Sew I See!

There's another FO for the blog!  I've lost track of how many years this particular project has been in hibernation.  It spent some time in a basket in the closet, I think, then moved to the computer desk, where (surely!) I would see it and be inspired to finish it.  (No, I just stopped noticing it altogether and only touched it when it was in my way or needed to move so I could dust or tidy the desk.)   However long it's been, I finally made myself finish Kimberly's hedgehog mittens.  They are not perfect or identical, but they're done , and you know what they say-- done is better than perfect!   All that was left to do was to attach the fluffy part (eyelash-type yarn) and the ears, then embroider the eyes and noses.  I just hate doing that type of fiddly stuff, so I kept putting it off.  😖 Well, at least it's all in the past, now, and I think I can safely promise myself that I'll never make hedgehog mittens again!  Here they are ...

It's been a while since the last blog post, but at least I have a few finished objects and WIPs to share, now that I'm back!  You may recall that I wanted to finish one of the "Tall Tales" (foundation paper pieced book quilt blocks) for part of a young relative's Christmas gift.  Despite taking a long break after the tension issues on the quilting machine, I did manage to meet that goal.   Here it is one more time on the quilting frame.   I found two or three places where I'd neglected to the "stitch in the ditch" on one of the book spine seams.  Those weren't too bad to add afterwards.  Then when the whole thing was off the frame, I took a good look at the back and found that there really wasn't much at all that had such poor (loopy) tension on the back that I felt it had to be ripped and restitched.  The repair went very quickly.  The worry was much worse than the reality.  (No matter how many times this has been demonstrated for ...