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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Crafty goodness!

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Not as much as I would like but I have been doing a few things in the sewing room.  For one thing I  cleaned out and organized the freestanding closet/cupboard that I use for my fabric in the house (most of the stash is in storage in the back yard)  That felt GREAT!  I only got an "after" shot but you can take my word that it was BAD before.
The fabric on all of these shelves is roughly sorted according to type of fabric and/or its intended purpose.  I also have a small gift stash on the upper right shelf to pluck a last-minute gift from, if I don't have time or inclination to sew something.  That's also where I stash gifts picked up for specific people throughout the year for Christmas or birthdays.

I also sorted my scraps and covered some rice boxes from Aldi with wallpaper for which I paid 10 cents last summer.  They aren't beautiful but they're cheap and they get the job done.   They also fit perfectly in this space, three high (I need to make another one for the felt)  with just a skosh of space on the right side.  I am tickled.  You can see them in the first picture of the cupboard, on the lefthand side. 

Last month I did some mending for my second oldest child AC.  He bought himself a Spiderman costume at WM with a Christmas gift card (thanks Uncle Neil!)  Unfortunately the suit was made in China and not very well put together.  The nicest mama in the whole house put it into the new sewing machine and ran up several opening seams. That wasn't a big deal.  The big deal was the fact that AC has such a HUGE BRAIN that the mask wouldn't close in the back.  It would close for his 6.5 year-old brother but not for the
4.75 year-old.  I removed the velcro dots (there were 2) and basted in a triangular piece of knit fabric from a tank top that I remember my mom wearing when she was pregnant with my sister in 1984.  I don't know why I have my mom's tank top from 1984 but it worked great.  Not an exact match color-wise but close enough for a 4 year-old who can't see it because it's on the back of his head.  I checked the fit and then stitched it with some sort of fancy zigzag or other and he has been pleased as punch ever since.


Finally, after a couple weeks of having my cutting table covered in a stalled out sewing project, I cleaned up and moved on.  I was inspired by Quilting Month over at the Sew, Mama, Sew blog and decided to put together a disappearing 9-patch block.  I built the 9-patch and cut it into four pieces

but haven't decided the best way to stitch them back together yet. 

I'm thinking I'd like to do a block for each tutorial that they plan to feature this month and then do...something....with all of them.  Not sure what that "something" might be yet.  Maybe I could put them in that plastic storage tub with all 80 or so of my yellow and white attic window blocks.  That sounds like a great way to display them, no?

PS- it took me nearly 5 hours to finally get this thing posted after I started it.  Thankfully not all 5 of those hours were spent actually working on the post.  That would be pathetic.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Awesome


Posted by Chas
You are awesome! What a beautiful job! I love a goodly arranged fabric stash... you know what a horror mine looks like. It makes me want to do the same... being the copy cat I am and all! ;)
Yes, I do understand about the children and huge brains and therefore huge melon heads. My Eli wears the size cap for a 12 year old boy, and being only 5 it does seem a bit on the strange side! :) But I just contribute it to his genius and not his above averaged size Moma's head! ;) Good thinking on the spidey hood, I would have never thought of that. (not surprising)
Now the disappearing 9 patch is AWESOME! I love the colors and I love the funky way it disappears... wow... what a concept! :) I think the recipient will be pleased as punch :)
Well, I must run, panny cakes are calling, as well as the littles!
Love you!
Chas


Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Nifty quilt idea


Posted by Ang
Ok I am liking the disappearing 9-patch idea--very neat!
Though I guess 6 am was way too long ago, because it took me a few minutes to get the "9-patch cut into 4 pieces then scrambled" to figure out what in the world you did to go from the 9 patch to the after picture, whew! :-D However you decide to work that one, I'd love to see it finished. Those were great colors BTW!


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honey-sweetened peach-strawberry jam
~June 27th~
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