Just Sew It

It’s okay. She is just getting her first annual checkup and it’s free too. Handing over my sewing machine to the shop clerk was like handing over my daughter to her caregiver when she was 13 months old. Please don’t drop my precious were my thoughts as she carried to the back. It’s depressing to look over at my sewing desk only to see an empty spot. I need to bring my serger in too but I’ll do that after precious is home safe.

I’ve been making a quilt for myself (and my family) called “Turning twenty… again”. Wonderful, easy and fun pattern. It is made up of all fat quarters and so it wastes very little fabric. I saw this pattern in a magazine (which I have now lost) and it was displayed in a store out of Saskatchwan, Canada. I loved the pattern and the colours. Different shades of denim blue, golds, and orange. It looks very sharp. I just bought some fabric for the backing and the binding but since my lovely machine is in the shop my quilt is at a stand still. I could sew it with my Hobby but it does not have the walking foot to do the quilting. But, I think I’ll just stitch up the backing so I can pin the three layers together.

March’s edition of Burda World of Fashion has some nice pieces. I was attracted to a couple and just might purchase myself a copy.

Now just have to find some cute fabric for these tops. I have a Burda pattern for some capris that I would like to sew. Burda pants fit so well on me.