Sewing ~ Quilting ~ Foundation Paper Piecing

I really wanted a cute project bag to take on vacation. My mom gave me the main fabric years ago. It was leftover from a pillow blanket she made many years ago. I had the perfect fabric to go with it and off I went.  I made the large bag, a small zipper pouch, thread catcher, project mat and wrist keychain (not pictured).  Tangled progress. This is at  72.16% complete. That's 197,210 stitches down 76,070 stitches to go And I have a finish!  My travel project is complete! My Stained Glass Purple Rose is complete. It has been on several adventures but finally it's done.  This is 27,783 stitches. Started 13 Jun 2025 and finished 13 July 2026.

Another milestone! 25+ pages done (I don't stop right at the edge of the page) 51.93% complete 141902 stitches done 131377 stitches to go Started: 8 June 2025  

Well for about a year now I've been really into cross stitching.  I've finished a few smaller projects but this monster is my current WIP. It was started June 8, 2025 and is currently 30% complete.  81,976 stitches complete - 191,302 stitches to go                                      This is what the finished project will look like. Projected finish is early October 2026. Year in review Zelda - 67540 stitches I haven't decided what I'm doing with this one yet.

Several months ago I was asked if I could make a t-shirt quilt for a friend who lost her husband a couple of years ago. She showed up with a laundry basket full of t-shirts. She wanted a Queen size quilt but lives in Florida so we didn't want it to be too heavy. We went through the t-shirts to prioritize the ones she really wanted in the main quilt and said I could do what I wanted with the rest and the quilt pattern was totally up to me.  Well not only did we end up with what turned out to be more like a King size quilt but 2 lap quilts and a pillow! I used every t-shirt including any logos or images that were on the sleeves or pockets.  I used the lightest batting I could find and I'm so happy with how they came out!!!   The pictures aren't the best but I did the best I could with all of the rainy days we've been having and they needed to make their way to Florida this week. So here we are, the last several months of sewing.

What do you do on a long road trip when you're a passenger?  I decided to take up cross stitching which I haven't done in a very, very long time.  I tried taking a photo each day of my progress but I did miss one day during our travels.  This took me a total of 41 days to complete.  Now I just need to decide what I'm going to do with it! Pattern is by Alice Alan and purchased at AICrossStitch on Etsy. 14 count Aida cloth using DMC floss 21,861 stitches

While I'm still working on a t-shirt project for a dear friend I took a little break to whip up a few Fall / Halloween themed pillow. No pattern for the pumpkin pillow, I just sewed together random 1.5" squares.  Testing t-shirt quilt layout. This is going to be a king sized quilt!

I am so excited to be able to bring you new Bad Batch patterns!  Thank you to Sherri Roberts for testing Nala Se!! Finished size: 12" x 12" Difficulty: 3 Pattern Photo and testing by Sherri R. This pattern is free for personal and non-profit use only. Not to be used for manufacture or distribution. Sale of this pattern or quilts made from this pattern is prohibited. For my other Bad Batch and Star Wars patterns check out the page dedicated to all things Star Wars / Bad Batch .

Falkor has been quilted and hung up.  If I did him over again I would use a darker background fabric. Besides that I absolutely love him!!! Finished size: 20 x 36 Difficulty: 2 Click here for the  pattern Also available from The NeverEnding Story -  The Auryn

So here's just a little taste of what I've been up to in the last 3 months.  High School Drama Club musical, Girl Scout cookies, stripping wallpaper, birthdays, snow, work, and the list goes on and on. I did do a little sewing and embroidery along with some hand quilting in my "spare" time. The sewing / embroidering / quilting Keychains for our amazing cast, stage crew and directors A bag to carry things back and forth from rehearsal Finally getting to slowly hand quilt my Labyrinth quilt. Hopefully it will be done by summer Zelda quilt was completed prior to rehearsals beginning Drama Club (this is all new to me so it was a learning experience!) Going to see some of the other local high school productions for inspiration Getting panels primed and ready for our amazing artist to work her magic A preposterous hat for our step-sisters Set building and painting Pretty proud of this tree Costume alterations and embellishments with Mrs. B And just like that it's over C...

Here are a few things I've been working on.  I can't show everything since some things haven't been gifted yet and Santa would be disappointed in me if I spoiled the surprise!! Log cabin block Christmas tree. No specific pattern used.  I will try to write something specific up to share with everyone. Added some buttons for a little extra bling. Snowflake ornaments made for some of my fellow Girl Scout troop leaders. Design from String Theory Fabric Art (https://stringtheoryfabricart.com/ #stringtheoryfabricart ) Grinch key fob. Design from String Theory Fabric Art (https://stringtheoryfabricart.com/ #stringtheoryfabricart ) Jack Skellington zipper pouch made for our Girl Scout Service Unit Manager as a small token of my appreciation. Design from String Theory Fabric Art (https://stringtheoryfabricart.com/ #stringtheoryfabricart ) NBC mug rug also made for our Girl Scout Service Unit manager. Design from String Theory Fabric Art (https://stringtheoryfabricart.com/ #stringthe...