I can't believe that I have not posted since March 1...where has the time gone. Last week we spent a week with 2 grandchildren so not much of my sewing got done. We did do some sewing together.
The 7 year old boy made pillows for his Mom, Dad and of course himself. I thought it was funny that he had them all laid out on the bed and had his blanket wrapped around them. In the bottom right corner is a scrap that we made into a ninja headband . He chose colors and typed in the font and pressed the buttons to do the embroidery and did the stuffing of the pillows.
The 11 year old girl had a project to make for school. She had to make Abraham Lincoln using a coat hanger and leaving a space in his body for her report. We used a place mat for his jacket and another place mat for his shoes and hat. We used an old wool skirt to make his pants and ran his face off on the computer and glued fleece on for the beard . It turned out really cute and is nearly as tall as she is. She also made these...
they are door signs for her teachers. Ever since she was in Kindergarten she and I have made something for her teachers for Teacher Appreciation week in May. I am thrilled that she wants to sew and that she likes her teachers and wants to make them a gift. She chose all the fabrics to go with their subject and did all the embroidery, some of the sewing and painted all the sticks. She also made this...
as a gift for her 14 month old little brother named MAC.
Back to the original post ... my design wall, it is boring compared to what the kids made.
I am testing a block. Last summer we went to Virginia to visit relatives and I got to quilt with my 90 year old Aunt, she insisted that I bring back some of her scraps. I was thrilled to have them and found this Bonnie Hunter quilt called Virginia Bound so it was a not brainer that I use my scraps for this quilt.
I didn't get my stash report posted for the last 3 weeks so will include that here-
Week number- 9, 10 and 11
Used this week- 21 yards
Used this year- 71.25
Purchased this week- 4.5 yards
Purchased this year- 10.5 Yards
This week I hope to get a quilt back finished and make a couple blocks for my quilt groups.
