My sewing space

I thought I'd share where I do my sewing.  I do not have an awesome sewing studio.  But I do have an awesome bedroom that's big enough to dedicate a little corner.  So here it is, complete with unmade bed, and laundry that needs to be folded.

That massive shelving system was free!  My husband works in commercial construction, and got this from a Yankee Candle that was remodeling.  It just. barely. fits.  And thank goodness...that was starting to become the corner of doom.

This is the other end of the table.  The ironing board has to stay put away..there's just no room for it!






And this........this is my future sewing studio.  Let's see, my youngest is 4, so in about 14 years, they'll be gone, along with all their toys, and by then I'm sure I will have amassed enough stuff to fill this room with girliness.  Ha!  But really, what I have is small, but it works great for me.  I feel lucky to have enough space to have a table set up.  

Chickens

The ladies enjoying some time in the front yard, because the grass is definitely greener on this side of the fence.  They love me, and come when I call them.  (Well, they think they're getting food, but that's the same thing).  Plus, a little peek at the pinwheel quilt I hope to have finished in the next couple of days. 

This is the view from my basting table:  Window decor courtesy of the 4 year old, and the chickies outside doin' their thing. 

This is why I quilt.

So, when my youngest son was getting all geared up for preschool, one of the things they said to bring was a 'nap blanket' for nap time.  It could even be just a towel for them to sleep with. 

A towel?  For my sweet babe?  Nah, I don't think so.

I whipped this up in about 2 days from some sale flannel I got a JoAnn's, and a thrifted sheet.  I don't think it's square, the quilting is terrible, and you can see the huge selvage clear as day that I didn't feel like trimming off.  But my boy loves it, and it was made by me, and that is what counts. 

Sad Day

Today I said goodbye to my cat, Oliver.  I found him as a stray kitten 17 years ago.  He was the first pet I had on my own, and has been a constant through all the changes of becoming an adult.  (I still don't think I'm finished).  I'm so sad that he's gone, but he'll always have a really special place in my heart. 

I'm on Etsy!

I finally have my Etsy shop going.  I want it to mainly be quilts, but I think I'll have some of the little bags and wallets as well.  Here's the link (I think)

www.quiltedcomfort.etsy.com

I'm official, yay!

Trying new things

So, I'm going to start an Etsy shop.  And I've also made a couple of zippered pouches and little wallets, so I thought I'd try to sell some of those, too.  And a friend of mine is having a mini-craft-show at her neighborhood clubhouse, and asked me to bring some things.


So-

I'm thinking the little wallets and pouches will be easy, and I can whip up a 'bunch' and sell them.  Ha!

Zippers are from the devil.  I like zippers on my bags, but for cryin' out loud, they are an enormous pain in the rear-end to use! 

Last night, it took me 3 hours to do this:

I mean, they're cute and all, but I figure I'll make about 20 cents an hour if someone actually buys any.  I'm going to make some more, and hopefully I'll become a little more efficient! 



I have now have 2 completed quilts to put on Etsy.  I want to have 3 before I actually start it up, but here's what I have so far.


This one I made from a Verna layer cake.  I really like it.  Hate to sell it.

And here's the Whimsy one all finished!  I like it, too, but I'm not attached to it.

One of my holders is a bit shorter than the other, but they still did a great job! 

Boutique Quilt

A quilt top coming together....

Basting...

This quilt is being made from a layer cake that I was terribly disappointed in when I got it in the mail.  It is the Boutique collection from Moda, and I ordered it online with a few others.  At first, I had just put all the squares together, but after cutting it up, and getting it put back together, it's starting to grow on me.


I'm thinking of doing an allover meander for the quilting.


And then, I'm going to try to work up the nerve to put in on Etsy.  I have a shop set up, but there's nothing in it, because I'm chicken.  After I get my quilting machine out of jail, I have this one and a couple of others to quilt, and then I will hopefully feel confident enough to sell some of them!