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| My Roman Shade |
Dear Family & Friends, well, so much with staying current on this blog! I didn't realize it had been so long since I had written. I really WILL try to keep up with my blog again! I have been working on a few projects since I last wrote though not as many as I wish I had!
I finished a big UFO in March that was hanging over me for a long time . . . 5 years, I think . . . I bought a whole roll of Warm & Natural Window Quilting so I could make Roman shades for the windows in our own bedroom. We have old windows in a 200-year old house and COLD winter "breezes" that chill our room! I'd put the project off for as long as I could by hanging mini blinds on our windows. When the blinds broke in December my delay tactics were done . . . big bummer! In January, I started to work on the blinds. It took me a few months to put them all together. I should have had a drum roll after taking 5 years and 3 months to get the shades made . . . here is the final project, installed and everything! Woo, Hoo! I have more Warm & Natural Window Quilting on hand, but it could be another 5 years before I make any more of these!
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| A new lunch bag |
I went on a quilting weekend with my friend, Ann in March. We just needed a girl's weekend to escape. I managed to finish a lunch bag for Alexis that I had started when her other one wore out (and got too smelly!). This one is washable, lined with rip-stop nylon for durability and quilt batting for insulation, the exterior is made from denim jeans (more recycling) and PUL (a laminate fabric that is very washable). It's a really cute lunch bag! Best part: Alexis likes it AND she actually uses it!
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| My Blocks |
April brought the annual quilter's retreat that I host here at the Inn, now in it's 11th year. We worked on a quilted jacket and it wasn't for the faint of heart quilter! I only got the 1st sleeve done and I was getting a little crazed just getting that made in time for the class (procrastination is NOT a virtue!). It's been added to my UFO pile and I may have to work on it over the winter. We're all going to see who can get it done first . . . probably not me! It will be a beauty when it is done, though. I used fabrics from my stash that are Asian inspired . . . I have been collecting for years . . . I just have to get it done!
I'm going to "sign off" and try to get another update to you later this week. Alexis went back to school last week and I am doing the "happy dance"! It is SO nice to be able to work without the constant interruptions from our little darling! Hope all your stitches are happy ones!
All the best,
Kim
