Vintage Happy Pillows and More Zippers...

Wow.  Can you believe that it's almost the middle of September?  Already?  

The one good thing about that is...the new season of television shows is just a few days away!   YAY!  With my DVR, I do not miss any of them, either.  I catch up during the week while knitting or doing some type of hand work.  

I had a few days this week when I did absolutely nothing.  Yup.  Nothing.  At.  All.  

But, I did manage to do a few things on the other days.  I made two 12" pillow covers...with scraps/leftovers from my Vintage Happy quilts (scrap jar star and large granny square).  The back is an envelope closure made with Kona Cotton Solid in White.

They bring a smile to my face.  

I put together two more little zippered pouches.

And, I did work on another project...but I want to wait until it is completed before I show you.  Hopefully, that will be very soon.  

It is in the high 30's this morning.  Nice walking weather...but that's about all I can say about it.  Not looking forward to colder weather. 

Not sure what I'll be doing this weekend.  Any sewing I do will involve linen, though.

Here's a blurry photo of Tag and his shadow out for a morning walk.  Taken at 5:22 this a.m....hence the darkness.

 Have a wonderful weekend!


"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

A Small Project...

I love small projects!  Quick and easy...almost instant gratification.  Ya know?  

I have been thinking for a very long time that I need to make myself another pincushion.  I actually have two pincushions...the wonderful strawberry one from Donna of Brynwood Needleworks.  (see it here) That one stays on my side table, which is next to my big easy chair where I do my finishing work.  The other pincushion - the one that gets the most use - travels back and forth from the sewing machine area to the work area...when I remember to grab it and take it with me, that is.  It seems that it is never where I need it, though!  I am always getting up to hunt it down (not that this apartment is that big, mind you).  I could have made one at any time, but just never did.  You know how that goes, right?     

But, this morning, I was looking for something to do.  Mind you, I have enough to do...but I just wanted to do something simple and quick.  So, that's what I did.  Just now.  Made myself another pincushion.  I made it out of some Hope Valley (by Denyse Schmidt) fabric scraps that I ran across the other day when looking for something in my scrap bucket.  

I had to piece a few scraps together to make 2 of the squares...

Front

Back

I had to piece one of the strips for the back, too.  But, hey!  No biggie.   

I honestly don't know which side I like better.  But, I'm using the 9-patch side for the front.  This pincushion makes me happy. 

Have a good Sunday!
 


"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Scraps...

When I arrived home from work,

I spied a package leaning

against my door.

It was a large flat-rate 

 priority mail box.

I opened it to find...

 

SCRAPS!!

LOTS of them!!

From...

you know...

my good friend, Cathy!

Such fun fabrics she has.

Very different than 

what I have! 

That is why it's 

so much fun to

get these boxes

of scraps!

What fun I'll have playing with these...

thank you so very much, Cathy!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Fabric Stash

How do you organize your fabric stash?

In my blog-hopping, 

I have often read about

organizing fabric stashes.

Many quilters organize by color,

 some by quantity

(fat quarters, half-yards, yardage),

and others by project.

I rarely purchase fabric

just because I like it.

My fabric purchases are usually

for a specific project.

So, I guess I am most comfortable

organizing it by keeping the 

fabric collection together.

But, what to do with the odd pieces

that I receive from others

(gifts, giveaways, etc.)?
(not odd, as in 'odd', but as in 'doesn't belong with any
specific project or fabric collection presently in my possession')

And, once I'm done with a project,

what should I do with the scraps?

Sometimes there are a lot of scraps...

sometimes there are larger pieces left.

These fabrics could easily be worked

into another quilt, or used for smaller projects.

So...how do I organize them?

That's what I need to be working on.

Organizing my fabrics.

I got a bit of a start on it today.

Right now, I have the fabrics that aren't for anything specific in containers labeled 'neutrals', 'flannels', 'Kona solids', 'Christmas', etc..

Interesting how the beginning

of a project can create

an even bigger mess.

(those big totes are full of wool.)

(Now I ask you...what kind of organization is this?)

 

And, by the way, the wire storage thingie

over there in the corner is NOT large

enough to hold all of my containers.

Perhaps I need to empty the top of it

and stack containers to the ceiling, hey?

Speaking of fabrics & organization...

Nicole over at Sister's Choice Quilts

wrote about how she stores her fabric.

Read about it here.

And, Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts
wrote about 'scrap management' here.

I'd love to hear how

you organize your fabrics.

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

Another Giveaway Win!

HOLY SCHMOLY!!!

Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill was in a cleaning out mood

& I was the lucky winner!

The box arrived today.

Full of fabric scraps that are mostly Moda designer fabrics!

There were strips & stripes, odd-sized squares & geometrics, charm packs & hearts, yardage & fat quarters, florals...

all luscious...

all for me...

there seemed to be no end!!!

I love it all!!!

Thank you so much, Cathy!

Cannot wait to start using these wonderful fabric 'scraps'.