Charity Silent Auction

The bags are finished, and this one is going to be raffled at the Mom Prom on April 26.

Fabric Friday

It's Fabric Friday! Well, that's not really a thing, but why not? My kids post old photos on their social media sites on "Throwback Thursday," so why can't I have Fabric Friday, when I pull the trigger on some of the fabric I've been "dating" in cyber shopping carts? Today, among other things, I ordered two yards of this:

Designer: Lily Gonzales-Creed

Collection: Farm to Fork

Print Name: Houndstooth in Yellow

Think: funky pencil skirt. I ordered from Hawthorne Threads, where they've got the bacon print on order. I'll put that in my cart when it is available.

Stash Used:  0 yards

Stash Used, total: 257.85 yards

Stash Acquired: 11

Stash Acquired, total: 445.375

Beach Bags

My mother taught me to buy shoes that I like in many colors. It suggests that you may not be able to get too much of a good thing. In the spirit of "one good thing deserves...MORE," I made more beach bags. Here's one I made with Annie's Soft and Stable, which is perhaps a mistake since the top doesn't pinch in as smoothly as I'd like.

It's always time to sew for charity, and I've dipped into the stash of fabrics I bought specifically for that purpose. These beach bags are sure to be appealing to the charity silent auction set, so I've started two for that purpose. I am waiting for the webbing to arrive, as I'd not stashed any in an appropriate pink. Anyone who knows me well knows that I've seen more pink in a lifetime than anyone needs to, and I really am not a fan of making a whole month, (October,) into Breast Cancer Awareness monotony. Nevertheless, the charities tend to draw a passionate crowd, and the cause is not without its deserving beneficiaries. I deeply wish that so much hype would be spent on ensuring clean drinking water for the entire globe, but I am not the one who gets to decide. Here are my works in progress:

And here is the scaled-down version I've made into my latest purse. It's from the fabric line "Hearty Goid Wishes," which I've found the need to hoard.

Stash Used:  9 yards

Stash Used, total: 257.85 yards

Stash Acquired: 0

Stash Acquired, total: 434.375

Farewell to Big Red

Kristen's father passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. 

Rest in peace, Big Red. My thoughts are with Kristen and her family. 

Stash Used:  2 yards

Stash Used, total: 248.85 yards

Stash Acquired: 0

Stash Acquired, total: 434.375

Little Projects

Kim has a kindle that needs a cute cover. Here are two.

Annabelle's quilt, it turns out, is just the right colors for her new nursery. Kerry asked that I try to cover the glider cushions in something coordinating, and this is what I came up with from my stash. Minky...sooooooooo soft!!





















Sophia has so much faith in me that she thinks I can fix shoes that are too wide! Turns out, I can, but it required a lot of hand stitching, which is NOT my forte. Tough times, dropped needles, bad words, but I think it's a good fix in the end.
I bought 8 yards of indigo shades in the Hearty Good Wishes line, which is absolutely me. Then I ordered a bunch more from fabric.com in parts that they didn't have at Quilted Threads. 13 yards more.

Stash Used:  3 yards

Stash Used, total: 246.85 yards

Stash Acquired: 21

Stash Acquired, total: 434.375

Stashing again

I just bought 13.5 yards on sale at Fabricworm. Though I've exercised some restraint recently as I remodel and add shelves to my sewing space, I could not resist RK Lawn for $6 a yard. I want to make lightweight blouses for summer. When?!! I also snuck in 35 yards from Hawthorne and Del Ray. Lots of jelly rolls and complementary stuff.

It seems almost inevitable that I bought a Cricut machine for cutting paper, though I have sworn not to become one of those people who spends a lot of time "scrapbooking." I would be delighted just to have photos in albums. I'm a decade behind in organizing photos. So much so that I don't even bother to put it my New Year's resolutions any more. I bought it because I knew the girls would also love creating cards and paper crafts and we could laugh together and enjoy some crafting time. It worked. I use my longarm machine while they make stuff. Alexandra is making little cards for her boyfriend. There's no love like 16-year-old love, that's for sure. 

Stash Used:  0 yards

Stash Used, total: 228.4 yards

Stash Acquired: 13.5 + 35!!

Stash Acquired, total: 413.375

French General Metro Ring

I have worked with Valerie for 16 years, and we have become very good friends. Who understands me better than she? I would venture to say no-one. Valerie has retired and moved to Colorado, where she will spend more time with her dear grandson, Clyde, son of her dear daughter, Andrea. Although this is where she should be, I miss her every day. This quilt is for Valerie, whose path I hope to cross again someday, perhaps when I retire to Colorado.

Stash Used: 11.45 yards

Stash Used, total: 243.85 yards

Stash Acquired: 0

Stash Acquired, total: 364.875