In Spinning Color (Crafty Show & Tell) - aka TTMT #559 - July 29, 2025

This week I show you my finished brand new Color Wheel of Destiny, a prize wheel I modified so that all the wedges are string pieced blocks, each a different color family. We will use the wheel each month at Scrappy Sewcials, a "sewcial sewing" event I created and co-host at Hip Stitch. Spin the wheel, and then go raid the basket of scraps from that color family to make your next block! Or aren't sure what color you want to use next? Spin the wheel! It's fun to let chance choose your colors and it makes it helps you avoid decision fatigue when you are working on a project. I also show you the scrappy improv blocks I pieced at Scrappy Sewcial this past weekend after unveiling the new wheel. Sew much fun! And that sound the wheel makes.... sew satisfying!

Things I talk about in this video:

Scrappy Sewcials at Hip Stitch

"Puzzling" - A Crafty Show & Tell - July 22, 2025 (TTMT #558)

This week I show my latest test blocks for the 2025 PP Club Pattern Series: "Puzzling", a modern take on the traditional Dutchman's Puzzle quilt block. I made two versions, one using all grunge and one using fussy cut scraps. I also talk about being almost done with my new Color Wheel of Destiny, which should be finished in time to make its debut at Scrappy Sewcial this Sunday. I'll show y'all the finished wheel next week!

Stay crafty y'all!

Love,

nmjewells

TTMT #551 - nmjewells - June 3, 2025 - All the Pretty Wedges (Crafty Sho...

All of the scrappy, string-pieced wedges are done! Now I'm working on preparing them for insertion into my color wheel of destiny, so that when I spin the wheel they don't come flying out. So it's not finished, but the sewing part is finished, anyway.

Stay crafty y'all!

Love,

@nmjewells

TTMT #550 - @nmjewells - May 27, 2025 - Strings & Things (Crafty Show & ...

Sorry I missed you last week, I've been working on something I can't show yet, but I did have some crafty time over the past week or so, and that's what I talk about in this video. I took a class last week with an out of town instructor and had a great time making art quilt bookmarks. Then this past weekend I started making string pieced wedges for a new color wheel of destiny to use at future scrappy sewcials. All in all a much craftier time for me lately. I also got rid of some of my personal scraps by adding them to the color sorted baskets at Scrappy Sewcial, and yesterday I color sorted the remining giant bag of scraps from my project room into ziploc bags and have them all in a single big tote bag to grab and sew with when I want/need a little bit of a color.

Dr. Susan Kruszyinski (my art quilt instructor)

Her two books: Starter Guide to Creating Art Quilts , and Art Quilts Made Easy.

Stay crafty, y'all!

Love,

@nmjewells

 

TTMT #520 - nmjewells - August 20, 2024 - Birds, Wedges, and Hops

TTMT #520 - nmjewells - August 20, 2024 - Birds, Wedges, and Hops

This week I show off a sneak peek at the Bird Watcher BoM September bird and talk a bit about my first Dresden, but mostly talk about the 2024 Albuquerque Shop Hop happening this Thursday-Saturday. I finally get to show you the block I designed for Hip Stitch and I spill the beans about the cool prizes you have a chance to win if you turn in a completed passport by Saturday at 5pm at any of the participating shops. Next week I'll be able to link directly to the block kits, pillow kits/patterns, and quilt layout kits/instructions.

Let's go to the hop, y'all!

TTMT #518 - nmjewells - July 30, 2024 - Spinner Repair

TTMT #518 - nmjewells - July 30, 2024 - Spinner Repair

in which I talk about how I fixed my Color Wheel of Destiny (my prize wheel, lol) for my Scrappy Sewcials as well as what might be on the horizon as my next stash buster project. Do you have a favorite pattern for batik yardage? Drop it in the comments!