Earlier this week my daughter performed in a concert at the local senior center. When I walked in I saw that they are collecting "Chemo Caps" to hand out to patients that have lost their hair. So I searched online and found a pattern that looked nice and easy. So last night I whipped up 3 caps after I got home from work. I just placed an order for more yarn in fun colors to make more and will enlist my 15 year old daugther's help :)
I finished piecing a baby quilt last night. The blocks were sent to me by my BFF after she finished this quilt earlier this year. Nancy sent me her leftover blocks as well as the leftover fishy fabric and flannel that she used for the backing. So I put this top together for a friend of hubby's that just had a little boy.
I also cut up 4 yards of muslin and another jelly roll for my next leader ender project. So there's another 6 3/4 yards out of the stash :) It really feels great to be using stash and piecing tops while piecing other tops (ala Leader/Enders).
Today sure was a productive day!! I finally finished piecing my Blooming Nine Patch top YAY!!! This top has been 5 years in the making and I am just thrilled to have it done.....now to find the time to quilt it and decide how I want to quilt it LOL
I also decided that I wanted to make a small purse to take sailing tomorrow. I'm going on a wine tasting sail and didn't want to lug my normal purse along.....So I searched the stash and made a Runaround Bag and a matching Wonder Wallet. Both pieces took about an hour to make including cutting the pieces out. This was also the first time I'd ever made either of these patterns. Talk about EASY!!!
Oh and remember the leader ender project I cut out not too long ago??? Well the blocks are FINISHED!!! I pieced all the blocks while putting the Blooming Nine Patch together and now they are ready to be pieced into a top....Guess it's time to decide on another leader ender project LOL....I also didn't buy any new fabric....YAY!!! I have to say, it's pretty nice to be working with my stash and not feeling the need to go shopping every time I want to sew!!!
Here's my Disappearing Nine Patch top using charm packs from Moda's Sanctuary line. I will be using this as a backing for the embroidered quilt I pieced at my guild's Spring Retreat!! This busted 3 1/2 yards of fabric (even though they were charm packs) and even better, by piecing this backing I avoided buying backing fabric for this quilt!!!
So this is what I had when I went into the studio this afternoon.....
And this is what I turned it into.......
And soon it will become........
I finished the binding on the valances last night. I quilted them a couple months ago but hadn't gotten around to binidng them and adding hanging sleeves. This weekend I decided I needed a hand project while hubby and I watched movies that we had recorded on the DVR so I attached the hanging sleeves and binding and got to work. They are now finished and hanging nicely on the dining room french doors.
I also finally got my split nine patch blocks together (I had started them awhile back and never got them put together, they will be the backing of another quilt that I started at the spring guild retreat this year). I used charm packs from the Sanctuary line by Moda and I'm very happy with this one so far. Using the charm packs allowed me to have a backing to match the quilt without purchasing any additional fabrics :)
Well the holiday weekend is allowing me to catch up on some commitments (YAY!!). Yesterday I got the backing pieced and the quilt loaded....today I quilted it. I used Wonky Feathers ala Dawn Ramirez of PajamaQuilter fame!!! I just love to quilty these wonky feathers!!!
The quilt will be headed home to South Dakota this week. I hope she likes it!!!
