Works in Progress

Yesterday I told you about my new sit down long arm.   I was trying to figure out a name for her, and I think I have decided on Ruby, but if you have a better suggestion, send it to me as I am not totally set.

I have been playing around with a few things, trying to overcome the rustiness I feel.   I keep trying to remember that it is muscle memory and rhythm.  So I am working on that.   I had some tree skirt/table toppers already cut out in my UFO boxes.   I have a lot of UFOs.

 I have tried to get the rhythm for smooth curves on the swirls, but I have a long way to go.   I will bind this and it will become a present for one of my daughter-in-laws.   They say it takes 500 hours to get good at FMQ.  I believe it, but I am going to try.   I have a few table runners and 2 more of these table toppers to do, and then I am going to try a quilt.  Wish me luck.

I have started back with my 15 minutes of sewing per day challenge.   Most days I manage to get more time in than that, but I am trying for some consistency, so that I can get some things accomplished.   Currently under my needle are these half log cabin blocks.    

I got them all cut out on Tuesday morning.   I dropped a friend at the airport at 4:45am, and went back home.  It was too late to go back to sleep before work, so I used the time to get started on this project.   I should be able to get them done within a couple of days and then we will see what kind of layout is going to look best.

I have one more project that I am actively working on right now.  I love to have a hand project going for those long car rides, or during basketball season, football season, baseball season.  My husband loves sports, and spends a lot of time watching them.   Sometimes he likes me to be in the room, sitting in our twin recliners.   He watches sports and I stitch, or watch a movie on my iPhone, with my airpods on.  That way, he doesn't feel alone and I still get stuff done.   

The project is for a quilt called "To Grandmother's House We Go" by Crab-apple Hill.   They have numerous patterns that combine stitchery with piecing.  I just love this one.

 I am about half way done with the first embroidery panel, but have upped my time working on it and hopefully can get it done by the end of the year.   The hand work takes so much time, but I really enjoy the process, so it takes as long as it takes.