W.i.P. Wednesday

With a quilt finish last week, it was time to make some serious progress on some of the 'littles' on my list! Plus a new month has started, so time to reevaluate the to-do list!

Completed projects
Doodle Memory Game - I shared this sweet project from Happy Sew Lucky a few days ago and am really pleased how it turned out.

 

Lined drawstring bag - Needing a gift bag for Easter, Jeni Baker's pattern ("The Artist Bag") and Laurie Wisburn's bunny fabric were a perfect mix.

 

Pin Cushions - Remember The Pincushion Project? Well, all 30 are DONE. Thanks to my mom for filling them all, cutting ribbon, and rummaging through my grandma's button tin while I sewed and sewed. whew

Quilted mouse pad - Inspired by recent posts from Pixels to Patchwork and Maureen Cracknell Handmade, I whipped up this mouse pad one evening, with a Ruby Star Shining typewriter raw-edge appliqued onto a text-filled wonky log cabin block. Quick and easy and fun to use.

Ongoing projects
Persian Pickles table topper - My mom picked this project out of stitch magazine a while back. I got as far as getting the top accent piece stitched together.

April Lucky Star block - I've got the fabric chosen and cut for this month's "Black Hole Star" and one little segment pieced. This is going to be a colorful one!

Woodland cross-stitch sampler - Have gotten back to working on this a bit!

x and + blocks {#xplusalong} and Scrappy triangles - Have added to these stacks ever so slightly.

Upcoming projects
* SMQG nametag
* SMQG star challenge quilt
* April bee blocks
* pillow for grandgirl
* Polaroid block projects
* pillows
* mail bag

Linking up with W.i.P. Wednesday.

Doodle Do

My last finish of the month is a fun little project I intend to share with grandgirl. I think I first saw it on Instagram, and right off I wanted to make it. It's called the Doodle Memory Game, designed by Happy Sew Lucky. Both the “Doodle Memory Game” fabric for the cards, and the “Doodle Owl Rainbow” fabric for the pouch are available on Spoonflower.

The tutorial is found right on the Happy Sew Lucky blog, and if you take a glance, you'll see I deviated just a bit. Considering I'm in the middle of making 30(!) pincushions, I really wasn't in the mood to stitch and turn 112 - 2 1/2" cards. So I added fusible fleece to the back of the card fabric, then used spray baste to adhere that to the backing, basically making a complete "quilt sandwich". 

I then proceeded to stitch 1/4" inside the grid-lines of each card, securing ends before I moved on to the next. It sounds tedious, but it went quickly enough. Once stitched, I cut on all the lines with pinking shears.

One little detail I didn't factor in was that the increase in finished size and thickness of my cards meant I would need a larger bag to store them in than the tutorial suggested! I had made the medium size of Noodlehead's Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial, and though I love how it turned out, not all the cards fit in at once. 

Good thing I had already planned on starting grandgirl off with a limited number of card sets, so I chose 20 I thought she would especially enjoy right now, and they fit just fine.

I have some owl fabric left, so maybe I'll make a larger bag to hold them all for when she gets a little older. Meanwhile, I think we'll doodle do just fine.

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W.i.P. Wednesday

This week's focus has basically been on two projects - the FAITH circle quilt and the pincushion project. With the quilt done, and the pincushions well under way, I'm beginning to think ahead to what's next!

Completed projects
February's FAITH circle quilt - It's done and I'm so pleased. I hope to share more about it yet this week!

Ongoing projects
Pin Cushions - One down, many to go.

Persian Pickles Table Topper - a project mom selected from stitch magazine. Fabric is chosen and the multi multi page pattern is pieced together.

Doodle Memory Game - a sweet little project from Happy Sew Lucky. The fabric is all pressed and ready to cut and stitch.

x and + blocks {#xplusalong}, Scrappy triangles, Woodland cross-stitch sampler - No progress whatsoever this week!

Upcoming projects
* April Lucky Star block
* SMQG star challenge quilt
* SMQG nametag
* April bee blocks
* flannel pillow for grandgirl
* Polaroid block projects

Linking up with W.i.P. Wednesday.