First Post Retirement Projects

 I had a busy day today.   I needed to get my project ready for the embroidery class tomorrow. I got everything cut out and all the threads pulled. The next project that was up was finishing the pillow that did the embroidery on last week. It was a reading pillow and I managed to get it finished!

I chose the green Minky and I had bought the construction flannel previously.

Didn't it turn out so darling?

I embroidered the "R" for baby Roberts.

This is what the back turned out like.

It was such an easy pattern to make I will likely make some more of these!

These 2 goofballs were helping me.

Apparently, quilting time is also bath time!

He is so handsome!  Quite a pain in my room but handsome.

This one is the good boy.  He goes to the "cat quilt" and lays down while I sew.

The next things I needed to do was to catch up on my Block of the Week patterns.

I am so happy with how they turned out too.  

I feel like it's always a crap shoot when I choose fabrics.

This time they worked.

Tomorrow I will be going to my embroidery class and it will likely last the whole day.  

I got my computer from work to use so now I can make blog posts again!

~XOP~

The Pocket Pillow

I took a couple of better photos of the finished pocket pillow and thought I would share.  

The pattern is a free one at the Fort Worth Fabric Studio web page. 

It finishes at 16".

This is the back.

Both photos show it with the pillow insert in place.

Such a CUTE and easy project!

~XOP~

Fourth of July Weekend

This weekend was wonderful!  Most of it was the usual weekend stuff.  

We did spend time at the lake with the entire Lincoln clan on Thursday.  

That is always fun but a LONG day.  It was super hot so nice to be on the lake.

Friday I took as a bonus sewing day.  I managed to sew up a reading pillow. 

 For anyone that doesn't know, it is a pillow with a pocket for books.  

I read where a family used it by asking the kids to bring 3 books in their pillow 

to be read at bed time.  

I used a fluffy Minky type fabric for the front and back and some MLP fabric for the pocket. 

 I bought 2 MLP books and a small pony for the pocket.  

It will be gifted to our great niece this weekend at her birthday party 

(where I will not be).

Then I did some secret sewing on a project I need to gift to my daughter

at her bridal shower in 2 weeks.  

I will be able to share after it is gifted.  

I also, finally, put one of the crystal peacock designs that I bought a LONG time ago on a sweatshirt for my peacock loving daughter! 

 To be clear I bought it already designed on plastic and heat fixed it to the shirt.  

Then peeled off the plastic to have the design already made.  

The pic does NOT do it justice.  

I have an upcoming quilt retreat this weekend that I am SO looking forward to.  

I cleaned the house on Saturday to get ready to receive my friend, Traci.  

She flies in on Thursday (my birthday).

I was cutting up some vintage sheets at night while watching Veronica Mars and 

spending time with my amazing husband.  

I managed to get quite a few squares cut. 

 I cut 10", 5", 3", and 2.5" with some scraps left over . 

Nice stack of 10" squares

These were the scraps that I am going to mail off to someone that will love them.  

I may be generating more if you think you might be interested.

These are spoken for though.

Look for packs of VS to be showing up soon in my ETSY shop!

How was your weekend?

~XOP~