How was your weekend?
This is what it looked like from my sewing room on Friday afternoon:
Yeah. My kids were so excited. Me? Not so much. To battle the unwelcome snowfall, I grabbed a cup of drinking chocolate (I have a killer awesome recipe that is more like drinking melted chocolate than cocoa - AWESOME!) and browsed through the Friday finishes and the Blogger's Quilt Festival. I made my list of nominations for the festival, which was fun.
As for my list last week, well, here it is:
- Quilt and bind zig zag quilt
- Cut out my Weekender bag (and accessory bags from the extra fabric!)
I also cut out the duck for my quilted version and the exterior fabric for my umbrella girl one. I might have also cut some more duck for a Christmas quilted one. Yes, I'm getting carried away. It's what I do.
- Slowly get started on my Weekender bag
Just waiting for payday so I can order my zippers. Making the piping was . . . tedious. I used Steam-a-seam, which is awesome and I've read makes it even faster, which terrifies me to do it the other way.
In the meantime, I made my quilted pieces of out Gypsy Girl.
When these are done, I"ll start on a Christmas one. Because I need a Christmas Weekender bag. You don't? Whatever. You're just in denial, that's all. You really need to just embrace the insanity.
- Finish piecing Richard Scarry #1 top
Still working on this. Once birthdays are over (did I mention I have THREE birthdays coming up - the 3rd, the 4th and the 6th), I'll have more brain power to devote to piecing a top. I need to hurry though. The little man who will get this quilt keeps saying my string quilt is his. Silly boy. But I can't correct him until HIS quilt is done. I'll share until then.
Could you resist this face? I know I can't!
- Piece minky backs for 3 quilts
Okay, on to this week:
- Finish piecing the Richard Scarry quilt
- Sew up some birthday drawstring gift bags (I hate wrapping paper!)
- Baste, quilt and bind the Richard Scarry quilt so Henry will stop feeling left out!
- Cut the white fabric I need for James' Richard Scarry quilt
- Continue working on the Weekender
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Have a lovely week!
Your orange zig zag quilt looks great! I see why he claimed it. It looks so cozy and warm.
ReplyDeleteLove how your zig zag quilt came out, the orange minkee looks yummy! What did you bind it in, it matches perfectly!
ReplyDeleteWOW! How DO you find the time for making all this loveliness?? Love the zig-zag quilt - great colours .. do they all come with a cute little lolly-sucking munchkin?! Jen :)
ReplyDeleteLove the zig-zag!!
ReplyDeleteSo, I NEED a weekender bag? I have been seeing it a lot around the blogs I read. Maybe I need to just get over my denial and get the pattern. =)
Love the zig zag quilt! Great colors and so unique!
ReplyDeleteI cannot drink the weekender coolaid. It's too soon to Christmas. Even though I secretly want to be bag proficient. Works in progress, WIP WIP WIP. Okay fine, I'll cut out a clutch. That piping looks gorgeous and the zig zag minky is great.
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