W.i.P. Wednesday

So it's W.i.P. Wednesday, and I've got two thoughts about today's post. One, that if you're a regular follower, you've seen most of this before, and two, seriously, how slow can one person piece three quilt tops? Pretty slow, as I've proven. That's just how life's been in the sewing room lately - slow and steady, with mostly little finishes. But these W.i.P. Wednesday posts seem to be my sewing journal of sorts, so I'll post it as it as. OK?

Finished projects
Hurricane Sandy Help! blocks - I managed to get 4 more blocks + 2 bindings done and shipped off to Jennifer, who already has a couple of quilt tops pieced!!

 

UR Priceless Blog Hop - It was fun making these little(3"!) frame purses with a variety of fabrics and techniques.

Ruby Star's Chinese Takeout Box - This little box was the first project in the Ruby Star Wrap-Along - an easy, quick, and practical project that I can see me repeating for a variety of occasions.

Cute Bot Skirt - This little toddler skirt was a birthday gift for grandgirl and was an easy foray back into the realm of making kid clothes. Very fun.

 

Lined Drawstring Bag - My go-to bag pattern by In Color Order came out again this week, which always makes a lovely finish. This one's "The Project Bag", made from Kate Spain's Good Fortune. The lining, which you can't really see, is a perfectly coordinating Free Spirit Designer Solids in Ice.

Ongoing projects

Mod Pop Quilt-along - So I'm piecing these two columns row by row, and then will add the edges. I'm in the home stretch, but taking my time.

Christmas lap quilt - This has been the view of the strips for the remaining blocks for the last week. I hope to get to them soon.

Modern Crosses quilt - Lots of strip piecing going on with this one. Once these strips are trimmed and pieced, I should have another dozen blocks done at least.

Upcoming projects
* October & November bee blocks
* scrappy Metrolink
* more frame purses
* Polaroid block projects
* placemats
* Binary quilt using blocks from Modern Blocks Bee
* Christmas!
* Dresden project - back on the 'sometime' list, and probably no time soon

Linking up with W.i.P. Wednesday.

UR Priceless Blog Hop

Today is my day to participate in the UR Priceless blog hop! A special thank you to Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt, who created this darling pattern. And thanks also to Katherine form Sew Me Something Good who has been cheering all the participants on. Do visit some of the other stops for today. There is such a fun variety of little frame purses.

as sweet as peaches

Deborah B

Birgit H

Fish Creek Studio

A Quilter's Table {you are here!}

Lily Patch Quilts

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

Mary F

Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

The Desert Rat Chronicles

Sally K

Paris at a Certain Age

From Blank Pages

Quilt Taffy

Barb H

I had made one sew-in frame purse before, but this one was smaller, fitting into a 3" frame. The pattern was full of pics and easy to follow. This was a pretty quick project, and I love the little gusset. The first one I made was a basic "follow the pattern" project, and it turned out so sweet in Violet Craft's lovely Madrona Road.

For the second, I decided to omit the fusible batt called for in the pattern, and use a heavier fabric for the outside (Melody Miller's cotton/linen viewfinders for the front and back, osnaburg for the sides). I love the look, and it sits just fine, but it is pretty 'soft,' convincing me that using the batt was definitely the way to go. Though this method is still totally usable.

For the third little purse, I stitched up a piece of patchwork from a mix of Camille Roskelley's Marmalade, Ruby, and Vintage Modern, fused it to a piece of batt, and then machine-quilted the entire piece before cutting out the pattern pieces for front and back. I adore the look, even though it was kind of tricky turning with the extra structure the quilting gave the piece. Still worth it though.

All in all, this was a very fun little project, and I'd love to try more design options such as some embroidery on the front or some pieced selvages. Unlimited possibilities!

Purchase the pattern here. And 3" sew-in frames are available in a variety of shops, but I purchased mine at I Have a Notion. All the purses made during the hop are also being pinned on Pinterest: UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday.

All Sorts of Random

There's several odds and ends to share from the last week or so, the first being that {Sew} Modern Monday is back! Visit Canoe Ridge Creations each Monday to share your latest modern finish!

There's also a couple of fun bits coming up this fall. First, I was invited to participate in the Sew Lux Design Challenge, and my project will be up towards the end of October. Fabric just arrived, so now . . . what to do??

And in November, A Quilter's Table will be one of the stops on the UR Priceless blog hop. I'm really looking forward to putting my touch on this little pouch! (I hear there are still blog hop openings - if you are interested, contact Katherine at Sew Me Something Good.)

I really appreciated this article by badskirt this week, all about checking the accuracy of your cutting mats and rulers. Really, it's worth checking out!          

It's always a please to see one of FAITH Circle's do.Good Stitches quilts completed, and this week Rachel posted about the finished Scattered Gems quilt we made blocks for in July. The blocks I contributed, made with this tutorial, looked like this:

You can see my blocks in the top and bottom 'rows'.

 
Lastly, I was really pleased to see my Zakka mosaic included in Rashida's wrap-up post on the sew-along! And of course it was pretty cool to see my little Triple-Zip Pouch being listed as one of 4 Favorites 4 Friday on the Sewing Summit blog!