FNSI RESULTS

 

did you jump in on the Friday night sew in wagon last night? I pulled out my fabric I had bought many many moons ago to make curtains for my sewing room

I measured, cut & sewed up the sides

then the top ,a nice three inches

then fold over & stitch on the crease

to get the ruffle at the top

not sure I’ll keep the bows but for now I’m one window ahead in the sewing room lol!

be sure to visit Heidi over at

http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/

to see who’s been getting creative

WHAT WILL YOU BE SEWING

 

today’s the day to join in on Heidi’s Friday Night sew In over at  http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/I was planning on having  a sew day today anyway to catch up on a lot of things I’ve been working on, as there’s much to be done around here before I leave next week for an awesome conference with Judy Jacobs, Marilyn Hickey, Karen Wheaton & other great speakers, so come on  pull out those projects you’ve been trying to get finished & join in on the fun & sign up for Heidi’s Friday Night sew In!

A GOOD PRODUCTIVE DAY

I started to title this post Don’t Leave me Just Yet lol! I’ve been soooo busy with family, church activities & first one thing & another, the sewing room has been neglected along with much needed ongoing projects I finally finished my chicken print apron ohhh it’s so cute lol!

love love love the polka dots I choose for the trim & the ruffleI’ve been organizing fabric & well lets just say there’s no end to the fabric so there’ll be other ways to display it for sure lol, anyways , I seen on pinterst where you fold fabric with a quilting ruler to make it flatter, taking up less space ,so I began to give this a try, how cute is that, each of these are a good 1 –1& 1/2 yds

  fold your fabric on the wide end 

lay your ruler on the edge

proceed to fold

the  slide ruler out the end & fold in half 

fold in half again & add to  your stack

 

fabrics that have been cut can also be folded this way

 

what about small pieces

they work too! they will be smaller when folded in half but looks great in a basket or scrapbook bin , whatever you wish to display them in  how cute & neat do they look on the shelf

I have way way too much fabric to try to do this  method in one day lol!so I ended playing in the fabrics with the scraps, what to do with those scrapes? why add them to my 2 & 1/2 inch square collection lol!

now to organize some lace & catch up on my quilt challenges

on the road again in the morning,to Mississippi with my pastors wife, we will be going to her sisters to check out the church  her daughter will be getting married in this Nov. to take pictures, measure pews  & all the fun stuff that goes with preparing to set up a wedding, I have  a lot more to show you  what’s happening in the sewing room, so hang in there with me lol!

I’m linking this post to

http://thecreativeitchboutique.blogspot.com/2012/09/sew-cute-tuesday-91812.html

http://threadingmyway.blogspot.com/2012/02/threading-your-way-aprons-and-art.html

IT’S A QUILT PARTY!

today starts off the Glorious Autumn Block party over at the quilting gallery

http://quiltinggallery.com/2012/09/04/block-party-1/

*quote* How does this work? Over the next 15 weeks, 45 fabulously talented designers will be making 12" blocks and tutorials for you to make. You can pick and choose which blocks you want to make. In addition to the blocks, there will be Super Deals for Quilters from our favorite online retailers. Be sure to check each designer’s post, as many will also be offering give-a ways on their own site that everyone can enter.

so head on over & get in on the fun of free quilt blocks, tutorials, featured quilters,give a ways, join the Flickr group  & add your photo’s

http://www.flickr.com/groups/autumn-block-party/

15 weeks of fun!  & quilting bliss! can’t beat that! lol!

on another note it has been raining cast & dogs here & no letting up in sight for the rest of the week according to the weather reports, hubby’s off  all week so there’s working outside which means I have him inside helping me tweaking, painting, arranging etc lol!

sewing room happenings: can you guess what I’ve been doing in there? there are 2 hints in this picture lol!