Sewing Room Friday, 10/27/23

 With Mark at home for the last week, I have been doing some sewing.

I made this super cute vinyl zipper pouch for my friend, Brianne. I'm getting more comfortable sewing with vinyl and plan on making a lot more of these pouches.

Now that I know how to crochet a granny square, I have become kind of obsessed with them.

I read about someone who makes compassion quilts and was looking for simple blocks in popsicle colors. I went through my stash and made these. They were quick and fun--I hope they will work in the quilts she is putting together.

The rest of the week has seen me working with this stack of fabrics, although I ended up making some changes with four of the fabrics. The top four burgundy/maroon fabrics needed to be more purple, which I didn't realize until I had made all the blocks!

So that's it for this last week in October.

Sewing Room Friday, 10/13/23

So many things to share today!

Do you remember the quilt I made for our friends who got married in January? They took it to Disneyland last weekend and sent these photos!

Jessie said the train conductor really liked the quilt and told people waiting in line to go take a look. :)

I've mentioned before that they like to do something called Disneybounding, where you wear something representative of a character or something in the park. Jessie made her skirt to mimic the bunting. Isn't it so cute?! And such a fun thing to do.

I have crocheted for years, but in all that time, I have never crocheted a granny square. This is a first. And I'm pretty happy with it. :)

This morning I received the latest newsletter from Oakshott Cottons, to find they were featuring my Lumos quilt top!

Michelle, the designer of the Double Ruby Ring blocks, posted this on her instagram feed, which was the cherry on top because all her designs are really amazing!

I'm making good progress on my Star Adventure quilt blocks, which I have named Starfall (because of the fall colors), so it's been a good week in the sewing room.  

Sewing Room Friday, 10/6/23

In the last week, these are the blocks I have been working on, from a great pattern called Squarevoiyant by @quiltcakes. I used a stack of wovens and linens that I had on hand, and never quite knew what to do with. I liked this version of no sashing.

But in the end, I decided I liked the secondary pattern made with the sashing added. I had starched the fabrics before cutting and sewing, but still, so much unraveling! I like the ombre effect and the overall softness.

My striped fabric arrived and I auditioned it next to the Meadowland blocks. 

The stripes are perfect next to the blocks. I decided a break from the blocks to the border would be a good idea, so I auditioned a skinny black border and I really like it. I will probably use black for the binding as well. 

And then I started on these sawtooth star blocks. I pulled a stack of fall fabrics loosely based on the felt garland. They are all Pure Solids by Art Gallery Fabrics which, again, I have had for quite awhile. 

I'm going to use this beautiful Liberty of London print as the sashing. 

Last Sunday, I borrowed my friend's yarn winder. I thought Gabe might enjoy using it. He wound about eight skeins into balls for me--a huge help!

And that's it for the first week of October.