A Project to Organize My Projects

I have been out of my regular sewing routine for awhile.  When that happens, my mind fills to overflowing with all of the projects that I want to start back on, and I have a hard time deciding where to begin.  I have been adding all summer to a board on Pinterest with hopes of remembering the ideas that I have come across. Next week will be my first "regular" week since May, and I can't wait to dive in!  Today, I thought I'd work on a project that will hopefully help me organize and prioritize my to-do list.

Using all materials that I already had stashed away in closets and drawers in my house, I made up a cute framed note line to hang above my sewing nook in the time it took my son to eat his Madagascar-shaped mac 'n cheese.

Photo frame with glass removed, a print from Loulouthi, fleece, yarn, hot glue, and some old scrapbooking supplies

Hot glue a rectangle of fleece on the cardboard frame insert, then cover with fabric. Hot glue fabric to back of cardboard. 

Hot glue the ends of two pieces of yarn to the back of the board to make two hanging lines, and then insert the board into the frame. Voila!

One color for personal projects, another for custom orders

I can easily rearrange my to-dos when I need to re-prioritize my projects!

Zakka Potholders and Summer To-Dos

A day late and a giveaway entry short, I managed to complete one Zakka Style potholder.  I would have been done on time, despite spending much of the week camping, had my old iron not given out.  Amazingly enough, I managed to find a Rowenta in my local small-town hardware store.  I have 5 more of these potholders in progress.  I love the stripy design and the pockets on the back for gripping hot pots and pans.  I think they will be the beginning of my holiday gift stash.

I have to put the rest of my summer to-do list in print so I don't forget anything!  It is quite full!

- Make two of Anna Maria Horner's Art Student Totes into diaper bags.  In time for the Purse Palooza deadline.  Yikes.

-Finish my New York Beauty quilt from the quilt-along awhile back.

-Restock my Etsy shop.  It has gotten quite empty.

-Begin stashing finished products for the local holiday fair in November.

-Work on hexagons for a quilt for my daughter.  I got a great start while waiting for the kids at swim lessons today.  Six hexagons in 45 minutes.  With a total of 900 minutes of swim lesson time ahead of me (!!!) I could potentially get 120 finished. Hmmm.

-Figure out what to upcycle a whole stack of my hubby's old Coast Guard uniforms into.  Any ideas?