The time change and weather is wreaking havoc with my sleeping. For two nights I mentally reconstructed this SewTogether bag by SewDemented. So I decided it was time to do another one. And of course this one went together so much easier than the ones Sarah S and I did at the retreat. I finished it just in time to give it to John's older sister, who will be waging a health war this spring. I know: zippered bags don't heal the world. But in a way they do.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Cleaning? As if...
"Well, here's a scrap of that great red. And there's a strip of that lovely grey. Think I'll sew them together. Oh, and here's another grey. And another red. And some black from Ben's quilt. And more grey. And another piece of red. " Suddenly I had a piece big enough for one side of a Mors bag. "And there's the pile of scraps from the bike quilt. Those would be great on the other side. And more grey. And more red." The bag is complete, and I'm having dinner with a buddy tomorrow night to celebrate her birthday. Hmm, a present? I think so. The studio is still messy. So it goes...
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Creativity vs Organization
WOW duffel/tote and a lopsided ditty bag |
Piles of Marcia Derse fabrics and my dad's finances |
Piles of fabrics and bags and quilts |
Every corner has piles of fabrics. Here are some of the greys and reds... |
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Exhaling
City Spokes |
"Sew Together Bag" by Sew Demented |
"Sew Together" - open view |
There were two other projects that are almost finished that seemed to enjoy the car ride to and from Racine - a little ditty bag and a Wow bag. Both are almost done. But the big order of business is restoring order to the studio!
Friday, March 14, 2014
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to Racine I go...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Fabric Crush, Part 3
I am still for sure crushing on the remainder of this Marcia Derse fabric. Apparently a zippered bag, an Aragon Bag, and a bed quilt aren't enough. Here's a newly-finished little RunAround and the parts for a three-zippered compartment sewing ditty bag.
I actually have made progress on this quilt, also of Marcia Derse fabrics. The top half is together - the bottom half will be shortly. I did have a leave a space just as little walk-through.
A detour in the adventures this week involved some Jinny Beyer border prints. A few years ago my sister and I gave our sister-in-law Kim, the one who cares for our parents, two kits for placemats and table runner. I know Kim likes these fabrics. But the timing just hasn't been right for her to work on these projects (note: Kim is a master quilter who excels at piecing and FMQ). Last week I volunteered to take these kits home and work on them.
The fussy cutting became annoying - just because it's not the kind of work I like to do. But I did have some thermal batting left over. Now Kim has a purple table runner which is also a hot pad, six teal placemats batted with Warm and Natural, and two hot pads also of the teal fabrics. What I gave back to Kim is finished and usable but needs quilting. Right up her alley!
These projects involve mirror images.
While all Jinny Beyer products I've purchased have been generous with fabrics, the teal kit wasn't. I wound up piecing the back of one of the placemats.
March. With new snow on the ground, it's hard to believe winter's almost over. But it is. Finally.
I actually have made progress on this quilt, also of Marcia Derse fabrics. The top half is together - the bottom half will be shortly. I did have a leave a space just as little walk-through.
A detour in the adventures this week involved some Jinny Beyer border prints. A few years ago my sister and I gave our sister-in-law Kim, the one who cares for our parents, two kits for placemats and table runner. I know Kim likes these fabrics. But the timing just hasn't been right for her to work on these projects (note: Kim is a master quilter who excels at piecing and FMQ). Last week I volunteered to take these kits home and work on them.
The fussy cutting became annoying - just because it's not the kind of work I like to do. But I did have some thermal batting left over. Now Kim has a purple table runner which is also a hot pad, six teal placemats batted with Warm and Natural, and two hot pads also of the teal fabrics. What I gave back to Kim is finished and usable but needs quilting. Right up her alley!
These projects involve mirror images.
While all Jinny Beyer products I've purchased have been generous with fabrics, the teal kit wasn't. I wound up piecing the back of one of the placemats.
March. With new snow on the ground, it's hard to believe winter's almost over. But it is. Finally.
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