I didn’t do a lot of cooking this week. We had Chinese New Year left overs coming out our ears, and both of us had to work late. I ended up only making two new recipes. Tonight I am making a couple of new ones, so I’ll wait to add them together.
I got frustrated by my UFO box, well, boxes really, this week. They are not organized and all over my basement. Making new things is fun, but I really wanted to add in the projects I had that were started to get them done too. I filled an entire page in my projects book with the things from just one box. A lot of the stuff I found just needed a few seams fixed, or a lining material. A lot of them I seem to have run out of the thread color I needed and hadn’t gone back to fix it. Grrr.. It’s easy to forget about projects when they get tucked into a box, or in my case, I get confused or frustrated with them. I forget that I can’t learn how to be a better seamstress if I don’t persevere and learn new techniques.
So this week I focused on finishing both old and new projects. I sewed the top of the rainbow snowball quilt together. It’s not perfect, but it turned out pretty. It definitely showed me the value of labeling quilt rows. somehow they got mixed up and I should have gone back to look at the pictures of it laid out instead of just continuing to sew it together. It’s not ironed yet and the dog tries to play with it on the floor, so I don’t have picture yet.
I also finished putting the bias tape on my strawberry dress. It has a black cotton background and is covered in tiny strawberries. I used red bias tape to finish the neck, armholes, and hem. It just needs a hook and eye or button loop at the top of the zipper. It is in the wash, but is adorable.
I also finished a present for some friends of ours. I’ll show a little preview picture, so as to not ruin the surprise
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A little silver and pink hip belt for Etsy was also finished. All it needed was pink ties. It had probably been sitting there for over a year because I originally sewed it all without ties. It felt good to get it done. It’s really cute and I kind of want to keep it, but it’s similar to one I made myself and don’t wear often. I’m hoping someone else likes it more than I do and will wear it.
Now it’s back to finishing more projects. I’m working on this 6 pocket tote bag to go up on Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/twinflowerfancies). The accent fabric was part of my annual fabric box from my Mom. Thanks, Mom!
