pillows

Because I LOVE scraps.

Because I love blue and green.

Especially GREEN!

Because I love making things.....

Things that get USED!

 

Because I love fabric.

OLD fabric.

NEW fabric.

Doesn't matter.

 

Because I can't SIT STILL!

 

Happy scrappy sewing!

Monday

I've been weaving again.

;)

I like scrappy quilts...

AND

I like scrappy weaving!

In these pillows I was able to include:

Polyester yarn

wool yarn

knit fabric

cotton yarn

fleece fabric

LOTS of texture!

 

This project came about because I was CURIOUS.

That's how LOTS of my little projects get going.

 

I was curious about mixing different yarns/fibers.

I was curious about what a pillow might look like

if it was WOVEN.

 

I'm very happy with how it turned out.

I LOVE the mix of colors.

 

A nice white linen backing completed my "pillow" project!

 

Love the whites.

Love the greens and blues.

Nice ocean"y" colors!

 

These are now listed in my shop.

pillows

One.

 and Two.

Made for a friend.

Ingredients:

*white linen napkins.

*a few 2 1/2" squares from my scrap bag!

*pretty backing fabric.

*A few stitches with some navy blue embroidery floss.

One of my favorite embellishments!

I love them!

Hope she does too.

;)

Green

Sitting pretty with some green.

Threading with some green.

Quilting with some green.

Is it snowing in green too????

stitch doodling

I went to visit my sweet Mother-in-law yesterday.

I always have a nice time visiting...

but I do like to sew a little something while I'm talking.

I'm so glad I had this old velvet skirt.

(purchased..you know where...the thrift store!)

I'd been dreaming about turning it into a pillow someday

and had already cut a nice 15" square out of it.

I picked it up as I ran out the door

And when I got to my MIL's

I began to doodle.

Sewing and talking...

Sewing and talking....

Very nice.

This little project requires so little.

fabric. needle. thread.

It was kind of fun too!

See those little french knots?

When I sat down to visit yesterday I noticed

the fabric had some faint bleached spots!!

Oh NO!!!!

So necessity became the mother of invention!

I began covering them up with knots!!!

The fabric told me what to do!

And...

I like it!!

Now the question is...

Should I keep going with more doodling?

OR

Leave it AS IS???

Hmmmm.......

I also did some doodling last night.....

Getting ready to quilt another quilt.

Thought I'd goof around for a few minutes and

dream about possibilities!!

Dreaming

and

Doodling.

What a great pair!!!

two.

Camping fabric project #2.

Two pillows.

Two campers.

Two more.

Cute. Cute. Cute.
Oops!! That's three Cutes!!
Oh well....
I think these two pillows deserve it!!

twice.

I was able to pick up a needle and thread only TWICE this past week.

Pretty.

I worked on this mainly in the air on my way home.

and Practical.

I received some dimensions for this sofa from my

daughter's roommate last month.

I sewed up the covers for those big cushions here in

California...then....

I slipped them on Sunday and handstitched the openings

in Georgia.

The girls were so happy to have the ugly cushions

covered up! Even if these didn't fit perfectly snug.

I also found out I have a sewing-soulmate

in one of my daughter's roommates.

Aren't these cute???

One for each of the girls in the apartment.

This roommate also makes homemade bread!!

I sure am missing out on that this year!!

Can I go back in time and become a college student again??

Please???

pinwheels!

I was able to get all my pinwheels together!!

I love 'em.

This quilt top...so far....measures 59"x46".

But, I want it to be bigger.

I had planned on adding some concentric square blocks

around the outside of this...

Aren't they pretty?

But, after playing around with these yesterday
I had an idea!!


What if I add a strip of the little triangles around
the border??
Yes.
I like it.

Guess I'll be cutting some triangles this weekend.
:)

And....
look at what I found languishing at the thrift store.
A little unfinished project.
The decorative stitching is all done...but that's it.
I had to buy it.
50 cents.

Don't you think it will make a cute pillow?
Me too.

a winner!!

We have a winner!!

One of the most encouraging quilters I know!

WackyWoman....aka.....Marilyn!

She already has a LOT of pincushions!

Now she'll have one from me!:)

Thank you to everyone who responded and

all of you who are kind enough to read my ramblings. :)

Over at my house we're getting ready for guests.

20 to be exact.

I really don't focus on the getting ready as much as I should.

I would rather be creating something.

So I call these pillows..."updating my living room for company".

Aren't they cute?

I bought that little piece of center fabric this last summer.

That's all there was.

Maybe it was a fat quarter.

I just cut it in half and added some strips of fabric

around the outside.

Now...I REALLY better get going!

I've got some things to do in the kitchen.

Not as much as I used to though....

Look at what my daughter did!!!

She made her first pies! I'm so happy and proud...

I've also been singing "sunrise, sunset" all morning!

When did she (and all my kids for that matter) grow up??

It was YESTERDAY that she was a little girl!

Happy Thanksgiving!

There's SO much to be thankful for ALL year long!

Hope you all have a great day with family and friends.