She sews and scraps

Sew & Tell Fridays

once again it's Friday to share my Friday sew & tell over at amylouwho  finished project! Thanks for all the love you all shared last week!

I am sharing a quilt that I started months ago, way before I got my new Bernina 630, I got the idea from Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts)  ragged edge quilt, I made it fairly small at first, just like she did on her blog, but as soon as Jim saw this quilt being made, he kept saying "make it bigger!" The quilting on this quilt was a son of a gun with all the turning inside each square, I started hating this quilt when I was quilting it, now the quilt is done, I am in LOVE with the quilt now, I gave it to Jim for his birthday because, what do you get the guy who buys himself everything he wants during the year? he loves it too! yay! after I washed and dried the quilt and HAND BINDED the darn thing, I am in love with it, the texture is wonderful, I LOVE my binding. I love everything about this quilt and am very glad it is done! not sure I will ever quilt another quilt this same way unless it's a baby quilt LOL

Here is an upclose of the ragged edges, it's soooo soft!

Here is the backing flipped over so you can see it :) this ended up being an expensive quilt LOL

and my binding, ooooh I love the binding!

I just need to think of a name for this quilt and possibly add a label, I have a few ideas, just not sure yet :)

Thats it here really, just lots of school and being busy, but Zach and I both go on spring break this week! except he gets two weeks off and I get one.

It's beautiful out here in AZ, it's bright and sunny and a touch of warmth :) all the bees and birds and blooms are in abundance.

Hugs!

still sewing....

Since I got my new machine, well not yesterday but hopefully later today.... :)

Here is a couple of table runners I have done, I LOVE this first one, it's so bright and cheery and I love the outline quilting I did on it, I KNOW I will be doing a quilt version of this one.

Here is one I started with my old machine that I never finished but now that I have the new machine I tried out my stippling with the stitch regulator, I have a lot to learn but not bad being my first time :) this table runner is SMALL though, I am not crazy about the size but it's still pretty.

and here is the stippling (I guess true stippling is a lot closer together than this, but I tried!)

My cat thinks I made it for her (poor kitty, she is putting on the weight!)

 

I also sewed the cutest bag for my mom, of course I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to her, but I loved it so much that I have to make one for myself :)

oh and I also sewed an (ugly) canvas apron for Jim LOL he has been using a wood lathe lately to make some varmit calls and has been getting wood shavings EVERYWHERE! I even added a little "she sews and scraps" sewing label on the front of the apron to, ya know, give it that special touch ;)

here is one of his varmit calls in the making

and here are some of the finshed varmit calls, he is good at making these huh?!!

(yes that is the French Geneal quilt I am working on for Jim, he want's it BIG, so I have the fabric on order, but I guess he is finding a way to use it now LOL

anyways, I think that is it for now, hopefully I will have more time to sew, I really NEED to tidy up this pigstye, gross, disgusting  slightly unorganized craft room of mine to find a place for my new sewing machine, wish me luck!

Hugs!
 

new fabric!!!

Thanks to sewdeerlyloved's etsy shop I received this fabric in the mail today! Now I can start on that aqua/red quilt that I have been wanting to start on, just needed a few more fabrics and these are perfect to add to my others I will be using, if you need these fabrics, you should order from her, she did this custom order for me and has fast shipping too!