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Away for the Weekend... Quilting!

4/4/2014

 
This weekend is kicking off the whirlwind that will be April for me... last night my parents arrived to celebrate my daughter's birthday, and early this morning my mom and I hit the road for my local quilt guild's three day retreat in Portsmouth NH. When I get back on Monday, I'll finally be longarming my Wee Wander quilts, and then the month goes on and on with three more rounds of company, two more birthdays, my first guest post, a visit to MQX, the Triangle QAL, a baby quilt, Easter, and a bunch of other projects.... Aghhh! My to do list for the next week alone is three pages long! With so much coming down the pipeline, I'm doubly excited for the chance to get away with my mom and sew without interruption as a little calm before the storm : )
Sewing machine cover | Berry Barn Designs
I wanted to leave you all with a few better pictures of my new sewing machine cover. I had planned to use a tutorial for a reversible version, but in the end I just started pulling fabrics, cutting up strips, and seeing where the piecing took me. 
Sewing machine cover | Berry Barn Designs
The cover uses some nice calm blues and greens to coordinate with my sort of funky "pistachio" colored sewing cabinet. I bought the green on a whim thinking how much more fun it would be than the alternate color, boring ol' white, but it's such an odd shade that it's hard to match and less than ideal to photograph against. Now at least the color feels toned down a bit with the little bit of blue against it.
Sewing machine cover | Berry Barn Designs
Hopefully I'll have the Wee Wander quilts finished soon to share, and later this month be on the lookout for my first guest post and it's fun spring tutorial! And speaking of the season, we still have snow on the ground here *but* I saw the first of the crocuses yesterday! Spring might really be here after all! What signs of Spring are you seeing in your garden? 


Linking up with Fabric Frenzy Friday at Fort Worth Fabric Studio and SEWJo Saturday at My Go-Go Life.
Katherine link
4/4/2014 01:56:54

Wow. Gorgeous cover, Sarah. It's so fresh and pretty in blue and green.

Wishing you an awesome weekend away. Enjoy!

Sarah link
4/6/2014 09:38:37

Thank you, Katherine! My weekend was wonderful... but somehow I came home with more WIPs than I left with : P

Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures link
4/4/2014 02:32:01

Have fun in your retreat...they are the best! Love the sewing machine cover.

Sarah link
4/6/2014 09:39:35

Kathy, it really was wonderful! And thank you : )

Lorna McMahon link
4/4/2014 13:29:26

Green and blue are my fave. Such calm colours. Your sewing machine looks comfy in those new pj's! Looking forward to everything in the works for you this month, Sarah! Hope you and your mom have a wonderful weekend!

Sarah link
4/6/2014 09:40:30

Thank you, Lorna, and my mom and I had a blast! Definitely will have to repeat next year : )

Cheri link
4/4/2014 13:46:39

Wow..very nice! I just finished a cover for mine...same pattern style. I hadn't thought about putting the binding on the bottom like you did. Sure makes it look at bit more specific and stylish. If I get time, I'm going to go back and add it to mine!

Sarah link
4/6/2014 09:45:09

Thanks, Cheri! I quilted mine so it needed an edge, but one could just as easily skip the quilting and make it thinner and faster for a quick finish. And judging from your feed, you're very very busy already!

Kathi Clower link
4/5/2014 06:41:19

Love your sewing machine cover.. it turned out beautifully.. thanks for linking at SEWjo so I didn't miss it! Have fun at your quilt retreat with your mom... and with your go go month! Kathi

Sarah link
4/6/2014 09:48:27

Thank you for hosting, Kathi! My mom and I had such a great time... now I have a pile of WIPs to keep me very busy all month : )

Becky link
4/7/2014 11:47:41

This is a great cover and matches that cabinet beautifully.

Sarah link
4/7/2014 13:07:20

Thanks, Becky! I'm happy with how it turned out : )

Fort Worth Fabric Studio link
4/10/2014 09:57:41

Love your cover! I seriously need to make one for mine, thank you for the inspiration!

Thank you for linking up to Fabric Frenzy Friday!
-Lindsey
<a href="http://fortworthfabricstudio.blogspot.com">Fabric Frenzy Friday</a>

Sarah link
4/10/2014 13:20:05

Thanks, Lindsey! I kept putting it off for some big ta da! design, but at the end of the day, this one came out cute and it works great : )

Carla link
5/21/2014 22:29:10

I would have bought the pistachio cabinet and not the white one too. I love your sewing machine cover. My machine has a mat to sit on but only the drab plastic cover that it came with. I must pull up my socks and make it one.

Sarah link
5/22/2014 01:39:28

I have enjoyed having something colorful, Carla, I just wish it went with more things - too bad they don't make it in aqua or teal or something ubiquitous lol. Hope your machine gets a shiny new outfit soon : )


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