Sheldon and I took off Tuesday and had a wonderful four day weekend. Saturday and Sunday were filled with football, family and friends. Monday and Tuesday were our chill days. For Sheldon, that meant laying on the couch and watching all of Heroes Season 1. For me, it meant spending some much needed time in the studio.
While watching football, I embroidered this Kurt Hasley Sublime Stitching pattern. I stitched it on a diaper, intending to use it as a hand towel, but I may sew it to some fabric and make a burp cloth out of it and put it with my stash of baby gifts.
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Monday was devoted to finishing the dog pillows that my mom helped me start over a month ago. Once I finished the tops, I realized I didn't have the right fabric for the back so I had to set those aside until I could hit up some thrift stores on Tuesday to find a sheet in the right color for the back. Since I was already in working mode I decided to dissect some clothes that I had in a pile in the craft room. I made this baby blanket top out of some maternity pants I bought at goodwill (no one should have ever worn these, but the fabric pattern was too cute to pass up) and a dress that didn't fit anymore. (pink and green in the photo)
It turned out really well. Now I just need to go buy some cotton batting and I can finish it. I have the cutest coordinating sheet that will work perfect for the back.
We actually left the house on Tuesday. We went to the mall for some window shopping and stopped at a couple of thrift stores. I found a ton of cute sheets at a goodwill and they were all conveniently marked with the 50% off color of the day. Score! Sheldon found a Bisonettes (the girl's glee club that I was in at OBU) record from the 50's and I was soo excited to see it. I have another record from the 70's and the CD they made from the year before I was in it. I also got a $5 Cuisinart ice cream maker, which I was so excited about because I was going to buy a new one soon. So glad I didn't, because the used one works perfectly. I see lots of homemade frozen treats in our future!
I found a thick pink canvas sheet at another thrift store, which was perfect for my pillows, so when I got home, I finished the dog beds. They are sooo cute!
Dewey immediately laid down on his, but Bella was a little upset that I took her old bed away. She resorted to sleeping in the living room that night.
Since I was on a roll, I decided to make the top on the posie quilt kit that I bought from RVA a while back. (on the left in the picture above) I've been so scared to start quilting. Not sure why, but I guess my mom showing me the ropes on the pillows got me going. I'm used to the whole patchwork thing now. It's just the process of putting together the quilt that scares me. But Rachel's tutorial is making me feel like I can do it. So tonight... I quilt. The one thing I said I wouldn't learn because it looked too tedious. Well mom, you can take pride in knowing you have influenced me into your favorite medium. But really, I do need to start sewing more if I want to use up some of my fabric stash. I can't just keep around all these fabrics because they are pretty. They need to be turned into other pretty things.
