It has been 6 months since my last post! That was not intentional, but I finally figured out how to update my BLOG since I started using the Chrome Browser. Whew!
Lots of sewing adventures have happened over the past half year.
I have joined the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, participated in a half dozen Instagram swaps and even started my own Etsy Store!
So, I have a project list and am checking it twice. Right now, I am the in process of making another Queen Sized T-shirt Quilt for a local Scouting family. It is really fun to make the blocks for this quilt since my own sons have these same shirts. This past Christmas, I made my father a Tshirt quilt and used the QAYG (quilt as you go) process. The tutorial I used online was extremely helpful and am using this same technique in this current commission piece. The size they requested required a total of 25 Tshirts, but they did not have enough. I was able to use some of the scouting uniform neckerchiefs to fill the block gap. These turned out pretty good - Check it out! I am in the quilting stage and soon the parents will get to come over and help me decide on placement. I am so excited for them!
The next few things on my project list are swaps on Instagram, which will all be due to ship soon. The first upcoming shipment deadline is for the #FinishedBlockSwap. If all goes well with this swap, I should be able to assemble an entire quilt in the next year! The quilt blocks would be made by virtual friends around the country. I even made an inspirational mosaic to help my partner understand what I have in mind for the block pattern. I even let my partner know what types of fabrics I was hoping for with a different mosaic. I need to get started on this next week since August is going to be a very busy month!
Speaking of busy.... I should probably stop signing up to volunteer on committees! Currently, I am the Director of Merchandise for our Youth Football League (we just launched a new merchandise online store and I now know WAY too much about Wordpress). I volunteered to be the Popcorn Kernel for my youngest son's Cub Scout Pack. That should be interesting! My eldest son will be in High School this year and involved in the Marching Band. I am the new Co-Chair of the Uniform Committee. I am still the Service Project Coordinator for the Cub Scouts Pack and also take the lead role in planning a monthly Bunco Group and a Bi-Yearly Sew'N'Sew group.
Well, I better get back to the oven and get our late dinner on the table. We usually eat pretty late in Football Season, since the practices usually don't end until 8:00pm.
Thanks for taking a peek at my little blog. I am excited to be back!
~N~
