun shiney face!! It looks a lot like my garden sun disk (stone).

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  13. What a great sun! Looks nice in the sewing room and fantastic outside!

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  14. Love it, nice piece to bring cheer to your room! And Have to say it- Spider sighting :-O

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  15. That is a great wall-hanging! I love that you had everything in your stash for it. It definitely made me smile!

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  16. What a wonderful finish!. You are very creative to make that up. Love it!

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  17. What a great way to bring more sunshine into all of our lives. Wonderful design. BTW - I think my fabric stash breeds in my sewing room!

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  18. Your Sun is so cute - especially the tanned cheeks :-)

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  19. So bright and cheery. Nothing could start a day better than seeing this adorable quiltie!

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  20. Such a cheerful wall hanging with the bright colors and happy face. I'm so happy you could find the right materials in your stash and make this lovely quilt. Thank you for sharing.

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  21. What a fun piece you created for the Hop, Carol!!

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  22. It's perfect by your lemon tree.

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  23. So pretty.

    Love your sunshine

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  24. Lovely wall hanging! Seeing this on my wall would make me smile, too. Love the colors you used and his happy face. What a beautiful addition to your new home.

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  25. You have definitely captured Sunshine in your pretty wall hanging.

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  26. I love how you brightened up your wall unit using the rail for a different purpose. How clever and cheery. Well done!

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  27. Love your sunny happy wall hanging! It'll brighten up the area around it - whereever it might hang!

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  28. Carol, I love your sunshine quilt! So happy and summery.

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  29. Love that little quilt and the fanciful rays extending into the border. Great job and it does look perfect in either spot! Maybe it will be a series of roving quilts for those areas in your new home.

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  30. Your quilt is completely sunshiny! Love it on the outdoor wall; maybe it's that special light. Hurrah, it's great to use up some fabric stash!

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  31. Oh, Carol, I love this so much. Thank you for always rocking my world!

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  32. Your wall hanging is so bright and cheery.

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  33. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

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  34. So gorgeous and full
    of fun! Cute design.
    Carla from Utah

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  35. Great piece. It's such a sunny and happy quilt. I love that it just happened.

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  36. I love the wallhanging, Carol, it's so bright and fun and cheerful, full of whimsy. I haven't tried that size for Aurifil, which makes me curious to see how it will look.

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  37. What a beautiful happy sun! I love how your sewing studio is coming together too. Thanks for sharing!

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  38. As always, your design is so fresh and original. You have to have one of the most creative minds I know. Wonderful beginning for the hop! Your sewing area is looking better every time I see it. I really like the bar for the shelving. Great idea! Like a rich man's library. =)

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  39. Super cute! I just love it, it's so cheerful and fun!

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  40. He’s such a fun and happy sun! You did a great job on it too.

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  41. Fabulous, this would be a great design for a baby quilt. x

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