Friday Night Sew In

Friday Night Sew In

 So last night I was to actually sit down at my sewing machine and do a little bit of sewing.  I don't know if you remember, but a while back my friend Karen at SewMuch2Luv and I went to the quilt show and we both bought a 6" Dresden pattern.  Well, I got to cutting and sewing with it last night.  Boy is it fun! These little Dresden plates are so dang cute!

Here the blades are all tucked in the their box.



Here is a blade on the cutting mat so you can see how small it is.


The first finished Dresden. (hey where did that wayward thread come from?)


And here at the 3 I was able to finish last night.

The FNSI

Yes, I signed up for this.  Yes, I actually did some stitching.  I just didn't feel like I stitched enough.  My hairdresser asked if I could come in after work Friday instead of Saturday afternoon so I didn't get home until 8ish.  I took a bit of time to setting down and finally sat down to "sew" on the dresden quilt.  It's been my TV watching stitching lately.  I am 90% done with the hand quilting - I only have like 3 more panels to go and I can bind it.  But I was so pooped from the week I was only able to quilt one stinking panel for the Friday Night Sew In.  So I didn't blog it yesterday because Heidi gives away such great prizes, I would have felt too guilty if I had been fortunate to win something from her giveaway.  But next month, lookout! I'll be all over the FNSI.

Friday Night Sew In



Last night I played around with something I've had awhile.  Miss Nadine over Apron Valley Road sent it to me in the Aunt Pitty Pat Sewing Accessories Swap.  It's called the Lil' Twister.  I participated in another Swap, The Charming Christmas Fabric Swap and received all these wonder charms (5x5) Christmas fabrics.  Angela over at Summerfiled Quilts put on a great swap!.  So I went to work putting the pieces together last night and taking the Lil' Twister to them.  They are gonna be so dang adorable if I do say so myself.  Just two more panels to go and I'll have 3 very fun little table mats.

Sorry I've been off sewing and working

Here are some things I've been working on. A tea towel for my bathroom Table runner number 1 - made from a tutorial on Sew4Home But I can't finish it because I messed up the backing fabric and I have a pact with Karen to not buy any fabric for the ENTIRE month of September. So far so good. Here is Table Runner 2. This is the top without the batting/backing/binding. And here it is after i attempted to free motion quilt it. Now this is the Lil' Rascals Quilt top. I am making this as a Christmas gift but can't finish it due to the no new fabric in September rule. I need the backing and the batting. So what have you been working on?

Friday Night Sew In

I had a great time last night finishing up my apron for the Hot Mama Apron Swap. I was able to complete the apron and make a little zipper bag to go with it using Karen's great tutorial.


I can't show you the back bag because it would give away who my partner is! Or the bottom of the apron for that matter :O.

On the apron, I added this little flower detail hoping to give the bib some "punch"


I had a great time sewing, but now if only the sewing room cleaning fairy had visited while I slept, I'd really have it "made".

Beach Bag !

I have been slipping off to the beach a lot this year. You see it is right over there from where I am...like literally less than 2 miles from where I am sitting at this very moment. This has been great, get a little sun, get a little relaxation, get my zen on.

However, I have come to discover how hard it is to find the right beach bag. Truly hard - even here at the beach. You find one that looks good, but then it traps sand in it, find one that is mesh but then all your goods are on display for all those thieving fingers. Straps too narrow, straps not strong enough, you name it.

I am formulating an idea for a pattern. The bottom and bottom only will be mesh/netting. The bottom will be squared off to stand up right - maybe even with some of that plastic canvas used for needle point to give it stand up base yet letting sand pass through. The bag is large enough for a beach towel to be rolled up on one side, 2 inside zipper pockets sewn in and then a matching zippered pouch and a water bottle. Straps long enough to allow over the shoulder carrying, not to girlie, not to masculine in style. Just good old functionality.

Let me see what I can come up with...

Flash Back

to when I was working on my dresden plates. Well now that I have the table runners all done and the hubs has them on the furniture in the guest room, I can work on my other WIPs.

Last night I got the white square backs done (I know not much progress) but I did get one dresden 3/4 of the way hand stitched on.

It will be good tv watching work to get them all sewn, then I'll sash with some red and green and maybe some other Christmas fabric to enlarge the finish size.

Sorry for all the bad photography lately...I've been leaning on my phone too much and need to use my camera...that will be my July challenge to myself.

Whatcha thinking 'bout?

Because I'm thinking this here Dahlia is about to bust open!


I planted them this year and will be one of three varieties I ordered from Spring Hill Nursery.

Now this was a random picture I took this week of my two favorite things.
Talk about doggie trust.



Then last night's Friday Night Sew In, I did the last few rows of the lap quilt. Did get much time to sew but I did get all the strips finished.

Friday Night Sew In

I signed up and I sewed! woop woop.
I'm suppose to post about what I sewed but I'll have to do this incognito as I worked on an item for an upcoming swap. I'm in several swaps, so who know which one this is only me.



My quilting lines got a little drunk last night. I kept telling the machine to lay off the wine but nooo it just kept going. Then eventually it just passed out, literally. My poor old Bernina gets tired and cranky and just stops when it wants to rest - even Mid-Stitch. So I came in this morning, finished the stitch and the quilting.