Friday, October 21, 2011

TGIFF = Epic Fail!


Hello.  My name is Erin and I am a complete failure.  Ok, that is admittedly very harsh, but the truth of the matter is - I have nothing complete to show for today's Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.  Doh!  I am very sorry and completely embarassed as I am this week's Post Host but, as the wise and oh-so-gracious Lucy reminded me, s#*t happens!  Yes, yes it does.

So, without wanting to make a ton of useless excuses, let's just say that my beloved sewing machine, Brutus, is no longer in my good books.  Infact, he probably hasn't really been in them much over the last month or so.

In the interests of "keeping it real" here is what I was working on when Brutus went on strike.  (Ok, I'm really just trying to earn brownie points by proving that I have been doing something.)

WONKY STAR TABLE RUNNER

This was what I had planned on revelling for this post - in all it's finished glory.  But the best laid plans, and all that.  So, instead, here is a shot of it half-quilted (and destined for the ever-growing WIP pile...).  As deadline was looming I just decided to quilt it quite minimally by just following the outline of the stars, on the white fabric only.  It looks ok but I'm not crrrrrazy about it.


MOD MOSAIC FLOOR PILLOW

This may be stretching the meaning of "finished" but I did manage to get the top of this pillow completely pieced.  Yay!  And, I am happy to report that I totally love it!  As promised, it is BIG, with the insert measuring 24".  Ohhh.  Lots of lovely, squishy-ness.  Now I just need to practise FMQ so I can really make this fabulous.  Stay tuned!


SECRET SQUIRREL BUSINESS

I shall finish with a (blurry) sneak-peak of another project I am working on that, thankfully, doesn't need Brutus, at this stage.  Who said that handsewing is the devil?  I can't really reveal the whole design as it is a Christmas gift for a special little man but, can you guess what it is?  I'm loving this one!



So, there you have it.  My not-so Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.  I anticipate that you haven't let down the team though, like I certainly have, and have something wonderful to show off?  Yes?  YES! 

13 comments:

  1. Awww Erin, sorry to hear about Brutus!! Just when you needed him most eh? Still I think your table runner looks fabulous and it is only a whisker away from being finishd so I think that counts!!
    Love the colours in your quilt top and your hand sewing project looks fun. Can't guess what it is. Rhianon :)

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  2. I see a few finishes there. Perhaps I should share with you my philosophy of finishes. In a quilt you get 3 finishes: the top, the quilting and the completed item. So applying that to your post you actually have 3 finishes. A pillow top, a tablerunner top and a quilted tablerunner. See? Much better than your average maths :)

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  3. OOOOh, I like Nic's philosophy!! But that is not going to help my aim to finish WIPs. So I will stick to my really really finished projects for TGIFF, cos the first finish I have no problems with!!!

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  4. PS - I've never bought a quilt in my life - I'm avidly of the make it myself school. But I WOULD buy that mod mosaic, so let me know if you aren't going to keep it!!!!

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  5. Yeah for Nic! I'll remember that one, so that I can be happy with my finishes more often (o:

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  6. Woo hoo for Friday and Finishes!!! Thanks for having this.

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  7. Erin, you are such a trooper! Bad Brutus for being such a brute! Your projects look great - not an epic fail at all! I love the colours and layout of your wonky pillow. So bright and cheerful!

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  8. These are all amazing!! You did brilliantly :) I love the wonky stars and that floor pillow is fantastic!! I love the colours, it must have taken ages to finish that top! It may have been me that said handsewing is the devil ;)

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  9. New follower here and I've linked up. Love the projects--that mosaic is so creative! (Bad Brutus!)

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  10. They're all amazing and I love Nic's philosophy but is she sure that finishing a block doesn't count as a finish?!!

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  11. Hahahhaha I'm with Helen - let's add finished blocks to that list as well! Still digging the wonky stars... ;)

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  12. Ok, I'm with Nic too - great finishes. Love the wonky star runner and the colours in your pillow are just fab!

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