First Project for Me: Notebook Cover

At my guild retreat in October I purchased a package of Candy Squares of the Noteworthy line. I thought these would make a great notebook cover.

I was right! I found a graph paper composition notebook to put inside.

I plan to use this for quilt pattern ideas.

If you would like to make your own notebook cover, I have a tutorial for this project. Click here to go to my tutorial.

New Light

My trusty desk flip top Ott Light needs a new bulb. I've been having a terrible time finding the correct replacement bulb because my light is so old. So I have upgraded.

Meet Stella.

She arrived last night. I got her from Amazon. Here is the link. It's not an inexpensive light, but wow is it nice!

This might be my only post for this week. We are doing inventory at the store this week and it is taking FOREVER. Instead of sewing, I'm counting.

Pin Cushion Innards

The first project for others is completed.

These are sandbags for inside pin cushions. Six each for two different friends, two for me. I would have made more for myself, but I ran out of sand.

Merry Christmas Grace!

I put the final stitches in the binding this morning. This is now finished and ready to be mailed off to its new home.

My niece pieced the center then sent it to me along with the border fabric. I picked out backing and binding, attached the borders, then quilted it simply with an all-over meander and bound it.

I used a nice marble-look purple on the back.

I hope you will enjoy using it Grace!

I have a couple more projects for others to finish up. My plan is to get these done before the end of the year so that my January sewing time can be all about me. It's my birthday month and this is what I am giving myself, a whole of month of sewing just for me.

I have a couple of projects that having been sitting in pretty piles for months and at least a dozen tops that need to be quilted. I am not going to set any specific goals for myself (i.e. put pressure on myself to finish certain things), I'm just going to do only sewing for myself for the whole month. That means no store samples, no charity quilts, no gifts for others, just projects for me.

Merry Christmas!

Back in the Sewing Room Again

I took an unplanned sewing/blog break last week. The guess right now is that I had an allergic reaction to something I ate Monday evening. As a result I spent most of the week in bed and didn't get anything on my list done.

I got this quilt basted on Monday afternoon, before getting sick. It was suppose to be finished last week and back to its owner.

This quilt belongs to my niece. She pieced the middle then sent it to me to finish for her. The new goal is to have it back to her before the end of this year. So far, so good!

A Friday Finish

This quilt is on its way to its new home. It is simply quilted with an all-over meander and measures approximately 58" by 74".

Hand Dyed Goodness

I decided some time ago that while I really like hand dyed fabric, I don't enjoy the dyeing process. So I will happily pay someone else to do the dyeing for me. Luckily, I have a friend who enjoys dyeing fabric. Recently we have done some trading. I gave her a sewing chair I was no longer using and she gave me some of her hand dyed fabric.

When we got all the snow a few weeks ago, she snow dyed.

Aren't these fabulous! I have no idea what I will do them, but I had to have them. Heck, I could just frame these and call it good!

I also got these three hand dyed pieces she did at her recent Ricky Tims retreat.

Again, I have no plan for these but they will enhance my stash nicely.