Two weekends ago, we had our PMQG mini Sewing Summit and last weekend, I had my very own personal sewing retreat! Hubby and I went to the beach for the weekend. Back in December when we were here, I accidentally left my wedding ring behind. We knew no one would be back anytime soon, so we decided to come down near Valentine's Day, retrieve my ring and have a relaxing weekend. With no guests to entertain this time, I brought my machine and a few projects.
I did some dishes...
And I Swooned a little...
The problem with sewing other places is when you do things like throw a stiletto in your bag instead of your seam ripper.
But I learned you can rip seams pretty well with your curved embroidery scissors! (I forgot my 1/4" foot at the mini Sewing Summit - I had my open toe foot on the machine and forgot to change it).
A little rant...
Even if you are not making a Swoon, you may have heard about the very tight cutting requirements when using FQs. There is no room for error, or less fabric than a full FQ. So, when your FQ has almost an INCH of selvedge, well, that's a problem!
I also did a bit of work on my embroidery project (which I'll blog about next). It was a very productive weekend - and with views like this, very relaxing too...
Lilly had a good time too!
6 comments:
Oh I do LOVE your Dresden Plates!! Your choice of colors makes my heart do a fluttery happy dance and brings a smile to my face! I want some JUST LIKE THEM!!!! :)
I understand your rant - selvedge getting wider, WOF no longer 44/45 inches...... but price keeps going up!
Jealous!!!
I was very glad the fabrics I chose for my swoon blocks were generously cut FQ. I didn't realize when choosing fabrics how important that would be because I hadn't purchased the pattern yet.
Looks like a perfect weekend to me!
The swoon block is literally making me swoon! Fabulous!
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