Saturday, February 8, 2014

Saturday Project - Saturday Snapshot


Today is a day for using the bright afternoon light to my advantage ... I have some small hand sewing jobs that need doing, so I am sitting in a sunny window sewing the border on a series of small hot pads that I've made over time with scraps of calico from all manner of sewing projects. It's fun to work with scraps from the ages past ... there are so many memories attached! For instance, the orange flowerbud calico in this hot pad comes from a long, tiered 'hippie skirt' that I wore back in the 70's - way before marriage and children. Time sure has flown!

I hope your Saturday projects are just as fun and relaxing as mine ... enjoy your weekend, folks!




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9 comments:

  1. I love the memories attached to the quilting projects...I remember that my mother used to use old favorites in her quilts, too. Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  2. I appreciate the patience and time such creations require. Your long winter's are a natural time for such big projects.

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  3. I am spending my Saturday babysitting my grandson, so that Mom and Dad can have a ski day with his older brother. He has fallen asleep beside me on the sofa - the sweetest two year old in the world - at least to Nana and Ompa. Enjoy the rest of your day, Susan.

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  4. Sweet project all around...useful, attractive, small, and memory-inducing. I say that when my sewing room is clean, I can get to my projects...perhaps.

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    1. Haha! Perhaps next week, I'll share a snapshot of my 'room' which really needs a clean-out, spiff-up, sort-through, re-organizing! I am really wanting to move my sewing machine and fabrics into that 'room' ... a Springtime project, for sure!

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  5. That sounds so peaceful an activity... thanks for sharing this tranquil photo.

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  6. Pretty and creative! I have a wicker basket of scraps like that. Now I need the time, talent and patience to make something with them.

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  7. This looks so pretty. And sitting in the sun while sewing definitely sounds tranquil.

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  8. How wonderful to see your old skirt in such a new way, and a new use. And I was proud of myself sewing on a button tonight! A big deal for me.

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