…And It’s fabulous!
I got home from work a couple of hours ago, and I right away jumped on my machine and have been pounding this beauty out! What do you guys think? It os the frst time I have quilted with anything other than harsh angles.
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Between the hassles of my crazy week of work and what not, I have been working on pot holders. I also did a few mug rugs, but those are now lost in my craft room. I even did some of the quilting on the machine I just got. I love my Free Westinghouse sewing machine! It does an amazing job, and I love it! Look at how well it quilted these down!!
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My Dad finally got his Quilt this morning! He was elated! He was quite happy to get his quilt. It was pretty rewarding for me to see him get that happy! I gave it to him as I was leaving for the weekend to go and visit a friend. It’s pleasant to know that while I’m gone, he will be thinking of me as he gets under his lap quilt! I’m really excited for him to use it!
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As of about 5 minutes ago, I finished the quilting on my Christmas Scrap Quilt! I really love the way it turned out!
I’m going away for the weekend, and I really wanted to finish this so I could give it to my Dad. I really hope he will like it! As soon as I finish this post, I’m going to put on the binding… as soon as I pick some out. Haha! Well here is to scrap quilts! And the excitement of finishing a product!
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Now that I have made about 200 coasters, I have turned my attention to mug rugs, and later this week I’ll start my pot holders! I’m really excited for a few craft fairs going on in the next few months that I am a part of. Since I want to make sewing my job, instead of just my hobby, I need to work on making some of the more easily affordable things instead of just quilts, so here is to working on Christmas stuff for the holiday season!
I finally finished the quilt top! I’m also mildly in love with it. I think it is typically something I would find too cheery, but I know my Dad will love it, so I’m happy! I think I’ll quilt it this weekend and give it to him as an early birthday present. I hope he likes it!
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Decided it was a bit too dark, so I’m going to throw in a few brighter pieces. I found a lovely candy cane stripe print, and some red and gold fabric. I’m working on making the block with the stripe a bit more exciting. I have an idea, but I’m still brain storming it.
Since I had to go to work today, which at least was nice exercise, I didn’t get to sew yet today. I think a craft a day keeps the doctor away, so I should be set for a while anyways. I did get quite a bit of work done last night, and I am quite pleased with it so far. I hope to finish the top either today or tomorrow, so we’ll see. I would really like to get this done soon, so I can use up all of those scraps from my other projects and move onto something else, and I want to give to my Dad as soon as possible!
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Well, I took to my scraps and started to sew up a storm. I’m almost done with 7 of the 9 blocks. At least, I think I’ll stick with 9 blocks and a large border, or maybe do 12 blocks and a thinner border. Not sure on that detail yet, but I will make sure to keep everyone posted!
I decided that for my Dad’s birthday / Christmas present I’m going to make him a Christmas throw size quilt. I have all of these scraps from making coasters, pot holders, and the like, so I will whip together a quilt! Wish me luck everyone! I have a lot of scraps, so I’m going to try to keep it simple, but you never know!!!
Eric The Quilter 