I'm checking in by moving around the internet quilting world: sewing/quilting, tweeting, reading blogs, commenting and now posting a blog post. I'm ready to field the ball and move it down the field to score. I have not defined what the equivalent of scoring a goal in soccer is to the quilting world, I just know that I want too.
After almost a week of minimal sewing I was able to get back into the swing of things this morning to work on some projects. My super cute nephew Nick just turned five and so I made him a pillowcase out of San Francisco Giant colors. My siblings and I were all born in the Bay area and although we were all raised and live in Southern California, they remain die hard SF Giant and SF 49er fans.
Pillowcase for Nick |
Yet to be named table topper with backing fabric on the side. |
After my WIP Wednesday post last week where I had taken a photographic inventory of my quilts in progress, I went fabric shopping to find quilt backs. I found fabric for the back of Italian Sorbetto and Sliced Coins and I also picked out a darling dot fabric for the Dots Swap hosted by Debbie of A Quilter's Table and Rachel of Snippets of Sweetness.
I just this minute ran to the front of my house to get the mail and I had another envelope with a dot fat quarter! So much fun reading the return address (the traveler in me craves far away places), carefully opening up the envelope and gently pulling out the contents inside. This is my first swap and I'm already hooked. My envelopes are ready and will be mailed out tomorrow.
~Posts coming soon: A wonderful gift sent to me by Debbie of A Quilter's Table and my visit to the Long Beach International Quilt Festival.~
Enjoy the remainder of your Monday,
Susan
Swapping can be loads of fun Susan. And, what is better than dots and spots. Enjoy your summer.
ReplyI'm dying to hear how the quilt show was over the weekend! I was afraid to go since I knew I would spend way too much money on fabric I really don't need. I'm looking forward to living vicariously through you.
ReplyI love your table topper, and I think you did the right thing for you! Yay. AND yay for dots!
ReplyYour blocks are adorable and put together so well! I love the one on the lower right. Dropping out of BOM or things like that can be hard to do but is usually the right decision if you just have too much going on. You can always go back later and try again.
ReplyI'm loving the dots I've gotten so far from the swap!
ReplyTanesha's definitely right - people now know that I quilt, they want to show me all this fancy stuff their grandmothers have done... and I'm just left thinking "Um, I've mastered the jelly roll race quilt..." But I'll get there! :)
Susan, long overdue but I'm finally stopping by to say thank you for your kind words about me and my podcast. I always thoroughly enjoy yours too, and will also leave a short "story" about my own hope chest given to me by my mom. I'll leave it under that podcast's show notes.
ReplyThanks again and keep up the great work you do...at your own pace of course, lol.
Tanesha (CraftyGardenMom blog and podcast)