Making a larger project bag for Little S was a priority for the summer. She is in the fiber arts club at college and they have weekly meetings where they sit around and do hand sewing of some sort. It warms my heart that that is a real thing. She picked the fabrics and focus and I got it done. You can check out the details HERE.
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| New Project Bag |
All the fabric from Guatemala got sorted and I filled a box for Grown Up R. I added a few pieces from my regular stash that she was interested in and got that mailed this week. She made her 200th Etsy sale this week. Woohoo!
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| Borders will get scalloped after quilting. |
Dear Jane is out for quilting. As much as I would have like to hand quilt Jane, that just wasn't going to happen. When I called to make an appointment, I discovered that my favorite longarmer retired. Arrgh. So I had to hunt around and find another. Senor G asked if I was sure I wanted to send Jane to an unknown, Little S told me not to worry. In addition to "no appointment needed", the rest of the drop off/check in procedure was also very different, but the quality of the samples seems to be fine. They are a small business/quilt shop and don't have a lot of designs to chose from, but will order Baptist Fans for me. I thought that was a good sign.
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| Before borders |
I added borders to the hexagon quilt and made a backing. But then found out that Grown Up E's godson is getting a sibling! She likes this quilt, so I will wait and finish it when they know the gender. The backing I prepared is neutral/boyish. But if it is a girl I will switch and make it more feminine. I forgot to take a new picture.
I was feeling unproductive this week, but looking back at what I did, I was hardly slacking! I guess there have been so many BIG sewing finishes lately that I got used to that. This week I also worked on a few projects around the house that had been saved for the summer. All in all a good week.
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Your Dear Jane looks stunning. I'm having to switch quilters too as mine has also retired. I think I've found one, but haven't dropped off any quilts as yet. Congrats on all the stitching time this week and all the progress.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing your masterpiece Jane Sickle reproduction! It's magnificent. I hope your new long arm quilter works out and you're delighted when you pick it up. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe project bag is really cute, and my, your Dear Jane is gorgeous! The Baptist Fan quilting design is going to be fabulous.
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