mmm.... coffee.....: now i go out alone if i go out at all

done! i worked through a migraine yesterday afternoon to hand-stitch the binding down on the wedding ring quilt. it's actually my favorite part (& it helped to distract me from the pain) i enjoy the methodical & meticulous blind stitch & pride myself on making it disappear. i do not recommend making your quilt top out of silk dupioni. seriously. i did my best with it - zigzagged the binding on & lined the binding itself with interfacing. i'm confident in my work, i'm not as confident in the strength of the silk itself. it's well-made, but i didn't go too crazy with it. in book repair i learned that it's important that your repairs are not stronger than the book itself, otherwise it will tear itself apart. the same goes for sewing. we have some really old family quilts & the ones that are made out of a mix of clothing scraps have ripped themselves apart because some fabrics are stronger than others. this is why i enjoy making "art quilts" that aren't going to be used or washed, i can mix & match & not worry about wearability!

i've been meaning to make myself some little felt pincushions for a while now & finally stitched a few last night. i seem to have lost my good pins, i'm hoping they'll show up now that i have these adorable pincushions to stick them in... i'm going to need them since i got into the Foundry Artists Sale in addition to the Bazaar Bizarre Boston & the RISD Alumni Sale! so i'm basically not allowed to leave the house for the next 4 months.