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Boxy Bags

Posted on May 31, 2016 | 9 comments

I was blessed with a glorious three days off! What to do, what to do? It isn’t that I don’t have anything to do, it is that I am behind on anything and everything. Three days is precious…I don’t want to waste it.

So I began cleaning/reorganizing my sewing studio. I say began, because…well…it quickly became overwhelming. So instead, I cleaned just enough to work on a project. Ha, ha!

I found a small tote full of 6″ squares of hand dyed fabric. This stuff is old and I want to use it up and empty the tote! Therefore, I cut the 6″ squares into 3″ squares and really filled up that tote. Sheesh!

Hand Dyed Scraps

I’ve been wanting to make boxy bags for quite a while. An upcoming trip to Hawaii (2 more months and I’m there!) is just the push that I needed.

Boxy Bags

Pink Stitches has a great tutorial for these boxy pouch bags and it is easy to change the size if one wants to (which I did).

Boxy Bags

I’ll be making more of these. They will make nice gifts.

Boxy Bags

And I’ve barely made a dent in that tote of hand dyed squares!

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Bionic Needle Case and Dumpling Dish

Posted on January 28, 2016 | 4 comments

I have been wanting to organize my sewing machine needles for quite some time.

When I saw RipStitcher’s pattern at Craftsy, I knew the time had come!

I also received a bonus pattern for the cute little Dumpling Dish.

The Bionic Needle Case is an easy project and I made one for a gift, as well as one for myself. I did add a Velcro closure to mine.

The Dumpling Dish was a bit of a challenge for me. However, it is worth it! I love how it opens up into a round shape.

I have Clover Wonder Clips in mine, but it could hold any number of small items.

These are cute and useful little items to any sewing studio, and make great gifts!

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Aunt Sukey Spins Off – Machine Quilting

Posted on January 24, 2016 | 7 comments

“As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.” -David Friedman

“How did it get so late so soon?” -Dr. Seuss

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”-Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

I have neglected my blog. I like blogging, so what can I say for myself?

A demanding job, apathy, depression, a time-out, a boring existence, self-pity, frustration at the lack of control of my life….

Sheesh! You’d think somebody died or something! Get a grip! Change the negative brain recording!

I’m shaping up. Mentally, that is. Many of those emotions I’ve listed above apply to a big project. That would be my Aunt Sukey Spins Off project.

Yup. I became bored and frustrated with it, and it became a monster sitting on my shoulders and whispering great doses of guilt into my ears.

I don’t understand myself. Why…oh why…do I insist on complicating things. I love the acronym, KISS…keep it simple, Stupid. I love it, but have yet to apply it to myself.

Here I’ve made this classic traditional red and white quilt. So far, so good. But I can’t decide how to quilt it, and I go all out on the thing. And then I become frustrated. The quilting doesn’t fit the quilt.

There are times when I really should take a cue from my good friend Judy Butcher. She knows how to quilt a traditional quilt.

Alas, I’m committed.

We’ll see how it turns out.

In spite of myself.

Aunt Sukey Spins Off