I finished that doll quilt…
As you can see, it has pride of place among the dolls in our house. Hopefully the dolls won’t notice the flaws — the mis-matched corners, the wonky dimensions, the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants machine quilting (see below), the binding that looks remarkably better on the final edge than on the first edge.
I’ve already got some fabric picked out for the next doll quilt. I am loving the fabric hand-me-downs – it makes me feel very free to practice and to screw up. Meanwhile, I picked up this great reference book:
Every once in awhile, I get a hankering for some colorwork and this book is going to be a great inspiration. Before the book arrived, I winged it on this new sweater for my new dog:
And, finally, I am continuing to love my new Audible subscription. I’ve listened to Little Women (heavenly!) and Bossypants, read by Tina Fey herself. (My girl crush on her is now firmly cemented.) I’m now onto The Great Gatsby. Loving every minute of these books.
December 19, 2011 at 6:54 am
You know, I have the Bossypants book, but every time I pick it up to read it I just can’t seem to sit through more than one cringe-worthy chapter at a time. I bet it I was hearing it from the lady herself, and I could hear the humor in her voice, then it would be more palatable. Maybe I’ll see if my library has it!
December 19, 2011 at 9:15 am
I encourage you to try the audio version — her reading of it is so funny!
December 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm
That amount of improvement (on the binding) while making one small quilt is astounding!
Well done :-}
One of the things I am looking forward to in our new home is a craft room where I can do my art quilting again. I already have a table the PERFECT height for my chair!
December 19, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Ooohh, a dedicated craft room – AWESOME!!!
January 22, 2012 at 11:17 am
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