Sunday, 13 August 2017

Weekending









Most of my weekends seem to be an endless repeat of cook, sew, clean, so here's what I have been sewing and cooking this weekend.

  • I am really something of a quilting butterfly, I flit from one sewing/quilting project to the next. I guess there is no chance of getting bored with any of them, or finishing any of them quickly at this rate.   Anyhoo, I have flitted back to the Wide Open pouch I was making for my sister. After a concentrated sewing effort, I got the side panels completed and sewn in , (Gosh wonder clips are a wonderful investment and product for this type of project), the bias binding made and attached, then detached and re-attached. Those curves were hard with layers of soft and stable and fabric.  After finally getting the binding attached successfully,  I decided to hand sew the binding down rather than top stitching it on my machine.  Now it's just the zipper, and the final pieces of binding to be sewn on.
  • A little whimsical ice cream soda block in progress
  • Sunday night dessert in progress, Plum and Cinnamon Upside Down Cake - recipe from here
Wishing you all a fabulous week, hopefully,  I'll have a completed pouch to show on Sew, Stitch, Snap, SHARE.this Wednesday.
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8 comments:

  1. Razzle Dazzle Quilter13 August 2017 at 17:54

    I'm with you on hand stitching the binding down. I did that on my sew together bag. I felt the finished product was so much softer. Top stitching the binding leaves such a harsh line.

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  2. Suz J13 August 2017 at 18:55

    Such a pretty pouch... hand stitching often leaves a tidier finish and you can wrangle things a bit easier than with the machine. I might have to check out that recipe - it looks yummy!

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  3. Mystic Quilter13 August 2017 at 20:10

    So you're almost at the finish line with the Wide Open Pouch, lovely KF fabric! I always feel I need to get on with some hand sewing when I see a project such as your Ice Cream Soda blocks, relaxing hand sewing!

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  4. Leeanne13 August 2017 at 20:12

    I would describe your weekend as a snacking one,a bit of this and that! I just might have to have a look at that plum cake!

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  5. Susan14 August 2017 at 13:49

    Everything looks wonderful Julie! The wide open pouch is looking especially lovely! Your binding and zipper are a perfect match!

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  6. Carla from The River15 August 2017 at 05:00

    Fun colors with the pouch ... and dessert please. :-)

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  7. pandchintz15 August 2017 at 10:30

    That was a busy weekend. Loving the fabric for the pouch - it's going to be gorgeous. And dessert looks scrumptious!

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  8. R's Rue15 August 2017 at 23:15

    Love.

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