Sewing with Wine: The Flight Across [WIP Wednesday Oct 12, 2011]

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The Flight Across

Last night I had a beautiful dinner with the Mr. in the fancy restaurant in town.  Yes, there is allegedly only one fancy restaurant here, middle of nowhere remember?  A bottle of red wine later and a full belly later I came home determined to finish this quilt top before we left for our friend's wedding today.  At first I hesitated...should I really be sewing after drinking?  Hahahahaa I said to myself... let's do this.  

Voila!  She is done!  And named - The Flight Across.

And yes, I forced the Mr. to go outside in the rain so I could take pictures this morning!  Hahahahaa...do you see the rain splatter?

The Flight Across: Kona Raisin, Echino, Loluca, Melody Miller's Ruby Star Rising

In retrospect the name symbolizes so much going on in our lives right now, we are definitely flying across  life ourselves and learning new things about our lives and our goals.  This is such a different quilt style for me, so minimal, so much solid, so modern.  Purple?  So not Rebecca Lynne and yet I can't wait to quilt her, fold her up, and use her over and over again.  Personally I LOVE it.  She's a keeper.

Must hop offline now to finish up other things before leaving for our next wedding.  Oh, for those keeping track VEIL IS DONE!!!  Beading looks awesome...

Linking up to Freshly Pieced - do check out the other amazing things going on over there...

- rebecca lynne

p.s. Posting the Frame Pouch Along Materials & Design Ideas later today.  Do come back and join!

Have yourself a very merry Christmas...

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My favorite holiday of the year is Christmas.  I know some people might find it sentimental and silly...but I really think that is a magical time of year!  It is even truer now that I have two little girls to decorate for and celebrate with.  So, I have lots of plans this year to make sure the girls feel the magic and to make Santa feel welcome!

I am interested in joining the 12 Days of Christmas QAL but first things first.  I needed to figure out a palette.  Christmas decorating has always been a struggle for me because I like too many different kinds of holiday decor.  I love Vintage with the pink/blue/yellow/purple metallic ornaments, I also love classic Red & Green, but my home decor has a lot of brown, antiques with natural wood, and black so those neutrals have to be taken into account too.  Plus, I hang a variety of Christmas ornaments ranging from very modern blown glass to extremely ornate faberge eggs (which I have collected over the years).  There is no rhyme or reason to the tree decor either.  If you haven't gotten the picture --> I am all over the map when it comes to Christmas Decorating!  And every year I get bummed because it isn't more *matchy* but I can't imagine parting with any one item in particular.  Well, that is me in a nutshell, lots of random bits of this and that all mashed up together.  Why would I expect Christmas decorating to be any different?

I once read that if you decorate with things you love it will come together...yeah, well that hasn't happened yet over here in the MRL household.  Every year I hope to find the secret ingredient that will make all of my bits gel.  So this year I am being very careful about it and created this palette.  Taking into account the browns of my decor, the antique wood furniture, the bright colorful vintage ornaments, but also the modern ones...this is the palette I came up with:

From there I scoured The Fat Quarter Shop and created this collection of Fabrics.  HELLO!  I - me, Rebecca Lynne - combined fabrics.  This is huuuuuuuuuuge. I didn't just give in and buy one whole collection, quite frankly none of them suited.  No, I took the time and made my own palette up.  What?  Boy am I learning...

From left to right: Jovial Mistletoe Nordic, Sleigh Ride Slate Tiny Festive Dots, Northern Cardinals Brown Spice Diamond Dot, Holiday Charm Green Plaid, Jolly Snowmen Dark Olive Snowflakes and Peppermints, Scandinavian Christmas Charcoal Starlight Star Bright, O'Tinsel Tree Celebration Candy Canes & Dots, Fa La La La La Oyster Fa-la-la-la-la, Jovial Pajamas Naughty, Sleigh Ride Vintage Allover Stockings, Jovial Pajamas Naughty, Holiday Celebrations Yellow Glitter, Jolly Snowmen Red Snowflakes and Peppermints

I really love the way it looks on the computer.  I can only hope it looks this good in person.  Still very colorful, not too many cutesy Christmas prints, and I will use the neutrals more often at the request of the Mr. to keep it all balanced with my home decor.  But the color is good for the children too without being too too, yes?!

The plan?  Table Runners.  Yup.  Can't wait!!!

So, do you have any holiday sewing you will be doing?  Joining the QAL?  Do tell...

Linking up to Rainbow Hare Quilts's Making Christmas.  Check out the other Christmas Lovers!!!

- rebecca lynne 

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date. Sunday Sewing Stats

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If you've been wondering where I am (Erin) I was driving 8 hours home last night returning from a wedding! Beautiful wedding, awesome to see people, but extremely exhausting travel...  I prepared a whole Monday post but completely overlooked Sunday!  Agh!  I neglected Sunday Sewing Stats - this can only lead to a rapid decline in order around here.  And, so many of you know, order is holding on by a thread already.

To make matters worse I am feeling very Alice in Wonderland-ish as Miss E, Miss V and Portia are all visiting their Grandparents this week.  This is my first extended time away from Miss V and I feel very lightweight and yet sad.  Very odd to feel no ties to the Earth so to speak...shall I be Alice or the Cheshire Cat?

 

As I have another (awesome awesome awesome) wedding to attend and participate in as a bridesmaid this upcoming weekend I don't have much in the ways of sewing goals this week.  But, there is no reason to slack off even if my goals are small.  Therefore, here goes...

Sunday Sewing Stats

Uh, I am still finishing Wedding Items.  My brain can't even process if I finished anything last week...so I suppose I didn't.  I accomplished a Giveaway Post so that was completed!

Sewing Goals for the Week of October 10, 2011

- Quilties

- Pretty {little} Pouch Swap: Draft out idea via paper.  Fabric arrived!
- Unnamed Quilt Top: Almost done might as well just be completely done with it
- HOLD ON EVERYTHING AS I WILL BE MIA

Non-Sewing Goals
- ***FINISH SEWING/BEADING VEIL FOR OCT 14 WEDDING!!!! Sitting on my couch doing it right now.***
- ***FINISH JEWELRY FOR OCT 14 WEDDING (almost almost done...)***

- Framed Pouch PAL Instructions

- Mani/Pedi, Eyebrows, Sort Makeup & Pack!

- Draft Posts for MIA Days

I am planning out the Framed Pouch Along - so many of you were excited by that idea!  I will post a few ideas of things to collect and design decisions to be contemplated soon.  For now, must continue sewing the veil!

Oh and if you went to the Sewing Summit, do tell...

- rebecca lynne