What to do on a snowy Saturday when you have the day off and no homework or chores calling...? SEW! I haven't had a free "whole" day to do this in a long time, so it was such a treat!
Our first real snow of the season!
A must have ~ toe socks! They're just as warm and toasty as slippers.
My sewing station (aka the kitchen table), equipped with cell phone, ipod with audio books, and diet coke. All the necessities, hehe!
I pulled out a bunch of christmas scraps I'd gotten from Grandma, and also that fun candy cane print I found at JoAnn's...
The previous week I had been "surfing" youtube and I found the tutorials by the Missouri Star Quilt Co. They are FANTASTIC! Ever since then I'd been itching to try making a Dresden Plate -something I can honestly say I wouldn't have tried a year ago when I was just starting out. They make it look so simple!
I made the blades with the red and green scraps, and used the candy cane material for the centers. The background is some leftover white on white prints I had. So cute!
Now all that's left is to try my hand at aplique. I don't think it will be too hard as I've sewn a couple bindings and done embroidery before. The hard part will be the quilting. I'm still so nervous about "ruining" projects by trying to machine quilt on them. I may just have to buck up and give it a try with these though... They are going to be so cute as table centerpieces or wallhangings. Can't wait to see them finished!
