Just Plain Lazy...

I haven't gotten very much done lately.  Not.  At.  All.  I'm hoping that I'm not being lazy...that what I am feeling is just plain overloaded/overwhelmed.  You know what I'm talking about...when there is so much to do that ya just cannot settle down to do any one thing?   

I did get a few things done since my last posting.  Really had to push myself to do them, though.  That's not like me...nothing I like better than to put the music on and sit and sew.  Perhaps that's it...with another person in the house, not only is the distraction level high (which is not all bad, ya know), but I'm just not as free to do whatever I want whenever I want.  You know.

But.  I did mange to make this cute little coin purse.  I made it for Julie to match her lime green purse.  She was having a bad day and I thought it might bring a smile to her face.  It did not.  So, since my baby sister (Jill, who just moved to Colorado) has been complaining (read whining) that her sisters receive more handmade items from me (which, by the way, is not true), she's going to get it.  She loves it.  This little coin purse was easy-peasy to make and the tutorial can be found here.

And, I made this 13x21 inch remote/phone/scissors/pen holder for me Mum.  To hang over the arm of her chair.  I made it up as I went along and am pretty happy with how it turned out.  Two of the pockets were specially made to  accommodate the thicknesses of the remote & phone.  I'm not sure how to explain it, and you sure cannot see it on the photo...but the pockets expand to accommodate the depth of the remote and the phone.  Pretty slick, methinks. 

Unfortunately, all of the arms on my chairs are too big and round to model this, so I'm hoping you can imagine it hanging rather than laying flat on my table.  {grin}

It's Friday, which means pizza night is finally here...YAY! 

I hope to work on several projects this weekend...perhaps I'll be very productive (don't hold your breath) so there will be something to show you.

Have a great weekend!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Coins & Bees...

I was able to finish a few things this week.

I made a coin purse for Joyce

that matches the purple tote

I made for her (shown here).

In the Aqua & Red Block Bee,

we have two blocks to make each month

for the next 6 months.

 We were given complete freedom with Carrie's block.

This isn't what I originally intended, but this

is what my block for her ended up being. 

 

Erin (Why Not Sew?), wanted a wonky star block.

Following this tutorial

I quickly put this block together.

Wonky stars are fun and easy peasy...

I love it!

 

I have another tote to make

and then I'll be caught up.

What have you been working on?

Mother's Day Gifts.

I neglected to mention that me Mum was going to have arthroscopic surgery on her knee.  Well, it was done yesterday and she is doing really well.  Julie is up there with her for a few days.  

Late Saturday night, it occurred to me that if I hurried up and got them done, Julie could take the Mother's Day gifts with her that I had planned on sending through the mail.  So, I hustled and bustled and made these two super simple coin purses.  I even remembered to put a coin in each one! One is for my favorite aunt/godmother, Bev, and the other is for me Mum.

They measure about 3 1/2  x 4 1/2 inches and are just the right size for a credit card, i.d., and some money.  That's a pocket in front for I don't know what.  Whatever you want.  I just wanted one there.   

The darling fabric is from the seemingly bottomless box of fabric I won from Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill about a year and a half ago.  

That's all I have for now.  Hope you are having a good week so far!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10