FIRST project

Think back.

Remember your VERY first project?

The VERY first time you sat down to a sewing machine?

Your VERY first STITCH???!!!!

 

I was able to re-LIVE all that yesterday

with our newest sewing SISTER Candace!!!

 

She walked into my house

with a BRAND new machine...

(still wrapped up tight in the box).

We OPENED it up....

and the FUN began!

 

Where do the plugs go?

Where does the thread go?

What's a bobbin?

It goes backwards too?

 

We used my drawer of squares

for this fun little project.

(A small pillow for

her new little nephew.)

 

She thought she would need to buy

a pincushion

along with scissors, pins, etc.....

 

"Pincushion???

oh NO!!!

Don't buy that!" I said.

 

"I know how to MAKE one of those!!

and

YOU CAN LEARN TOO!"

;)

 

Oh...

It was FUN to share

my LOVE of sewing

with a FRIEND!

 

I'm adding this post to a

couple of linky parties

here and here.

 

Not technically MY finish...

but I FACILITATED

from START to FINISH!

:)

 

Plaids and Plans

I am NOT a planner.

Especially when it comes to QUILTS!

 

I frequently move ahead without knowing the end result!

I LOVE the adventure of it ALL!

I even GUESStiMATE when it comes to cutting the binding.

 

Do you calculate?

Most people do!

LOL!

Guess I like to live DANGEROUSLY!

 

 

I find a LIKELY suspect fabric

and begin cutting.

Sometimes I GUESS correctly, like I did THIS TIME!....

and sometimes I DON'T!

"Eyeballing" is NOT an exact science.

 

I had that TINY leftover piece on the right

when I was done cutting the binding!

Amazing.

It was the perfect choice for this quilt.

I'm glad I had JUST the right amount!

 

 

I quilted this one with diagonal lines.

If you're new to quilting/sewing

It's good to note that the diagonals

are also the BIAS of the fabric.

Bias is forgiving.

It bends where you need it to bend

and lets you quilt across without too much trouble!

I've found that if I quilt STRAIGHT lines

along the straight of the grain...

the fabric sometimes wants to pucker!

I haven't tried it in a while...

MAYBE I've improved?????

 

When I follow the BIAS....

it PLAYS nice

and gives a little.

;)

I need ALL the help I can GET!

 

Houston

I've never been to Houston...

but NOW I can say that I've had a quilt there.

:)

It's a little one.

But it was THERE!!!

It sat on a long table

with some impressive company.

There's a short news feature here.

 

The exhibit was called....

What's for Dinner?

 

This little quilt began with an old vintage towel.

 

I pieced the background.....

Cut the towel up

and hand appliqued pieces on

along with some other linen pieces

and black felt.

See my BIG black blanket stitches?

 

It was a FUN project!!

I enjoyed every moment.

 

It had to be FISH.

That's my husband's favorite meal!

 

 

 

Any Room will DO

I'm quilting LINES in my dining room.

The sewing room is now being used

by a 4 year old houseguest.

;)

Not much I can say .....

except....

 

A friend in NEED

is a friend INDEED.

Especially when that friend

is under the age of 10!!!

 

we'll see how much sewing I can accomplish!

LOL!

 

I'm very thankful today that my sewing room

is NOT like THIS ONE!!!

 

I really don't think I'd have the patience

to quilt in SPACE!!!!!

 

 

pretty little houses

I made a simple little quilt.

I couldn't resist the cute little houses.

It was only about 1/2 yard

and I used EVERY single INCH!

 

A little bit of CUTE fabric

is ALWAYS a great reason for making a quilt

The SKY blue was in my stash.

This is a little flannel quilt.

Soft and cuddly.

I just LOVE the blue with that brown print!

 

Thinking I'll just add a flannel backing

and QUILT it up WITHOUT batting!

Nice and light.

Now that it's getting cold here

it doesn't make any sense at all...

but...

that's what I'm going to do!!!

LOL!

 

The other reason i made this quilt is....

I've had a SUPER busy week

and I HAD to de-stress.

 

My machine has a BIG magnet attached SOMEWHERE

that PULLS me IN

during BUSY stressful days.

Isn't that what your machine does too???

 

Un-finished Friday

One week AWAY from a sewing machine...

and ALL I have to show for it

are some

UNFINISHED projects!!!

 

Crochet projects.

Yarn travels WELL.

 

I gave up ONE project because I forgot the right size crochet hook.

I gave up ANOTHER project because I gave the hook to my niece.

(good reason, right?)

That stopped me in my tracks on a couple of projects.

The GOOD news is

I DID finish a couple of scarves and ALREADY gave them away!

Hence...

No photo.

 

One week away from a  machine

and ALL I have to show for it is FABRIC!

 

You know...

I was NOT supposed to buy any this year.

(MY self imposed goal for the year)

 

But...

the polka dots above were needed for a backing.

Then....

 

These flannels were spied in the discount bin.

Along with ALL of these.

I couldn't say no.

My machine BECKONS!!!

Scraps and love

I keep making little things.

Seems that's all I can focus on right now.

When I ran across these FALL scraps..

I couldn't resist

SEWING something up!

They DO make nice little gifts.

Thank you gifts.

I gave these away last night

to our dinner host

and she LOVED them!!

 

Makes all that stitching so SWEET!

I have enough scraps to make

MILLIONS of these little things.

 

Just imagine!

I could spread the love of quilting worldwide

if only I had the TIME!!!

The love of quilting is apparent at my home.

Every bed is COVERED.

Covered in

QUILTY LOVE.

:)