i can’t tell you how many people think that i knit or spin all the time. in fact, just the opposite is true. i work with fiber and yarn all day long for work. when it’s my down time, though, i prefer to do one of my other hobbies. don’t get me wrong! i love to knit and i love to spin but sometimes when your job is your art or your hobby you don’t necessarily want to look at it when the work day is done. luckily, being the spaz that i am, i have plenty of other hobbies to keep me more than busy when i have a free moment. this weekend i spent catching up on some paperwork, shipping and then decided it was time for some sewing! i absolutely love to sew. my grandmother taught me when i was wee and i spent a lot of my childhood making my own accessories. i think it was the mid 90s when those backpack purses were in style and i was in elementary school. i wanted one so bad. everyone in my class had one but we didn’t have a lot of money so i took some of my mom’s fabric scraps and a needle and thread and made my own. i was so proud of it. of course, they made fun of my hand sewn bag but i didn’t give a rip! i loved that little bag and i wish i still had it. it’s the little things like this that we all wish we’d saved. oh wells.

this weekend i spent piecing together a larger throw sized quilt and contemplating how i was going to quilt it when i got sidetracked by my ridiculous ADD and had to start a new project. it’s a modern windmill pattern with some white muslin and multi colored cotton fabric scraps.

yeah, that’s the new quilt on top of the one i was originally working with. oops. i’m quite in love with both of them but the windmill just rocks my socks off! i felt so clever when i put all the colors out like that. sometimes it’s the little things that get ya. i’m going to put a little white border around all four sides and quilt this bad boy next weekend.

i’ve also been a little obsessed with these little house blocks i’ve been seeing all over the interwebs. they looked like so much fun and i just had to try my hand at it. dudes! it’s like building with fabric! legos, but soft! i LOVE legos and i LOVE making these blocks. i see many more in my future. i’m damn proud of this first one even if the roof’s a little crooked.

just when i thought i’d had my sewing fix for a while, amanda had to go and be all awesome with her french coffee press and i wanted to try my hand at something that actually had an everyday purpose. it was a fun little experiment. i measured my bodum press and added an inch to each measurement. it worked fine for the length but it’s just a scant to tight width wise. i also sort of spaced out on the button measurements so only the middle one fits in between the handle. uh, derp. all in all, it’s a learning experience and i will enjoy my warm coffee.

just a little closer look at the quilting. just straight up and down all the way across. it took a whiiiile but it works for the look.

i’m hoping that i’ll get to do some more sewing this weekend. i’ve got a few friends that are expecting babies soon so i’ve got a few softies and baby things to make soon. oy. ;)

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