Being off work/getting things finished

Here is some of the stuff I have been working on. Melanie has completed her friends quilt. I finally put the binding on my purple/orange quilt. We made Gary some pillowcases for Christmas. I made a hair staightener snap case. I love working with my daughter because she is so creative and diligent about sewing when she sews. Here ya go!

My quilt, finally finished.

Putting on bias binding

Pillowcases for Gary.

White Christmas/ I moved south for this?

I must say that I really enjoy the beauty of the snow every time. I am also enjoying having to stay at home and relaxing. Each time it snows, it brings me solice.






















The definition of a white Christmas is when it snows on Christmas or the night before and everything is covered with snow on Christmas ! So it's official now...Foothills of NC have had a White Christmas.

How to Make Bias Binding for a Quilt

How to Make Quilts : How to Join the Binding Strips

School's out for two weeks, look at me go!

The semester is over and faculty has two weeks off before the next semester begins. I have been practically living in my sewing room. I have a small TV in here, my laptop with Netflix should I want a movie and itunes for music or podcasts! There is this comedian who talks about gender differences: where men have many boxes in their brains and women always want to know: "whatcha thinking?" Well while I am in my sewing room, I know what he is talking about. I am in my box! This is my relaxation place!



I have been busy in my (box) sewing room. While I was in Japan this summer, Monica was showing me her vinyl and telling me about some issues she was having with sewing it. When I came back to the States, I asked my sewing people what to do to fix Monica's issue. They told me to get a teflon foot. I have been back from Japan for about 6 months now and finally tried sewing some vinyl.

This is some of the things that I have made: Black vinyl drawstring back; Black vinyl snap pouch; Yellow vinyl shoe bag for traveling (gift for Melanie) It fits her sneakers for when she travels.

I also made a few pillowcases for my bed and one for a student who has had a rough time. I made it for her because she needs a break and is one student who is "four year college" material if she can get past her issues (such as being in foster care since she was 11) Here are the pillowcases:

Almost every Friday, I go to Breakfast with the Biddies. Last Friday was a snow day but I spent the day making bread for all my biddie friends and had to freeze it. Today, I went to an unscheduled Breakfast with the Biddies and gave them the bread. I also made Christmas bags to put the bread in. Here they are:

I am not sure what I am going to do when the semester starts ups again!

The Aftermath

So after two days of sewing on Melanie's friends quilt: This is what my sewing room looked like. It is very interesting: when I sew, my room stays the way it was before I sewed with only a minor mess. When Melanie sews, everything is everywhere. I am the kind of clean up as you go person, she isn't yet!

I do wish I had some of her creativity!

Susan's Finished with the Purple Afghan

Susan asked me to post this because she can't remember how to get on the blog, duh! So I am posting it for her, wishing it was my afghan. It is my favorite color and beautiful so how about it Susan!!!

Sorry I couldn't rotate it for some reason. I especially like the sideways kitchen table.