Saturday, March 20, 2010

I've been sewing!


In honour of (inter)National Quilting Day, I decided I'd better sew something! I made six more blocks for my Black & Bright quilt. I only have six more 'brights', so this project will soon be on hold until I stumble on some more brightly coloured nickels - - I don't want to repeat any fabric. I also pieced some 3" units for my Black & White quilt, but that wasn't exciting enough to take a photo...

What I AM excited about is the two new books I got last night!  BQF Gail did a bulk order for a few of us in the local quilting group for the latest Bonnie Hunter book "Adventures with Leaders & Enders".  Since I didn't have the first book "Scraps & Shirttails" I asked her to order that for me as well.  I am so excited, because I'm a huge Bonnie Hunter fan, and I love scrappy quilts.




There was a rummage sale at the Presbyterian church a block up the street this morning - - I was there bright and early and snagged four shirts to 'repurpose' a la Bonnie.  I think my favourite quilt in either book is Virginia Bound. 

I intend to do some more sewing this week - - I have a couple of sewing 'dates' on my calendar! Even just the little bit I did today makes me feel more like "me".  It's the creative time that I carve out for myself that I was missing these past couple of months.  I really should put this important item on my 'to-do' list.
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  1. Cheryl WillisSaturday, March 20, 2010 at 5:06:00 PM EDT

    glad to see that you are getting a little time on the machine. I am really loving this top you are working on. Looks great. I am trying to get a couple of quilts cut and in the blocks stage, might be summer before I get time to set together.- keep having fun cw

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  2. Jacqui's QuiltsSaturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:56:00 PM EDT

    That quilt is looking great Nancy. How big are nickels again? You can check out my stash on Monday night for some more brights. You're welcome to cut a square out of them if they aren't designated for something else :-). I'll let you know which ones you can have LOL.

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  3. VesuviusmamaSunday, March 28, 2010 at 10:53:00 PM EDT

    Viginia Bound is my favorite in her books, too! I've even started one, even though it has been on hold for a while. It is funny, I thought about pulling it out today. In her new book, Mad City Mama is my favorite. I see something like that coming out of my sewing studio sometime in the future. Enjoy those books - I love them. Oh, and we've booked Bonnie Hunter for our quilt guild workshop in Feb 2011. I've already asked for that day off from work! :)

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