Sadly

 Sadly I didn't make much progress on Week 15 of Project 52, so I'm going to figure out another easy project so I can get some things caught up.  Part of my problem is taking on new projects when I should be concentrating on the old ones.  But that's not near as much fun, right?  LOL

This week was the start of the second table topper in Jean's current series of toppers.  I have the top done and ready to be basted.  So that's good.

The deep purple fabric for the sashing has been in my stash since 1996! It's been a really hard purple to match up with anything.  But it did blend well with my border fabric.  I'm going to use that purple for the binding and what is left will get cut up and added to my "Scrape Users System" per Bonnie Hunter.  This system has been so useful for me.

Well This Is A First

Well this is a first.  

I didn't sew on the side I had pinned. I was only about half way down the seam when I noticed.  What in the world?  How did I do that?  And why did I do that?

Easy.  I set my "to be sewn pieces" in front of my machine and pick them up and send them through.  I had them set up the wrong way.  I just grabbed the first set and sewed.  

Set up the wrong way.

These are correct.

What a creature of habit.  But that's what makes it go faster, I can go on auto drive, when I have it set up correctly that is.

Surpise!

I got a little surprise yesterday after I started cutting the white fabric.  I had already set things up AND sewn together the 2 strips into circles of the Christmas fabric.  Guess I was further along than I thought.  So, I bagged up the white strips and the rest of the fabrics and put them in a bag.  I'm sure I'll need 2.5 inch strips for something else some day.  I hope to play with the cutting today.

Yesterday was Jean's Table Topper Class.  I was able to complete the six canning jars of  "food".  Others were putting different things in their jars, such as shells.  You could really have fun coming up with different things for the jars.

I also am slowing working on Bonnie Hunter's Mystery quilt, Rhododendron Trail and I finished Clue number two.  Woohoo!   Cutting  Clue number three!  Slowly but surely...

Getting Started

 I'm getting started on Week 15.  I need to finish cutting the background strips for "Meet In The Middle".

I also did some quilt math for this since I decided I wasn't going to follow the pattern exactly.  I'm not going with the 5 pieces, I'm leaving my strip all one length and adding the background strip to it.  At least that's what I'm thinking for now.  

Week 15 of Project 52

Week 15 of Project 52 is a pattern called "Meet In The Middle" by Jo Kramer at Jo's Country Junction blog. 

Back in 2011 I took my Christmas fabric and made my own jelly rolls so I could make these jelly roll racer quilts.  You can see them here, here, here, and here.  The last one shows you this batch of fabric that I'm using. (I think I got tired of racers and that's why this one was never completed.)  

I may have enough strips cut to get two quilts, but for Project 52 I am only making one.  I think when I put the strips in the old salad container, I was planning on using 2 strips of Christmas fabric.  Now I think that would be too busy.  Not sure if I'm going to cut according to pattern or wing some sort of idea off of that.  So many decisions before I even get started!

Week 14 Of Project 52 is Complete!

 Week 14 of Project 52 is complete! 

 

I added the binding to the potholders so that they created a loop by using the instructions given on this YouTube video.   She gave such very clear and easy to follow instructions so that these potholders were together in no time.

I'm thinking about making some more since these went together so fast...

I Love Small Projects

 I love small projects as it doesn't take long to complete them!  I made a pillowcase to have on hand out of some fabric I had in my stash.  

I should go through my stash and find fabric for another pillowcase.  They go together so fast!