I cannot believe we are at the end of July. This month was a busy month but still seemed to fly by! I spent the weekends out hunting deals at the Flea Markets, spent a Monday serving jury duty and ended that week celebrating my 50th birthday, spun like a crazy woman during the Tour de Fleece on Ravelry, and got my quilt pieces cut for my Grinch Halloween Quilt... along with working my day job. It was a blast!
Here is the disassembled Grinch quilt. It will be paper pieced. Paper piecing? Haven't done that for a while. I actually had to watch a YouTube video to refresh my memory. Paper piecing is one of my favorite ways to quilt. I cannot wait to begin the assembling process, but the piecing was put on hold while I spun for the Tour de Fleece...
Tour de Fleece took its tole on all of us. As you can see, a few ladies couldn't handle the pace. lol Lots and lots of wool spinning. It is my favorite event on Ravelry!
Luckily, I took my birthday off from work and made a long weekend of spinning. The Shepherdess and I spent the morning of my birthday going to a quilt shop, coffee shop for lunch, and an antique shop to round up the trip. The following week, I did a little hunting on the internet and found a gentleman on Ebay selling sewing parts. I inquired about a stitch dial for my 3/4 size Kenmore 158.1030. (It is the niftiest little sewing machine but arrived to my home with a broken dial.) He had one!! He not only sold it to me but took photos on how to install it. What a great seller! Big thanks to Scott and five stars to his seller store found under Flapicker. :)
I think it will do its maiden voyage piecing the Grinch quilt. It is so light and portable. If you can find one, I highly recommend the style.
August is right around the corner. So much to do and so little time! ;)
