111 posts tagged “sew”

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I took the week off from work with the intent of sewing all week, of course after the new XBOX360 release with netflix, I got sucked into Jericho... second season was a major dissapointment, the fact that I watched both seasons in a room where my sewing machine was not very productive, but the mind escape was good.

Then I got to sewing.  I finished binding (which I have yet to learn to love) made a few dish clothes... and loaded them (well the quilts and a few of the dish clothes) up on my etsy shop.

I am even offering free shipping on quilts for the holidays!! 

Show us something you've made recently.

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Today I worked on a few pieces.  I need to do the binding, but I do not love binding so I am sort of putting it off by getting a bunch of them ready for binding, then I can do them all at once.  Eventually I will get some up on Etsy... I need to have a stack done before I do that though... getting closer.

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Have I mentioned lately that I cut a LOT of triangles?  No wonder it took so long to get that first quilt done, I probably spent a month cutting triangles alone.

Ah well.  I am working on another small sized triangle quilt and am probably half done with the piecing.

I also picked up some super cute fabrics while out at Country Village the other day.

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A few years back I started a triangle quilt.  It was the second quilt I started when I got back into quilting as an adult.

I cut so many triangles it was unreal.  I was not entirely sure how many triangles it would take, or how many fabrics I would want in it.  So I cut and cut and cut.  Some triangles were used in other quilts and for potholders, but I still have tons.

So I sewed up a little lap quilt... I still have a bunch more, guess I am going to be making a lot of triangle quilts.

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I finally finished with the binding and backing that i meant to do a few weeks back but ended up sleeping instead.  I have also been working on a commisioned baby quilt for a friends sister-in-law's new little girl.

She requested modern colors and style, I like combining classic fabrics and modern design, I am really happy with the way it turned out.

Now I should be sewing and updating my etsy shop and put some quilts up there.

If anyone is interested in a baby or lap quilt (make GREAT Holiday gifts) please let me know.

I am thinking I might use some vacation time and make a stock of them...

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Over the last week or so, I have been pretty busy and have not had as much time to sew as I was the week before.  I am working with the piles of triangles that I still have from the triangle quilt.  It is a lot of sewing anf it never feels like anything gets done.

I also had a friend in town from LA and some other friends just moved up here from LA. 

I did do a little fabric shopping.  I also FINALLY bought some batting (28 Yards!!)

The other day I was at the pet store and I had a few bucks over on a store credit and figured I should just go through the sale rack and pick up a few toys for the dog shelter I volunteer at.  I walked in there and there was this cranky little chinese crested mix.  So I asked about her and they said she has some issues.  I sent mail and stopped by there today and, well to get to the point, I took her home.  Ever since Dozer got adopted to his forever home I have had it in the back of my mind that Umlaut still needs a buddy... so we are trying this one.

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A few weeks back my boss had a baby boy.  I have not worked for her all that long, but she is a really great boss so I wanted to make something for her.  I do not really know what her style is so I thought that a nice gift might be a travel changing pad for the diaper bag... so that is what I made.

I also hung a light above my sewing table today, which I officially love.  It isn't a fancy light, but I was going for function.  After a little misshap with a stud in the ceiling... all is well.

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Perhaps one day I will cut only enough fabric for a quilt top (outside of preset bits of fabric) but until that day comes I will continue to have bits left-over.  Sometimes even enough for another quilt... I still have triangles from the triangle quilt... they haunt me... but I digress.  I took the bits and sewed and cut and cut and sewed and then there it was.  A lovely little blue lap, couch or baby quilt.

I still need to go batting shopping... I am not entirely looking for a weekend full of binding...

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I was playing around with cutting and ended up with this.  I am plum out of batting so this is as far as this is going to get for now.  At 29"x34" it is pretty small, but I think it is darling all the same.