It Pays

There are so many reasons I love to visit Southern California. One of them is that I get to spend time with my sisters! This trip all five of us got together to shop. What an experience that was! At least four of us had been losing weight so were anxious to shop. And shop we did!

There is nothing like having one sister say yes and another say no when you try something on. Who do you listen to? In the end you have to decide. Do you like the color? Will it fit in with what you have? Is the price right? And did at least one of the sisters say yes? Then buy it. Or not!

Another thing we do is sew. All of us sew but I often bring my projects to So. Cal when I'm stuck. As you know I was having difficulty figuring out what to do with my hexies.

So I sewed them together and just stared at them.

Well, Janet and I went to JoAnn's where we brainstormed throughout the store. We ended up getting a pillow form and some bronze colored ric-rack. When we got back to her house she pulled out some of her stash for the background. Before I had a change of heart I appliqued the hexies to aforementioned background . But it was a joint effort. She rounded the corners and sewed on the ric-rack. I ironed it all smooth. She stuffed the pillow into the case. I basted it closed. And she top-stitched all the way around. Ta-Da! Done.

Next up was a conglomeration of four-inch squares that I salvaged from a scraps leftover from a quilt that my mom made me years ago. You can see that this quilt is well worn and well loved! So much so that it's actually falling apart and has been mended numerous time.

 What in the world could we do with this?!

Janet had a great idea and I love it!

So goes my sewing for the time being. I'm off to knit a few rows.

Psst! I can't wait to get to California again!