Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Muddling Through

Don 't forget to enter the giveaway from last Saturday.  I'll draw a name out of the hat before the start of ScrapHappy Saturday this week.  The lucky winner will receive a lovely collection of fabric hand-dyed by Vicki Welsh.  What better way is there to prepare for a new year than having fabulous fabric to inspire creative projects?

My sewing time hasn't been focused lately on what needs to be done, but rather on what can be done with a $99 machine.  I sewed for a lot of years with a brother from Wal-Mart, but I wasn't quite doing the same level of sewing then.  Hawaii Sunset just had a few more geese in need of finishing.  Paper piecing does well enough without a quarter inch foot, so those got crossed off the list.  I won't try putting any blocks together though, the bigger foot makes seeing intersections too difficult and the seams seem to keep getting un-nested or even flipped.  It is nice to have all the blocks finished though.  Every step is a little closer to a finished quilt.
I can do crumbs and strings well enough, so I think next on the list will be to finish the blocks for Bonny's Anniversary quilt.   We need to prepare some fabric for photo printing as well which will take a bit of time.

The semester is starting to wind down and I am anxious to get some serious sewing done during the break.  Just 10 more Dear Jane blocks in the center section! How cool would it be to have all of them done this year?  There are two quilts waiting for borders, Midgets and Jamestown.  Getting the quilting machine fired up would be so much fun right now.  Until then though, I still have a bit of binding to get done. 

8 comments:

Lynne said...

Love those blocks, it will be a fabulous quilt.

Deb A said...

Oh no, still no machine? Do they have one you can use until you get yours back? Good thing you are resourceful and can find things you can do on the machine you have available.

Sheila said...

I love these beautiful blocks! They look great with the blue sashing.

Angie said...

Love those colorful Hawaii Sunset blocks! Paper piecing extraordinaire!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

I was sewing a binding on a quilt today, and realized how lucky I am to have such a work horse. Sometimes we take things for granted, sure hope your machine comes soon!

Teresa in Music City said...

I was just going through my UFO box of Hawaii Sunset earlier tonight! Looking for a pink that I couldn't find - and there it was :*) So sorry you are dealing with machine issues - that's so difficult when the seam allowance has to be perfect! Sounds like you are finding ways to work around it nicely :*)

Kate said...

At least there is progress on at least one project. It has to be beyond frustrating to be ready to sew, but with no machine.

Andee said...

Your Hawaii Sunset blocks looks amazing! I can't wait to get back to it in the new year!