sewing, not computing!

I've been getting lots of sewing time, and have chosen to sew more and blog less. I finished the quilt for my cousin and it is on the way to him for his birthday. I finished the Halloween costumes, but dd and ds don't want to model for photos yet, although they have worn them around the house often. Finishing touches to be added this weekend.


I made a small quilt for my MIL who admired the work of Sandi Garris ... it is 12" by 12" and doesn't have all the beautiful hand-dyed fabrics Sandi uses, but I liked the bright colors and hope it brightens a spot in my MIL's home.



I have finished blocks for the flickr block swap - it's been fun to get great blocks in the mail! My Holiday Swap quilt top is together - I hope to get it quilted next week.

I also make 35 QAYG blocks in pinks, reds and purples for a girly comfort quilt - I will put them together at our comfort quilt day next week.

I was given a huge bag of kids fabric and have made 9 pillowcases for Jackie's Guild and Hole in the Wall Gang camp - I have 6 more prepped, then I will send them on to her. This seemed a better use of the many chunks of fabric I received since it would be years before I got it all made into quilts. I love a cheerful pillowcase on my bed, and I'm sure these kids at camp will as well. Our guild also supports this camp, and it's a wonderful place.

Finishing Steps

My cousin's quilt is quilted and the striped bias binding is machine sewn ... I just need to sit down and finish hand stitching it to the back. There is unfortunately a lot of family drama going on at the moment, and I hope this quilt will promote some greater family peace - one can only hope.


I've been busy making Linus tops, especially some simple Halloween tops for delivery to the local hospital this month. We like to try and have some holiday themed quilts on hand when appropriate. My Linus tops are tied by the ladies that meet weekly, but other comfort quilts that I finish are machine quilted - the meander I did on this sailboat quilt finished it off nicely. I love the shark and sea turtle fabric I found for the border - keeps with the theme of the sea!


Finally, our bi-annual guild show coming in 2010 features lavish baskets filled with items of a certain theme. The basket chairwoman asked that each basket be accompanied by a mini-quilt representing the theme. I chose to do the "puzzles" basket and made a small, unsolved sudoku puzzle on the quilt - it measures about 18" by 24". Even after carefully checking and rechecking before I sewed each square, I got one section sewed together in the wrong orientation. Arghhh ... now it's been corrected, and the puzzle can be solved. My kids think it would be fun to have placemats with these puzzles - more fun to solve the sudoku than do their homework!

Next on the agenda are Halloween costumes - a leopard princess and a native American are soon to reside in our home!