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Well got the sunflowers in the windows and working on the quilting.  This will be a gift for Christmas.   Hopefully it will be finished in a few days. So far I am just outlining the sunflowers.  I have  a twin size bed quilt cut out that is snowmen in the Attic Window  pattern.  

My sewing table is full of fabric and batting waiting for me to get to work and make something. I have an order for Microwave Cozies.  All cut out and ready to sew.  I can find other things to do than sew.  Tonight our son and daughter in law invited us out to dinner.  HadContinue reading “Friday”

I was working on a wall hanging of  Faith, Hope, and Love.  The more I worked on it the more I hated it.  It is in the way back of the closet and we will see if I get it out.  I had initially thrown it away, and then took it out and put itContinue reading “Thursday”

Today has been wonderful.  Had to go to JoAnn’s for some quilt batting and then finished a wall hanging and started another.  Tomorrow even more sewing.  What could be better? Wait till you see what is in store for tomorrow.

While on vacation we went to Bryce Canyon and I bought a  pattern for the Natural Bridge that we saw..  While it is an ok pattern I have made a few little changes to it. Now I am thinking more of going thru all my vacation photos and making a series of these wall hangings.Continue reading “Natural Bridges”

I am trying to work on an applique pattern I got from Bryce Canyon a few weeks ago.  It is not coming out to my liking, but we will see how it turns out.  I will be working on it tomorrow and hopefully it will come together.  I look at all my fabric and thenContinue reading “Sweet Saturday”

As promised here are the directions for making your own Gift Card Holder. 1.) Cut 3 pieces of fabric 6  1/2 inches by 4  1/2 inches                                                          Continue reading “Gift Card Holder”

This pattern was given at a sewing club, I made one to try and I will be making more for giving Gift cards at Christmas.  I will post tomorrow the pattern in case anyone wants to make it for themselves. Just pull the ribbon and the gift cards pop right up.  It holds 2 cards.Continue reading “Little gift card holders”

Monday got a new sewing machine.  The table I had been using for the machine was 2 legal size file cabinets with an 8ft x 24in still up and trying to clean things and fine top of it.  With the new machine it is too tall.  Sooooooooo today we went and bought a new industrial sewingContinue reading “When will I be done?!”

As you know we were on a vacation in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.  Well before we left we took my 2 yr old Singer into the shop for regular  maintenance.  Now that was about 3 weeks ago.  We went in and there is a part in the bobbin mechanism that is on orderContinue reading “New Janome Horizon”