Purses, purses, purses

Today I got a package in the mail addressed to me, return address from me. ????? It was mailed from Anchorage, Alaska. But, I'm not sure who from or why. Seems to happen to me too often anymore. I love the purse. It is red and is pretty. Isn't the inside wonderful??? So, maybe I'll find out soon. I looked on some of my groups, and I didn't see anyone from Alaska -- is Just Judi still around.

Then, I remembered that DD wanted to give the girl that does her nails (when she goes with Mom and I to our nail appointment, the nail lady's daughter is there) a 16th birthday present. I forgot to get it done. I wanted to make her a purse. She likes red and black. So, I got the brilliant idea to make a red and black purse. So, I tried a new pattern. I embroidered a letter K on the fabric.This is the front.This is the back. Now, all was going well until I wanted to put the bottom in. They said to just straight stitch it in. All fine and good, but it is stiff interfacing that they had in the pattern. It did not want to bend at all. so, I have a hole in one corner. I didn't want it to fall apart, so I zigzagged all around it. Now, I need to figure out how to fix the hole. I might just need to hand stitch it to make it work. I don't want to think about it tonight, I'll think about it tomorrow.

Sunday update

Well, I think I go in cycles on what I actually get accomplished. But, here is my status of what I've done this week, so I keep up with Judy L's challenge.




So, what have I done this week?




Fabric Added This Week - 0


Fabric Added Year to Date - .25 (I was given a FQ this week)


Fabric Used This Week - 3.35 yards


Fabric Used Year to Date -5.93 yards





I've been working on mostly fabric postcards, Valentines PCs and Winter PCs.





I did finish a baby quilt that is for one of the teachers at DD's school. She is having a baby girl. This was another UFO, so that is wonderful for me.





I've also been working on the Carolina Crossroads by Bonnie Hunter. I still have the one corner to finish before the center is put together. It hung on the design wall for all week, but I am making progress on it now. I finished the center tonight.





I've been embroidering too. That does not use much fabric. LOL But, I am making some hanging hearts for the Red Hat Cibolo Buffalo Gals for Valentines day. I have 3 more of these lovelies to make. Then to find something to attach them to. Maybe some tea?



The other project is a heartstrings project. I normally do the entire quilt and make it for a local charity. But, this time I ma making prayer squares for my church.

They give this little quilts to folks going through rough times. They are not quilted, they are tied. For every knot that is made, a prayer is said for the individual. So, I have 7 tops here that I need to make backings for and birth them. My Mom will do the tying for me and then we will pass them on to our church.

post cards

I've not been doing lots this week. Too cold, too sore, too cranky? I'm not sure.
But, I've been working on Valentine postcards. I'll show you when I get the other 2 finished.I think I might have to add something else, but....

Winter Postcards

Well, I've been putting these off and putting these off. I needed a Winter theme. Well, winter in Texas is not cold, it is not much of anything but changing weather. sunny one day. Cold the next. So, I decided to do blues with a little yellow on the cards. Then, the gold trim just jumped out, so I played with it. Not sure I like some of them, but... Winter Blues are my swap postcards.

I'm working on the Valentines swap. I think I only need 3-4 so far, so that shouldn't be too difficult.

I finished the binding on the baby quilt, but then today I heard that the Mom found out that she was supposed to be having a girl, but now they are not sure. So, I think pink hearts with ballerinas is probably not the right quilt to give to her. So, I'm waiting on the label to officially finish the quilt.

I sewed some

I laid out the Carolina Crossroads. I need a quilt that isn't square, so I'm either going to have to make more Ohio stars and the alternate block, or just make it a tad shorter. I'm leaning towards it being shorter. LOL

I have so many things I need to work on and no energy. Everyone is home, so I doubt I get much done today.

Family fun

I had my red hat group meeting this week, and we went to the Olive Garden. What a great group of ladies. (I'm the second from the left, right next to my Mom on my left)

Well, DD is a fun loving girl, as always. She was wearing my red hat and dancing around. I got a couple of photos. She is so much fun.

We went to the Magic Time Machine for lunch this weekend, and DD had to have her face painted. So, she got a star. Our little star is such fun to be around. Ace Ventura was our waiter. DD couldn't understand why he was wearing a tutu. LOL

nothing done

As you can tell, I've not been on-line much this week. I've not been in my sewing areas at all either.

I've hemmed 2 pants for my Mom and I've made a dog bed for the neighbor's new dog -- DD did the stuffing and some of the sewing.

No photos and not fun. Praying next week is somewhat better.

STASH BUSTING TALLY YEAR-TO-DATE -- .88 YARDS!!
Incoming - 0 yards
Busted - .5 yards