Making 2026: Week #10

 Hello 'maker' friends!  Welcome to week #10!

let's see what I got up to this week ...

 What I recycled and or repurposed:  

I started recycling another dress that doesn't fit into a skirt.  This is the last dress I have to repurpose from something I won't or can't wear into something I can and will wear!

Progress on a 'work in progress' or unfinished project:

Nothing this week ... I've not had much time to sew ... some weeks will be that way, but with every UFO completed, I'm getting closer to the end of the stack.  And yes, I'm trying not to add to it!

 Quilting project:  

I completed block #7 in the patriotic quilt I'm doing.

A sewing channel/video I watched this week:  

If I were going to tell someone how to sew to fit their body, the information this woman gives in her tutorial is what I would give, but she does such an excellent job that I'm just going to send you over to her channel.

That's it for this week!  I'd love to hear what your working on and or 'making!'

 Until the next week!

mrs. patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

My other blogs:

A Working Pantry

From This Heart of Mine

Making 2026: Week #9

Hello 'maker' friends!  Welcome to week #9!

 What I recycled and or repurposed:  

I wore the skirt I repurposed from last week's post and it was too big around the waist so, this week I redid the waist by removing about 4 inches of the elastic and then I shortened the skirt a bit as well.  Sometimes it takes wearing a repurposed garment to get the fit right.

I have one more dress that I have been planning to turn into a summer skirt and I began that process this week as well.  I hope to have it completed to share next week.

Progress on a 'work in progress' or unfinished project:

Here's another one of my unfinished cross-stitch mini pillow projects.  This week I finished, stuffed and packed it away with my winter decor.

 Quilting project:  

I completed a 6th block in my patriot quilt ... bottom row, right hand side.  I have 10 more blocks to go!

I worked a small amount on my log cabin Christmas quilt as well.  When baby steps is all you can manage, that's what you do ... and that includes sewing!

A sewing channel/video I watched this week:  

I watched this quilting video.  I can't say I liked the pattern she used, I can't say that I dislike it either.  What I did like though and will incorporate into our lives is the concept of a 'car' quilt.  It's exactly what it sounds like, a quilt made for and kept exclusively in your vehicle.  I like that idea!  A future project for sure!

That's it for this week!  I'd love to hear what your working on and or 'making!'

 Until the next week!

mrs. patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

My other blogs:

A Working Pantry

From This Heart of Mine