Not OT This weekend

In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

Funny you should ask! I am making a quilt for a male friend. We shopped
for fabric together and what he chose is very masculine and b-o-r-i-n-g!
It's almost a whole cloth quilt and reversible and an over-sized king-size
at that. He likes it, so I am doing it but it's one of those projects that
I can't get too enthused about it and it's tedious. I hope it's going to
hold my interest long enough to get it done- I'm a procrastinator at the
best of times! It's getting colder, so he'll be getting ready for the
quilt any day now.

But then I can move onto something fun- like making 50 matching collar and
leash sets for the Humane Shelter to sell. That's a thank you for keeping
Dottie there for six months (usually dogs get about 4-6 weeks at best!!!)
until I could find her and adopt her. I am hoping they can turn my $130
investment for the 'hardware' into $500 or more- all fabric is from my stash
so I consider that 'free'. Now to streamline the collar/leash making
process so I don't get bored with it, too! VBG

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Ginger in CA" wrote in message
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In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

On 02/10/10 14:52, Ginger in CA wrote:

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

I am catching up on overdue stuff - nearly done now and should be at the
PO on Monday morning with 9 envelopes to go in various directions.

Once I get these blocks done, I have a baby quilt to label and then a
yellow Rumpledquiltskin elephant to make.

I'll see how far I get with any of it this weekend, which is blissfully
empty of other commitments for the first time for absolutely ages.

Lizzy

I'm about to create a 'something' for MIL (92yo) to wear to the
bathroom in the middle of the night.

She has been falling over (and bouncing, luckily) a lot recently, and
has been wearing a crochet shawl to keep the drafts off as she totters
around. At best it could get coaught in her wheeler-walker, at worst
it could trip her up completely.

So I've taken the hood off a freebie from Damart to work pro-tem, but
I did it badly and cut the collar (not that she would notice, but I
will) but it not what she really needs.

She needs something to be able to fling on quickly (without
wriggling), that is long enough to keep her bum warm, but no chance of
sliding into the way.

Long bed jacket? Fleecy shawl/cape lined to make it slippy to get on
and off? I'm open to ideas.

Need to be easily washed, of course, and no fiddly poppers or straps.

Drawing board, where are you...?

Nel
(Gadget Queen)

I'm mailing off my latest two quilts for Quilts for Kids:

http://www.quiltsforkids.org/

Then I'm going to start on the next ones for them.

Trixie

"Ginger in CA" wrote in message
...
In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

How about a poncho type thing? Longer in back and a round hole for her
head plus a fairly long slit down the front- or a V-neck- to make it easy to
slip on over her head and make the front look very different from the back
so she can wear the proper/shorter side to the front.

Good luck- this sounds challenging.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

PS: Lined to make it slippery sounds good to get on and off but then it
could also slip off her while wearing it and trip her.

"Sartorresartus" wrote in message
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I'm about to create a 'something' for MIL (92yo) to wear to the
bathroom in the middle of the night.

She has been falling over (and bouncing, luckily) a lot recently, and
has been wearing a crochet shawl to keep the drafts off as she totters
around. At best it could get coaught in her wheeler-walker, at worst
it could trip her up completely.

So I've taken the hood off a freebie from Damart to work pro-tem, but
I did it badly and cut the collar (not that she would notice, but I
will) but it not what she really needs.

She needs something to be able to fling on quickly (without
wriggling), that is long enough to keep her bum warm, but no chance of
sliding into the way.

Long bed jacket? Fleecy shawl/cape lined to make it slippy to get on
and off? I'm open to ideas.

Need to be easily washed, of course, and no fiddly poppers or straps.

Drawing board, where are you...?

Nel
(Gadget Queen)

On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 08:52:37 -0500, Ginger in CA wrote
(in article
):

In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

I'm going to try and finish the binding on a baby quilt. And maybe try to
put some fabric away, somewhere, to get it out of the dining room for awhile.
Not quite sure where to put it since out of season clothes are under the
beds and sewing room is still out of commission.

Maureen

My church did Operation Inasmuch today (based on Matthew 25:40 --
"Inasmuch as you have done it for one of the least of these). We had a
bunch of projects around the community. I worked on quilts and baby
blankets to be given to mothers who give birth while in jail. Some did
park cleanup. Some wrote letters to service men and women. Some packed
up cookies and took them to various public servants and to the Red Cross
and Salvation Army for people doing flood cleanup in our area. Some made
lunch for the rest of us. The most rewarding story I've heard so far is
from the group that went to several laundromats with lots of quarters
and randomly paid for people's laundry. They had quarters for a man who
was new in town and came with only 2 dollars -- enough he figured to
wash, but not dry, his clothes. He was so grateful that he phoned the
church to say thanks.

Julia in MN

On 10/2/2010 8:52 AM, Ginger in CA wrote:
In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA


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It was a long day.
I arrived about an hour early, and worked with Dawn and Patrick to put
finishing details of the stuff for the day.
The four yds of a cool print I had gotten with the intent to make a
quilt for my now ex, was turned in to 4 pillowcases, that will make
some young person happy Much better use of the fabric! There was a
small group but we had fun. About 6PM I left [had to have a catch-up
session with my friends!] Dawn had some really cool fabric match-ups.

It was a good thing, now I'll have to do some more.

Ginger in CA
On Oct 2, 1:12*pm, Julia in MN jaccola-AT-chartermi-
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My church did Operation Inasmuch today (based on Matthew 25:40 --
"Inasmuch as you have done it for one of the least of these). We had a
bunch of projects around the community. I worked on quilts and baby
blankets to be given to mothers who give birth while in jail. Some did
park cleanup. Some wrote letters to service men and women. Some packed
up cookies and took them to various public servants and to the Red Cross
and Salvation Army for people doing flood cleanup in our area. Some made
lunch for the rest of us. The most rewarding story I've heard so far is
from the group that went to several laundromats with lots of quarters
and randomly paid for people's laundry. They had quarters for a man who
was new in town and came with only 2 dollars -- enough he figured to
wash, but not dry, his clothes. He was so grateful that he phoned the
church to say thanks.

Julia in MN

On 10/2/2010 8:52 AM, Ginger in CA wrote:

In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

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On 02/10/2010 14:52, Ginger in CA wrote:
In about 15 minutes I head out to go to Buellton, to my friends' shop
The Creation Station. It is a 96 mile drive each way. We have a
pillowcases for kids sew-in planned today. The local foster care
system benefits. Up at 5AM, rootled through stash. Picked out fun and
funky, warm and whimsical, outrageous and demure fabrics. And realized
my stash is absolutely huge. I will start making a concerted effort to
do some scrap quilts, since there certainly pieces that defy
description for size! But I can make thangles, or squares and play
around with them. One more baby quilt to bind to the back, and I am
free to do a major overhaul of the craft room and set myself up for
projects.

So, what are you doing this weekend - sewing wise?

Ginger in CA

Still on clothing! I finished off the Mother of the Bride's outfit at
lunchtime, completed my dress, created two bags with embroidery on for
the last two bridesmaids, and the jacket to go over my dress for the
wedding.

So all I've done for the last month and a bit is:

Three fully lined boned bridesmaids gowns with stole collars
One fully boned wedding gown with stole collar
Four corsage flowers in organza, silk and feathers
Four very different little handbags
One MotB outfit of top, trousers and floaty long jacket
One dress and jacket for me!

The jackets were a bit of a cheat: unlined floaty things! Just had to
make the seams nice from both sides...
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