Making bags can sometimes be challenging. Or they can be fun.
What a week! No, no sewing going on this past week. I was busy recovering from Covid. It was a rough few days, and it left me feeling weak and tired. But after two weeks of confinement (one week caring for my hubby and then one week for me) I finally broke out and went with my daughter furniture hunting.
One fun thing that happened was the delivery of my Fat Quarter Shop Sew Sampler box.
I only opened the box but it looks like a fun assortment. I love my Olfa rotary cutters and I look forward to using this one for tight quarters.
Thanks for hanging with me. I hope to get back to sewing and quilting. I need to make a baby quilt in the next couple of weeks.
So Happy Quilting!
I guess we all want to be creative in some way. Some people seem to have more talent and it just flows out of them. I read a blog post by Kathleen Tracey, Sentimental Quilter, that inspired me. You can read it here - "A Little Something Every Day." What I loved about this transparent post was how she shared that she always wanted to be creative, but she just would play. She thought that she was not a creative person. A friend opened her eyes when he told her "Of course you're creative. You admire creative people and love creative things so much - you're just scared to try."
Oh wow, how true is that? How many of you are scared to try something? Failure rears it's very ugly head, especially when we seek the approval of others. So what does it mean to try your wings? What will it matter if you try something and it doesn't work?? What if it does work?
When you have something that is floating around in your head, how do you translate it? We are not all artists who can draw and paint and put what is in your head on paper. But yet, sometimes there is a little something that lingers.
Tell me what you think. Are you creative?
So grab your masks and stay safe.
Years ago a dear friend shared this Banana Bread recipe and it's been a long time favorite with my family.
1 1/2 sticks Butter (melted)
Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans
This is the yummiest Banana bread I have ever tasted. So very moist. We cut into the first one and freeze the second. But it isn't long before the second one pops out of the freezer.My sweet granddaughter turned five. Here she is with the quilt that I made for her.
She started school this week. So there were a lot of firsts.
My quilting buddies have been working on Snowman table runners.
Wow it really did feel like Christmas in July. A wonderful selection.
Three 30's Playtime charm packs, a cute fabric bucket, a mini stash and store, patterns and foundation papers. What a haul!!!
