Summer Adventures!

 Snippets

Since I didn't get much sewing done this summer I thought I could share snippets of why! It's been busy!

We've been soaking up the love of having our own property! Lots of walks, farmers markets, lawn mowing, bike riding and porch sitting...

 My dad came up for a visit and helped us build stairs into our garage attic! I even went to a painting party and painted a scene for our living room!

We even took a few road trips to see friends and go camping and hiking on the coast!

It's been one of the BEST summers!

Respectfully,

Harmony

Summer Sewing Part 3

Mixer Cover

One of our most beloved wedding gifts was a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. We use it weekly, if not multiple times a week! We use it enough that it live on the counter top. Last Christmas I made a mixer cover for my aunt (who gave us our mixer) and Mr. Harmony decided that we really needed on too. And truthfully, we did need one. On a trip to JoAnn's Fabric I mentioned that I was going to look for material for the mixer cover. Mr. Harmony decided he was going to choose the fabric! Oh boy. Suuuure, why not.....

He made a wonderful choice!

I used the same formula from the sewing machine covers to make our mixer cover.

It really isn't as bright or busy as it appears in these photos. I promise. Either way I love it!

Respectfully,

Harmony

Stay Tuned!

This post concludes my Summer Sewing Series and as you can see, I didn't get much sewing actually done this summer so I thought I'd show you a bit of what I have been doing with my time!

Summer Sewing Part 2

Sewing Machine Covers

Pieceful has been asking for sewing machine covers for awhile now! I bought the material last winter/early spring and previewed them in an earlier blog post. I am ashamed at how long it took to get to actually making them! Once I got started though, they were super simple to whip up. I made her two covers. One to keep here in Maine and the other to take to Florida with her for the winter.

The fabric I felt was just perfect since Pieceful is an avid reader. All of the words are quilting related. the only difference between the two covers were the linings.

One had thimbles,

and the other scissors.

I did it all myself, including the quilting. I find straight line quilting very relaxing. Very little thought goes into it and the rhythm of the machine is so soothing!

Happy Belated Christmas/Birthday/Mother's Day and all other applicable holidays that this project overlapped Mum!

Respectfully,

Harmony

Stay Tuned!

Next blog will show the same pattern for a different purpose!

Summer Sewing

T-Shirt Quilt

Good afternoon, Harmony here!

Earlier this year a friend of mine asked me about creating a wall hanging for a dear friend of his. This friend was a professor for the University of Southern Maine College of Music. An incredible conductor and inspirational teacher, he touched many lives throughout his career in academics and conducting a Youth Summer Music Camp. This spring a large alumni concert was put together to celebrate his retirement. The music was moving and the atmosphere was one of a kind. I sent a piece of muslin along with that friend to the concert and he had other alumni sign and write messages on it. This provided the backing to the wall hanging. It's not often a quilt starts from the back! For the front we decided to use t-shirts from various years of the music camp he conducted at. 

The colors I had available were tough to bring together, so I decided for a simple black. I kept the quilting to a minimum so that it wouldn't distract from the lovely messages on the backing! Below is Dr. Martin receiving his gift from our friend Pat!

This was my first time sewing with t-shirts and I'd say I would do it again!

Respectfully,

Harmony

Stay Tuned!

Next blog will show sewing machine covers!