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WiP Wednesday #31

Written on May 15, 2012 by J. Paul Burnside

I’m linking up for “Work In Progress Wednesday.” My projects this last week have been kind of random. Shocking, isn’t it?

I had a lot of fun working on mini quilts. This one is from some vintage fabric from my mom’s stash. I tried a little random machine quilting, since this quilt is actually small enough to fit in the harp of my sewing machine. I think it’s kind of fun, but I’ll have to do a hand-quilted version so I’ve got something to compare it to.

Can you believe the detail on this print?

I thought the stripe on back was kind of fun.

I also did a stack of potholders, just because. The grey fabric is Jay McCarroll’s “Love Tomatoes.” I really appreciate his fabric line – it’s always quirky and fun.

I’m slowly but surely approaching that allegedly magical number of item listings in my Etsy shop. Anyone else having a little trouble getting to 100 items? I’d welcome suggestions and/or advice for getting there.

Not much progress on my big quilts, this week.

Projects in Progress:

Garfield Quilt:
Made from a childhood sheet of my husband’s. Added a border to make it adult-sized.
Blocks to handquilt: 4/42

Remaining Steps for Scrap Attack Quilt:
Make the quilt sandwich.
Attach everything.
Tie with thread. I picked up Pearl cotton in a size 5, and a curved needle.

Remaining Steps For Rainbow Quilt:
*Assemble the quilt sandwich
*Quilt
*Binding – wish me luck!

Future Projects:
*Turn the wedding sari from Farah into a quilt or wall hanging.
*Table runners: 0/12

Whooole lot of linking going on. Click on the buttons below to see what everyone else is working on.

Please don’t be shy when you comment – leave a link back to your blog and I’ll pay you a visit.

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WiP Wednesday #30

Written on May 9, 2012 by J. Paul Burnside

Welcome to “Work In Progress” Wednesday. I’ve been busting out little bags this last week. They’re quick, cheerful, and they make me happy. I really love getting to pick buttons to go on them. It’s nice to have something fast and easy to counter-balance the longer projects.

Using up cheerful, small pieces of fabric is a lot of fun.

These buttons made me think of lifesavers.

I've had this scrap of fabric forever. It feels good to use it.

And one more, just because I can.

I thought the gold accents were a lot of fun.

Projects in Progress:

Garfield Quilt:
Made from a childhood sheet of my husband’s. Added a border to make it adult-sized.
Blocks to handquilt: 4/42

Remaining Steps for Scrap Attack Quilt:
Make the quilt sandwich.
Attach everything.
Tie with thread. I picked up Pearl cotton in a size 5, and a curved needle.

Remaining Steps For Rainbow Quilt:
*Assemble the quilt sandwich
*Quilt
*Binding – wish me luck!

Future Projects:
*Turn the wedding sari from Farah into a quilt or wall hanging.
*Table runners: 0/12

Whooole lot of linking going on. Click on the buttons below to see what everyone else is working on.

Please don’t be shy when you comment – leave a link back to your blog and I’ll pay you a visit.

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WiP Wednesday #28

Written on April 24, 2012 by J. Paul Burnside

Welcome to “Work In Progress” Wednesday. As usual, it’s been a wacky week, which makes it a perfectly normal wacky week.

Luckily, Maggie is feeling much better after her little doctor visit. She’s even back to helping me get my work down. How considerate is that?

So kind of her.

This week I got a custom order for some huge cat toys. Huge. We’re talking cat toys sized for a baby lion. Check these out.

Thirty inches long, 15" around. Huge.

Between the two of them, I used a gallon of catnip, and 32oz of stuffing. I can’t wait to see what my client’s cats make of them.

Projects in Progress: Not much progress here.

Remaining Steps for Scrap Attack Quilt:
Make the quilt sandwich.
Attach everything.
Tie with thread. I picked up Pearl cotton in a size 5, and a curved needle.

Remaining Steps For Rainbow Quilt:
*Assemble the quilt sandwich
*Quilt
*Binding – wish me luck!

Garfield Quilt:
Blocks to handquilt: 3/42

Future Projects:
*Turn the wedding sari from Farah into a quilt or wall hanging.
*Table runners: 0/12

Whooole lot of linking going on. Click on the buttons below to see what everyone else is working on.

Please don’t be shy when you comment – leave a link back to your blog and I’ll pay you a visit.

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WiP Wednesday #25

Written on April 3, 2012 by J. Paul Burnside

I can’t believe how fast this week has gone, and is going. I need more time! Once more, I’m hooking up with Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday. Click the button below to see what everyone is working on.

Many of my WiPs aren’t tangible – I have dozens of items that need photographed for Etsy, for instance. Good grief, I’m behind on that. The photos are where I always fall down. Anyone else have that for their weak area?

On the plus side, I finished last week’s mini quilt for Swap-bot.

I didn’t do too bad with the binding on it, and I think the back turned out well, too.

I also made a BUNCH of needlebooks. They are one of my favorite things to make. I like to imagine them being held by a craftsperson, and used to make beautiful things. I should have them up in my etsy shop soon.

Projects in Progress
Scrappy quilt as part of the Scrap Attack Project.

Remaining Steps for Scrap Attack Quilt:
Make the quilt sandwich.
Attach everything.
Tie with thread. I picked up Pearl cotton in a size 5, and a curved needle. I’ve never tied a quilt, before! Kind of exciting.

Remaining Steps For Rainbow Quilt:
*Assemble the quilt sandwich
*Quilt
*Binding – wish me luck!

Future Projects:
*Turn the wedding sari from Farah into a quilt or wall hanging.
*Table runners: 0/12

Whooole lot of linking going on. Please don’t be shy when you comment – leave a link back to your blog and I’ll pay you a visit.

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WiP Wednesday #24

Written on March 28, 2012 by J. Paul Burnside

Wednesday, Wednesday… so good to me… ba-dah-ba-dah-dah-dah…. I’m linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday. Click on the button below to see all the people participating in it, and their projects.

I’m participating in a Swap-Bot mini quilt swap. I’m very excited to be exchanging with another befreckled redhead. What are the chances?

I will bind this, oh yes I will.

I’ve got about seven other mini quilts in progress, that need binding. I’m hoping that will be enough practice to be able to bind my larger quilts without too much in the way of bloodshed and tears.

Projects in Progress
Scrappy quilt as part of the Scrap Attack Project.

Remaining Steps for Scrap Attack Quilt:
Make the quilt sandwich.
Attach everything.
Tie with thread or buttons. I haven’t decided yet.

Remaining Steps For Rainbow Quilt: After I get the Scrap Attack done (deadline is March 26), I’ll go back to working on this quilt.
*Assemble the quilt sandwich
*Quilt
*Binding – very scary. I’m going to try on my swap-bot mini-quilt, first.

Future Projects:
*Turn the wedding sari from Farah into a quilt or wall hanging.
*Table runners: 0/12

I have a quick question for those of you who use disappearing-ink fabric pens. I’ve been using the Singer branded one, and I’m just not in love with it. Even if I wait a few weeks before doing so, if I iron (or worse, steam) fabric that I’ve used the pen on, the disappearing ink shows up and become permanent. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions?

Whooole lot of linking going on, today. Please don’t be shy when you comment – leave a link back to your blog and I’ll pay you a visit.

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