It seems that I don't do anything anymore but then I look through my pictures and realize that I'm still puttering around with things fairly regularly. I think I can share a few of the wedding goings on without giving away too much. Carmen had a plain basket she wanted decorated for the flower girl. So, we bought a vintage bread linen and added some ribbon and flowers. She's using some of the eucalyptus color in her fresh flowers.
This is my insulated wedding cake carrier. I did a practice run for work. I made the whole cake and carried it to my office. There was NO WAY I wanted to transport a 3 tiered cake for the first time on the wedding day!! Just a few adjustments need to be made but I think it went really well.
This turned out so terrible!!!! I'm sad. So the outer yellow looked the same but then once it was all together, it's clearly much lighter. I did a big stitch quilting with pearl cotton that I liked but my execution sucked. It's pretty bunchy in places. I think that can be fixed with a little blocking. The worst part is the binding! Ugh! (Throwing head back dramatically, back of hand to forehead, very Scarlett O'Hara) I did a machine faux piping binding and it is atrocious!! The more I "fixed" it, the worse it got. It will have to be taken off and redone but for now, it goes to the closet! I can't stand to look at it right now...
This last weekend I was in Mascoutah for our sewing retreat! Always a good time. I decided to make a travel kit in my store colors. This is the iron caddy that I made. I just LOVE the floral elastic! I'd been saving that for a few years. I knew it would be perfect for something!
I also made this little carrying case. I made it inside out by mistake but decided my cute zippers looked great on the outside & decided to keep it the way it is. The little "pages" go inside and were originally supposed to attach to the bag with Velcro but Katie M and I couldn't figure out why, so again, decided to leave them loose. I clearly don't read directions well. Or, I have some undiagnosed learning disability. Then, with the scraps, I made a little matching thread catcher. I think I want to add leaves around that rose button.
I got busy on The Quilt Show BOM. I thought these blocks turned out really sweet.
Not bad.
Ugh, what the heck? Not awesome but not redo worthy...
These are fine.
WTF was I thinking???? These are terrible. The main print is too busy and the other two blues don't have enough contrast. Redo.
And, these are sweet. Thank God, I had Sue H sitting next to me!! I almost started with blocks that I'd already done. She set me straight and I didn't have to waste a bunch of time!! Thanks again, Sue!
That sums up the last month, I think. I've started embroidering some pillowcases because I found we had unembellished pillowcases laying around the house! Imagine my horror! I'll share a picture of those later. Hope you're enjoying your summer!!!
