WIP Wednesday

Wednesday!

How do I love thee...

I'm feeling pretty darn pleased with a couple of finishes this week.

#1

It's no secret, as I've mentioned a hundred times, I loved doing the Sew Out Loud QAL!!

12 blocks all  by different amazing and extremely talented designers.

I completed my blocks and joined them with a narrow black sashing, a little outline quilting, black and white stripe binding...

and,

TA DA!

Now I get to look at it every day in my sewing room.

Mostly I am noticing all the wonky mistakes!!

But, that will pass and then I will just remember all the fun I had and the paper piecing lessons I have learned.

I am already planning to do a couple of the entry blocks submitted in the contest for the final block!

#2

My wallet is in tatters!
Well, actually I threw it out ages ago and have been using zippered pouches!

I desperately needed a new one...

found this great tutorial at Confessions of a Fabricaholic.

I did a "test run" first!!

Do you do that too??

It turned out well, but I decided to add a heavy interfacing to the exterior piece of my new pretty "real" wallet.

;

Love it!

And no, that is not fake money  ;-)

 I will still keep most of my coinage in this framed pouch I made a while back...

#3
I've been working fast and furiously using up my bundle of Summersville.
Such a great fabric line from Lu Summers.
So I made a couple of large 24" cushions for my couch.
The first one I showed you last week, so here is the second one...

 I used a tutorial from Amanda Jean at crazy mom quilts for this easy zig zag pattern.
I did re-size the pattern to make it more cushion friendly. I could have made them even smaller to have more rows, but I wasn't going to redo it!!
And again, added an invisible zipper and pieced backing.
Here are the two of them playing nice together...
they are now on my couch!

#4
I really like Jeni's tutorial at In Color Order, for her lined drawstring bag!
I'm sure you have seen all over blogland, and probably made some yourself!
I made a few this week for auction with proceeds going to The Canadian Cancer Society.
Relay for Life is in a couple of weeks, and unfortunately I won't be here for it.

So, those are my finishes. On my WIP list is:
Ocean View, which I really plan to finish quilting this week!
Also, Ironwork*, which I have NO plans to start quilting this week!
Too many UFO"s to mention!!
Maybe someday I will get to them :-(
Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced
and
Monika at The Needle and Thread Network.
Have a great sewing week!