Some Piecing MoJo

It's true, a finished flimsy from my sewing room. I started this when I had other projects on the go and I'm so glad I kept at it. I do not need another WIP in my sewing room.
About this top: It's approx 60 x 70. It was made with 2 charm packs of Fandango and the solid is Bella Solids by Moda. The striped stop border and outer border are also from Fandango. I purchased the Charms from ETC in Hood River while I was away at a quilt show in Stevenson, WA and the borders from FatQuarterShop. They packaged my fabric in a zip bag and for that I'm thankful. The envelop was torn open when it arrived, but my fabric was in perfect condition. I love stripes for stop borders. I was going to bind this with the striped fabric on the bias, but using the stripe on the straight grain is much better.

This was a great design to showcase all the fabric in this collection. It's outside of my normal fabric choices, but it's a gift for a beautiful young lady. I thought it was fresh and modern, a bit trendy, just like her.

Now to get it on my quilt machine and feather it!
Sharon

New To Me Sewing Table

I've wanted a Koala sewing cabinet for quite some time. I've gone and looked at different brands of these and just couldn't bring myself to spend that much money on a table for my sewing machine. It just seemed a bit indulgent, especially now that I have a house and have been spending money on landscaping and my yard. When I got an email saying there was a table for sale on Craigs list, $175. I looked at it and called right away. Here is my new to me table.

I have the leaf leaning against the wall, but I have room to put it all the way down if I was to need the extra space behind my machine.

It couldn't be more perfect. The previous owner upgraded to a beautiful new cabinet. She had the same brand machine so the insert fits perfectly and I didn't have to make any adjustments at all with the height of the machine bed. Thank goodness for the guys at work. Two strong young men and a pick up truck. All they cost me was a batch of homemade cookies!
I got this all set up on Thursday evening and was itching to stitch. I took advantage of the rainy day today and did some piecing. What a difference it makes having a proper set up. It's so much more enjoyable, and I think more productive. This project is from 2 charm packs and a couple of yards of Moda Bella. It's all 1/2 sq tri's so there's lots of trimming.

And here is the final design. I need to purchase the border fabrics. The dark stripe for a stop border and the big print with the dark chocolate background for the outer border and binding.

This is so out of my norm for colors and prints, but I think it's going to be perfect for the person I have in mind.
We get an extra hour tomorrow, grab a coffee or tea and stitch!
Sharon