The
other day I got an email from a good friend and she asked, “Do you ever wonder
what happens to bloggers?” I do! I have found so many wonderful blogs that
have lots of posts, only to find the most recent post was over two or more years
ago. It makes me feel sad, and I think
it kind of makes me keep wanting to come back.
I mean, I know I don’t have a lot of readers who really care what
happens to me, but I like to think that someone in the world wonders where I
am, just like I wonder about all those other bloggers. I think I should remember in the future that
if I have an issue when I can no longer come back, I need to have a post that
says “I won’t be back for a long time, or maybe not at all, but thanks for
stopping by.” Maybe I should write that to
be done into my will – provided I ever write a will.
But I'm here - I’m checking in! I have
done quite a few things over the past month or so. Last time I was here, I had made a purse for Alexis from a Missouri Star Quilt company tutorial. It was so cute and so easy, I had to make one
for myself. Looked through all my stash
piles and found this –
This
was 2 yards of a corduroy fabric I have had a really long time and never knew
what to do with it. I thought it would
be super cute as a tote bag. For the
lining, my mom had just given me a pile of stuff, and this nylon was in it-
It
reminds me of the track suits of the late 80’s, like parachute material.
So, putting all this together, here is what I
got-
I
like it – it’s really roomy. Only thing
I should have thought of was a closure.
I may still sew on some hook and loop tape.
Another
project started is Layla making a quilt top.
She had chosen 5 fabrics when we went to Rosie’s in San Diego back in
January-
I
was trying to think of something for her to make, and then I had the idea of a
scrappy Irish Chain. I didn’t tell her
what it was going to look like when finished, but had her making strip sets,
which I then cut for her, and then she is sewing them into 9-patches. Here are a few of what we have so far,
without the solid white blocks-
Probably
needs a few more different fabrics, but I think it will be cute.
So
what else? I got the Decapitated Tropical Birds and African Dreams wall hangings back from
Janet the long arm quilter. Got the
bindings and sleeves on them-
For
the back, I had to put on more orange.
I
wish I could have gotten a good picture of the quilting Janet did – it looks
very feathery. I was impressed with how
straight she got it together. It was just
a happy accident that my sleeve matched up with the strips.
I
really love how the African Dreams turned out-
This
looks a bit dark – this is more how the color actually looks-
It
is really bright and vivid. The back is
nothing fancy-
I
love the quilting Janet did for this one.
She copied a part of the design on the material and morphed it a bit.
A couple of days ago I started a new wall
hanging. Awhile back, I got a couple charm
packs. I had never used a charm pack before and I thought it was time I tried
them.
Then,
while trying to decide what to do with them, I saw another tutorial on YouTube
from Missouri Star Quilt Company-
I
really liked this and thought it might be interesting to use the batiks for it. The Dark Batiks set included the following
fabrics-
I used the 5”
Half-Hexagon template from MSQC to cut them.
And
here is what I have so far-
One
more row to go. I will probably turn the
middle one upside down in the piece. I
like the charm pack but I have one problem with it – I HAVE to prewash fabric
because I am so allergic to the starches and finishes manufacturers use on
fabrics. I had not considered this and
the entire time I have been cutting and sewing, I am sneezing and blowing my
nose! When I am ready to use the 2nd
one, I will put it into the sink with some detergent and lightly swish it
around and rinse, then lay them out to dry. I don’t see any way I would be able to
comfortably use the pre-cuts otherwise.
And
that is about it. It’s good to have been
getting some things done so I don’t feel completely worthless.
I
hope all you mothers out there have a wonderful Mother’s Day! Thanks for stopping by!
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