Working
with the public can be tough. Usually working at my library is an amazing satisfying experience and I wouldn’t trade
jobs for anything in the world.
However, for the past few weeks, the city has been switching over to
residents cards and we, at the library, are making the transition for members
one picture at a time. After 4 longs
days of this, and my third weekend in a row, all I wanted was peace and quiet! Ha!Ha!
Isn’t this ironic from someone who works at a library. After a delicious Sunday dinner, cooked by
not me, I abandoned my family and took refuge in my sewing room.
To begin, I chose one
of the easiest patterns, one where I wouldn’t have to think too
much. I put on a movie I’d gotten from the library, ‘Bagdad Café’, and I
started picking fabrics from my scrap basket.
I chose tiny little pieces that were that last bits from my FAVORITE
fabrics. I will miss those fabrics.
Of course, I didn’t follow the instructions
exactly. I never do. Because it was a smaller quilt, I
auditioned and then pinned my tiny pieces onto the quilt. When I sewed, I was very careful not to
prick my fingers with the pins but you know that I did, and so then I had to be
very careful not to bleed all over my precious quilt : )
I used a scrap piece of batting and sized my quilt accordingly, so I
made a doll quilt. I want to FINISH
something, as I’ve been in a rut lately and can’t seem to get anything
finished….lots of starts but no finishes.
Of course I didn’t finish Sunday night, but Monday are always my day off
and I finished today. Hooray for moi!
I’m pleased with my little quilt.
I’ve no idea what I’ll do with it.
I made something and I’m happy : )
Note that there is a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew to make this quilt.
I find it
ironic that after posting images of my ginornous fabric stash for the whole
wide world to see, that I would follow with a post of a quilt which uses the
tiniest pieces from my scrap basket.
For the really curious, you can see the images of my fabric stash
here. I posted them in response to a
contest by Amy Butler, because what every fabriholic wants is MORE FABRIC. You can enter the contest too, see here.
So glad to hear you love the book! I love your little ticker tape quilt! Won't it be nice to have those last precious scraps of your favorite fabrics showcased so you can see them all at once? That's gotta make you smile. Or at least I hope it does. :)
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