Yet Another Picture!

I mentioned starting/completing a project in one day.  So what is it?  I found an interesting idea on Pinterest to make a bathmat from an old towel.  It looks better than it sounds.  The creator wove wide fabric strips on one side and upcycled the towel.  I never thought of making a bathmat with fabric.  Always thought they had to be made from tericloth.  I have to admit I got too carried away with my rendition.  Too much time and too much thread.  But I like it!  More color, more pizazz, and less fabric.  And I can hang it from the rod to help it dry and add some art to the dreary bathroom.

Found Some More Pictures!

Here's a picture of the baby quilt I made for a preemie.  Quilt is a little larger than a preemie quilt and a little smaller than a baby quilt.  It should be just right.  I had the blue fabric, got lucky finding the brown (or did it find me?), and then found out from Mom that the stroller and diaper bag are blue & brown!!!  Hopefully I'll get a pic of the baby and the quilt!  With cool weather just around the corner (?) it will arrive just in time.

Found Some Pictures!

Did I mention a special order bag I made for my best friend so that she and her family could transport her father's urn to two different locations?  Here it is.  I used Burmese longyi cotton for the outside, and quilting cotton for the inside.  I personalized it with a picture of the deceased, a few words, and his dates of birth/death.  The two top flaps were requested.  I believe Daddy-O would approve!

The Start of Something Big

I have lots of fabric, from near and far.  And I have lots of ideas.  But I don't seem to get projects started and/or finished.  Sound familiar?

Earlier this month I sewed 3 items in 3 days and felt FANTASTIC!  The main project was a custom bag so my best friend could carry her father's urn to Michigan.  When that was finished, I felt great!  And it looked great!  I had to keep going, to feel happy, proud, confident.  So next I finished a baby quilt for a young friend.  And then I made my best friend a sleep skirt to take on her trip to MI.

I'm realizing that I must find time to do more of what I love - gardening, sewing, crafting - to survive.  The depression, the sadness, the lethargy.  The lack of confidence.  So, in the past 3 days, I have started one project and started/finished a second project.  And I squeezed in some time today to work in the garden, until I got a splitting headache.  Survive, succeed, flourish.

Pictures will be posted soon.