On Monday I shared with you my sewing goals for the week. Overall, I am a list maker. Lists keep me organized and on track. But I usually don’t use lists for my quilting. That’s gonna change! I have managed to get so much accomplished this week and I feel so good about my progress. So from now on I’m writing it down!
I finished two zipper pouches for hubby. They were quick and easy – the most difficult part was ironing on the Velcro without melting it. 🙂 I used Velcro Fusion on the pouch, and a regular stick on Velcro for the cooler. I’m pretty comfortable with those choices, as the pouches won’t be removed often. If they were going to be taken out often, I probably would have used a sew in Velcro.
The lining is fabric I had in my stash; it came from JoAnn’s a while ago.
I made myself a new handbag for spring and overall I’m happy with it. For other bags I have used a heavier home decor fabric that I quilted and it gave the bags a nice structure. For this bag I used quilting cotton which I quilted. It has a nice soft feel to it, but it looks ‘limpy’ – I definitely should have used interfacing on both the outside and lining panels. Qulting it more densely would have helped too.
I will probably sew up another bag because this one is driving me a bit nuts with the way it feels and hangs. I’m counting this as one of those live and learn lessons…..
I was able to finish two more pages for my FMQ ‘book’. Yay! I am going to post them on their own page so they will be organized in one place and easy to find. Hopefully I will get that page up over the weekend.
The hourglass blocks are coming along. I was able to do some sewing on those and can’t wait to start laying these out in some sort of design.
And last, but certainly not least, I cut and pieced a quilt top! This wasn’t even on the list. Whew! It is a rainbow quilt, which I have wanted to do for a while. I ordered matching threads last night, so I’m excited to get started on the quilting.
That’s it for this week. I hope you had a productive sewing week. I still have plenty to keep me busy so I better get another list made 🙂
Linking up with Whoop Whoop Friday, Crazy Mom Quilts, Pink Doxies Pet Project Show and Show Off Saturday.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Nice to be able to meet some weekly goals! Congratulations on how much you did this week. I love that a new project sneaked in there.
Gorgeous fabric on the bag! I am mixed about lists – some days they work for me, other days nope! Good luck with your plans!
I am a list maker as well. They keep me functioning. 🙂 I hope your hubby is enjoying his pouches. I think your bag looks great, but can see how quilting it more densely would have helped.
I love lists! (I will admit to sometimes writing things on the list just so I can cross them off and have a sense of accomplishment). Have you tried Wonderlist (an iphone app)? It is a great list app. Great projects too, I like the idea of the pouches in the cooler.
Same here! Can’t do anything without a list. I thought it was ridiculous at first, but I am very glad of my project list. The pouches looks so great, thanks for the tip on velcro. That is a very nice looking bag. I also love the look that interfacing provides. Great piecing on that hourglass block. I am looking forward to seeing your FMQ page 🙂
-Soma
I, too, am a list maker but have never thought to carry it over to my quilting. What a great idea! Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me. Productivity is not my main concern since for me quilting is a hobby, not a business, but not forgetting all those things I want to do… priceless. Prioritizing them will be an added perk. Thanks for the tip.
Wow, congratulations on the really productive week! The pouches for your husband look great; I hope he is already getting good use out of them. And a whole unexpected quilt top pieced? Awesome!!