Cutting and Pressing

Christy Needlecrafts, Sewing 9 Comments

Tonight is sewing class, also known as my favorite night of the month. And! In an unprecedented display of preparedness and organization* I got all of my fabric cut and pressed ahead of time. In fact, not only did I cut and press everything, I also basted all of the fabric pieces to their corresponding interfacing pieces, and then pressed …

Circle Quilt Part 2

Christy Needlecrafts, Sewing 69 Comments

Two miracles happened today. First, a certain baby I know napped from 8 am to noon! I know, I still can’t quite believe it. But second, and even more exciting, I finished my quilt! It’s a small quilt; only about 17×30 inches. But that doesn’t matter because I started it and then I finished it and now I don’t have …

Circle Quilt

Christy Needlecrafts, Reviews, Sewing 9 Comments

I got a chance to work on some of that to-do list today. Still haven’t knocked anything off completely, but I’ll get there. Eventually. This morning I dragged all my sewing gear out into the dining room, figuring the baby has more toys out there and would sit still longer while I worked. Maybe that was true. She still didn’t …

Claire Handbag by Lazy Girl

Christy Uncategorized 10 Comments

I decided to put off laundry day in favor of some overdue sewing. I love the monthly classes I’ve been taking at Eddie’s Quilting Bee, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be fast enough to finish a project in 3 hours. As a result, I have a growing collection of unfinished items taking up valuable space on my tiny …