Sewing Today...

I finally managed to get thirty of the required sixty string blocks done for Roll, Roll, Cotton Boll! I decided while doing the last three that I am going to move on to step four. I am SO so SO tired of making string blocks! So I cut for step four and hope to get it done tomorrow. Then I can either make this quilt half of Bonnie's size, or I can continue to work on string blocks as I go. Maybe I need to set a weekly goal or something.

My other hobby is reading and I never get enough time to do it because I always want to be sewing when I have time...so I sometimes listen to audiobooks. I picked up Swan Thieves by Elizabether Kostova and am listening to it on my Bose radio while I sew. It is a decent story and I am happy to be doing both my favorite things in the world.

I made two heating pad covers...really simple ones because the block one we had made was not up to the rough use of daily heating pad use. DJ has a bad back and we now own two large heating pads and one small one. The new one came with a cover so I used it as a pattern and now we have an extra cover waiting when we need replacement. This fabric was from Michelle :)

Here is DJ and Bug wearing my cousin Tara's baby carrier. I hope it fits her...her son came the same day as DJ's niece was born.

I also quilted a baby quilt which is most likely going to be for a co-worker. I made the binding and attached it but had trouble with the machine binding again! I finally set it aside to do on my other machine. I forgot to take a picture of it too!

Another co-worker, Christine, came over with her machine (an anchient Singer Fortuna or something like that) and I helped her learn some basics and sew a few repairs. DJ grilled us some lunch and it was fun even though I had a mild migraine (still hanging on, but no Triptan today so it is getting better).

Heating Pad Covers--At Last!

Since my migraines were bad Friday and annoying again today I mostly took it easy today. Seriously. DJ and I did take Coleman to see Red Riding Hood which was decently good. So nice to get Coleman out of the house two days in a row...he is mostly addicted to video games and never wants to leave his bedroom. It was a really good Coleman weekend which was nice. So tonight DJ and I decided to whip up some heating pad covers. She has a bad back and uses her heating pad daily and has no cover for it. Mine is really old (and danguerous since it doesn't turn off automatically) and had a plain cover which I wound up using for a lining. You may recognize the inner blocks here...they are leftover Orange Crush blocks that needed a home! I had a hard time giving that quilt away so I am really tickled to have a few blocks on my bed anyway. I think I like the blue side better than the orange side, but overall just so happy to have a nice and quick cover. Not sure why it took me two years to get around to making that. DJ picked out her fabric from my stash and had a good time learning my craft! She did most of her own cutting and sewing, and after a few hours had a very cool cover!

Hers is also reversible and has a plain white lining. I had a heck of a time trying to remember how to lay all the layers so that it would all come out with the right side out and the lining on the inside. There was some ripping involved. It was expected. DJ watched what I was doing and then patiently waited for me to give up and explained to me how it was to go. Amazing, since seriously I just don't get stuff like that! I want the right sides together but not so much with this sort of thing. So it only took two tries and we were laughing instead of screaming so that was good!

Now we are both on the heating pads...so happy to have got some sewing in, things are looking up.

Oh next post I need to show you a picture of my new Chiuauaua!