UFO - 1

Pocket section of Quillow

Since I've been on school holidays, this has been a good time to yet again tackle my my fabric stash.  Last break, I was was unhappy with the way I stacked my fabric in the wardrobes as the method of folding I used didn't allow me to store very much.

After some contemplation, I decided to use my quilting ruler to wrap fabric around to fold.  It worked, and as a result, after numerous hours, I was able to fit a lot more fabric in my wardrobe.  The job is not yet finished.  It's a process.  Decisions need to be made as to what stays and what goes.  One laundry basket full of fabric and wool has gone to the textiles teacher at work.  The next lot will go to a group teaching refugee women to sew.  (I haven't got to that yet).

I thought I didn't have many self covering buttons (not so); I thought I didn't have much elastic (not so).  Up side is, I won't have to buy any of these things for a very long time!

I have found some UFOs in the process.  A shirt (now gone); a jacket (that I didn't like the pattern when I first did it - gone).  I have a dress sitting on my machine, and if that isn't finished in the next two weeks - you guessed it, it will also go.

Almost finished quillow (with wonder clips holding binding)

However, I found a quillow that almost was finished. (A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow. - Wiktionary)  I started this some 15 years ago, I guess.  A friend and I used to get together to sew about once a month.  She gave me this fabric to make a quillow.  It just needed to have the quilting finished and the binding.  This was back in the days that I used to tie my quilts rather than baste them.  So, the underside may have moved slightly in the process, but all that needs to be done now is the hand stitching on the binding.

Happy sewing everyone.

Sandra

Nothing is by chance .....

I'II share with you a quote from one of my favourite authors, Richard Bach:

Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long. -Richard Bach, Nothing by Chance: A Gypsy Pilot's Adventures in Modern America, 1969 Today started out like any other Saturday, I took my time getting out of the house and then started out on what I needed to do today.  A call from my husband took me off my initial journey to visit GJ's Discount Fabrics in Brunswick East (www.gjsdiscountfabrics.com.au) - I will have to revisit this journey again sometime this week or the next. To cut a long story short, my husband and I ended up walking down Sydney Road in Brunswick, Australia. This is where I need to digress with my story today. On Australian TV, I began watching a show called "Meet the Frockers".  Basically the show is about how brides and their dressmaker work together to come up with the perfect wedding dress.  In every show in this series it follows three wedding dress designers and their brides.  Whilst following this series I just fell in love with the team of Mario and Ines at their bridal store  'Crocé & Colosimo Couture' (https://www.facebook.com/crocecolosimo) I fell in love with their dresses because of their beautiful finish and design.  Besides this they had a wonderful nature when dealing with their brides and gave them much attention and had such a love of what they did. I wanted to meet them. Back to today. Walking on Croce & Colosimo Couture (after hours) today, like a kid in a candy store I peered through their window, then I spotted Ines in the background.  Through the door I just wanted to tell her how much I admired their dresses (they had already closed up).  Then she opened the door and I also got to meet Mario.  We had a good conversation and I got to tick something off my bucket list. So, did this happen by chance?  Not sure, but I am so glad I got to meet this wonderful pair, they are as delightful as they appear on TV. Sandra