I haven't made any sewing progress since last Wednesday, but I did make some shopping progress (and sometimes, isn't that just as fun? :)). My husband and I celebrated our 7th anniversary with a trip to Coeur d'Alene over the weekend. I had just purchased a copy of Simplify by Camille Roskelley, so I brought that with me to read. I really enjoyed looking through it and it had a few projects I'll be adding to my list. I talked my husband into taking me to the local quilt shop there called Bear … [Read more...]
Vintage Fabric Roundup 3
Here are a few more vintage finds from recent shopping trips. I'm almost out of new fabric finds to show you, so I really hope I'm able to find more soon :) I should probably also start thinking of something to make with these beauties. These four are some of my favorite florals I've found thus far. I especially LOVE the one on the left. The color is amazing, I'm obsessed with mint right now. The purple fabric is not a cotton, so I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with it, but it was too … [Read more...]
WIP Wednesday: Ready for Quilting!
This weekend I had a few hours to assemble the blocks. I quickly learned that if one block is off, it is much more difficult to keep the rest from getting off. I think my earlier mistakes snowballed somewhat. I'm not worried about it though, I'm sure I'll get better at this with more practice. I'm also going to check and see if my local quilt shop has a beginner class. I think it would be fun to meet some other newbies and learn the right way to do things. Part of me wishes I was ok with just … [Read more...]
Vintage Fabric Roundup 2
I had another successful vintage fabric shopping session at my local thrift store! I think I am getting addicted to finding fun older prints. I don't think all of these fabrics I found are vintage (it's especially hard to tell with solids), but I really like the fabric I found. The problem is I am starting to get attached and don't want to use them :) I didn't plan it, but the fabric I found actually coordinates pretty well together. Maybe a future quilt in the works?! Ok, probably not in … [Read more...]
WIP Wednesday: More practice needed
This week I had a rare full day to work on the baby quilt for my cousin. The pattern I'm working on didn't seem that difficult in concept, however, I am definitely having some struggles with getting things to line up. In hindsight, I probably should have been more diligent in trimming things. But hey, it's only my 2nd quilt and I'm having so much fun. And I'm guessing the baby isn't going to care if some things aren't lining up perfectly. :) Probably the best part of the day was laying out all … [Read more...]
Vintage Fabric Roundup 1
I have a huge passion for most things vintage. At one point, I had plans to start a vintage rentals company until that dream clashed with moving into a house with less than 200 square feet. So I sold most of my vintage stuff except for the vintage china in storage that I just couldn't part with. When I started quilting, I was drawn to many of the vintage quilt fabrics. In one of my thrift store trips, I decided to check out their fabric section and found quite a few fabrics I loved. I haven't … [Read more...]
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