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jennylafleur) wrote2004-10-11 11:28 pm
jennylafleur) wrote2004-10-11 11:28 pm
Entry tags:
pocket update & quilt rambles
I think I'm almost recovered from the lack of sleep this party weekend. I thought I was recovered this morning and then crashed again this afternoon. I actually fell asleep in front of my movie (House of Elliot), which is why I'm still up right now. *grrr* My body clock is so screwed up right now!
I managed to work on my pocket a bit this weekend. Yesterday I pinned the pocket-hole binding. I folded the ½" linen tape in half then, wrapped it around the raw edges. The ends of the slit were a bit fiddly but do-able. This evening I stitched it together using a stab stitch. I figured after spending the effort on the crewelwork I should finish it by hand. I then pinned the tape to the pocket outside edges before my headache took over and I had to stop. My second headache in two days, yuck! The barometer must be changing again. Blah. Hopefully I can finish that up tomorrow. I have some cleaning and web-site stuff to do in addition to the quilt meeting.
My church has just started up a quilting fellowship, to support the baby quilt ministry. The idea is to bless each new baby in the church with a quilt. The ministry has been going on forever (Mom was actually in charge of it when we lived here before) but they have just changed the format as the old one wasn’t working. What worked in a church of 50 people (when it started), is not going to work in one of 600! The quilting fellowship's purpose right now is to catch up on the current backlog of quilts, doing it a bit more assembly style. When we've caught up with the baby quilts, we'll move on to personal quilting projects, classes and such. That is the plan anyway.
I'm having fun so far, learning from the more experienced quilters in the group. We are making a log cabin quilt right now, which I haven't done before. Actually I find quilts very intimidating so I haven't done much quilting at all, just simple things. I like the finished results though. I’m also really enjoying being able to use my sewing talents and skills to bless others. Sometimes I feel like I am very selfish with the talent, passion and resources God has given me, just making clothes for me and Bridget. It’s great to be able to use them for God’s glory in some small way.
I managed to work on my pocket a bit this weekend. Yesterday I pinned the pocket-hole binding. I folded the ½" linen tape in half then, wrapped it around the raw edges. The ends of the slit were a bit fiddly but do-able. This evening I stitched it together using a stab stitch. I figured after spending the effort on the crewelwork I should finish it by hand. I then pinned the tape to the pocket outside edges before my headache took over and I had to stop. My second headache in two days, yuck! The barometer must be changing again. Blah. Hopefully I can finish that up tomorrow. I have some cleaning and web-site stuff to do in addition to the quilt meeting.
My church has just started up a quilting fellowship, to support the baby quilt ministry. The idea is to bless each new baby in the church with a quilt. The ministry has been going on forever (Mom was actually in charge of it when we lived here before) but they have just changed the format as the old one wasn’t working. What worked in a church of 50 people (when it started), is not going to work in one of 600! The quilting fellowship's purpose right now is to catch up on the current backlog of quilts, doing it a bit more assembly style. When we've caught up with the baby quilts, we'll move on to personal quilting projects, classes and such. That is the plan anyway.
I'm having fun so far, learning from the more experienced quilters in the group. We are making a log cabin quilt right now, which I haven't done before. Actually I find quilts very intimidating so I haven't done much quilting at all, just simple things. I like the finished results though. I’m also really enjoying being able to use my sewing talents and skills to bless others. Sometimes I feel like I am very selfish with the talent, passion and resources God has given me, just making clothes for me and Bridget. It’s great to be able to use them for God’s glory in some small way.