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WIP Wednesday: Getting my sea legs

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30 May

After weeks of not sewing with my machine, I’ve been getting antsy. Well friends the time has come for my sewing machine to resume its rightful place: on my dining room table. I had taken down my sewing room and supplies etc. because our house is on the market. It now seems that the Bryan House will be moving soon. As we seem to have a buyer (God willin’ and the creek don’t rise!), the house doesn’t have to be show ready AT ALL TIMES!

*sigh of relief*

So we can all play and be messy! Hooray!

And now that baby Noelle is 5 weeks old, I’ve found pockets of time to sew. I need to sew! It makes me happy.

So here are a few things I’ve been working on:

Binding Noelle’s quilt. I am one who dislikes hand stitching binding. But I have to do it for the scalloped edges. I’m just over halfway done.

 

Just have to stitch down the binding...

 Smallish blocks for Michelle and Design Camp [Think Outside the Block] Bee. Here’s one:

Design Camp 3 for Michelle

And some blocks for Tammy for a HMQG Small Projects Swap. (Am so behind!) Here are two:

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Other than that Summer has started with a chorus of “I’m bored!” and “it’s too hot!” and “when’s the pool open?” and copious squabbling from the children. Oy! Where is my iced drink!?

🙂

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  1. A Girl says

    May 30, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Wow! How do you manage to get anything done? but I can totally relate – sewing makes me happy too. BTW, that is the cutest little baby ever. Congrats.

  2. Kim says

    May 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    Oh I just love scalloped edged quilts……lovely :0) it will be worth the effort.

    Happy Sewing

  3. Amy says

    May 31, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Very nice works, sewing can be the calm in life's events. Keep up the good work and sew on!

  4. smazoochie says

    June 4, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    I'm glad you all can let your guards down a bit & very glad you can spread our your sewing. (I wonder why realtors think a house has to look un-lived in in order to sell? Personally, I always liked seeing a bit of the 'life' in the house when we were house hunting.)
    p.s. I think you should move next door to me!

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I have been working behind the scenes on ANOTHER block of the month pattern, and you’ll finally be able to see it on May 1st! 

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I’ve just recently got all of these quilts back fr I’ve just recently got all of these quilts back from the quilter!!!! 😍

SWIPE to see them all and tell me which one is your favorite in the comments! 💕 👇

#quiltpattern #quiltinspiration #modernquilting #finishedquilt
I think as quilters, we sometimes get really wrapp I think as quilters, we sometimes get really wrapped up in a project or wanting to finish by a certain deadline, that we forget to just play. 🙌

Triangle blocks are especially fun for playing with! 

Because the same exact blocks can look completely different depending on how you arrange them.

All of a sudden, you’re not just following a pattern anymore, you’re creating something unique. 🪄

And I think that’s where a lot of the joy in quilting lives.

Not in getting it “right” or making it perfect, but in letting yourself be curious. 

Letting yourself try something, change it, try something else, and be a little playful instead of precise.

Some of my favorite quilts didn’t come from a perfectly planned layout… 👇

They came from standing at the wall, thinking, “Wait… what if I try it like this instead?” 👀

So if you have a few triangle blocks sitting nearby, take a little time to play with them and see what kind of pattern they end up in. 

Comment ‘TRIANGLE’ if you want to take my free class where I teach you how to make a modern triangle, and give you a block pattern to start sewing. 💕

#modernquilting #quiltingtechnique #quiltingforbeginners #beginnerquilter
This time of year in the sewing room is always so This time of year in the sewing room is always so lovely. 

We FINALLY get to have the windows open, the world outside is getting colorful again, and the extra daylight is a big bonus. 

This is my recipe for a PERFECT April sewing day...

✨ Self care: plan meals/snacks for eating right & getting your exercise (booooooo! I know, I know.) Maybe a fun wee treat tho!?

✨ Entertainment: if it’s just you, get your show/ sporting event/ audible, etc. Or if you’re with your quilty buds, you know what to do! Sew, gab, laugh!

✨ Something you’re excited to sew: latest bingeable project at the ready!? Latest fabric stack that arrived in the post? Or...finally get that WIP d.u.n!

✨ Essential responsibilities taken care of: feed the dog, respond to that time-sensitive email, dinner for the fam? Take care of what you must get done so you can check out more completely.

Finally, set a timer for your hard stop time.

I set my alarm for when I need to pick up my kiddos from school. That way, I can get carried away by my creativity and indulge in “me” time!

Shut the laptop, check out, it’s sew time! 🧵 Everything else on your to-do list can wait. It is time for you!

What are you working on for a perfect April sewing day? ⬇️

#quiltingprogress #quiltinginspiration #quiltpattern #springsewing
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