Sunday, October 28, 2018
Around the world
Recliner cover
I really like the result, and I also realised how much better is to have a scrappy one instead of the same materials - arms are from 2 different fabric, middle part extrascrappy. I used up all my 5x5 squares I cut from my brow-creme-white scraps, therefore no scrappyness for the armrest. I like those pieces most what I thought originally too ugly to include, the yellowish roses. It is really true that you cannot judge on standalone fabric...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Result of my holidays
- Quilting/sewing - well done
- Cross stitch - less, but OK
I did not touched Pomarium, but I checked Nativity Sampler and concluded I will take it to my family holiday next week.
- Sports - well done
- Social media time - well done
Monday, October 22, 2018
I-spy (almost) in a day
It turned out my nephew's birthday party going to be this Saturday, therefore My I-spy-quilt got a big push. I checked my colorful fabric box, I did some fussy cutting, and even some applique, because my son said our nephew loves cars so he MUST have cars on the quilt. So cars he got, and since I do not have any fabric with cars I did some appliqued ones, and I added even a train. I really enjoyed this supersimple piecing of good quality materials. Recently I either did some skill building or used home decor fabric, so this simple quilt squares were flying through my machine. The top was ready in a day including several rounds of rearranging the pieces, and today I put on the backing and a simple stitch in the finished it in no time.
One more tick for my goals!
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Other things to be done
- quilting:
- finish the Yoko Saito wall hanging
- I-spy-quilt for my little nephew before he outgrows the I-spy period
- work on the Around the Year quilt
- cross stitch:
- finish 4 parts of Around the World in 80 stitches - or give it up
- stitch at least 5 days on Pomarium
- finish Nativity Sampler for Christmas
- other:
- finish the chair cover for the arms in October
- miscellaneous sewing thingie holder
- a standing one for my cutting mat
- one next to the sewing machine
- totes: some nice totes for myself and the family, which also serves as a stash buster of my non-quilting fabric. I have bought some fun prints in IKEA with totes in my mind, and I would like to try at least 3 types to find the perfect one
Tote bag list
A few totes to try:
patternpile
handmade tote
The Renegade Streamstress
sturdy modern bag - free craftsy pattern
Poppyseed Fabrics
Jumbo bag by the ribbonretreat
Big Bad Bucket Bag
park bag
Hardcore extra heavy duty : the weekender
Whipping up extras
Around the World in 80 stitches
Monday, October 15, 2018
A finish and a new WIP
Mistletoe and Chestnut
Friday, October 12, 2018
Big plans for a short holiday
Next week I will stay at home and planning to do kind of nothing. I thought I will have the whole week for myself, but in the meantime it turned out my husband booked a sailing exam for Monday afternoon, so he is staying at home Monday morning, and in the late afternoon I should take our son to his sport class. On Wednesday morning I will join my colleagues for a half-day get together training in the neighbourhood, what I did not want to cancel, and in the afternoon another sport class, so my staying at home alone dreamholiday is already blown up, but that is life. There is still the remaining part for doing nothing, and as a bonus the next 2 days are national holiday, so I will have 2 extra to spend with the family.
And apart from the quilts I have my cross stitch companions: Pomarium, which is definitely lacking my attention, my Nativity Sampler where there is a very small part to be finished and the Around the World in 80 Stitches by Papillon Creations what I started a very long time ago, in 2012 and I would rather call it a UFO than WIP
I will give some attention to all of them, and maybe I will start Autumn Watergarden by Chatelaine - I will see what the week brings.