rejected

These cute little 5" squares were REJECTED.

NOT because I don't like them.

I DO like them!

 

They looked good to me when mixed in with

the rest of the squares I used.....

But when I began piecing them in here...

they OVERPOWERED.

It only took a few little rips

and a little more cutting to find a nice SOFT alternative.

 

I KNOW they will eventually find a good home in a quilt.

Just. not this one.

;)

 

It's a good thing I slept on it!

Sometimes I RUSH ahead and sew everything in

BEFORE I find out my MISTAKE.

 

This quilt is for a brand new baby.

I'm sure you can GUESS I already have a couple of baby quilts

All READY to be quilted!!!

But...

I like to sew and think about the new baby.

The new mommy and daddy.

I like to say a prayer as I go......

Raising children takes LOTS of that!

;)

 

 

 

Traveling with yarn

I'm in SHOCK!

I was able to accomplish a few rows of

RESPECTABLE crotchet stitching!

ALL thanks go to Youtube

and a VERY LONG drive!!!

LOL!

 

I'm pretty proud of my afghan "in progress"!

I'm using yarn given to me last year.

My husband actually told me to

"TAKE IT ALL"

when a relative was giving her unused yarn away!!!

My jaw dropped...

then....

I TOOK IT!

So my afghan is FREE!

;)

We traveled to Northern California

to help get these two settled in Lakeport.

Did you know Lakeport has a QUILT TRAIL???

 

I'm wondering HOW my son-in-law KNEW

that taking my daughter to a community that LOVES quilting

would earn him a MILLION points in my book???!!!

 

And HOW in world he landed a JOB

in that exact place???

 

;)

 

 

Backing it up

Isn't this fabric PERFECTO?

 

It's just RIGHT for the backing of my recent charity quilt.

(made with orphan blocks from other quilters)

It's not fabric you can buy at the fabric shop.

It's the kind of fabric you gather when scouring second hand shops.

;)

It was a duvet cover in its former life...

so there's LOTS more of this FUN fabric

for the NEXT quilt!

The binding is ON

and I'm going to take it to my next guild meeting!

 

Linking up with Katie

at SwimBikeQuilt.

:)

Last day

Today is the last day

of our little sewing museum linky party.

 

I was surprised that so many of you

posted about old machines!

Goes to show how MUCH we love them...right?

 

I have a few old pieces of fabric.

Vintage towels.

and napkins.

 

These older pieces of fabric intrigue me.

This is a super old "SNIPPET" of a quilt.

I can open it up and see the blue foundation fabric

and the OLD batting!

 

These are pieces of TIME past

that I can TOUCH!

 

This is SUPER OLD.

Wish I knew more about old fabric!

It's THIN...thin...thin....

Another piece that was in the same package.

 

I purchased these at a thrift store a while back.

They have holes.

They're useless.

BUT to me they are

PRICELESS.

Wish I could hear their story!!!

 

Thanks for linking up

and adding your treasures

to our little

SEWING MUSEUM!

 

 

Working backwards

I pulled out some squares today.

4 1/2" squares.

I feel FALL coming on

and the colors reflect the season.

;)

Gotta love all those

golden and rusty red colors!

 

I began sewing squares together

and THEN began looking for a big orphan square.....

Something to be the CENTER piece of this quilt.

(Kind of like this.)

 

I know that's a BACKWARDS way of working.....

Yeah.

that's me.

;/

 

I didn't find EXACTLY what I had in mind.

I found something BETTER!!

A little group of log cabins

sewn together in a random fashion.

I just LOVE the way this orphan fits IN!!

 

 

 

Old patterns

I was given some old patterns just yesterday.

They're not SUPER old.

1966.

Or maybe that IS old???

The older I get

the harder it is to FIGURE that one out!

The cute blue background fabric was also included.

It's light weight corduroy.

I LOVE it.

 

I'm inspired to make that first little nightgown

for my daughter.

;)

Will I do it???

So many projects in my DREAMS!!!

 

 

The sewing museum linky is still going strong!

Link up if you have something OLD to share.

;)

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

So....

I've perfected my crotchet stitch on dishcloths.

;)

I have enough dishcloths

in EVERY color

to last me a LONG time!

LOL!

 

I decided to SPREAD my "wings"

and tackle something a BIT more challenging.

A new BEGINNING.

Tutorial here.

 

I've watched the video instructions OVER and over...

and......

I think I've got it!!!

Sigh of relief!

 

****************

 

Thanks to everyone linking up for our MUSEUM.

When we've got ALL the links.....

I'll add our little collaborative musuem to a page on my blog

and keep it permanent.

 

Sewing museum HERE

dates: sept. 16-23

 

Join us!

 

 

 

Sewing Musuem Linky Party

I have lots of old spools.

I keep them in a BIG plastic jar.

Some are empty.

Some are not.

 

Most of them belong in a museum!!!

 

What do YOU have?

 

This is the week to SHARE about it!

 

Link up.

Let us know what YOU have that belongs in a MUSEUM.

 

Write your post.

Add your link to the list!

Tell your friends!

 

You have ALL week LONG!

Sept. 16-23

 

 

Sewing Museum - NEXT week!

I hope you'll join us NEXT week!!!

 

I'm hosting a

SEWING MUSEUM

linky party

ALL week long!

 

Spread the word.

We want to see LOTS

of OLD sewing things!!!

 

What do YOU have

that BELONGS in a musuem????

;)

 

 

This and that

This quilt top is put together with bits and pieces.

This and That.

Colorful squares.

Happy stars.

Flying Geese!

Lots of RANDOM orphan blocks.

;)

 

I'll quilt it simply and send it OFF!!

This is the kind of quilt

that gives me peaceful thoughts

when the world is CRAZY!

 

Family life has been BUZZING over here.

 

I was happy to have a few orphans

to put together.

They kept my mind OFF of the "busy"

and ON to "thinking of OTHERS".

 

You know what?

In the daylight...

I'm not so SURE about this quilt.

IT's not a real COHESIVE bunch of blocks.

But...

It's done.

All those happy squares are together.

AND...

I got some MENTAL HEALTH

out of it!!!

 

**************

 

Here's some of the busy at my house!!!

 

Soccer Season just begun

and.....

Dad is COACH.

 

See that loving look she gives him?

So sweet.

Nothing like a birthday to make ME feel older!!

and...

It's not even MINE!!!

 

My third child turned 23!!

She was 2 just yesterday.

And granddaughter is almost 2!!!!

Aye yi yi!!!

(How do you spell that???)

Almost everyone made it to the birthday brunch.

These two are MOVING north

in TWO weeks!

 

Kids are BUSY.

Kids are growing UP!

They're flying away.....

They're making PLANS!

 

That scrappy quilt gave me

the SEWING THERAPY I need!!!

 

Hope it gives a young one

the COMFORT they NEED!!!

 

Museum Monday

When I read this post...

I knew I had to share about MY museum pieces.

;)

 

Do YOU have a MINI museum

in YOUR sewing room???

 

I bet many of YOU have OLD sewing things.

Things that aren't being used..

but CAN'T be thrown out!!!

Old spools of thread.

These little needle packages have been around a long time.

So have these.

All these little items fit into ONE glass jar

on my shelf.

It is MY mini sewing museum.

 

If you have a museum at YOUR house....

link up with me next Monday!

Share about the one, two

or MANY things

that belong in a MUSEUM!!!

 

We'll have a Linky party

ALL ABOUT OLD sewing things.

 

I'd LOVE to see what you have!

We'd ALL love to take a little tour.

 

Post about it in the coming week or two.

I'll set up a linky party next Monday!!!

 

See you there!

 

 

Friday

One lovely orphan block found a home.

A nice quilty HOME.

It feels loved...

embraced by a whole bunch of friendly squares.

;)

This one turned out so lovely.

I'm happy I had that center orphan square

(someone else's)

to get my creative juices going!

The scrappy squares around the outside

 just MAKE this one

SO fun!!!

It measures a healthy 58"x58".

Just the right size for a large throw.

 

I imagine I'll add a navy blue binding to TIE it all together.

I also think I'll have fun stitch doodling

in all that light blue around the outside!!!

 

Speaking of stitch doodling.

You can do it on PAPER!!!

 

Yesterday,

while sewing with friends...

my friend made this!!!

The beginning of a card.

She's ALL set....

READY for the next wedding!!!

Just needs the last name!

 

I love this idea.

 

 

 

Healthcare *** Homemade

I KNEW there was a reason I held on to the

OLD

DATED

COTTON

FABRIC!

The LOWLY chux.......

HOMEMADE.

;)

(Waterproof chux were not required this time.)

I had enough of an old mattress pad to make

FOUR good sized chux

and TWO more to go!

 

Isn't it NICE to be able to save a few dollars...

make something HUMBLE a little bit nicer....

and

SHARE with those in need!!!

Solo Swooning

I needed some THERAPY sewing after

the WHIRLWIND of the last few days!

busy. busy. busy!!!

It was a GOOD busy.

 

ONE of the things I did was meet up with a blog friend!

What fun!

 

Guess what?

Mary is JUST as fun and sweet

as she is on her blog.

We could have talked a LOT longer than we did!

We're just going to have to do it AGAIN!!!

;)

 

 

 

This is a nice BIG orphan block.

You'll all recognize it as a SWOON block.

I didn't want to make any more swoons...

sooo......

I made some twosies...

and some foursies....

and began WORKING around that lovely swoon!!!

 

Not sure how many times I'll go around!!!

I sure like what I'm seeing SO FAR!

 

The quilter who gave me this orphan block

 was working with a 3 1/2" grid.

So........I'm working with 3 1/2" squares

and a colorful 3 1/2" wide border!!!

See???

I don't even have to do any MATH!!!

 

Just the right kind of quilt for me!!!

 

I'm hoping to donate this one

to a great quilt gathering going on over at

quilt swim bike.

 

It's always good to have a goal.

RIGHT???