Today she has posted that she is giving away a bright birch trees starter quilt, complete with a pile of brightly coloured scraps. What a wonderful kit to win.
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Bright Birch Trees Giveaway
I have been following Crazy Mom Quilts for several years. I love the bright colours she uses and her creativity in using up scrap fabric. One of her quilts that I particularly like is her Bright Birch Trees - the pattern really captures the look and feel of the birch tree. It is on my list of quilts I would like to make, but I don't have suitable scraps. Most of the quilts I have made are baby quilts in flannel or pastels. I don't have a single brightly coloured scrap.
Today she has posted that she is giving away a bright birch trees starter quilt, complete with a pile of brightly coloured scraps. What a wonderful kit to win.
Today she has posted that she is giving away a bright birch trees starter quilt, complete with a pile of brightly coloured scraps. What a wonderful kit to win.
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
The Dreaded Request - Can you sew, mend, make ...
Today my brother mentioned in passing that his girlfriend had a dress she wanted me to hem. I responded with a look of horror and pleaded "Please don't make me!".
I absolutely HATE mending. Yes, that's right, I shouted out in all caps my immense dislike for mending. It's tedious. There are also techniques involved that I have never learned, and likely special tools that I don't have.
It seems that when you quilt and make gifts for others that people think you are open to taking requests, such as mending clothes. I don't like mending my own clothes. Doing so for others is that much worse. It also has the added pressure of what if you make a mistake? It happens. I have more than once hemmed pants too short, then been stuck with the mistake as there was not enough fabric to let down the hem.
I quilt and sew for enjoyment. I like the flexibility of putting down a project and picking up again when it suits me. It may be a few days, weeks, months, or even years. Yes, years. Like many crafters I have a stash of patterns and fabric waiting to be used. I have pants that need to be mended. I also have a pair of pajamas my mom asked me to make her. All that's left to complete them is to add elastic to the waistband and button holes to the top. They have been 90% finished for 10 years, but I don't mend. I don't know how to tailor clothes to make them fit. And, I don't know how to make button holes that are the right size. So I put the pajamas aside and made her a quilt instead. Hours more work then finishing the pajamas, but the quilt wasn't a request. I sewed at my own pace and I sewed something that inspired me.
I absolutely HATE mending. Yes, that's right, I shouted out in all caps my immense dislike for mending. It's tedious. There are also techniques involved that I have never learned, and likely special tools that I don't have.
It seems that when you quilt and make gifts for others that people think you are open to taking requests, such as mending clothes. I don't like mending my own clothes. Doing so for others is that much worse. It also has the added pressure of what if you make a mistake? It happens. I have more than once hemmed pants too short, then been stuck with the mistake as there was not enough fabric to let down the hem.
I quilt and sew for enjoyment. I like the flexibility of putting down a project and picking up again when it suits me. It may be a few days, weeks, months, or even years. Yes, years. Like many crafters I have a stash of patterns and fabric waiting to be used. I have pants that need to be mended. I also have a pair of pajamas my mom asked me to make her. All that's left to complete them is to add elastic to the waistband and button holes to the top. They have been 90% finished for 10 years, but I don't mend. I don't know how to tailor clothes to make them fit. And, I don't know how to make button holes that are the right size. So I put the pajamas aside and made her a quilt instead. Hours more work then finishing the pajamas, but the quilt wasn't a request. I sewed at my own pace and I sewed something that inspired me.
Monday, 20 June 2016
Starting to Blog
Today is the day I start to blog. For real. You may have noticed that this blog was created in 2012. It is now 2016 and this is my first post. Why? I have been waiting until I created a logo/page header, waiting until I had finished quilts to post, waiting until I had set up the blog layout, waiting until I had ideas to write about, waiting until I had photos of quilts to post. I could go on, but I think you get the idea.
Well, today I decided to stop waiting and start writing. This is quite a departure for me as I like to have everything in place before 'going live'. However, since this is a personal project it has been too easy to procrastinate and wait until I have time. So I decided to flip things around and start with posting content. The rest will follow in the coming weeks and months.
Well, today I decided to stop waiting and start writing. This is quite a departure for me as I like to have everything in place before 'going live'. However, since this is a personal project it has been too easy to procrastinate and wait until I have time. So I decided to flip things around and start with posting content. The rest will follow in the coming weeks and months.
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