Making 2026: Week #21

 Hello 'maker' friends!  Welcome to week #21!

This week was my birthday week and one of the things I asked for was a day where I didn't have to go anywhere and didn't have to cook.  That meant I would have one whole day to do what I wanted, and I wanted to sew!!!

I got my wish and here's what I worked on ...

Summers in our area are very hot and very humid, so cool breathable clothing is a must if you're going to stand a chance at being somewhat comfortable when outside.  I wanted a couple of sleeveless, lose fitting blouses for working at home, inside and out.  I stitched up these two blouses and got them finished except for making the bias tape and attaching it to the necklines and armholes.  The white blouse was made out of a tablecloth I purchased on clearance at a national chain craft store last year.  This worked up really quick as I positioned the pattern when cutting it out to use the hem of the tablecloth as the hem of the blouse.

The pink one was made out of fabric I purchased at the Mennonite run fabric store I mentioned last week ... it was half price!  I did French seams on this blouse and put in a small half inch hem for the bottom.  It also worked up really quick.

Both blouses (Simplicity 9112) are made of breathable lightweight fabric and I look forward to getting them finished and ready to wear.

I also worked some more on a Christmas version of a log cabin quilt I've been working on, off and on, as time has permitted.  This has been a WIP for over a year and I'm anxious to get the top finished.

I started a grandmother's fan baby quilt for my gift trunk, did some mending, and finished up some key fobs for the gift trunk.

By the end of the day I was tired, but oh it was a satisfying, made me smile, contented kind of tired. It also awakened my sewing mojo and the very next day, I carved out about a half hour of time to work a little more on these projects!  With a little luck, I'll have both blouses finished next week and more progress to report on the two quilts I'm working on.

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 # 20

 Hello 'maker' friends!  Welcome to week #20!

(If  you're looking for weeks 11 -19, they don't exist!)

I am so far behind on journaling the things I create here, I'll try to get caught up over the next few posts.  To tell you the truth, life has been happening, plus traveling, plus trying to get the garden in, plus hubby getting himself an injury that has slowed things down considerably.  All is well though, hubby is making progress and while life continues to happen, I just have to confess that I'm getting really antsy for some sewing time!!!

While we were traveling, we visited a Mennonite community and was told about a sewing shop in the community that was owned and operated by a Menn0nite lady.  Of course, I couldn't wait to go and I wasn't disappointed once I got there.  The owner was exceptionally nice.  I like the style of apron that this particular community of Mennonite women were wearing and wanted to purchase a pattern so I could make a couple for myself.  Not having any for sale, she offered to draft one for me.  After completing the pattern, she fit it to me and gave me all sorts of sewing hints and helps for stitching one up.  Oh, how I want to get to that project!

That's it for this week! I really just wanted to get back to posting here and welcome our new subscribers.  To all of you, I'd love to hear what your working on and or 'making!'

If life holds together, I hope to have something to show and share in the next post!

 Until the next week!

mrs. patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

My other blogs:

A Working Pantry

From This Heart of Mine