{"id":19890,"date":"2013-09-03T06:06:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T13:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=19890"},"modified":"2016-06-28T14:55:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T21:55:03","slug":"labor-day-sew-in-day-rpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/labor-day-sew-in-day-rpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day Sew-in Day 2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Labor Day Sew-in was fun. What can be better than sewing in your pajamas and chatting with your friends?<\/p>\n

The first thing I finished was four ATCs.<\/p>\n

\"Bag<\/a>
Bag in Process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I worked on the bag for the Purse Palooza. Putting this bag together was difficult, because of all of the layers. In some parts there were 7 layers. That doesn’t even count the areas where there were seam allowances. I had some trouble with a needle, so I tried a leather and a jeans needle.<\/p>\n

I did finish it. DH had to help me with the rivets. I might make another one with canvas just to see the difference. Not sure I will finish it before Purse Palooza, though if I used the same fabric, I would be a bit\u00a0 ahead of the game since I cut some extras. We will see.<\/p>\n

\"Hanging<\/a>
Hanging Out on Google<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monday, I worked on recovering our couch cushions. The last time I recovered them was when we were staging our old house for sale. The Young Man was a baby so about 17 years ago. One was shredding. Sheesh. What a pain. The fabric was terrible and I had all sorts of problems sewing them. The only thing that made the pillow recovering bearable was the Google Hangout with the other Twilters and podcasters. Look for a post on that project soon.<\/p>\n

After finishing the cushion covers, I was a little bit at loose ends. I didn’t have a specific project that was really at the forefront of my mind. I didn’t have enough time to start quilting the Wonky 9 Patch, so I just puttered around tidying up and sewing hexagons together.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get as much done as I thought I would, but some of these projects have been on my mind for awhile, so I am pleased with my work.<\/p>\n

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Other LDSI Reports:<\/p>\n