Friday Night Sew In

                                                      

Last night was Friday Night Sew-In. Did you sew?  I didn't think I was going to be able to join in, but at the 11th hour decided I needed a little 'me time'. :-)  And I sewed! Whoohoo!  I have been working on so many things that I can't show you... yet. That I decided I needed a little fun. LOL

First, I needed to make some pinwheels for a project. A friend is making some too, so we needed to coordinate the 'spin'. I am pinwheel challenged. LOL  So I made up one and hopefully we will both be spinning the same way. I have more to make up today~ part of the reason I will be tied to my sewing chair. ;-)

I've fallen behind in my Great Granny Quilt Along squares, so I got two almost completed. One is partially done by my sewing machine and one more is laid out on a design board. I will finish these four up today and that will give me nine. But do I want to stop there? Or make my quilt a little bigger? Decisions. Decisions.  I am using my vintage sheet collection and white muslin for my blocks and am loving how they turn out. This is going to be a very snuggly quilt ~ which is why I think I should make it bigger.  ;-)

Today my sewing is going to be for me and next week I get back to work on the 'secret stuff'. But no worries~ you will get to see the secret stuff in October! :-) And really, it isn't that far away!~ Must get to work!

Have a wonderful day and

Until next time~

Happy sewing!!                                                        

Another Week Has Flown By!

How it happens is a mystery to me. :-) LOL

I have been sewing~ one project I can't show you~ yet.  It is going in the mail tomorrow. ;-)

But~ I have been having fun playing in my sheets! LOL  I have 8 blocks finished for the Great Granny Quilt Along. I am doing them in my vintage sheet collection and I just love how they are turning out. You can see all my seams because of the dark floor~ you won't when it is sandwiched and quilted. I am going to make 4 more blocks, so I have 12.

Since the sheets were out... :-/ and I couldn't resist! I also cut squares for the Fusion Blanket Crochet Along that Little Miss Shabby and friends are hostessing.  I said I wasn't joining another thing...but... ah... I found yarn on sale and already had the sheets... so....

sigh  I am weak.

I cut out my squares a little larger than the Crochet Along gals are doing, and I put a piece of flannel in between so the sheets wouldn't show through and to add a little more body. I need to stitch around these and then put them by my chair for blanket stitching. This is going to be a longer term project, but just right for nights when I have my tootsies in the air. ;-)

Hope you are finding a little sewing time this summer too!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Bitten!

I've been bitten! By the Great Granny Quilt Along bug. :-)  Jodi and Lori are sponsoring this quilt along~ and I just couldn't resist. :-)

My vintage sheet stash seemed to be the perfect choice for blocks, so I quickly made one.

Then I decided I needed bigger design boards. :-)  (You can find that tutorial on Lori's blog too). The dollar store had the foam board. I made 2 last night and had to play with my sheet squares. Fun!

Hopefully I can get to my sewing machine later today to sew them up. Right now I'm headed outside to paint!

Thanks for stopping by~ Have a happy day!