The quilt diet

I've been trying to lose weight...I know, I know...

But here's my new strategy. Every Time I'm tempted by sweets- ice cream, bag of candy, etc. I think about the fabric or thread I could buy with the money instead. A bad for you fast food meal is a charm pack. A bag of candy is a spool of Isacord thread.
 What better way to reward restraint than to indulge in something that will be created and last a very long time. A totally guilt free treat.

Waverly Fabric find!

I'm one of those people that loves to go to thrift shops just to browse around. Kind of like treasure hunting.
And wow did I find some treasure! Over 10 yards of Waverly home decor fabric. It's from the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village collection. I decided to make a tote out of it.

The pocket shifted a bit as I was sewing it, but overall I'm happy with it. The next one I make will have the pockets on the inside and I'm going to put a zippered pocket on the outside. The pattern is just too pretty to break it up.

A few other projects

Here's a few of my other projects I've done.

Baby quilt for a friend. 

A small art quilt.

 New grandbaby quilt :)

My first attempt at paper piecing turned into a wall quilt for my niece.

It fun getting to try out new techniques and methods.