Sewing: Hexagon Flower Pillow

Materials:  100% Hopsack Linen (Potting Soil), 100% Cotton Patchwork, zipper
Dimensions:  16" x 18"
Handstitched hexagon flower machine blanket stitched on linen 

Why I Love Summer

Summer days are AWESOME for the public library (craft books about stamping and stenciling, mini quilt projects, modern quilting defined PLUS a novel by Shirley Jackson....I get a lot of pleasure from her dark and upsetting fiction--and she was born in the neighboring city of Burlingame which she implicitly castigates in her short story, "The Lottery"). AND I bought the Alabama Stitch Book for the bargain price of $15 from the Friends of San Mateo Public Library--reference for how to sew her appliquéd skirts. AND I put up tomatoes, but we still have a bowl of 'em for snacking and BLTS. I love you July.

Work in Progress: Halloween in July

Sewing: Embroidered and Appliquéd Tote Bag

I took up English paper piecing a couple months ago and brought a bunch of hexies to stitch together on a recent business trip and finally finished this project this a.m.  Next up?  A laundry bag with the logo, "Laundry Tonight or Naked Tomorrow."