Busy Sewing Day

This little birdie quilt has been sitting on my shelf for
about two years---maybe even a little longer, waiting
for me to make up my mind on how to sew the little
birds so it could be assembled.

My friend, Jo Ann, and I had traced and cut out the
birds as well as the strips between the birds. The original pattern had you sew around the birds
leaving a raw edge.  I didn't like that.  Thought maybe
I would buttonhole around them.  Decided that would
take too much time.  So I put them back in their box
while I thought on it some more.  Two years later.......

When Jo Ann came the other day, she
brought her sewn panels.  She made a decision!
She zig-zaged around each bird and they looked great.
I decided I would attempt to do the same for my
little birds.  Was quite proud of myself when I
finished.  They didn't look too bad for my first
attempt.  Don't understand why I waited so long.
They were done in one afternoon.

Today I added the sashing and borders and it is now
ready for Myrna to machine quilt it.  I can't believe
I let it sit on the shelf for two years.  The pattern is
"Blissful Birds" by Sandra Workman, Pine Mountain
Designs.

Also sewed the borders onto my "Hatched and
Patched" stitchery.  Feel a little frustrated with the
pinwheels.  They are just 2 1/2 inches in size and
no matter how hard I tried and how many times I
unpicked and resewed them, I couldn't get the centers
perfectly matched.  Finally gave up and decided
they would have to do.  Just have to figure out
how I want to quilt it.


















While I was working on the stitchery borders,
my grandson called to see if he could come and
work on the pillowcase he wanted to make for
his little brother.

We had purchased the fabric awhile back so
all we had to do was cut, pin it and he could
begin sewing.

He chose this cute puppy dog fabric as Ty loves
dogs, but is allergic to them.  This way he
could enjoy the "doggies" in a safe way.

Perfect pillowcase and pillow for snuggling!

All in all it was a good sewing day made even
better by sharing it with my grandson!