Friday, June 30, 2017

This week's Finishes and some fun

Monday's finish consisted of making the four white long sleeve shirts to finish up this outfit I started a couple weeks ago.   Then I proceeded to get a few more things listed in my Etsy shop.




Wednesday I decided it was time to quilt a couple of neutral background pieces to make into 2 pumpkin table runners.  These finish at 10" x 30". The pumpkin applique pattern can be found HERE, I just gave the link to her tutorials page as Andy has tons of fun stuff there.

Once again I quilted the background and then machine blanket stitched the pumpkins. I did make two identical ones but the other didn't get it's threads buried yet :)   When it came time to bind I dug around in my stash and found this cool plaid that just screamed USE ME!!  It just goes perfect with the batik orange/gold pumpkins.



When I was at the MN Quilt show in Duluth earlier this month I picked up this cute wall hanging pattern from Cottage Rose Quilt Shop.  She has two sizes of pumpkins and wall hangings in the pattern.  Yesterday afternoon I chose the larger pumpkin but only made 5 blocks instead of 10 to make it my own.  Yes it was quick to make I cut and pieced it during the afternoon.  My top (yes it is only a top as of yet) measures 27" x 32".  The only thing I wished were different was my choice of green for the stems.  They blend in a bit much for my liking.

It's been a busy week but a good one, however the time flew by faster than I wanted it to.  So much to get done!

The fun--- Earlier this month my oldest grandson(6 yrs) spent the day with me.  He wanted to help make the string blocks.  He picks the strings out and I sew them onto the phonebook pages. After I trimmed then he wanted to pin them onto the design wall.  We added 2 blue, 3 pink and the 2 yellow ones (which didn't get trimmed before he had to go home) to the already made ones.

Edited to say:  I just learned that blue is the color of the month for RSC17 over at SuperScrappy-look at that I am ahead of schedule, LOL

He is just fascinated with seeing them come together, but he is even more fascinated with the sewing machine!  So I decided in the afternoon I would let him pick 6 charms that I had precut from my scraps.  And he arranged them himself just how he wanted them;)  After reminding him of some important things about the machine that I had told him a few times earlier this year, I sat him in front of the sewing machine.  The speed was turned down to the lowest setting, which is painful for me-but perfect for him to learn to sew with.  Of course I sat right next to him and watched ready to hit the stop button if needed, and to help guide the fabric once in a while.  Yes we used the stop/start button instead of the foot pedal.  The finished project consisted of a quilt for his stuffed puppy.  Then he said 'he needs a pillow' so we proceeded to that. For six years old I think he did really good!!!  We'll work on color placement some other time;)  Our daughter said he made sure to tuck puppy under the quilt that night, he was pretty proud of his efforts. 



 Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Linking with MyraSarah and RSC17

17 comments:

  1. Your etsy shop is getting filled up! And congrats on selling 3 more items!!! Boy that was fast.

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  2. Yes, the plaid binding is perfect for those pumpkins.

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  3. Oh my gosh....what a reminder that fall will be here before we know it.....such a great holiday theme for quilt projects!!

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  4. Love your swirls. And your grandson story is tooo cute!!!

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  5. Oh, your grandson quilting is the cutest thing ever! Just look at him designing and stitching. That pride he feels for his puppy quilt is such a special gift that you gave him :)

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  6. I think it is so wonderful that your grandson is SEW interested! Yay!! Great job of letting him do the fun stuff that appeals to him.
    Love the neutral runners with the pumpkins...thanks for the link.

    I also think your new little top is really cute & if you want to make those pumpkin stems stand out a little more, could you use a really light/bright thread in & around them, as curly Q's?? I have a neon yellow-green that would be wild. :)

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  7. BTW, I could use a nice, long sleeved white shirt just EXACTLY like your doll's version!!!! LOL

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  8. You've had a great week, Vicki! The doll clothes are so cute, the runner is just perfect for fall (I love the binding and the quilting), and I'll bet your grandson was so pleased to finally be able to use the machine! What a fun day for the two of you. Great idea using the start/stop button rather than the foot feed. :-) Have a great weekend!

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  9. What a sweet little quilt. So important to pass sewing on to the next generation. Lovely string blocks. You were ahead of schedule with the blue.

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  10. I love the pumpkin table runners - you must be working on things for the fall craft shows! Your grandson is adorable, and I love that he is interested in sewing. The little projects are perfect for him!

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  11. Hooray!! for sewing with your grandson. Special memory building... LOVE it!! No worries about that color placement lesson... random is good, too.

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  12. I'm with you. That binding is PERFECT! How fun will that be if you have inspired your grandson to be a quilter!

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  13. I love to read stories like this one. Youngsters learning to basic of a sewing machine and falling in love with its music. He did awesome for his first project. ;^)

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  14. Your grandson has a natural talent for making thing and likes color. He should be proud of his very own designed and made quilt and pillow. Give him a hug from your friends.

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  15. In my experience this is the perfect age to teach them to sew, because other electrical devices take over soon! I made a QAYG string quilt block with all the kids in my sons class, which I turned into a quilt which we donated. The kids had a blast. I explained the foot pedal was like a car, you had to take your foot off to stop. The boys loved it!

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  16. Those pumpkins are great. But that little quilt for a puppy really steals the show. How cute, and it's great that you are teaching your grandson. It's great when kids can make things for themselves.

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  17. Love your pumpkins 🎃
    Its so nice to see a young sewer getting excited about quilts and pillows. That's exactly what my girls made as first projects and it hooked them. They are both quilters. I think you've created a new quilter too!

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