Curtains

Now that the time consuming Harry Potter party is over, I've finally been able to get back to my sewing. Not that I wasn't sewing for the party, I just wasn't sewing non-Harry Potter related things:)

Since I had to switch the curtains in our bedroom with the curtains in the living room (see earlier curtain post) I realized how great the lighter curtains look in our room. So after switching them back I decided to make some bright yellow simple curtains for our room. I think they came out pretty cute, and they really help add a little cheeriness to the bedroom! They also made it nice and happy in there last night during a pretty intense lighting storm:)

PILLOWS!!!!

I love making pillows.... especially these fold over closure types!! It's easy and fun, and only takes about half an hour so I can easily feel like I accomplished something in no time!

I made these two hexagon pillows (12x12) using Laurie Wisbrun's recent line of chairs and couches. The hexagons themselves were pretty fun to make, and I love working with them. I think I'm going to use this set as Christmas presents, since I already have one of these on my couch:) The backing is a lighter shade of Kona grey (I think it's Ash), and of course the top is Kona Coal.

Living Room Acutrements

Whew, I finally finished the curtains for the living room. I also made a couple "man pillows" for the couch (although technically they're just pillow covers, which I had to clarify when Adam responded to my "do you like the pillows I made" question with "do we really need more pillows?").
I still have one more curtain to make for the kitchen window, and I want to make two more pillows for the couch (although I need to buy more Echino prints since I've now decided to have a pillow theme), but we're getting closer to done!! At least until I start a new project. Like making new quilts for the couch. And making aprons and dish towels for the kitchen.


PS. I'm fully aware that these pictures are terrible, but that's what you get when you try to take them with your iphone at 7:30 in the morning while trying to rush out the door to work...!!

Sleepytime

Back in 2007 my brother ended up being my roommate for about 2 months, before he set off on another one of his random adventures. And while 2 months may seem like a short amount of time in which to accumulate a lot of random stuff, my brother managed to not only do this, but to also convince me he should store said things in my apartment after he moved out. Now, a little over 2 years later, I decided it was time to clean out his closet and actually put the clothes to use. So I cut them up and made pillowcases out of his old button down shirts!! So much more functional than feeding silver fish!!! Thanks RyRy:)

Starting the new year off right...

Happy 2010!!

I decided to start this year off clean and organized, and considering I've been really sick for the last few days, I've had plenty of time to sit and rearrange fabric, books and shelves. So here is my improved sewing/craft room. I think with it being much more streamlined I'll actually be able to get things started and finished in a timely manner. And since I added a new craft to my already long list of "likes, wants, etc" I really needed to make a little extra space (The new craft is needle felting, by the way).

I also decided that this year I'm not making any resolutions, only goals... like to do more sewing/crafting. Just general things I want to focus on this year. Nothing like "exercise every day" or "stop eating candy" or any other resolution I know from the past 30 years I'll never actually do beyond January 5th.

So cheers to a new year, and all the experiences it will bring.

(I finally finished the UM quilt squares... now to just finish the quilt!!)

Time Well Spent

I'm falling behind in my Christmas present making schedule, but for good reason... I've been busy making Christmas decorations to help get me in the holiday spirit, which I'm positive will motivate me to burn through all the present making projects I have lined up!!

Last night I made two banners: one that says "Noel" and another that says "Joy". I had completely forgotten about the Christmas fabric I bought almost a year ago from Crate & Barrel, and upon rediscovering it I decided it needed to be put to use right away. And since I've been wanting some sort of banner type thing to drape over the couch and TV in the living room, that's exactly what I made.

I also got my first Christmas tree yesterday, and while its only about 2 feet tall, its made me immensely happy:) I started to put a few decorations on it (the only ones I had) and this weekend I plan on getting a string of lights and some new ornaments to complete the tree! And perhaps most surprising is that the cats don't like it! Malcolm tried to take a few bites but quickly found out how much that hurts (it's a very sharp tree... even I got a few painful pokes). And I draped some red holiday fabric around the bottom to cover up the planter (its a live tree, not a cut one, and I'm hoping I can keep it alive for many years of holiday happiness) so hopefully that will deter any dirt digging.

All in all I think my Christmas decorating is really coming together, for the first time ever, and I'm really excited about it:)!!!

PS. Please excuse the horrible iphone pictures I took this morning... the decorations really look much better than they're represented here!!!