Covered in Threadmalaka’s adventure in sewing

I just realized that I have made so many different things in the last few weeks, but I didn’t take pictures of much of it!

• The Stepping Stones quilt top should be about finished.  I completed most of it then sent it off with my mother in law to put together.  I need to cut out the borders but that’ll only take a minute.  It’s adorable! And, it was so super easy I want to make another one!!

Actually, I have a different jelly roll that I can’t wait to get started on:

What will I do with it? I don’t know, but I love working with 2 1/2 inch trips.  I’m sure I’ll find a great pattern to compliment the warm colors on this one.

But, I want to get the stepping stones quilt finished, or at least sandwiched, before I start another one.  I’m going to piece the backing of the stepping stones quilt out of 10″ squares, it shouldn’t take long and I think it’ll be super cute.

• I have made a ton of bags lately!  I haven’t taken a picture of any of them, though.  I’m not sure why, I just haven’t had time to even think about it, lately.  I even made one for myself that I’m loving.

• Curtains! Finally!  While in Houston last weekend, we went to Glick discount fabric & upholstery shop.  Oh my! Iwas in heaven.  Rolls upon rolls of fabric, everywhere - more than I could even comprehend.  I was looking for drapery material for my double-decker livingroom windows.  Thankfully, my mom and sister were there to help me, and we picked out a beautiful green taffeta and crossed our fingers that it would work with my house.

I got home that Sunday and started on them immediately.  Taffeta is easy to sew, but hard to work with.  It slides off any surface, which meant measuring, pinning, and cutting 17 feet of it was a nightmare.  Although I considered quitting several times, I didn’t - I finished them by Monday and Richard was brave enough to hang the curtain rod for me.  Voila.. my living room came together just like that!

• After the painstaking process of removing a bazillion stitches from my nephew’s quilt, I decided to take a formal class on free motion quilting.  It’s not offered until March 26, but I’m really excited about it.  I’m going to do some more practicing so that the instructor can help me figure out what I’m doing so incredibly wrong.  My stitches are different lengths and my curves are always wonky.

I’m having minor surgery this week, but taking a few days off work.  Hopefully I’ll be up to sewing, I have tons of projects that I want to play with.  And I’ll take pictures, promise.