Friday, February 5, 2016

And Still More Finishing

I an working on finding my dining room table beneath the piles of fabric, stitched pieces, trims, and fusible interfacing.  I managed to finish two more items yesterday, bringing the total up to 12 for 2016 thus far.





I am pleased with my first oval ornament. PS Queen Bee.












But not as pleased with the stand up Easter Egg Sampler.  I'll be making some changes as I use the same basic technique for an Easter Rabbit stand up.








I am hoping to spend some time today on the rabbit stand up and running up 2016 Trick or Treat totes for the grandchildren.  I like to have things ready far in advance so as Halloween approaches I'll have plenty of time to find the right goodies and mail everything to the West Coast.  

I finally figured out how to use the automatic needle threader on the Pfaff sewing machine so changing thread color will be easier.  I really prefer my antiquated [48 years old] Dial and Sew but it's going into the repair shop for work on the tension assembly.  I've got to hope it's not quite at the DNR stage just yet.

4 comments:

Maggee said...

Yay! Twelve finishes now!! I like the oval one! I know from experience it is not easy to make ovals or rounds. It's the cutting of the matboard or foam core board... If I have any that I want to make in ANY round shape, they will be small, so I can use my scrapbooking cutters/guides and get good cuts! Freehand--not so good! Each of my daughters has an old sewing machine from me... Not that they went bad but because I was looking for a different feature they did not have, or I wanted something less heavy! I don't think either have been used yet!! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

The fabric for the Easter sampler is gorgeous. Maybe some braid or trim would hide the edges a little?

Rachel S-H said...

Pretty finishes!

Julie said...

Easter sampler is a lovely design.
Oh to be organised in plenty of time ... perhaps I should take a leaf out of your book and think well ahead.