July....is Half Over... Well Now it is Over

Woohoo we made it to July!  Well, now it is actually mid July, strike that the end of July.  I decided I would share what little bit of sewing I did in June.  And now part of July.

I finally finished the hanging sleeve, binding, and label for the little bike quilt.  The name of the pattern is Mod Geo Cruiser Jr. But I named my quilt Velocipede. 

I have been working on sashing and cornerstones for the Tuesday sewing group BOM.

Have I mentioned how much I dislike sewing sashing and cornerstones?  Almost as much as borders. Well since I started this post I actually finished this quilt.  Sorry not  great picture, but I was not in the mood to pull out the step stool, look for the bulldog clips, and hang the quilt. 

Since I finished something (Velocipede)  I could start something new. My rules.  😁 So I grabbed a pattern, and using the fabrics I had been using for the Quarantine Mystery Quilt and the Tuesday Sewing Group BOM, and I made this little quilt.

The pattern is called Vintage Glory and most of the fabric I used was from my Bonnie and Camille stash.  I think I am going to quilt this up and make it into a pillow.  I bought some cording, I am going to try to make piping.  😰

Since I finished my small project (Vintage Glory)  I grabbed a new one from a pattern and fabric I had kitted up. 

The fabric line used is called Cultivate Kindness and the pattern is made up of the fabrics, and a panel.  I have all the parts cut out, and started sewing. 

Block A1, I needed 3 of these blocks.  I finished them up and started block A2.  I only needed 2 of these and once I got going I managed to finish both of them too.

I am currently working on Blocks B1 and B2. 

I finished quilting a Quilt Guild Charity quilt, I need to square it up and then find some fabric to bind it. 

I decided to pull out my knitting needles and make some dish cloths.  I will say that the first one didn't come out spectacular, but the 2nd one is looking good so far.

I decided to try bamboo needles, and I will say I am much more successful with them, than the aluminum ones. I am over 1/2 way done with dishcloth 2. 

I whipped up another pillowcase for my bed.

I got the design a little too close to the edge, but it is for me so it doesn't really matter a lot.

I also have been playing with my embroidery machine.  I decided I wanted to make a lot of throw pillows for my couch.  Maybe change them out depending on the seasons. 

These two are made with a gradient type ombre'.  There is a bear, a fox, and a deer, but somehow I didn't get a picture of the deer. 

A barn. 

A Vintage truck that says Follow your Dreams.  I just need to create pillows with these.  Should I quilt them, should I just make them into pillow slips?  I am not too sure yet. 

I also pulled out an old piece of yardage that I wanted to use to experiment making a One Block Wonder quilt. 

I love that I belong to a group on Facebook that is all about the One Block Wonder quilts or OBW.  I was pointed toward a website that I could use a picture of my fabric, enter some small details and it would show me what the fabric would look like as a OBW.

The programs shows the block set up in a random pattern, but you can also choose it to arrange by colors, or invert the block. 

I bought the template by Creative Grids to make face masks.  I will say that it only took me maybe 1/2 an hour to whip this mask up  which is lined. 

The only negative I can say about it is that it does not include a nose wire.  I will have to make a couple of small slits so that I can insert a nose wire and remove it when I launder the mask. 

Not a lot of sewing going on unless the day is way too hot, or rainy, many of my days are spent working in the yard.