Black Wedding Ring

Another UFO completed! The top had been done for who knows how long. I attached a readymade label to the back. My mother had these printed when I first got married and moved to Toronto, and they are my Go To for a quick label. Thanks, Mom!

Pillow Back = Shirt Front

My favourite way to finish off a pillow top: chop out the front of a thrifted buttondown shirt, and use it as the back of a pillow! The button closures are cute and, more importantly, already there. So, you get to look clever and have a quick, professional-looking finish all at the same time.

Eye Candy

These delicious goodies were found at a new-to-me fabric shop called FabricTown in Mississauga (Ontario). I could not resist buying some to play with!

Kitchen Art!

Another batch of UFOs made into something...

I found some lonely yo-yos in a bag while reorganizing my sewing room. They are lonely no more! The flower stems were made with the help of the wonderful Clover Bias Maker gadget, and I drafted the vase and freezer paper foundation pieced it. The whole thing is backed with flannel to give it some body, and I did some simple running stitch embroidery to add a bit of detail.

I hung it in the kitchen, and somehow it looks like it has always been there.

My First Sewing Machine

It still works.

Scissors Completed!

Here it is! Finished!

Another scrappy backing; check out the huge chunks I used up from the Stash. I used the quilting bar attachment on the walking foot that came with my machine, and I really enjoyed not marking parallel lines. I added a bit of free motion quilting action on the scissors blocks, and finished it off with some old buttons and a contrasting blue binding.

Time to cut on a new quilt and take a little break from the UFO pile…

Scrappy Scissors

Here is yet another top that has been languishing in the pile of UFOs. As I am fond of the Scrappy Backing, I threw some fabric from the Stash on the floor, and I’ll be straightening up the edges and making my backing from what you see here. I had originally selected a big chunk of solid beige for the back… boring! I like this a LOT better. Let’s see how fast I can get this thing finished…