I am sure by now some might think that I have stopped sewing because it has been so long since I posted anything. The truth is I like sewing more than I like taking pictures and writing. And sometimes I get all the way to the end of a project and realize I have not taken a single picture but am also busy planning and creating my next project.
But I have been sewing, and I have been sewing a lot. I am currently teaching at least 2 classes a month and am loving the opportunity to meet others who enjoy sewing. In the classes we have been doing yarn couching, decorative stitching, piping, thread painting, quilting, and all kinds of applique.
The other day I was organizing my fabric, which is a nice way to say I was picking up after myself after several sewing projects and not putting anything away. I found this panel that I have had for several years. I vaguely remembering buying it but when I looked at it a few weeks ago I thought, “why did you buy that and better yet what did you think you were going to do with it?” Of course I answered myself and said, “it will be great just wait and see!”
So here is what I was looking at. Very pretty panel but what the heck do you do with this. Not big enough to quilt and use as a throw or lap quilt. And of course, I did not have any of the coordinating fabrics.
So, off to my fabric troves I went to find the right inspiration and then, of course, one quick trip to a fabric store. A little cutting magic and a lot of head scratching and deciding on what should happen next, which included a texted picture and a Facetime meeting to get other opinions.
It is finished and I am enjoying the transformation
Can you believe this started out as that panel pictured above, I can’t. I barely even recognize it. I used almost every last bit of that panel -the butterflies and even the small borders above and below the butterflies. This is what I had left of the panel when I finished this project.
With this project completed, top pieced, borders on, quilted and binding applied; it is time for me to get my next project going since I just took another trip to a quilt store.