Day of the Deadline

31 hours worked already this week - and not on sewing projects mind you...

Over the weekend I had a bit of a break though, my second Sew Day with the Mad Mod quilt guild.

In preparation, I broke out the pins.

Somehow in glancing around my sewing room, I missed the huge package of pins I'd purchased for basting... Instead I pulled the old container of random sized pins from my desk drawer. Once I'd picked out all the easy to use pins, I started thinking to myself that I must have more pins somewhere. Then, after using most of the small pins and rumaging through the desk drawers again to steal additional small pins from assorted sewing kits, I finally spotted the 300 nearly new pins I'd looked for earlier perched on a shelf with my fabric stash.

 

Anyway, I need to get this shipped off pretty soon. The baby will be here in a few weeks.

 

It coordinated so well with my machine as I stitched it up!

 

All that's left is the binding. :)

 

 

FWQ 2

Block 2 - Autumn Tints



I suppose it's fitting that I chose fabrics with some leaves given the title of this block. I didn't do it intentionally; I was more just trying to set a precendent not to use the same fabrics in all the blocks.

This pattern was pretty simple to cut and didn't take as long as my first block.

I decided to square up my 4 patches after closer inspection. They weren't too far off, but in my efforts to make scant 1/4" seams I think I actually wind up making them even narrower than they need to be.



I am absolutely thrilled that my points came out so well in this one!

Up next is Basket. It has an appliqued handle. Overall, I'm not sure I like the basket patterns much. Should I stick to the integrity of the pattern or skip over them and fill in with other patterns?

I paged through the Pony Club version of the Farmer's Wife Sampler and I think I could pull some from there without getting duplicates...

First snow!

It's been snowing since before I woke up this morning. It's rather pretty.

Perhaps it would have been a good idea to have Will get sand bags and install them in the back of the truck before he left for the weekend though...

I'll just drive slow I guess. I meant to go out to lunch and shopping with Wendy today, but she is home sick. :( At least she has cuddly quilts and kitties to help her recuperate.

I'm still planning on the shopping bit. I've decided to splurge on the baby quilt I am making. One of the local shops here still has some bolts of Little Apples. I want the apples on white for backing and the red sweater print for binding.

FWQ 1

Tonight I made my first foray into the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt. I know I'm well behind the bandwagon on this one, but...

Block 1: Attic Windows

 

I'm going for a navy and neutral color palette so that in the end the blocks will coordinate.

 

Should I continue that on the back too? I have a red fabric I really like... I might just take on another traditional quilt at some point. What do you think?

Guilted

Hello again.

Lately, I've chosen to sew rather than to write about not sewing. It felt like I only had time for one or the other.

A charm pack project:

My newest project

Planning to send this to a friend who is having a baby girl in Feb.

A scrap project:

Scrap swap challenge for the MadMod QG.

Patchwork jean purse - for the inside pocket I reused a back pocket!

My grand finale:

I always think of the opening lines in Aladdin when I look at this quilt.