In case anyone forgets that this really started out as a quilt blog, here is an update on my quilting. (So sad...)
The other day I found a simple tutorial for a scissors case on Mamaspark's blog. I was getting caught up on reading blogs (no time, dinner wasn't cooked, the house was a mess) and here was this very simple tutorial. So what does any normal crafty person do when they find a quick project? They let everything stand, hope their husband will be late (he usually is) and sit down at the sewing machine. 30 minutes later I had a scissor holder. Go try it out. It is easy and cute and would make a great quicky gift.
And look what my friend gave me the other day! A bag full of treasure! Mrs. Komatsu's sister (whom I've never met) USED TO do patchwork but she has moved on to other things nowadays (I doubt if I'll ever say that for myself) and so she passed along some of her patchwork fabric to give to me! I am all the more richer! So interesting to see all the fabrics and to discover some that I have used in the past myself. We must have the same interests or else those were especially popular fabrics at the time. What fun I will have with these scraps (when I find the time!) Thank you Mrs. Komatsu! And thank you Mrs. Komatsu's sister!
Yes, I am forever quilting, very slowly, the Wonky quilt. I am beginning to understand when some of you bloggers talk about your monster in the living room. This moves from one corner to my armchair and back with not more than 15 minutes done every week or so. It certainly isn't going to get done in the near future at this pace. I'm going to have to make a concerted effort to work on this. There are a lot of white spaces that I'm not sure what to do with and since I skip over them this quilt is going to start puckering if I'm not careful (and so far I'm not being careful). Then there is the colorful piano key border... Do I really want to stitch in the ditch around all those keys? I have a feeling I'll put the binding on first and then worry about quilting the border (or not) later.
The other day I found a simple tutorial for a scissors case on Mamaspark's blog. I was getting caught up on reading blogs (no time, dinner wasn't cooked, the house was a mess) and here was this very simple tutorial. So what does any normal crafty person do when they find a quick project? They let everything stand, hope their husband will be late (he usually is) and sit down at the sewing machine. 30 minutes later I had a scissor holder. Go try it out. It is easy and cute and would make a great quicky gift.
And look what my friend gave me the other day! A bag full of treasure! Mrs. Komatsu's sister (whom I've never met) USED TO do patchwork but she has moved on to other things nowadays (I doubt if I'll ever say that for myself) and so she passed along some of her patchwork fabric to give to me! I am all the more richer! So interesting to see all the fabrics and to discover some that I have used in the past myself. We must have the same interests or else those were especially popular fabrics at the time. What fun I will have with these scraps (when I find the time!) Thank you Mrs. Komatsu! And thank you Mrs. Komatsu's sister!Well, I need to get back to my quilting... and my blog reading... and my house cleaning... and my dinner making...
9 comments:
yup, my handquilting projects take ages and ages, as I somehow find it hard to focus and sit down to it... the end result is wonderful though....
Tanya,
It's not against the rules to machine quilt part and hand quilt part. . .
thanks for sharing the scissors holder idea, it looks cute. I'll have to give it a try.
I hadn't read your blog for a few days, but the morning glories were beautiful and I laughed at your bathtub room story!
Lois
I'm glad you liked the scissor holder. Aren't they great?
this quilt is so amazing and all the hard work you're putting into it just makes it that much better. All the time you put into it is worth it!
Maybe this is a project that you could try to work on 15 minutes a day. I don't remember where I read that idea but I find once I start doing that on a stalled project, I end up spending more and more time as I get back into it.
Your wonky quilt is such fun, it will be great to get it finished. If you're planning to hang it rather than use it you might be able to get away with less quilting - and perhaps you could machine quilt the borders as they're easy to get at. Who's going to complain?
Great quilt...I think there are a few of us that have the "monster" in the living room...I've had one in mine since July!! :o)
Lovely hand-me-downs...bet you've got big plans for those homespuns.
Now that my Monster In The Livingroom has moved out of the floor frame it has a new name. Monster In The Basement! I do find that I am enjoying the quilting process now that it is in a lap frame. I think you should do machine quilting on the border too. There are so many different fabrics in the border that hand quilting wouldn't show much anyway. Something to think about!
You will have your quilt finished sooner than you think. It is looking wonderful. We couldn't live without a monster lurking around our place...:>)
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