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Finally, I am getting back to quilting. For some time I have been considering my triangle template. Lately, I haven’t been very inspired. Last weekend I spent some time cleaning my sewing area. I was putting a big bin of small pieces of fabric away. I realized I had filled my blue bin. I decided then to start a blue quilt. Here is the result:

I am not sure if I want to work with these in stars as pictures or in a random/landscape way.  In any case, it feels good to start a new project!

This is my haul from the sew-in I attended yesterday at Honey Bee Quilt shop. A few of these will show in my Texas quilt very soon.

I had to order reinforcements of Oval elements in mist. I just LOVE this print

Que the angels singing. Yes, that is Cotton+Steel basics. Love.

Ahh, the Mustang collection is my favorite. So many amazing prints. I will have to hold on to these for a while

What have you been stashin’?

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The other day I made this ditty bag. I'd been meaning to make myself a new make-up bag. I had won $10 to MichellePatterns and used it to purchase the pattern. This is size medium. It's cute but I decided I'm going to give it to my teenager daughter for her own make-up.. or nail polish, or something.

 

So today was finally the last day of term for the kids, the summer holiday has officially started and it will be very short with just under 6 weeks off. And of course, last night, I was frantically finishing the teacher's presents. I made some little key pouches from Heidi's tutorial (similar to the one I made last week for the sample swap at the Fat Quarterly Retreat). In total I made 10 of these little pouches: 1 as a trial that I kept for myself, 3 for the sample swaps, 5 for the teachers and 1 ...

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This is the block I created using Electric Quilt 7*affiliate link*. The design seeds picture serves as color and shape inspiration.

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Let’s face it.  Yo-yo’s are a lot of fun to make…..but they have a tendancy to sit around and not be used in anything.

Fabric Yoyo’s are perfect for summer sewing.  Pack some fabric scraps, templates, needle and thread and you have the perfect sewing on the go project.

When the summer is over though, you might find your kit over flowing with more than enough yo-yo’s to make a queen sized quilt.  Yeah, that happens quicker than you think!

Today we are going to find together projects that will get those yo-yo’s out ...

I use a safety pin to insert elastic in a seam. Then I heard about bodkins while watching a sewing program on TV.  When Joann's had a sale and notions were 60% off, I decided to try it

I used 1/8-inch elastic 

Thread elastic through bodkin hole

Begin by inserting ball point end into seam opening

Pull through to other end

Pull bodkin ...

It's been awhile since I did a giveaway here on the old blog. So let's fix that, ok? How about a copy of the new Little One Yard Wonders book?! It came out recently, and is such a fun book!

Last week-end was the annual Fat Quarterly retreat in London and for the first time this year, I took part in the festivities and attended the Saturday sessions. Early start, late finish but a very very good day. Lots of sewing, chatting, socialising and some shopping too!

I have to apologize for the quality of these pictures.  I don’t know what I did wrong (I suspect I had changed the camera settings and forgot to change them back.) Anyway, I’ve been promising them for weeks, so here they are:

In case I missed showing off the completed DayStars, here it is. I didn’t do the same Baptist Fan pattern I did on Catherine Wheels, but “bubbles.” It’s cute!

Sunflower Lattice is finally done! Now I can make a date to meet my cousin and aunt for lunch and give it to her.

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Water resistant fabric can be a bit tricky sometimes.  Not really sure what to make with it other than a table cloth.  During the summer we are going on hikes, riding bikes, camping and doing other outdoor activities…which means you need to bring along a water bottle.

This oil cloth or laminate/waterproof fabric is perfect for making a little heavier duty holder.  If it gets a bit sticky with juice it can be quickly wiped off and ready to go again.

The bottom of the bottle has criss cross straps to hold the bottle in place.  The clip ...