Progress!! WIP Wed 8/29

PROGRESS!! This week is all about progress.  I have made some serious progress this week on OLD projects that have been taking up space in my sewing room.  I read a blog by Madam Samm about setting a timer and while I haven't done it literally I have pushed myself to work 30 min a day on a project, knowing that it will often turn into an hour (or five yesterday!) or more of work on my WIP's.  All that dedication is paying off.

Yesterday I had a marathon sew and finished this top:

 

I headed out as the sun was setting and it was clouding up and ready to rain...and I thought it would be perfect to get a photo.  And then BAM the sun was out.  It lit this up like a stained glass and I loved it so much I put it in here.  You can also see my seams and my anal pressing for this one!!!

 

Then I took it across the street and used my neighbors fence (as I always do when I want a good quality picture when the sun is out) and then the wind started blowing.  Oh well. :) It's a good representation of what the quilt is.  I set it on point (my first time and setting triangles are a bit...finicky.  Even with lots of starch) and I did color stripes.  I like it!!!

 

 

And then there is the quilt from H-E-Double-Hockey sticks.

 

 

Let me just start by saying I started this quilt in Jan of 2011 before my current obsession with starch and pressing.  And I think I must have been drunk and cutting with kindergarten scissors when I cut my strip pieces (I'm kidding.  I don't drink often and can't tell you the last time I was drunk) perhaps it was lack of sleep, the punk was only a few months old when I started this...who knows.  But my accuracy was NOT there.  Which made putting all those little squares quite a pain in the patoot. REALLY bad.  Its actually quite good (the wind was blowing and the quilt needs a final pressing...it's not a wonky as it appears) and once it's sandwiched and quilted you won't even notice. But let me tell you it sounded like a sailor's convention while I was putting it all together!!!!

This is one quilt I am glad is nearly finished.  I need to give it a good pressing and then I'm going to add a border (I'm thinking of the white/multi polka dot print) so it is twin size (it's about 8" too short). I intend for it to be the punk's "big girl bed" quilt!!

There has been no progress on the snoopy quilt.  Maybe later this week!!

Happy Sewing!