Hello little darning foot. After years of you collecting dust I have finally put you to use.
I did a little free motion quilting for the first time on this block I made yesterday. I really enjoyed it however, about halfway through the block I started getting tired of it. I don't know how people sew whole quilts like that. Maybe it's just my A.D.D.
Anyway, this block started out with a random sketch of a dress form in my art journal. I decided I wanted to use my vintage fabric and incorporate my sketch with it so voila.
A log cabin-ish block with my dress form appliqued on. After quilting it I stared at it for awhile as I usually do with random projects, thinking of where to go next.
A pillow was born shortly after.
I used some vintage buttons in random places along with this cute key button I had from my scrapbook stash.
It wasn't time to pack up my sewing party yet though. After the pillow I thought I would make the pincushion caddy by Anna Maria Horner. I really wanted her Seams to Me book but since so much of it was geared toward a beginner sewer I have held back. Much to my delight the one project I really wanted to make from that book has appeared online. YAY! You can find it here if you don't have the book either but love the pincushion project.
I used up some Japanese fabric scraps and although it was fiddly I really liked how it came out. Plus it holds the little things I always reach for on my sewing desk.
All I need to do now is finish the handles on my "house bag" so I can give it to a certain birthday girl next week.
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Bliss journal 