I haven’t been at the sewing machine much the last few weeks due to acquiring a bit of new hardware in this creaky body, but I have had fun catching up on some hand sewing projects.
First in the queue were a couple quilts that needed the binding stitched down. I had done the machine sewing in anticipation of my sewing vacation so the hand stitching was left. Years ago I participated in a New York Beauty sew along. I can’t remember who sponsored it, but the earliest note I made in my blog was in 2012. Well…..ten years later it is now in the finished pile and I love it. I am not a professional quilter, but Karrie at @karrie_ann_longarm_quilting on IG is, and she did an incredible job on it for me.
After that it was time to tackle the points on my Kaffe Escher Cubed quilt. The pattern had called for cutting them off, but I thought it would be fun to leave the points if I could figure out the binding of the angles. I really like the way it turned out too.
And lastly I finished the Christmas stocking for the newest granddaughter. I have made the felt stockings for each of the children in my daughter's family and love seeing them all hung at Christmas. Ramona also makes them for her grandchildren and has a nice way of finishing hers off. She was kind enough to give me her hints in completing this one. I have always lined mine, but she makes a lovely quilted backing stocking for hers. The stockings are Bucilla kits with all of the needed parts to complete the stocking - beads, sequins, threads and felt. They are really quite fun to sew and they have such great detail.
These are the stockings for the rest of the children.
Next week I will be participating in the Cookie Exchange Blog Hop so please be sure to pop back then. It's always a fun event with some great recipes over the years.
