Friday Finishes

Yeah!  It's Friday!  Here are some crafty things that got accomplished this week.

The picture above is the quilt made by the Sew Sews, the new sewing/quilting group we are forming at our church.  You can read more about this quilt and the great group of ladies here.  I finished the longarm quilting, and my mom finished the binding this week.  It looks great!  If you are in the Butler, PA, area and would like a group of ladies to sew with, please contact me.  We would welcome you!

Today we had another gathering of the Sew Sews, and I worked on some curvy log cabin blocks using the Creative Grids Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool.  I'm using scraps that I've accumulated over the last 20 years or so.  I really like making these, and it's a great feeling to be using up some old fabric.  There are so many layout options.  I have 7 blocks made, and I probably need 80 or so of these to make a decent size quilt.  Good thing I'm not in any hurry.

Last weekend I got my spinning wheel out because I just felt like doing something different.  It's been a couple of years since I've done any spinning.  I recently ordered some lovely dyed wool to spin from an Etsy shop, but I wanted to finish up what I had on some spools first.  These skeins are made from alpaca wool that I purchased from a local farm.  Not sure what this yarn will become, but hey, I got it done!

I've been longarm quilting this week, too.  I just don't have any pictures of that work yet.  All you moms out there, wishing you a happy Mother's Day, and I hope you are able to get some sewing and quilting done this weekend.  Even if you aren't a mom, I wish you a wonderful weekend with lots of free sewing time!

Linking up over at Crazy Mom Quilts Finish It Up Friday.  Thanks for visiting!