I have a wonderful, talented quilting friend who is doing a bit of de-stashing. She came into my shop yesterday and bestowed upon me the greatest of gifts for a scrap quilter like me - precut squares!! A bin of 2.5" squares, one of 3" squares and a 2 gallon Baggie of 5" squares. Jackpot!!
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| I precut all my scraps into squares, but mine are NEVER this NEAT! How does she do it?? |
I was inspired to sew when I got home from work, but my cutting table was completely buried in knitting paraphernalia and my ironing board was lost under UFOs, patterns and fabric scraps. I spent about an hour tidying up (why do I let it get like that?) and then treated myself to an hour of sewing. I restrained myself and kept away from my new precuts, forcing myself instead to tackle a UFO. I chose a scrappy plaid project that I had all the material collected for but for which I had done very little sewing. My inspiration is
Julie K's quilt in her header. I have a LONG way yet to go!
It's good to get some quilting done. Lately it has all been class and shop samples:
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| Corner Bookmarks as samples for my afterschool program |
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| A newborn crown hat to highlight a yarn in the shop |
That's the trouble with doing so many different things - it seems like there's never enough time!! May you all find the time you need to do the things you WANT! Be well!
4 comments:
I'm glad to see you are getting some time for yourself. (And to see you back in the blogging world).
After admiring that quilt on Julie's blog header, I made it in all plaids and it is one of my favorite makes. I gifted it to my son-in-law who loves it also. It's a winner keep at it when you can fit it in.
That crown hat is adorable!!!! I have admired the strip quilt for years...I love the fabrics you are using. Take care! Gail
I made a quilt, like the one in Julie's header, with blues/greens/aquas for Quilts of Valor a while back. It was hard to let that one go. Love the corner bookmarks.
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