Household Sewing

Whenever I'm in my studio there's always at least one household sewing task to complete! 

Now that our puppy Molly is over two years old and has outgrown her destructive phase it was time to re-cover the dog steps we have for our tiny Dachshund mix to get onto the couch more easily. Molly destroyed the covers on several sets of these steps as a puppy and they've been hanging by a thread 😅🤣 so this task is long overdue.

The new cover turned out pretty good for a first attempt! 

A Quilt Top Finish

After tackling a lot of work in my studio on the weekend I did eventually get around to sewing some improv scrap blocks into a quilt top!

81 improv blocks (9 blocks x 9 blocks)

I also prepped the quilt back, so it's ready for basting!

Then I started putting together blocks for a black improv quilt with an FPP scrappy star at the centre. 

Like the brown one it is based on a 9 blocks x 9 blocks layout to make it a generous throw size quilt. I had to make 3 extra 6" square black improv blocks to have enough blocks for this, but I did have some black scraps set aside for that. 

I didn't get this one finished whilst hubby was away so it'll have to wait until I'm in the studio again sometime. 

These are all part of the 1500+ scrappy improv blocks I pieced in 2022 and 2023.

I've already made two other quilts with blocks from these improv block piles:

Last year I made a fabulous low volume quilt, it is one of my all time favourite makes.

And a double sided rainbow quilt:

Charm Overload

Most of my stitching is now English paper piecing so I decided to open and colour sort all my mini charm packs. 

I have a large breadbox full of them:

So the sorting took a while

But the results were awesome and it'll make planning for future EPP projects so much easier! 

I also need to do this with my 5" charm squares! 

Blouse Making

For the longest time I've wanted to try making a top using my simple blouse self drafted pattern but lengthening it to make a tunic top.

The perfect V neck

So I pulled some fabric from my stash that I got cheap from the Hobby Lobby clearance table several years ago.

I always love that moment when the neck facing is complete and the fabric starts to resemble actual clothing.

I just know this one will be worn on a regular basis! 

I Can't Imagine

I truly can't imagine my life without this hobby/passion!

Hubby is out of town for 4 days and I am immersing myself in all the joys of my sewing studio!

I had an epic to-do list but I've enjoyed checking things off!

I had quite a mix of tasks on my to-do list from design and pattern drafting to making clothing and organisational tasks that'll help me get the most out of my space and fabric resources.

So now all that's done... tomorrow I get to choose whether to work on a UFO or create a quilt top with improv scrappy blocks I made in 2022 and 2023!