Freedom to Sew

What are you doing this long 4th-of-July weekend?


After a month of travel (first to Manhattan and then to Honolulu) it felt really good to "sit-n-sew" with the girlfriends.

Each of the 8 buildings in the apartments where I live has a meeting room we can use free of charge.  It is PERFECT for sewing get togethers.

I want this room to be MINE!

Funny story:  My friend Robin from out of town came to spend Friday night with me and sew all day Saturday before returning to her home...and hubby...Saturday evening.

But Saturday, early evening, after a full day of sewing and some pool time and a quick dinner and a bit more sewing time, she decided to stay over night again and return home Sunday morning....so, a phone call to hubby was made, mainly so he would fix himself some dinner.

Sunday morning, after enjoying our coffee on the balcony and some breakfast, she decided it would be good to stay and sew all day Sunday.... another phone call to hubby...keeping him in the loop. We had a marvelous day of sewing.

We did briefly consider one more sleep over and a trip to Piecemakers for their big 4th-of-July sale.... but she decided the hubby might panic if she called, yet again, to announce she wasn't coming home for another day. And so, alas,  did return home on Sunday evening.  It was very lonely and quiet in the Mez after she left...

I always have so many projects going at the same time, I had to pick one to focus on this long weekend.  I picked an applique project.  A lap quilt I'm making for a great niece for Christmas.

Lizzie B Cre8ive

 Applique is a fair amount of work, but it is so darling.

I have 4 and a-half blocks done and, as is true to my nature, making some switches as I go.

I'm trying yo-yos for the first time.  The jury is still out.

Sadly, today I will need to remove everything from the Mezzanine Room, vacuum and return the key...

BUT, we are already planning our next Sit-N-Sew... it will include our Featherweight machines and some grandkids!