Rag basket

Ok I used my phone to take a picture of the basket I made to hold my sewing tools.



I plan to make a set of coasters for the house and maybe a rug for the laundry room next !

I'm Back

I'm back after a long time away. Recovery from surgery took longer then exected. In fact, I am still recovering. I have been sewing a little. I made my dad a wall hanging for Christmas. Here is a picture of it.



I also started making rag baskets. I will post a pic later when I get my camera going. Right now I am having the worst time on a baby quilt. I made snowbal blocks and then I was working on 9 patches. Well after 4 tries and using 1.5 yards of 2 fabric I bought I had no nine patches. I set that abomination aside and went to Joanne's to buy new fabric and start over. Now, I am going to make a pinwheel quilt. I hope this works out better. I will post pictures soon :)

Out of comission

I have not posted on here for awhile. I think the last time I sewed was the end of September. Beginning of October I developed carpal tunnel pretty bad. It brought my sewing to a complete halt which is kind of depressing. On a bright note,Thursday I go for carpal tunnel release. I am hoping this helps me recover quickly and gets back in my sewing room even faster. I will update the blog once I am sewing again. I will probably not be online for a week or so after surgery so now you know where I am.

1962 Singer sewing machine

I have been on the look out for a second sewing machine to use when I am embroidering and / or if my bernina needs to get tuned. Today I found a 1962 327K singer sewing machine. She is real pretty and sews like a dream.

Latest Project

My latest project is a joint effort. I am teaching my friend Brandy to quilt and we made a lady bug wallhanging for our friends baby shower. This is one of the fastest projects I have made. We decided on a Sunday that we wanted to make a wallhanging. Monday we picked fabrics and Tuesday-Friday we stitched it up. The shower was on Saturday ! This wall hanging is a combo of embroidery, applique, piecing and quilting.