handwork to go

 

i've been prepping some handwork projects to take with me on an extended stay we'll shortly be taking. i got the binding machine attached to "fall paint" and "wiltshire rows" so i can handbind them. i'll be taking "cheery (easter) quilt" and "improv in an afternoon" along so i can handquilt them. "cheery" is well underway, so this will be a good opportunity to complete that. the improv quilt has been sitting in the "to be quilted" pile for a while now. i was intending to quilt it with fmq, but when i was looking for handwork it occurred to me it would be a good candidate for handquilting if i had some extra time to do it.

i need to bring notions and tools for all the handwork, so i've been gathering them together. i hope i don't forget anything! if i do, i suppose there will be quilt shops around or i can always order online. but bringing it with me would be best. so fingers crossed i've thought of it all.

i've put all the bits and bobs into this cute ruby star society vintage sewing machine tin i bought a few years ago. it was too cute to pass up, but i've not had a use for it since then. it was just looking decorative on a shelf. lucky me, it's going to have a purpose now!