baby sewing

June is bustin’ out all over from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

The heat and humidity are here, flowers are blooming, veggies are growing, and I can’t get enough sewing time.

Ah, summer. While not yet officially here, all of its attributes are in place and I wrestle with which thing to do first. My heart wants to plant my butt in my studio, but Johnson grass is loving the new super soil we spread around the pollinator garden, so into the weeds I must go.

On Monday morning at 7:19 am, the temp was 75°, but felt like 80°. My 45 minutes in the garden was muggy and sticky--sweat ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 months, 1 week ago. under applique , baby quilts , baby sewing , gardening , quilting , scanncut , studio organization , yard piddler

Busy like the bees from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

...with a little bit of sewing. It’s all good.

I'm going to be as "Readers Digest Condensed" version as possible because I've got a lot going on right now. Katrina was here for Mother's Day weekend and we had a blast--I can’t believe how much I got done, even while talking! A backing for the Antelope Canyon quilt, quilted a machine mat for my Luminaire and prepped the binding for it, and upcycled a pair of jeans for Katrina by inserting a gusset in each pants leg with pieces from a vintage quilt. That was ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , baby sewing , bernina 790 plus , family , free-motion quilting , friends , life , quilting , rulers rule , upcycle

First quarter of 2026 is in the books... from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

..and progress was made.

Honestly, it's a miracle. I almost had a flimsy by March 31, but embroidery digitizing homework got in the way. But...I was very happy to have an epiphany moment while working on the homework (almost at the last minute) that made me feel so good about moving forward. I have, of late, been questioning my desire to commit to digitizing all the files I want to stitch for quilting my quilts. But that tiny peephole of light I saw last Monday was what spurred me on.

Antelope Canyon will be a flimsy soon-ish...the ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 months ago. under baby quilts , baby sewing , finally finished 2026 , fun and done , home dec , progress , quilting , the puptarts

Change of plans, updates...you know the drill! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

And there is always the chaos factor.

Case in point: a few weekends ago I went to Marshall Dry Goods with one of the besties. I purchased flannel to make two receiving blankets for our great-grandson that's due to arrive in April. I was thinking I had plenty of time to make them. But two weeks ago, darling granddaughter landed in the ER, was admitted to the hospital due to complications, was told she would stay two weeks to allow little man to grow a bit more, then told it would be three weeks, and he was born a ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 months ago. under baby sewing , cindy , fabric , friends , organization , pattern palooza , quilting , the bins

2025–The Year in Review from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Ok, it wasn’t my best, but I’m not complaining.

Ah, goals. I make my lists while I’m amped up at the beginning of the year and, of course, life happens. I never add in the chaos factor when making my lists.

A lot of what kept me from getting more projects completed was living life in the moment. I always come back to this. The first year of retirement was like a vacation from everything, and I relished it. Have I missed work? Not even for a nano-second. But I have lolled a lot, said “Yes!” to ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 7 months, 1 week ago. under baby sewing , family , finally finished 2025 , friends , garment construction , not a quilt , quilting

A sweatshirt for my great-granddaughter from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Ah, the overthinking happened again.

Her first birthday is coming up. I honestly had no plans to make anything; timing and all that. Then I thought, what about a cute little sweatshirt for fall? Then I remembered how hard it was to hoop the onesies and thinking about a size 2T sweatshirt got me to the idea of making a sweatshirt and embroidering the front before the shirt was sewn together. How hard could it be?

Last Saturday the hardest part was finding suitable fabric. Locally we have JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby. My preferred local fabric store doesn’t ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 3 years, 11 months ago. under applique , baby sewing , fabric , machine embroidery , minky , not a quilt

Baby quilt 1 is finished and gifted; Baby quilt 2 is done and almost gifted! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Yay! So many things got in my way of completing Baby Quilt 1, but it was finished AN ENTIRE 2 WEEKS before the baby shower last month!

There is nothing remarkable about this quilt other than it is DONE. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’ve allowed interruptions and distractions get in my way, and about 7 weeks ago on a Sunday I told the Hubs, “You go on; I have to finish this.” By the time he returned it was completed and I had moved on to work on a receiving blanket.

Here’s the ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years ago. under baby quilts , baby sewing , cindy , family , finally finished 2021 , progress , quilting , the beast , the beaut

…and, we’re back. from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

It’s becoming clear to me that 2021, not 2020, is the Year of Chaos for the Hubs and myself.

We were a week prior to our planned AWAY vacay, and chaos struck again.

I was returning home from a day at the office. I called the Hubs and let him know I was on my way; was it ok if we heated up leftovers for dinner? He had no problem with it.

I pulled into the parking lot, got out of the car and he whipped in beside me. He got out of his truck and said, “I need ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years, 2 months ago. under baby quilts , baby sewing , chaos , family , life , quilting , travel

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