Catching some z’s

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I try to get enough sleep at night but sometimes I just want to take a nap. It must be the after-breakfast-carb-crash that makes me sleepy around 9:00 in the morning. I have on occasion fallen asleep at my computer at work. Just for a couple of seconds and wake up abruptly when my head starts to drop to my chest.

Z-z-z-z Whiplash!

I’m making some felt ornaments for my grandchildren.

I need to trim this one a bit more as the Z is not centered. I think I’m going to stitch beads around the edge.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I feel a three-second nap coming on…. z-z-z-z

A 33-cent Pillow

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Last weekend I found some upholstery samples I had from my Mom. One was a beautiful crewel floral pattern that I intended to make into a pillow but forgot about it for a few years. That is until I found it again.

It was simple construction.

The entire piece of fabric was used for the front. Cost = Free

The “wrong” side of another sample was the backing. The “right” side was blue. I’m a green person. Cost = Free

A zipper was inserted in one of the short sides. (I purchase zippers in bulk.) Cost = 33-cents

I also used a piece of a flat sheet left over from another project for the pillow liner holding the stuffing. (You can see some of the blue “right” side in the photo below.) Cost = Free

The stuffing was a freshly laundered old mattress pad folded and rolled to fit inside the liner. Cost = Free

My 33-cent pillow.

Sewing machine question

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I may be in the market for a new sewing machine.

I plan to do some quilting as well as home decor and some clothing. The machine I have now is designed for occasional and light sewing though I’ve done some extensive sewing projects in the past several years. It’s just not keeping up with the demands I’m placing on it. Mostly because it’s not designed to.

I want to machine quilt twin-sized (or larger) quilts, which are a bit larger than the 15 x 24 inch items I’ve been doing.

For all you quilters (or non-quilters) out there: What sewing machine do you use or would recommend for machine quilting? Pros and cons?