Wednesday, February 8, 2012

WIP Wednesday

I have managed to get a fair amount of sewing done this past week, though as you have seen, most of it was in the form of bee blocks. Want to see them again?

Finishes:
Modern BOM for do.Good Stitches




Asterisk blocks for Quilting for Kids
"Boxed In" for Modern Blocks Bee

In Progress:
I started working on my zippered pouch for the Mouthy Stitches Swap. I never sketch out a design before I begin sewing, and this is one of those times it may have been helpful to do a bit of figuring first...


This is going to be the front of the pouch. I really like it, but this sucker is going to finish to be about a 12" pouch. I've been assured that isn't too big, but it seems large to me. I had also not intended for the star to take up the entire front, but wanted it to be somewhat smaller and off-center. But I suppose that is what I get for being impulsive. Now to decide how to finish it. I had thought about a little hand-stitching, but I'm truly awful at that and am unsure what color to use. Stick with one, or continue the rainbow? Or what about just some echo-quilting around the star?

No Progress:
Wyatt's quilt...That's right, the kid's birthday has come and gone and still no blanket. Though he hasn't even asked about it. The top is finished, I just need to get a little kid-free time to lay it out and baste.

Hometown Road to Tennessee...not much to say really....

So there you have it. What have you been working on?

Head over to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced to see a lot of other great works in progress!


36 comments:

  1. The star is awesome, love the vibrant colors. You could just go around the star with your machine and it would look great. Or, if you did hand quilt, I'd pick orange as the thread color. (it's my new favorite color this year).

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  2. Oh my gosh, I love your Mouthy Stitches progress!! Perfect fussy cut center :) Hand-quilting would be nice, and I think using Perle cotton makes all hand-quilting look lovely, so give it a try! The rainbow would be awfully cool :)

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  3. i love the block for your swap pouch. I think some hand stitching around the star would look great!

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  5. The star is totally gorgeous!! I think the bigger the better ;)
    Echo quilting would look pretty.

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  6. Lovely makes. I use a 12" pouch to hold all my loose zippers, I could happily use another x

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  7. I wish I was the partner that was getting your pouch! She will love it.

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  8. oh wow your mouthy stitches pouch looks fab!

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  9. Your pouch front is so cool! I think you can't go wrong with a little perle cotton hand stitching -- the beauty is that it doesn't have to be perfect. Any color, even linen, would be great!

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  10. The star is great! I love the way you laid out the colors.

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  11. Great finishes, Toni. I really like the block for the pouch. It will be amazing.

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  12. oh I love your pouch front! Someone made me a large pouch once and actually it has proved quite useful for little projects, taking fabric samples to the store, etc....I like it. And some hand stitching would only increase its beauty!

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  13. WTG on the bee blocks, and love that pouch front!

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  14. Lovely job on all of your bee blocks. You've been a busy gal. Your rainbow star for the pouch is stunning! The scissors in the middle...brilliant. :)

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  15. LOVE that pouch! I could certainly find some things in need of a larger pretty pouch just like that :-) Great bee blocks!!

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  16. 12 inches of cool rainbow star pouch?! Sounds awesome to me! It will be great! Maybe you could add a little off centered star to the back?

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  17. Love your blocks and I adore the star! I think it would look gorgeous with stitching around the star.

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  18. I love the block for your pouch it is super cute.

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  19. Love the fussy cut center on your block. Great star block.

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  20. Love your pouch's star. The colors are amazing!

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  21. Your pouch is going to be so cute! I love the colorful block with the fussy cut middle...that makes it!

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  22. Oh I adore the block for your pouch! The scissors are so darling and the colors are so cheerful! I am working on a simple quilt top for a boy.

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  23. You have been busy! And I agree with everything Lucy said!

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  24. That is going to be a cute pouch! I love how you fussy cut the scissors.

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  25. Love the pouch front - the scissors are just too cute!

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  26. I love your Mouthy Stitches pouch! So fun!

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  27. Oooh, you're in a Modern Blocks bee? Wah, I want to be in your bee! Wah!

    I looooove your Mouthy Stitches star block. That is all. :)

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  28. I love your pouch progress! If I'm your partner, 12" is perfect. I could fit an embroidery hoop and supplies in it easily.

    I really need to get cracking on mine.

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  29. That star block is so cute! Love the little scissors. :)

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  30. I am reading a lot in the blogs about Bee blocks but I have no clue what they are! LOL
    I really love your colorful block with the scissors in the middle.

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  31. Love the block for the mouthy stitches pouch swap! So bright!

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  32. seeing that I can't leave a message for todays blog, I'm so jealous of your box full of goodies and wish that It would come to Ireland...How exciting!

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  33. Love your zippered pouch so far! 12" is a great size.

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  34. i love that star for a zippered pouch

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