NorthPort Pickers Grand Opening

 There's a heat advisory out today & you can sure nuff feel it,if I didn't need rotary blades I wouldn't of gotten out but I did so I did 😄as long as I was out I met up with my niece & we went to the grand opening of North Port Pickers then went to lunch, it was hard to get good over all pictures with so many people so I just snapped a few things that caught my eye, a friend from church has a booth with lots of sweet things,I didn't know she painted she's been holding out!🤣

There was a good turn out & still quite a few booths waiting to be filled ,some were still setting up,this place is so hudge & still growing!

Bonus Quilts

 I was thinking about past quilts that I've made from scraps from other quilts & projects ,I tell people these are my free quilts,they cost me nothing but time to make😄

Fall Panel Quilt Progress

 The right side got the 4 patch border added this morning,now for the top & bottom borders then another border of the deep reddish brown leaf print

Other things that are chugging along in the sewing room are more pillowcases as long as the serger will cooperate

At some point today Sadie will have to go home, her & Grace had a good spend a night,it was way to hot for adventures & what little bit they spent outside I had to coax them back  inside with a treat 😀 as the heat is unbearable today with hot winds blowing ,we are looking for a rise in temperatures as high as 110  🙆 that's hot! 

Hints Of Fall Sewing

 Welcome September! Do you have new plans for September? New adventures? New challenges?

My first attempt at a rag quilt a few years ago was ok as long as you didn't look too closely 😄 the batting was too large & oozing out the edges,Im attempting to revamp it one block at a time

Triming them down from 7" to 6 1/2"

Triming the batting down to  5 1/2"

This will be one of those hit it with lick & a promise projects 😄 

The panel top is getting a second border

I got 5 quarts off the peaches yesterday I like the light syrup ratio which is 3 parts water(3 c.) to 1 part sugar(1 c.) 

Speaking of new projets ,I totally forgot that the advance watercolor classes starts tomorrow, they are offered throughout the year but Sept is best for me as Oct.--Dec. classes  are stretched out due to all the holidays in-between but they may be filled up so I may or may not embark on that journey just yet lol meanwhile I'll be in the sewing room😄

Pillowcase Assembly Line

 I fought the serger again & this time I won!😄 Now I can resume making the pillowcases for Case With A Smile,.starting from the cutting table

To jelly rolling

To the sewing machine

to the ironing board & back to the sewing machine to the little  table waiting to sew down the side & bottom

Then over to the serger to finish the edges

check for strings & turn right side out

then to the back of the rocker where they'll await for a final inspection, final pressing & folded, so today I'll be swamped in pillowcases😄