Sunday, July 4, 2010

Banking the Mom Points



Happy 4th to my American readers. It was rainy here all day, which meant I could spend the day in the sewing room guilt-free. For dinner we (the menfolk) grilled steaks, salmon and broccoli. After dinner my sons lit off a few bombs fireworks in the yard in between raindrops. It was just the low-key kind of day I like.

Yesterday, I finished up the string quilting table runner for my mom. A few days late for the official challenge but who's counting. And mom will certainly be surprised when the package arrives at her house in a week or so.

Today I made 6 coordinating double-sided napkins and 6 coasters.





You would think that I would have made a dent in the scraps stash, but I can hardly tell anything is missing. Even worse, I added to it with the purchase of the backing fabric for the runner and the napkins. Sound familar?

These string blocks come together quickly so I'm thinking in the near (and far) future I'll work on additional blocks a little at a time to someday and eventually make into a more random and bigger scrappy quilt. No time limit. Just a casual plan for all those strips and larger scraps I have tucked into a bin.

Next, I've got to work on organizing my newest patterns. Anything I've bought in the last 6 months is still waiting to be added to my database and binders. I was sort of holding off because I needed a third binder and always forgot to get one. But I finally remembered and now I have no more excuses. Plus, the stacks of patterns are driving me NUTS. I'll stay up late doing this while watching TV tonight and then tomorrow the sewing room will be clean and fresh for whatever is next.

15 comments:

  1. Tell us about your database. Sounds interesting. I have a three-ring binder that has swatches of my stash, but another method of organization has infiltrate appeal. But I don't have my patterns organized, just filed according to type--jackets, tops, etc. I could spend all my time just organizing things. Well, some time for sewing, too.

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  2. Very pretty table runner, your mom will be thrilled. I have scraps cut for a string quilt, just need to find time to do it.

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  3. Congratulations on your finish. Very pretty table set for you lucky mom.

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  4. What a great gift for your mom! Alas, my daughter does not sew. Sigh.

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  5. Ohhh, I love those pieces. I guess you can now plan a visit to your mom's to help with the initiating rites aka breaking them in....lol

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  6. Those look fantastic! What a great gift.

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  7. Lucky mother.........your work is a work of art - love the added accessories. You will be the favorite daughter.

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  8. Beautiful! What a lucky mom :)
    I knwo what you mean about scraps - I think they increase and multiply when we aren't looking

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  9. Beautiful ... your mom is very lucky!

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  10. That turned out really nice! I love the tight straight line quilting that you did on it.

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  11. I'm going to put my patterns into a file cabinet drawer. I know I will. I just don't know when. Currently, they're tied together in categories with scraps of ribbon, seam binding, and whatever suits my fancy. I believe they're happy with their friends.

    Your Mom should be quite pleased with her table set! You should not be penalized for this barely late finish!

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  12. Wow! These are great. i love the colors!

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  13. malCan you share what pattern you used for your beautiful table runner? I would love to try one. Thanks

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  14. Wow, the runner et al turned out so nice!

    Are those napkins just sew right sides together and turned? Really nice.

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  15. Peggy - there isn't a pattern for these. I just made it up, using the string block tutorial on Stephanie's Loft Creations blog (link in prior post).

    Meredith - Yes, RS together, stitch and turn, and then edgestitch - which catches the turning hole and keeps them nice during laundry. Or so my mom says. :-)

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