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Coat Sew Along

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 2 Comments

Here we go sewing peeps.  I’ve committed to Gertie’s coat sew along.  The schedule is to have our muslin sewn and fitted by Monday (October 1).

I’ve not ever participated in a sew along before.  Why?  I’m not sure.  Perhaps it is the stress of accountability.  Will I be able to keep up with the schedule?  What if my garment doesn’t fit properly in the end, what if it just looks stupid, what if my color/fabric choices are pathetic?  I must get over my insecurities and dive in with fortitude.  I know the end result will be greater sewing experience and many, many lessons learned.  So it will be a win, win either way.  What about you?  Do you like to commit to challenges or sew alongs?

In the opposite sewing realm, I am busy quilting my grandson’s twin size quilt.  My daughter indicated she would simply like straight-line quilting, so rather than using my quilt frame and short-arm quilter, I am using the walking foot on my sewing machine and quilting straight somewhat straight diagonal lines.  🙂

Have a great weekend.

A Midsummer Night’s Bloom – Bed Runner Follow-up

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Good Friday morning all my sewing and blogging friends!  In preparing to share my quilting with you all, I had to go back to my previous projects so I could reference the original post on this bed runner.  Wow!  Has it really taken me 3+ months to get this topper quilted?  The blog doesn’t lie.

So here is “A Midsummer Night’s Bloom”, finally quilted, bound, washed, and lounging on the bed.

I must confess, I am not necessarily a pastel color kind of gal.  And I had my doubts even after I completed all the piecing for the top.  But now that it is quilted, I’m really liking this bed runner.  I think it is that pop of chocolate brown that draws me in.  DH mentioned three times how dark brown was the perfect choice for the binding color.

I used several different quilting motifs.  The quilting shows up best on the back, so here is a close-up:

In lieu of a completely solid backing, I like to add a strip of coordinates from the quilt.  I also like to machine embroider a label for my quilted projects.  Here’s what I did on this one:

The wording on the label doesn’t show up very good in pictures.  I used a pinkish peachy thread for the lettering.  It looks great in person, but not so great in pictures (unfortunately, my photography skills are lacking).  But you get the idea.  🙂

This week I also sewed up a new blouse which I plan to wear today.  After I get it photographed, I’ll meet you back here.  Until then, happy sewing!

Civil War Generals’ Wives BOM – Month 11

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This month’s block is in honor of Ellen Mary (Marcy) McClellan.  Her marriage to General McClellan happened only after he proposed to her on nine different occasions over a span of about 7 years (and she rejected him all nine ccasions because she loved another man).  It is a rather astonishing story as to why she finally said “yes”.  Sorry, but the material is copyrighted, so you must find other means to find out the rest of  the story.  🙂

Block 11 – Ellen Mary (Marcy) McClellan wife of General George B. McClellan