Mending! So many small mending jobs were done earlier this month. T-shirts, leggings, the Happy Helper's uniforms, underwear - all sorts of things needed repair jobs, big or small. My philosophy is to repair before throwing away, if at all possible. No photos of this sewing room work though. It isn't very interesting. I mended one pair of leggings and wore them once and they gave way somewhere else! I think they are now past wearing, sadly. I may have to buy some new leggings for next winter.
Then I got on to the real sewing! 😆 Half way through the month, and I feel as though I've had a good time in the sewing room, despite no actual finishes. I made a backing (about 96" square) for a large music themed quilt, which I hope to get pinned this coming weekend. As long as the Happy Helper can help me get into the family room, ready for use.
Finally finished piecing the wall hanging for Kaye. I've had to fudge lots of the seams in it, as it was such an organic build. Lesson learnt: do measure more and plan better. Just growing as you go along, is a bit too improv for me. However, I figure the fudged seams will quilt out. Any really dodgy bits I'll sew a button over them, or some pretty braid.
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And I've been making scrap blocks as leader-enders while doing other sewing. These blocks are pieced from 1.5" x 2.5" rectangles, so they don't end up very large, just 6" finished. But they will make a good charity rainbow quilt when finished. I will probably put it together with sashing and borders so it could be a reasonable size. I sorted out the drawer of this size into colours; not sure how many blocks they will make. If the pieces are no good for this quilt, I will use them in a Chinese coin type quilt. Although a small container, there are a lot of pieces in it, so I reckon I will have enough blocks for a decent sized quilt. This will be a long term project, when I feel like doing it.
I spent some evening time in front of the TV with old sheets, stripping them and making balls of yarn. And I started on a new crocheted rag rug for the kitchen - a rectangular one this time. Don't look closely at my crocheting! It isn't my craft of choice. This piece is 94cm long and about 22cm wide so far. The light colour is actually a green. It looks blue on my laptop.
No fabric tally this post as it isn't yet the end of the month. This makes me think "should I include rag rugs in the fabric tally?" Something to ponder before I finish this rug. Probably shouldn't as I didn't actually buy them as fabric. However, I did buy them as sheets. Is it ethical to include them in the tally? Questions!
