Lovely Sewing purchases

Today I received my sewing purchases, yes, more than one!  I had ordered some poly-fiberfill to stuff pillows.  It arrived in such a big box that I had to roll it in the house.  Not that the box was heavy, it was simply huge!  After that arrived I noticed the MASSDROP box sitting out on the front porch -Yippy!  My Pink queen size batting must of arrived as well. The Quilter's Dream Pink looks like a good buy plus proceeds help charity, on the back the story stated the money helps ALS and helps find a cure, but not sure how current that is.  The year listed on the brand was 2016-2017; so I guess that was still the charity affiliation.  I had a choice of size and choose the queen size since I can get more bang for my buck that way. The queen size listed as 93 inches or so by 108-- - >this would be perfect for my use. According to the product info on the manufacturers web page the color "pink" should not bleed thru nor give off a pink coloring to ones quilt.  Yet, if using white, you may see a bit of shadowing of pink under the white, I am fine with this because some of my colors on the quilts I plant to use this pink with are dark enough that shadowing will not be an issue. https://smiles.amazon.com

I immediately opened the fiberfill because I needed to finish stuffing a pillow that the granddaughter sewed last week-end while visiting & learning how to sew.   The fiberfill was a great deal for the amount I needed (or thought I needed) on Amazon.  After reading an hours worth of reviews & checking prices for the various types of fiberfill I decide on the soft, eco-friendly raw-cluster fiber filling brand that was made in the USA; it was shipped by eLuxurysupply.com.  I opened the package, which was shrink-wrapped in plastic plus was encased in very fine linen sheeting that had a Serged edge all around.  The fun part was cutting open the shrink-wrap and watching it expand like expanding foam!
I encourage anyone looking for good quality fiberfill to check out their website, or follow their Twitter account  - - >@eLuxurysupply. Check out the company, it will pleasantly surprise you with their values & how customer service is paramount. Needless to say I am very pleased with the product and the service. The color was snow white and very silky soft, great for stuffing animals, children's toys, pillows and other crafty projects.  https://www.eluxurysupply.com/

Nothing like buying premium fiberfill  in 20 pounds lots.  I am very happy that I thought this purchase thru beforehand because I purchased it in 4 five pound bags, good choice.  I think I will be in the pillow sewing business for quite some time. I really love the fresh feeling of pillows in a room, especially different types for several uses; i.e floor pillows, couch pillows, back support pillows, and pillows to sit with outside while chill'n. My PINTEREST page has a ton of "saved/liked" pillow patterns as well as pillow colors that I would some day want to make.

 

QUILTER'S DREAM PINK - QUEEN SIZE (2)

MASSDROP -group buy co-op

Premium Poly fiberfill - Amazon purchase 20 #

3 Zipper Purse 2013; HIA

I thought it is about time to post some pictures of projects, mostly because I would like to see that I have had progress on some of the many projects which I have started and left for the UFO bin.

This is positive reinforcement that I have truly completed something, be it that is was a new endeavor or an old tossed in the bin project, that I intended on completing.  This purse, bag; however you view it; was completed from the HIA <Hatched in Africa> class in Fredericksburg.  I used upholstery/home decor fabric which was a woven damask patterned fabric with a heavy weft to the feel.

Sewing is what I want to do today, yet here I sit on the computer watching the feline wonder called "baby cat" snoozing on the couch and wonder if I too should join her?  While our other big girl cat "Smokie Jo" is snoring so loud in the family room I am sure the neighbors can hear her.

Life is quiet today on the FunnyFarm, as we call it here.  I don't have much to muse about so I will cut this post short as I look for more sewing bloggers with the same interest.  

My sewing good deed today is that I finally attempted to correct the "yellow dress" that has been on the dress form for well over 6 years (mainly because way too small, yet the linen was beautiful).  Perhaps posting a picture will serve a purpose-so look for the pic later.  

I have decided that if it served no purpose it must go.  Keeping it as a reminder to the fact I will never fit it because it barely went over my head much less over my shoulders was a testament that I need to modify patterns & not assume the measurements are right on from the pattern envelope.  Lesson tidbit-learned point!

Now on to the next project & perhaps I shall complete one of the many UFOs in my sewing studio.

sewfun . . . .out 

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