Friday Night Sew In and an Embroidery Bash Update

I just signed up for FNSI, which is this coming Friday. I was #107 on the sign up list. You are welcome to sign up and join us.

I should NOT be at a loss for ideas of what to sew for this FNSI!
In the past month, I have been on a quilt shop hop where I purchased some cool new tools, I have stocked up on several pretty bright colors of fabrics and a few prints AND I just spent the week end at the Stitching Sisters Embroidery Bash.   I am in the process of making a new tote bag/purse for myself using the instructions in a book I bought while there.  Look for photos of it when it is finished.

I also got pictures of myself with both Eileen and Marie that I used to enter the Everybody Smiles with Designs in Machine Embroidery Contest!

Is it Friday yet?

I Just Joined in on a Sew Along!

As I was blog hopping this evening, I came across a blog that is hosting a Sew Along for National Sewing Month. She is offering a free download of a pattern for making a purse called “Molly“. She is including a very detailed photo tutorial and has a page set up for questions. She has also set up a Flickr group for sharing the completed projects.
Please take a look at her blog and sign up and join in. I am planning on starting my “Molly” bag this week end.

June 2011 FNSI is Tonight

As I was sitting here this morning kind of planning out my day, I suddenly remembered that today is Friday.   Not just any Friday, but the Friday that I KNOW I will be sewing because I am signed up for the Friday Night Sew In!

I have a ton of things that I would like to sew and I am thinking if I list them here, I may actually make them at some point in time.

I am hoping to make one or more of the following tonight:

~Seat Belt Wrapper (to keep the seat belt from digging into my neck while driving)

~An embroidered pillow for my Mom (made from fabric left over from a round table cloth I just made for her)

~Embroidered Hand Towels for the Hall Bathroom

~A New Summer Top for Me

~A New Purse

~Butterfly Potholder from Pretty Little Potholders book

~Fabric Tray for storing small items on desk or dresser

~Fabric Storage Bins using this tutorial

~A cute, simple, Fabric Bowl that I just saw on Martha’s Sewing Room

~Covered Hanger with hidden storage

~A Recycled Denim Apron that I saw at the Bernina Area inside Joann’s last week

 

This is a pretty enthusiastic list and I know I will be lucky to finish just one of the items listed so check back tomorrow to see what I did get finished.  I may just keep and edit this list so that when I get time to sew, I can just check the list and get busy sewing.

Click the button above to sign up and sew along with us tonight.