Friday Morn.....matching cell phone case

Would have been so much quicker if my machine did not decide to start skipping stitches!.  Going to have to figure out what is wrong before I do any more sewing.  I wasted a lot of thread.

Oh well, it keeps me from getting bored!

Thursday Eve.....quick project!

I found this adorable vintage needlepoint purse in a local store a few months back and finally decided to start using it.  The only problem is that my wallet was too fat to fit (not due to money).  So I decided make something for my credit cards & license.

Made this cute quilted holder, with snaps, in just a few minutes.  I may have to make another one for my cell phone!

 When looking through my vintage sewing case for snaps I found a card of them marked 5 cents!   I guess they are vintage too!  I will post a pic of my sewing case soon, its really unique!

Saturday Evening - WOW!

Hey all,
Well it has been an interesting few days.  We live in the Northeast and the worst weather we endure are blizzards.  Thursday afternoon a severe storm hit and along with it at least one tornado!!  For the most part we did okay, but there are others that did not fair as well.  2 homes pretty well destroyed and lots of other damage.

We lost power almost immediately and it just came back on.  There were power lines and poles down all over the place. 

I know it does not compare to Joplin Mo or other hard hit towns, but still scary, especially since we are not prepared for this type of weather event!

So grateful to the Lord for keeping our home & ourselves safe!  Hubby was not home and it took him a long time to get here.  He had to drive around fallen trees, downed lines etc.  The Lord kept him safe though!

Okay, so its not quilting..........

I finally finished taking apart the top of the contempory quilt.  Cut up the white and added black strips and it looks great!  However, marriage plans are on hold so I decided to put it aside for a bit and do a couple of sewing projects that have nothing to do with quilting (can you believe that?!?!).

Have you ever seen this site:
http://www.newdressaday.com/
Definately worth checking out, she is amazing!

So, I got inspired.  A friend of mine gave me a bag of really cute clothes but all too big for me.  So for my first project I took a pair of capris, ripped out the inseams, stitched a straight line down the back, took in the sides, added a panel of matching blue to the front and sewed the two halves one on top of the other.  If anyone remembers the 1970's denim maxi-skirts made out of jeans you will know just how I did it!  I took a good bit of length off and now have a great spring/summer skirt!  I may post a pic, but unfortunately I did not do a Before to go with my After!

For my second project I am altering an adorable black & pink shirt.  First, off came the short sleeves as I want this to be sleeveless for summer.  Then off with the BIG buttons on the front, will be replacing them with smaller ones.  Then 3 inches in on each side from the bottom up to the armhole.  Tomorrow I will be restitching the armhole and back neck area and voila - a new shirt for me.  This one is so cute and it is long, so will be great with jeans, capris or leggings.

There is no rest for my Singer!