Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentine's Day

What a wonderful Valentine's Day.   Look what my hubby gave me.  He is a sweetheart.

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Stash Report 2012 - Week 7

I let my fingers go shopping with my credit card on the Internet.  Oh, I know I shouldn't have, but I did buy it.   I'd seen this pretty fabric line by Robyn Pandolph for  RJR called "Desired Things".   Desired it I did!  I don't have a project for it, I just liked it. I think the colors are prettier than photographed.  Note to self:  control yourself.

Stash Busting - Week 7

Added this Week:   7.5 yards
Added Year to Date:   16.75 yards
Used this Week:   1 yard
Used year to Date:   2.25 yards
Net Added for 2012:  14.5 yards


To see more stash reports, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times.

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New Treadle Table Top

Derin started the table top for my antique treadle frame.  I think this is a  very pretty frame, with the graceful scrolls.   I was going to use this in my office, but the wood - African Mahogany, he got is so pretty that when it is finished I think I'll put in the entry way. Then I can move the Singer Treadle table into the office.   Here is what  Derin is doing.

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New Work Bench in the Shop

Derin built himself a new work bench.  Guess what?  My largest cutting mat fits it.  I could use this for pinning quilts that are larger than my cutting table.  It is a great height.  Just blow it off, wipe it down and put the rotary cutting mat on it.  It seems like a good idea to me.  Yes, the shop is very messy, Derin says someday it will be better organized. 

He is working on my new table top.  We got this antique treadle frame last year.

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Antique Sewing Bird

My husband started my collection of antique sewing accessories for me a few years ago.  It all started when he was looking for a gift.  Since then I sometimes will get one of these little vintage surprises.  He shops and shops and likes to find a good deal.  Isn't he a sweetie!  I love this antique sewing bird I got this year for Christmas.

This is a wonderful brass vintage Sewing Bird / Hemming Clamp patent dated Feb 15, 1853 .  The mouth opens and closes down for holding fabric and the bottom clamp which is ornately decorated would be used to fasten to a sewing table. 

The bird is in excellent condition.  Unfortunately it is missing its original pincushion.  Most of the ones I've seen are missing the pincushions.   It has been well cared for and is in amazing shape for its age. 

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February 7th ~ 15 minutes of Sewing

Some weeks are better than others.  I felt like I was still fighting off a cold, so I took it easy. Thursday I missed or should I say spaced off my quilt guild meeting.  Hubby thinks it was better I didn't attend since I was so tired.  Took it easy over the weekend.

Tuesday -  Digitizing samples for class.  Shop for fabric on line, not what I needed in stash.
Wednesday -  Finish digitizing for class.
Thursday -  Went to store and found fabric for new project.
Friday -  Pre-wash the red fabric
Saturday -  None  Shopping with DH
Sunday -  None  Watch the Super bowl - yeah, OK I'm a football fan too, time well spent with Hubby
Monday -  Ironing pre-washed fabrics

Go on over to Kate's "Life in Pieces" and see how everyone else has been doing last week.

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Design Wall Monday - February 6, 2012

This fabric is for two in-the-hoop bags made on my 830 using the jumbo hoop.  I'm going to use variegated red thread for the quilting motif on one of the bags and two colors, variegated red and solid red thread for the other.  The quilting motifs will be on the navy blue fabric and the red polka-dot is the trim.  I think it will look nice.

What are you working on?

Go on over to Judy's Patchwork Times and see what is new on every one's design walls this week.

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Stash Report 2012 - Week 6

Changes, my project that I'm teaching was changed sine the design collection we were to use is on back order.  Bummer.  But now I have this very cute Redwork Wall hanging to do.  It should fun and not too hard.  Unfortunately, I didn't the real red fabric on hand that I wanted to use, so I purchased these.

Stash Busting - Week  6

Added this Week:   4.25 yards
Added Year to Date: 9.25 yards
Used this Week:    0 yards
Used year to Date:  1.25 yards
Net Added for 2012: 8 yards

To see more stash reports, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times.

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January 31st ~ 15 minutes of sewing

I just got the project for weekend classes.  I won't have time to get it sewn, but will learn the digitizing. Then the new project started for the store for next week can be started.  Then it was put on hold.  Now I'm in waiting to find out  what to do next.

So here is my report. 

Tuesday -  2+ hours.  Sorting fats; fusing 'Steam-a-seam 2" to fabric for applique.  Need find black stabilizer.
Wednesday - None  Working today, found out I won't need this project 'til later.
Thursday - 1 hour.  Working for weekend classes. 
Friday -  None.  Working today
Saturday -  None.  Working today
Sunday -  Hour.  Put away project for now.  Sort thru stash for new project.  Trying not to get a cold.
Monday - 4 hours.  Work on editing designs

Go on over to Kate's "Life in Pieces" and see how everyone else has been doing last week.

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New FO's for January 2012

This month I've been doing a little sewing on this and that.  I had big ideas to get farther on with the Chloe quilt - that didn't happen.   Other things pulled me this was and that, as I tried out some new techniques and made some test samples for myself .  The best thing about this the New FO's is it gives me permission to start a new project.  There is no pressure to finish it.  I love it.  It lets the creative juices flow.  So when I found out I would be teaching the Magic In the Air wall-hanging starting in February I was very pleased.  Oh Boy! This is something I wanted to make.  Found almost all of my fabric in my stash.  Hmmm - that's good.  Then, we found that the design collection is now on back order, so we will be making this later in the year.  This cute wall-hanging didn't even get off of the cutting table.  Sometimes the best laid plans don't work out.  We have a cute new wall hanging project and I'll post more about it in February.

Magic in the Air

Go on over to Barbara’s blog Cat Patches and see the new January projects that everyone has started.

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