Monday, February 20, 2012

Sewing Therapy!

My life has been absorbed lately with the Off on a Whim business experience! But, even that needs a break, and so I swore I'd dig into sewing this weekend. Didn't actually get any sewing done, but I did get almost all the pieces cut out and plan to begin piecing this week. Luckily for all my projects....and my sanity!...I have a separate sewing room, and barring any private students, I can leave my projects out indefinitely, no cleaning up, no pulling back out.

So, this month's project is this adorable little quilt from the monthly quilt club my dearly beloved mom signed me up to. The pastels are making me yearn for spring...please oh please come soon and stay long!

So, here is what the quilt should basically look like, a sort of log cabin....


And here are some of the fabrics waiting to be cut...

And here are some that I've cut up...just 1-1/4" strips of different lengths...


And since I hate wasting any scraps, I collect all strips that are long enough to be used, and up-cycle them into...


A rag rug! This is my second one in the making...