Are you busy? I can’t hear you right now, but I’m sure you said ‘YES!’ These days everyone I know is so crazy busy with kids (carpooling, volunteering at school, science fair projects, feeding, bathing, keeping the rascals alive), work (commuting too!), and homemaking (dishes, laundry, floors, beds, bathrooms and on and on) that some people say they have no time to sew… GASP!
It’s Saturday again (already???) and I don’t have very much to show off this week. My Juki is having brain surgery and I haven’t had the heart to sew very much without her.
There are so many great book reviews going on right now! I was very excited to be invited to join in the fun for Sumiko Fujita’s 318 Patchwork Patterns. This book is not new. It was originally published in Japanese in 2005. After being out of print and hard to find for years, World Book Media has finally released an English version.
I used the Big Pocket Diaper Clutch pattern again! This pattern is so easy and fast to make, plus it makes the best new mom gift.
This month our Classic Blocks: Fresh Fabric block is the Yankee Puzzle and it’s so much fun!
I don’t usually make Halloween costumes, I just let my kids raid our ‘dress up box.’ But they are quickly outgrowing most of the costumes in the box and I happened to be at Joann’s with Cadie earlier this month when she found the McCalls Frozen pattern (MP370). Unfortunately I was already sewing like a chicken with her head cut off getting ready for Quilt Market, so had to put off the costume sewing until after I returned.
I’m home! My quilt market fun is over for 2014. On Saturday I blogged about all the fun things Sarah and I did on day 1 – Friday, and now is my chance to show a few more of the fun things we did, a few of the inspiring sights, and giveaway a bag of quilt market swag!
If I had to pick my favorite picture from today… this is it. It’s me enjoying a bundle of new Kokka quilting cottons that I got at Quilt Market sample spree. But let me back up a little bit… it was a loooong day.
Melissa Mortensen of Polka Dot Chair wrote a book! I’m already a huge fan of her amazing blog, so when she asked me if I’d like to review a copy of her new book Project Teen, I was thrilled. Sewing for teens can be hard because they are past that stage where they love ruffles, ribbons, and bows. Especially the boys (lol). Just kidding I never put ruffles on my boys. But sometimes ribbons and bow ties.
I made another pink peplum! The first was cute {see it here} and I got lots of sweet feedback (thank you!), but I’m not really comfortable wearing it because the neckline is so big. I feel awkward in it unless I wear a tank underneath, and that defeats the purpose of a cute knit top to throw on.
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