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Monday’s Progress Report

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Wool:

I’m just about done with this nice little candle mat designed by Buttermilk Basin.  All I have left is to blanket stitch around the outer edge.

Sheep mat

Knitting:

I’m still working on my knitted Cane Bay wrap:

Cane Bay progress

Purses:

I just finished up a handbag called “Gabby” by bag designer Janelle MacKay of Emmaline Bags.  Right now, the bag is only available as part of a six-month subscription with the Bag of the Month Club.  I believe when the subscription is over (July or so), the patterns will be offered individually.  This bag finished at 12″ W, 10″ H, and 3″ deep.

Gabby front copy Gabby side

Photos:

Here’s another sunrise photo I took in Port Aransas, TX, this winter.  This one was taken February 14th — Valentine’s Day — and my dear Hubster got up in the dark with me to help me watch the sunrise.  Taken with the use of a tripod and delayed shutter.  All together now:  awwwww….

Sunrise 2-14 jim sue 2

That’s it for now.  This week I’m going to make a small carry-on bag for a trip that’s coming up.

Linking to Judy Laquidara’s Patchwork Times.

Sue H.

 

Monday's Design Wall

Monday’s Progress Report

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I’ve done a lot of sewing since I last checked in with you.  I’ve made a few more of the Diva Frame Wallets:

Diva Wallets - 3

Diva Wallets - 3bDivia Wallet CollectionI also did a January purse called the Backgammon Bag, designed by Betz White.  It is part of a purse of the month subscription, but the pattern will be available for individual purchase I think in July.  I liked the pattern very much, but I am going to remake it using a foam interfacing.  It is too floppy for my taste, but it is a nice bag!

Backgammon Bag closeup

Work around the condo included re-covering the seats of our dinette chairs (does anybody use the word “dinette” any more???)  And sorry, weird color in this shot.  It was at night, and I couldn’t get it to look natural.

Chairs recovered final

Some of my favorite images taken in Texas this winter were part of a series of sunrise shots.  My goal was to take 30 days of sunrises.  HAH!  I’m a night owl by nature, and I could only manage 10 or 11.  A sampling:

Sunrise benchSunrise palm trees edited Sunrise 2-10 pelican

Linking to Judy Laquidara’s Patchwork News “What’s on my design wall” page.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me.  If you have time, swing on over to Judy’s blog and see what other folks have been working on this week.

-Sue

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Design-Wall Monday

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And I don’t have a design wall in either sewing space, so here are this week’s blocks…on the floor.

Kaffe quilt blocks

Yes, the colors are really this vibrant!  I tried to make it as accurate as possible.  Please note that I don’t have the horizontal light turquoise sashing strips inserted yet.  I just laid this out for fabric placement, and I will add the sashing strips as I sew the rows together.

The pattern is from Rowan and it’s called Jewel Frames Quilt.  You may have seen this quilt before, as it’s available as a kit on Craftsy (prices vary…watch for a kit sale).  The kit includes the pattern; (I couldn’t find the pattern for sale separately.)  Kaffe Fassett fabric, every bit of it is gorgeous, is from the Kaffe Collective for Rowan.  Finished size, about 78″ x 78″.

On the photography front, an image from this week:

2016 I'm Beautiful

Titled, “Why, yes, I AM beautiful!”

Linking to Judy Laquidara’s Patchwork Times.