Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Work in Progress Wednesday OR The Weekly Round Up

It is Wednesday again, and lots of progress has been made this time!

Finishes
  • I finished undoing all the stitching on my sister's quilt!  No really, YAY!
  • I found out that can do the quilting myself on a long arm machine--Double YAY!  There is a sewing center in town that rents a long arm quilter; the only requirement is that you take a class to learn how to use it (darn).  So next month I'll be taking the class then getting busy quilting FOUR quilts.  
  • I also finished my Kitchen Windows quilt top.  I'm loving it! I still haven't decided how I want to do the back, so that's on the WIP list.
  • I finally took pictures of my diaper bag and posted the review of the Amy Butler pattern I used to make it.
This coming week I have several WIPs
  • Make my final MSQB block.  I'm pretty settled on this one, but I'm sad because it means the bee is officially over for me when I finish the block. 
  • Make a cosmetic bag or makeup brush roll for a good friend who watches Della for me quite a bit.  She often will not let me pay her, so I think I'm totally overdue in making her something.
  • Work on my New Wave quilt.  I have everything cut out and have started sewing the pieces together.  I don't anticipate finishing this top until next week with the other two projects taking priority, but I hope to get some work done on it.  

Other WIPs
  • Quilt back for the Kitchen Windows quilt: I need to decide if I want it all to be the same fabric or if I actually want something snazzy on the back.  I'm leaning toward the first option. 
  • Quilt back for Della's "first" quilt--AKA the Baby Troll Quilt.  This is actually the first quilt top I ever made, but it's been sitting in my studio for a good year now because I was too intimidated to do anything with it.  Now that I've done a bit more quilting, have a date with a long arm, and have a big girl to give it to, I think it's time to finish this one ASAP.  
  • Kitchen accessories: I still want to make several more, but these are kind of a "back  burner" project.
  • Baby gear: I haven't made anything for the new baby, but with her due date coming up in 7 weeks (OMG!), I think I need to put this much closer to the top of the list.  I just need to decide what to make.  I'm thinking a sleep sack would be a fun project to try, but I'm totally open to suggestions (other than a quilt)!

I'm linking up again with Work in Progress Wednesday!
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

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6 comments:

  1. We have a LQS but she doesn't rent her long arm. How nice is that? I like your fabric for your New Wave quilt.

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  2. Love our fabric choices for your new wave quilt!

    How exciting that you found a long arm to use! I wish I could do that, but I haven't found a place close to me. That sounds like the perfect solution for you!

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  3. Love those fabrics for your new wave project!

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  4. My baby is 2 months old and I made him a baby wrap. I wore it this past weekend when I went to the Biltmore estate and it was wonderful! It didn't hurt my back at all. Also a car seat cover would be great. I used mine all the time until it got too hot for him. I'm sure I'll start using it again in the winter.

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  5. Those are lovely fabrics for your new wave quilt! And it sounds like you have some fun projects on the go.

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  6. love the fabrics for the wave quilt.. and you go girl on the LA!! get some pictures too

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