Final Finishes for 2020
Yes, I thought I was done with this table topper. It was all quilted and photographed, but….I just needed to swish it in water for about 5 minutes to make sure all the markings were gone. Here’s a refresher in how it looked before I washed it – note that crisp, white binding:
Ah, but all did not go well with when it hit water:
It immediately started to bleed. This is not the first time I’ve had a bleeding issue with dupioni, it’s the 4th time that I remember. Much of the dupioni sold here is made in China or India, neither of which are known for stable dyes. I really should have known better. I was going to post a photo of the dried topper, but the photos don’t show the bleed. Trust me, it’s there. I will ignore and put it out next year and pretend that the front is actually a pale pink. Sigh.
Even though it was a bit of a fail, it qualifies as a Finish, right?
Finish #2 – pee pee teepees:
Apparently this is a thing now, little teepees to cover baby’s pee pee when parents are changing his diaper. I made a few of just 2 layers of flannel, but then I thought that might not be absorbent enough so I did some with a terry interior. They were surprisingly a little fussy to make. It’s always a bit fussier when you’re working tiny. Plus the inner layer needed to be a bit smaller or it got very rumply when turned. And terry sheds all over the place. I think they turned out cute! If you saw them all together you would see what I refer to in class as ” a visible learning curve”.
Nonetheless, it qualifies as Finish #2.
This cute wall hanging got finished on Dec 27th, but hey, it’s done!
I got this 2 years back I think, from The Quilt Show Store. It was a laser cut, pre-fused kit. I failed to follow directions and got so excited that I fused the ornaments on before reading the directions.
I made it way harder than it needed to be. If I’d read the directions, I would have laid down the hanging strings for the ornaments before fusing the ornaments.
I ended up with tiny little itty bitty pieces of ribbon to make the hangers. It was a pain.
It also would have been nice to have quilted the whole background before fusing anything down. Again, made it way harder than it needed to be. But, it qualifies as Finish #3.
And, I’m calling this a Finish:
Okay, it’s a stretch to call this a Finish, but I’m going with it. I bought a second screen and a new sound bar. I selected and installed it all myself. If you are a techie you are NOT impressed, but I’m not, and I am quite proud of myself. I actually bought an additional screen for my online classes. I still have to figure that out in zoom. It wasn’t just plug and play either; I had to mess around with stuff to get it to work. A second screen does take a bit to get used to.
Finish #4.
I had some bad news this week in that my video editor has moved on, and all of a sudden I need to learn to edit video. Ugh. I had no desire to do that but I have 16 short videos that need to be edited before Craft Napa next week. I am learning Shotcut and Canva both! I am gaining more neuron connections than losing them this week for sure. Wish me luck, this is not my forte.
I’ll be linking up with:
Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
and
Finished or Not Friday
Remind me to tell you a funny story about pee pee teepees when we meet again on zoom. Don’t want to share it with the world.
Oh please do – we must not forget! I hope to be able to see you soon.
Did you soak the red table topper in Synthrapol or white vinegar? Worth a try!
Thanks Jeanne. Synthrapol and vinegar are what I should have done BEFORE I washed it, sigh. They will prevent the migration of dye but unfortunately can do nothing for dye in the fabric.
Well, I’m proud of you for all of these finishes, from accepting that your binding fabric wanted to be pink instead of white, to hooking up that second monitor by yourself, and now taking on your video editing in a time crunch. If anyone can learn all of that in one short week, it’s you! I’m rooting for you!
Thank you Rebecca Grace. Yes, there was some acceptance that needed to happen on that one. I keep having to learn stuff so I guess this is good for me? I kinda want a boring week sometime in the near future!
I would count them all too! The bleeding – oh my – I am so sad – but I like that you will just pretend the white was supposed to be pink! The other finishes are all so great too!
THank you Alycia, you are so encouraging! My definition of a Finish certainly changed this year!
Oh that bleed still bugs me. I really should have known better.
These are great finishes!
Thank you Angela! It feels so good to actually finish something.
All your finishes count, and I especially appreciate the technology one, as I am working from home and have to figure out lots of computer issues by myself now! Your quilting is stunning, and I’m so sorry your reds ran. What a beautiful piece, even if it did run.
Thank you for those kind words. If you’re working from home I guess you too know the feeling. Tech can be so hard because many times there is no reasoning through it, it can be something you just didn’t even know to do!
Love your ornament wall-hanging. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how it could have gone better so maybe others won’t do the same. Gorgeous! Glad you year is starting off well.
And the lesson was a simply one – read directions before starting! It was such a simply hanging that I thought I could just dive right in and instead I made it challenging.
Cute teepees. Love your decoration wallhanging.
It’s funny Karen, I wonder how cute they will look once they’ve done their job!
Congratulations Jenny on getting that second screen hooked up and good luck with the video editing. I depend entirely on my husband for anything electronic that needs attention. Sorry to see the fabric dye run on your lovely table topper. And I think your Christmas ornament quilt is really pretty, we all make mistakes and yours aren’t obvious on that quilt. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
You are so lucky to have tech help in the house Janis!!! Thank you for your kind words. I hope you have a lovely weekend too!
I had a bleeding issue and was directed to colorwaysbyvicki.com who has an article on “Save my bleeding quilt”. I was able to get the red on cream out by soaking with Dawn. But I have sworn off blue washout markers because spot wetting with water was what caused the bleeding in the first place.
Oh yes, Vicki’s method is the Standard. I know many top makers who use that method when they have a bleed….on cotton or Radiance, which is silk and cotton. But, not on pure silk, it would harm the silk. Sigh. I’m stuck with the color.