I have seen many people in blogland making resolutions about what they want to sew in 2014. For me, I am going to resolve to sew more for pleasure. I have bee commitments, but beyond them, my sewing time is going to be more for what I would like to do rather than what I think I should do.
This means not getting on the latest sewing bandwagon i.e the economy block craze on Instagram, making the latest quilt or even thinking that I should be making these things. I enjoy making small items and although quilts are great to make, I am in three bees so I will end up with three quilts this year. I also need to think about making a quilt in 2014 for my younger son's 18th birthday in November. I have quilts that also need to be completed so I have plenty of quilt projects on the go.
My first sewing for pleasure project is to finish a couple of cushions. Do you remember these?
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| Economy block cushion top |
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| Spring Carnival EEP class at Fat Quarterly 2013 Retreat |
This morning I have been making cushion backs and binding.
Hopefully I will have binding attached and ready to sew down in front of the fire this evening.
I have also been making another Sew it Together Bag - I really like making bags. This time I challenged myself to use red, as it is a colour that I never use, and also do a little hand sewing on the outside.
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| Another Sew it Together Bag |
This bag has been posted this morning as it was made for a friend's birthday.
So come back soon and see how my 'sewing for pleasure' campaign is going!
Di x
A lovely goal, you'll feel like you're getting more things finished which is always a great feeling. And you've kind of joined in on the Economy block craze, just on a smaller scale :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great plan! I hope you have lots of pleasurable sewing moments in 2014 and look forward to seeing projects that differentiate themselves from the bandwagons!
ReplyDeleteLove that wee red Sew It Together bag - are the tricky to do? My machine is a bit pernickity about multi layers and I think I might come undone mid-project. That would bring about a MOOD and that is probably best avoided!
Great attitude. I love that sew it together bag - might try and have a go at one myself x
ReplyDeletegood for you Di! I love the economy block cushion, I really fancy making some of these blocks and I need the practice, maybe a cushion is the way to go. I think I saw that little bag on Saturday? It was the project you were working on whilst pretending NOT to do any sewing!
ReplyDeleteHooray for pleasure sewing!
ReplyDeleteSewing for pleasure, yay!! Good for you Di.
ReplyDeleteGood plan!!
ReplyDeleteLove the cushions and wil have to seriously google that pouch pattern!
What a great plan!
ReplyDeleteEEEE - I love the red and white - it is so yummy and the binding on that is perfection!! Your economy block cushion will be wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteSewing for pleasure....sounds good to me! Sarah xo
ReplyDeleteAlways a good plan Di, sometimes it's easy to get lost in what you think you should be doing rather than just enjoying sewing, Good Luck :o)
ReplyDeletevery good idea, to aim to sew for the joy of it. Applaud that woman! xx
ReplyDeleteI love the red & white stripey binding! I think you have exactly the right idea Di xxx
ReplyDeleteSo glad this will be a sewing year for you! LOVE your latest pouch! Jxo
ReplyDeleteYou were ahead of the curve on the economy blocks - joining in now would be like going backwards, practically.
ReplyDeleteOh my! That red pouch landed on my doorstep this morning. I am so chuffed. Totally unexpected and so very smug that it's now residing with me ;-) Thank you, my lovely friend!
ReplyDeleteLovely projects, Di! I especially like the economy block cushion and the little red pouch (now Sarah's!). Looking forward to reading all about the projects that bring you joy I. The coming months!
ReplyDeleteYou are on a roll with those bags...the stripe binding looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I rid of this flipping cold, I might be able to do some sewing but not as good as yours, obvs x
ReplyDeleteGreat plan and your projects are lovely. That bag is the best, I just saw it over on Sarah's blog.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Di! I love how those cushions turned out. The bag is great too; i have been contemplating buying the pattern but have resisted so far.
ReplyDeleteLOVE love LOVE your red sew together bag! SO! PRETTY!!
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