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😄 

Sunday Inspiration

 

Mats, Borders & Farmers Market

 Having all the prep work made the finishing on these small projects go a lot quicker after getting home from the farmers market this morning, mats for the sewing machine & the serger , here's a look at the fronts & the backs

The  first border is on the Fall panel ,strips are cut from the leaft print & the sunflower print , I'm thinking of doing a 4 patch border

The farmers market did not disappoint ,one picture I wished I'd gotten was when going to the car  I turned  to see what Grace was looking at,the peaches had came out the bottom of the bag & there was a trail of peaches following me to the car 🤣 a sweet couple stopped & helped me gather them all up 

There's a lady that makes bath bombs & these smell soooo heavenly & turns the water the color that they are 🥰 she was low on them & said she'd have more next week

Grace had a good time at the farmers market,she soaked up all the attention she was getting from people & doggie friends

Putting The Scrappy On Hold

 196 in & 109 to go,I've gotten them  to a good stage to gather up the rows & keep their sequence all tucked away in a shoe box till time to get them out again ,with finishing up the pillowcases , getting things ready for my Fall celebration dinner & then the Holidays start kicking in,it may be next year before they come out 🤣

As the day came to an end Grace & me got in a walk around the neighborhood just before dark ,I shouldn't had eaten before walking,now I'm pooped out 😄 tomorrow's a new day,maybe Grace & me will go to the farmers market ,meanwhile I think I'll  go in do a little prep work for tomorrow's projects before bed  

What's Next On The Table?

 Fall is coming! Quicker for me as I host a Celebrate Fall  dinner buffet for friends & family the first day of Fall which is September 21st so in the next few weeks you'll see me transitioning into Fall

Even the butterfly's are looking fallish 🍂 

A lot to do today 🤔 a lot that I want to do 😄 so a good breakfast is a good start, waffles are easy ,keto friendly & low carb with 1 egg,1/2 c. almond flour,tsp. baking powder,6 tbsp.  milk of your choice 

I straightened up the rows on the scrappy layout & did the math ,the layout is a 16 X 19  so counting the blocks in row 3  (16)& subtracting 16 from 19 tells me row 3 needs 3 more blocks & so on for each row then add the totals concluding 122 blocks to go 

Working On The Scrappy Layout

 Still working on my "puzzle"😄 I've added about 50 more blocks , trying to evenly distribute the color variations ,I didn't want to do groups of color like I do when going for a color wash look,that's when I came up with the idea of laying it out like a puzzle ,this way I can tell  when there's too much of one color in a clusters & keeping lights & farks evenly distributed throughout the top I dare say there may be a little over 100 more to go🤔