Design Wall Monday August 13, 2013

It's Monday again and time to check out the progress on my tumbler charm quilt.  In spite if several distractions I was able to make progress on the charm quilt this week.

I decided on a border color and all the charms were cut.  Saturday late afternoon I was able to start on the last 13 rows and finished them up by Sunday afternoon.  I now have 37 rows of 27 mini tumbler charms.  Now I need to sew a grey tumbler on each end of each row and then sew two rows of grey for the top and bottom border.

[caption id="attachment_2244" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Mini Tumbler Charm[/caption]

Of course this is the week that the both sewing machines have appointments at the sewing machine spa.  I've so very lucky that my new sewing machine shop makes appointments so I don't have the two to three week wait time that I use to have.  I plan to use the down time this week to clean up the sewing room that looks like  a fabric tornado came through.

[caption id="attachment_2243" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Bonus. Used up 10 of these[/caption]

I'll need to go through the closet for a backing and then I'm thinking about how I want to quilt it.  Did I mention that it has to be done, as in completely done by Sept 5th.  Yikes and no machine time until Friday or Saturday.

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday,

November Quiltathon Part 2

WooHoo!  I got the linen closet done and moved on to the sewing room.

I'm very lucky to have a large walk-in linen closet.  Last fall we put new carpet in the hallway and the closet.  I really cleaned out the closet and organized all the shelves. This  week I wanted to make room to store the  model trains while we are working on the main floor of the house and redoing the master bedroom.

Here is the master bedroom today.   But that's another story. :)



The extra cars, track and engines needed to be put some place safe, out of the way of the work we are getting ready to do.

In the linen closet are the train cars, extra track, the HO sets, and the extras that go along with running a railroad. I also store my batting and one sewing machine rolling case there.



In the guest bedroom closet  the engines and the big cars are hanging out with my upholstery fabric.



 

I did get to the sewing room too.  First a took a seven seam sewing break.  I had this mug rug laid out and didn't want to forget the order so I just sewed it up real quick.



Then I tackled my cutting table and that back corner.





I put away the fabric that was on the chair and the table.  Sorted through the piles behind the chair too.



What's left on the table is two wall hangings and a quilt that need to be trimmed and binding done, pillowcase parts that have been cut and need sewn and my soap quilt.  I got the chair and corner done but the sewing table still needs sorted out.



This will be it for my November Quiltathon. Today we're going for a drive and Sunday I work.

Happy Weekend.

 

 

November Quiltathon, Maybe

Really I was going to do this months quiltathon over at Judy's Patchwork times. I was all ready to do some sewing just for me.   Reality crept up on me and so far I've had a 20 minute-athon. (I just made that up).  Today was the day I'd planned to close the door and sew....but....I started cleaning out the hall linen closet earlier this week and I need to finish that first.  Not just because everything that got pulled out of the closet is in the hall sort of blocking the door to my sewing room.

Then there is the sewing room, four weeks of power sewing for a craft faire says it all.  So my quiltathon time should be spent trying to find the top of my cutting table, my chair, and floor.   Or I could just clear a path between the sewing machine and ironing board?

What do you think clean or sew, I know tough choice. :)

I let you know how it goes.  LOL