Nothing like having to wear a sweatshirt outside. Well actually, I had on my leather coat yesterday. The wind was blowing 25 - 30 mph and it was 50 degrees. The wind chill was much lower. Anyway, thanks to the cold, it's starting to feel like it's going to be Christmas soon. I'm getting into the Christmas spirit. I know, it's about time.
I did some sewing today. No quilt making. Although I'm doing
Bonnie Hunters new mystery, Orca Bay. I had some of the pieces sewn together over the weekend. We are on Clue 2 which is 72 - 3 1/2 " square blue string blocks. I think I have around 25 made. For Clue 1 it's 244 - 2 1/2" hourglass squares. I'm making mine brown & white. I have 10 completed and another 70 ready to sew. I guess I'm just slow but I will get them done.
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| Blue String Blocks and Brown and White Hourglass Blocks |
The sewing I did today was for Christmas, I made 10 candy canes.
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| Candy Canes |
Angie Padilla's Bits and Pieces website is where I got the pattern to make these adorable candy canes.
My other project today was to make a toilet lid cover. Since it's for my cowboy 1/2 bath, it's in a southwestern fabric.
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| Toilet lid cover |
Don't I sew the most 'exciting' things? I did get a purse sent out today for my sister in law. She saw the one that I made for my big sister and wanted one. I asked her what color did she want. The answer was jewel tone. If you know me and the colors that I like, you know that I don't have any jewel tone fabrics. This is my interpretation of jewel tone fabric:
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| Another purse done and gone! |
Yes, of course it has pink/burgundy in it. All my fabric has the red family colors in it. Thursday it's girlfriends together time. It will be good to see them. We always have so much fun together, talking (I don't talk, I just listen), eating, laughing, shopping, and did I mention eating?
