Well Christmas is drawing closer and I am in a slow frenzy finishing up some things for year end at work and cleaning the house in preparation for company during the Christmastide. Unfortunately I haven't got a lot of time in quilting land, but come the 28th I am putting the pedal to the medal and working on finishing up some projects that I have had on the go way too long. Yeah like since 2000.
I hate to admit how long some of these projects have been sitting. I either lost interest or the reason for making the quilt initially has changed, not to mention my style preference has really changed as well. I am sure that a lot of crafters have projects like this. And you hate to throw them out, wasting fabric and the time you spent making them. In the past I was lucky to be involved in some great guilds so I could bring it there to them and donate it as a comfort quilt and someone would take over finishing and quilting it. Great deal all around I think.
I was able to get the quilted coins top done. This was a great tutorial by
Don't call me Betsy that is perfect for showing off all the fabrics from the Dr. Seuss line. Arlene did the quilting on it, a simple double stipple that is fairly large in yellow thread. I just love how it looks.
One plan for the new year is do a big purge of fabrics and craft supplies. I need to whittle things down to a manageable size, which means making up a lot of little projects to use up bits and pieces. Right now I am loving the zip bags. I have so far made two in different sizes and colors. I see a lot more just to use up some fat quarters and a big box of zippers that is threatening to spill over its container.
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