Hooray, the slump is gone!

 Hello again, 

After last week's melancholic post, I am back to report that I'm back in the swing of things once again!

Do you know what did the trick? Cleaning up the giant pile of mess that was cluttering up my space!  I had Easter items sitting out, as well as closet doors blocking my floor ( more on that a little later), and I think all that clutter inhibited my desire to sew. So after a great big clean up and removal of closet parts, PLUS having an easy pattern sitting out and waiting, I was ready!

And here are the results:

This was a super easy pattern to make, especially with the help of my Go!cutting machine, plus it used some leftover layercake squares, so it was a win-win. The striped border gives it a little beach-hut vibe, don't you think? If you are interested in the pattern ( it is FREE), you can find it in this link ( click).

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After finishing this quilt late Friday afternoon, I was inspired by a member in my FB group who makes a different quilt from her scraps once a year. I happen to have just a few ( ahem) overflowing baskets and bags of scraps so I set to work with my cutter once again and created a lovely little pile of 3.5 inch squares, which I am planning on sewing together to make another quilt! 

While I was sorting through my scraps I also found a pretty big pile of 2.5 inch squares ( obviously leftover from another project, although I can't recall from what!) and I have put those aside to sew another little quilt. So you see, lots of new ideas to inspire :).

And then I must really get to quilting some of these quilt tops! They have been piling up and I think it is time to do something with them. Back in November I treated myself to a  Cutie quilt frame, which lets you use your domestic sewing machine almost as a mini longarm. I have only played with it once, as it requires my regular sewing table as a surface to sit on, so I want to keep the switching from sewing to quilting to a minimum. Here is a picture of it in action:

I will share more details on how this setup works sometime in the future. It is a pretty cool system, and I like that I can use the BSR function of my Bernina to get pretty professional looking quilting done.

And finally, in case you were wondering about those closet doors I mentioned at the start....
As many of you know, our current house was a bit of a fixer-upper when we bought it almost 5 years ago, and it had wallpaper EVERYWHERE. We finally removed the very last of it over the past month or so while redoing our teenage son's bedroom. He was not bothered by the wallpaper ( he had huge posters covering most of the walls), but I really wanted him to have HIS own room for a few more years before heading off to college. So after installing new flooring, painting the ceiling and walls, and adding a bigger bed, everything is now complete and back in place...yay, no more closet doors to trip over in my quilt room :). 

Alright, that is all for now. Next time I will share a fun SLOW sewalong that I have been hosting for the members of my FB group, AND I will share which sewalong I'm joining this summer ( and I invite you to join in as well!) 

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Until next time~happy creating!

Monique