Sew or Sunbathe?!

Hey All,

I have missed being here SO SO much!! Life has been hectic lately (and that is an understatement), BUT here I am.. and I have finally been able to work on a few things to share with you all!

Though, I must say with the weather being so nice, it has been a bit hard to "want" to stay inside and sew! Alas, sacrifices must be made!

I've been in the middle of teaching a Free Motion Quilting Series at the shop, which is a BLAST! I love teaching this class, I love FMQ so it is a win win, and I love how excited my students always get when they figure out a design!

I have been lusting over the new Bernina Q24 Long Arm, but have yet to convince my hubby to convert the garage so I can get one.. I'm still working on him! (I'll keep you posted!)

OK, on to what I have actually been working on...

I have finally made progress on the March Strip Club quilt, "Olympia", which I made from Carolyn Friedlanders "Doe" line.. and I am not kidding, I love it even more now that it is coming together!

Ok, it is a bit hard to see with my sashing strip laying on top, but the colors came together beautifully! It is actually a pretty masculine quilt! :P

 A project that I want to do... when I find a spare second! The Twins' room was Girafee and Elephant, which I will probably change soon, but I thought these would be cute to make for them.. maybe I'll make them into some kind of pillow or bag for each of them!

These cute kits are from "Penguin & Fish", she has amazing stuff!

OHHHH - My Jacobs Ladder quilt is coming along! I took this class with my sister at the shop! I used Cotton & Steel basics for the four patches, and then the metallic gold and white (also C&S basics) for the half square triangles! I am LOVING it so far, can't wait to get the blocks laid out!

So close.. and yet.. seems so far.. I just need like one more hour to get these together! 

SO, yah.. this is my next bag project.. because I really NEED another bag.. but here I am! So, these fabrics are some Cotton & Steel and some Tula Pink. I am making the Super Tote from Noodlehead! I adore this bag. It is such a versatile bag, there are 4 elastic pockets inside and one large pocket on the outside. You can really cram a lot of stuff into it.. which I always do! :P

Loving those cute little Lions!

So, as you can see, there is never a lack of projects around my house! I always have more projects than time, and I'm not seeing that changing anytime soon! I am trying my best to finish up a few things before I start more.. but..I think you all know how well that works for me! :p

I hope you're all enjoying the Summer sunshine we've been having, and hope you get a few moments to sew this summer! 

Happy Sewing,

Enjoli (and Gertrude) 

P.S: Gertrude is finally coming home, though she is currently sitting at SLH waiting for her Spa Day/Check up!