New Project

A co-worker asked me if I would finish a quilt top that she inherited from a family member. All that needed to be done is to add the outer borders. I said I would if she picked out the border and binding fabrics she wanted. We agreed that I would measure the quilt top and let her know how much fabrics to purchase. Below are the fabrics she purchased in the layout that she thought would be good.



I suggested this alternative which she liked better.




This is the finished flimsy ready to make into a quilt sandwich. It turned out to be queen-size with enough length to cover pillows.

Oh Dear,

Friday night came and went and unfortunately I didn't get to participate in the Friday Nite Sew-In. Too many distractions and not enough time! Maybe next month??

Just hanging around...

Here it is the middle of February already and I haven't accomplished much at all! I was able to redo the curtain panels that my sister asked me to do last December. She had two very wide curtain panels (which I forgot to take pictures of) that she wanted cut in half to made four curtain panels. I had never made more than pocket panel curtains before so I procrastinated until I couldn't leave it any longer. The job was easier that I thought and I got both pair done in a couple of days. I finished sewing the binding on the mug rug I made for the last FNSI but I haven't decided what I am going to send with it. (More procrastination.) This coming Friday is the next FNSI! Already! So what shall I work on???? I am sure I will come up with something, I have lots of WIPS (works in progress) in waiting. Which one will see the light of my sewing area. Hmmmmm.

FNSI Results

A couple of weeks ago a friend put this post as her status on Facebook:

From a friend - not my idea, but I'm game anyway. Pay It Forward 2012...I promise to make something homemade/handmade for the first 5 people who comment on my post. You must then re post this on your status & make something for the first 5 people who comment on your status. *The rules are it HAS to be handmade by YOU & they must receive it before 2012 ends. It can be as simple as baking cookies for a friend! :)

Well I commented and re posted. She commented back on my profile. I made this little mug rug as part of what I would like to send to her. All that is left to finish it is to hand stitch the binding. Now to decide what to include with it.

Friday Nite Sew-In--January Edition

It is the middle of January already and I have yet to get any sewing done since Christmas. The days just seem to fly by and I have not had any time to sit and sew. Here's hoping Friday night will change that with January's edition of the Friday Nite Sew-In. I am looking forward to getting something accomplished!

Camtica 4.3.67091 Review

Over the Christmas and New Year's holiday I received an e-mail asking me to review this video recording software. Camtica enables you to create professional screen recordings, presentations, tutorials and more. You can record any desktop activity with voice, webcam and animated mouse clicks. The resulting video can be saved in various formats including AVI and WMV. To download this software click here. I have just started experimenting with this software and it seems easy to use and I am looking forward to exploring it more.

Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards Men-----

Well Santa won't be delivering the Mp3 cover I was working on because I haven't finished it. Too many last minute Christmas preparations. I did, however, find a free download called Audacity that made it so I could read some of my son's favorite books and record them using the microphone in my web cam. I was able to save them as Mp3 files and them upload them to his new player.

I would like to wish all of the wonderful people who visit and read my blog a Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year.