Gift

I made this great bag as a gift for Christine, the chorus teacher in Newport. She has been such a good friend and colleague to me the past 6 months and I wanted to make her something I knew she would love. I went to my super fun, random fabric store in Claremont and found this great flowered print. My friend Mary and I had a sewing evening last week and I was able to complete the entire project in just a couple of hours. I'm really pleased with how it came out and Christine loves it!

My sewing machine has been packed away for the last few days as I completed my move to Concord. I'm hoping to get it out again soon and start working again on my many projects, but I'm going to DC for a wedding at the end of the week and I start working at camp on Tuesday, so my free time is going to be pretty limited. I really hope I can squeeze in a little sewing sometime soon - I'm having withdrawals!

quilts, or soon-to-be quilts

I have been slowly, very slowly, working on my 9 Patchtastic Quilt. I love how the patches look, they are just very time-consuming to make. Slowly, but surely, I'll have them completed. I'm excited to see what the quilt will look like when it is all put together. I'm hoping to use it on the guest bed in my new apartment. And I want to try actually quilting it, as opposed to tying it, so that will be the big challenge. I think I need to practice on some smaller things first.

As you can see from the sidebar, I follow a lot of crafting blogs these days. I love seeing what everyone is making and I find them very inspiring. Quilting on Turtle Hill
was giving away a free quilt top and guess what, I got it!!! I never win things like this, so I was pretty excited. It arrived in the mail yesterday and I have it laid out on the floor, just to admire it. I need to add the batting, backing and binding to finish it off, but then I will have a beautiful quilt. I think the colors are kind of random together, but I like how bright and colorful it is and I think it is really beautiful. Thanks Cathy!!

Doorstop

Yes, I have a ton of different projects going right now, none of them close to completion, but this one is very practical and I'm hoping to start, and finish, it soon. I want to make this super fun doorstop using this pattern I found at Oh, Fransson! The door between the bathroom and the 2nd bedroom in my new apartment doesn't stay open on it's own, so this seems like the perfect, cute solution. I'll post a photo once I get it made.