Sew & Tell ~ June 12, 2023

 I had a busy week... You may have seen the Fence Rail Photo Session.  Here's a couple of my favorites.  You can see all of the shots by following the link above.

After making the delivery of the quilt, I turned my attention to my customer's red Dresden quilt, with hopes that I could get a good portion of it done. Something that I really wanted done before the grands would be arriving for the week of Vacation Bible School.  

Friday was also my book signing event.  It's a good thing I am a planner and have everything ready to go well in advance.  The power was out most of the afternoon which forced me to sit and relax with a little hand-stitching.

I grabbed my latest mini-quilt, #23/52, which measured 5"x7"... I had decided that "when I had time" I would turn it into a small needle case to go into the little bag of treasures that I carry for making the quilted hearts.

The time was at hand, and I took advantage of it...

I added a few stitches along the "spine" of the needle case to help define where the fold line would be and then added a small piece of felt for a few pins and needles to be held.  I located a small button and a small piece of round elastic to create a closure... and Tada!  I had a needle case.

This week's mini-quilt challenge, #24/52 had been prepped and waiting for me and since the power had not come back on... I stitched away. The fan pieces were a few remnants of my customer's quilt that was under the needle.  I sewed them together and trimmed them to 5"x7".

Just as the power had been restored, it was time to head out for the book signing.

It was a successful and fun event with several quilters asking questions about the blocks, their names and the reason that they were selected, as well as questions about Marion's life.  Dave and celebrated after getting back home with from-scratch margaritas!  So delish!

I found myself in the studio most of Saturday with the Dresden quilt... and was celebrating with another finish for the week!  Woohoo!

Leaving my schedule wide open for activities with the girls...

This week's Sew & Tell feature is the Batik Churn Dash quilt from Laurie's Place On-line... I love the watercolor look she is achieving with all of the blues and greens. 👏👏

Now it is your turn... What do you have for Sew & Tell?  Join the party by leaving a link for your blog or social media account.  I love seeing the variety of projects you have been sharing.

I'll probably be a little silent here while the girls are visiting.  And as soon as they leave for home, I will be headed to Oklahoma for a Santa Fe Trail event... and then off to the family reunion in IL.  I'll pop in when I can to catch everyone up.  

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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