Today was basting day. My goal was to get 3 of 4 quilt tops basted and ready to quilt. I glue basted again but I really am not all that happy with it. It's faster for sure but I really wonder if that glue really all comes out! Next time I am going to try safety pins for the first time. ( I've always thread basted)
Here are the first two!
The dresden will be going on my table and the birds will be a summer quilt for my sewing room wall. Both quilts are from fabrics I never buy or use.
I was in a strange mood that day while I was shopping.
This next quilt is all hand appliqued and I when I started it I had such a vision!
Embroidery, beads and big stitch quilting with fabulous colors!
It was not to be but it took me a long time to accept. I can still do some handwork with my Rheumatoid Arthritis but there are certain things that just hurt too much. The first to go was the embroidery, the second thing to go was the big stitching. I really wanted that thick thread look so I am going to machine quilt it. It is going to be quite a project and I am hoping in the end that I am happy with it.
Other than making backings I really have only completed one thing...a new bag for work! This was the same pattern as my old worn out and shredding work bag. I made one alteration- longer handles so it can be a shoulder bag. I made it from the leftover fabrics from my first tuffett.
I love it so much I am going to make a second bag for everyday with some fake leather fabric I have. I have one other alteration to make in that - to add a center inside dividing pocket
So...
I've been thinking about something. I have been spending TOO MUCH TIME on the internet. I was remembering my life before the internet. Don't get me wrong here - I love the internet. I am a naturally curious person and I love all sharing and ideas but life was simpler without it. I had just a few quilts that were on my soon to make list. Now it seems that there are hundreds of ideas swimming around in my head. It has become overwhelming because my brain never turns off. It seems like I spend more time checking out Pinterest or my Facebook groups ( I have resisted all other sharing formats!) than I have actually enjoying making things. I know there is no turning back from life with the internet but the last couple of weeks I've been taking an internet vacation. I've been trying to limit my time looking...and it has been great!
So , you may not see me posting very often for a while as I see where this will take me. I'll still be checking things out once in a while and I'll still be checking out the blogs I like to follow.
More importantly I will be making things!
Happy Stitching!
A lady taught me pin basting when I first started quilting in the 1970s. I am so grateful for that. I've done it 45 years GLADLY. I tried thread basting just to make sure....bleck. It's all I use. I just found your site and LOVE the way you quilt. That first one you show is YUMMY.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I'm glad to hear you have had such good luck pin basting! I'm sure I'll be writing about it when I try it!
DeleteI hear ya'! :-) The other day I decided I was "tired of sitting"! lol! I sit in front of a computer all day at work...then I come home and sit in front of the computer some more looking at "way too much stuff" on the internet? What a boring life, right? So. I did an experiment with not turning the computer on for more than emails and weather check...and I got sooo much done! I was able to focus on what's going on in my "immediate life"....and when I turned the computer back on, my "internet life" was still there...right where I left it! lol! So. Stitch on!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour "ready to quilt" projects are all lovely, colorful creations! And I love a big, roomy bag!
ReplyDeleteI have never been on Facebook, and I only use Pinterest to keep track of things I see while reading blogs. I don't follow people there. Blogging is my only internet vice, and I can skip it a day or two and still keep up, so for now I am keeping with it. But I hear you, too, on the overload of inspiration!!