Pin It Weekly #141

I had a great sewing day! I'll have to wait to tell you about that tomorrow because today is Pin It day! And I'm all about the plaid this week. Those plaid circles are mounting up! 

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Whew! Quilting Is Hard Work

Really, it is!  My back is very sore but that should not surprise me since I quilted a whole quilt today.  Thank goodness that quilt is only about 50 inches square.  Any larger and I would not have made it.

Can you tell what it is?  Here are a couple of hints: it's really heavy, it's not the usual cotton, and it's got some very unusual colors and design.  

I'm in the middle of making a Dresden Plate tie quilt for a customer.  I actually began this project last weekend, but I did not get very far.

I was above my head in measuring and making the ties fit the quilt. Today my darling husband came in and did the math. It turns out that the math wasn't so hard.  Apparently I was on the right path but stopped too soon.

This is one of those times that I'm really grateful that I have such a large work table.  I spread the gray backing down on the table, found the centers on both side, and started laying ties down.  We did lots of adjusting to get the points even, and I had to trim down the center quite a bit, but in the end it worked out.



Then I loaded the long-arm and got busy.  It was difficult stitching down the ties, but once those were finished, the rest went quickly. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get to trim the edges, prepare and sew on the binding, then just close up the center.  It would be nice to have this project finished before we leave for Houston later in the week.  
Are you coming to Houston?  

Modern Monday for a Sister

When my sister sent me a text a week or so ago asking whether I could make a credit card holder with a loop for keys, I had only one question: do you want the same fabric.  I didn't have that particular fabric but since it was a bright modern print, I was able to offer something.  

She didn't request any particular colors, so I just chose something I liked and got busy with it on Sunday evening.  

It didn't take long to make, but I did need to work on it a bit. The measuring, coordinating fabrics, figuring out how to put it all together were easy enough and fun to do.  

So now it's Monday and I've contacted her by sending a picture to see whether she's happy with the outcome.  Her answer, "I love it!" So tomorrow it will be in the mail, and that's another small project marked off the list.  

Plus a pattern for a quick little wallet. I'll try to write a tutorial this week and post it.  I'll have to make another.  Don't you love when a project works out well and you didn't take pictures along the way?

 Sometimes I think it's because I'm afraid things won't work out and there will be proof.  Other times I think it's because I'm just goofy. Okay, really, it's both.  Have a great week!

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: B R I G H T S

Bright lights, bright gift wrap, bright faces...everything seems to be bright and cheerful and happy at this time of year.  That said, let's take a look at few bright, happy things and let them inspire a couple of bright, happy quilts.