Its a Wrap 30/30 Challenge

Here we are in the last two days of March...

Which means it is time to wrap up the "selfish sewing" I have been doing this month.  Week # 4 was my Mystery project!  Mostly because I had not decided yet what I would be sewing during this past week when making my list at the beginning of the month.

Here is a clue,a bare Naked ironing board.  Because trust me,you do not want to see just how ugly the old cover was...

The fabrics pulled for a new cover,minus the one on the far left because I opted not to include it after taking the photo.

All finished!  My irons point of view...

Voila! The hardest part of this for me was to get the new cover pulled tight enough and tied off.  It really helps to have another person to help with this.  Enter Mr. P to save the day for me ;)

Sitting pretty,just waiting to get their Press on...  I am sew loving this new cover made by me for me!  Would you like to make a new cover for your ironing board too?  Well then,here is the link to a great tutorial for you to check out.  You are welcome :)

I liked the first one so much,that I decided my smaller ironing board also needed a new cover.  why yes that is more Denise Schmidt fabric :)  Love.

One evening was spent doing some hand quilting around one of the birds on my birdie quilt!  Three more to go...

This is what Mr. P worked on for me on Friday!!!  Our anniversary was last month,when asked what I would like this year,I requested a cutting table.  Being the handy man he is keeper he is Mr. P. started asking all sorts of questions as to just what I envisioned.  Friday evening this was sitting in my sewing room!  Today he is gluing down the pressboard/laminate for the top.  I really hate to cover it up but,the groves where the wood is joined would not make for a very good cutting surface,so cover it up I must.

I am just Loving this and I might mention that my back will be loving it every time I cut fabric from now on :)

Just wanted to say Thank You So much Sarah from Berry Barn Designs for this wonderful challenge!  As I now have some very lovely things sewn just for me,by me :)

Selfish sewing week 3 (30/30 Challenge)

Week 3 just flew by!

This past week my "selfish" sewing project was my garden flag.  Yes,I did finish it,however since it is also my Flags on a Stick project (button at top of my side bar) I can not show it yet.  Sorry!

I can show you this little sneak peak though :)  These flowers took up most of my thirty minutes a day this past week.  Crazy right?  Since I do not usually hand sew,it is slow going when I do.  Each flower took me close to an hour to make.  You will have to stop back by on March 28th to see the completed flag...

Last evening I embellished a dish drying mat with some circles for my thirty minutes.  You can find the  tutorial in the post below this one if you would like to make up one for yourself!

Next week (week 4) is my Mystery project!  Have a great sewing week :)!

Pantone Challenge Mini

Did you join the Pantone Quilt Challenge this year?  This will be my first time,and I am pretty excited about it!  Purple is not one of the prevalent colors in my stash however,I managed to find enough to make a mini quilt for the challenge.

Since I am also participating in the 30/30 Sewing Challenge I used my "selfish sewing time" this past week to finish up this mini,killing two birds with one quilt ;)  At this stage the #Purple mini was just sewn together,without any quilting(just the top).

The quilting on this took me quite a bit longer than anticipated,but I am glad that I decided to quilt inside each part of the hashtag/number symbol.  As it just makes the symbols stand out off the quilt.  Although it was sunny today the wind did not play nice,so the outside shots had to be snapped off quickly between gusts!

It kind of amazes me the difference in color from one photo to the next today.  Although both the photo above and this one were taken within minutes of each other,with the only difference being that this one is a closer shot,it surprised me to see the color difference from one to the next!  In the first photo you can see the orchid color in the corner and center batik blocks much better,whereas in this one it blends into the other purple shades.

An inside shot,where you can see the orchid a lot better as well as the quilting,which has me loving this little quilt more and more.  Binding is always my least favorite part of quilting,and this time was not the exception.  After sewing the two ends together at least 7 times and ripping it right back out,I quit counting...somehow I always manage to twist or turn one end wrong.  Grrr!

Well,yes,at one point I did contemplate throwing it in the yard and stomping on it a few times... however on the last attempt both ends Miraculously ended up facing the correct direction,and this little gem was saved from the throwing and stomping :)

Of course I could not just have a plain jane backing,so two extra blocks and a couple scraps  later the back was also finished.  For the first time I made some little corner triangle hanging tabs,from a scrap of purple sunflower fabric.  My very last scrap of that print,which I had been holding onto,because there was bound to be the Perfect project for it!

Stats:
size ~ 23x23
batting ~ Soft & Bright
Kona Med Grey & various prints in shades of purple

150 Minutes of Selfish Sewing...

Week one if the 30/30 Challenge was a success for me!  My goal for week one was a new bed runner...

A lovely roll of binding just waiting to be sewn onto the runner.

Since the bedroom has terrible lighting the living room floor had to do for photos.  This is the "back side"that Mr. P decided is now the front side!  Fine by me as I made it so that either side could be used as the front.  (thanks to my love of reversible items)

The other "front side" of the bed runner!  We have been using this since Friday night,and my nice and toasty warm feet are sooo happy :)

This 30 minutes of sewing for me thing is a very good thing indeed!

Last evening I just could not get motivated to sew on any of my projects for this month.  Instead I spent the evening playing in my scraps and came up with this little gem.  It is a bit to little for a mug rug,but works nicely for a mouse pad!  Lorna was the inspiration for this project :)

Want to do a little "Selfish Sewing"for yourself?  There are still three weeks,plenty of time for you to join in!

Linking up to:
Week 1 progress party

a little something something for me

Have you heard about the 30/30 Challenge over at Berry Barn Designs blog ?  If not go check it out,I will wait ;)

After debating with myself for a few days I have decided to jump in and participate.

For my first week/project I will be have been working on a bed runner for my bed.  You can see the first post about the runner here...

With all the piecing for the front of the runner done,I decided to start on the backside last night.  The center block was already made,so I added more strips starting with the green.  Now I need to add more fabric on each side of this to finish out the backside.

Other projects planned for this month are:
A Radient Orchid Pantone project
A garden flag for my rock garden
A mystery project for week #4

Hopefully I will be able to not only finish my three bag goals but these as well.  Wish me luck,I think i'm going to need it!

Linking up with:

Fresh Quilts: Let's Bee Social #10
Berry Barn Designs: 30/30 Challenge