I hardly know myself anymore

Seriously, I am going to have to change my middle name to "Finisher". Whipped up this little tote as a birthday gift for a friend next week. I just loved the fabric (purchased at Sew Modern)! It's a pretty basic little tote, a little narrower than it was in my head, but still cute. It's a bad picture, but the lining fabric is adorable! Who doesn't need a bunch of tall hippy chicks gathering in the bottom of your bag?

Finish it up Friday!

Supersize Update

So I haven't been writing, or doing much else. I've been madly piecing and trimming hexies. I am quite pleased to announce that I have a finished quilt top! I don't have a great picture of it yet, but here it is spread out over my cal king bed. I love the racing stripe. The pattern called for linen, but I really liked the look of the Kaffe Fasset shot cotton, so I used that instead. I am working on sketches of quilting plans while I wait for the backing to come in. It ended up waaaay too long, so I'll have enough to make a tote at some point.




Las Chingaderas

I was so energized by the finishing of the hexie top that I dragged the Chingaderas out of the box and tackled the raw edge binding. Since I (once again) ended up with a slightly larger quilt than planned, I was worried that I wouldn't have enough binding to go around. I did, but since I cut it before I knew I wanted to do raw edge, it was a little tight. I also wanted to make the binding a double fold, so while it is a little more scant than I wanted, I got the look I was going for. Happy to have this one in the finished pile, bring on the summer picnics!









Finishing felt so good that I moved onto a tote made with some laminated fabric. I fussed with how to line it and ended up using the same laminated fabric on both sides. That way if it gets gross from groceries, I can just wipe it out. My favorite bit is the bee in the belly of the frog.



SDMQG Road trip

All this finishing of things can go to a girl's head! I signed up for a shop hop to LA with the guild girls. So emboldened by finishing, I purchased fabric with abandon, frenzy and other caffeinated ways. I purchased unnecessary fabric for unplanned projects. It was fun with a side of sparkly fabric. Even a side trip to the garment district.

Sew Modern



Momen +




Sewing Party



Up close of the tree fabric above... It is the sweetest fabric.




And the maxi dress I made from a $2.50 remnant from the Michael Levine outlet!




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