Break time -

Thank you for all of the kind comments on my Imperial Bargello -

I like how it turned out -
It took some time - but I think it was worth it - ;))

I still have to put the borders on and make the backing -

But I'm already thinking about making another one using the same pattern -
And I'm such a sucker for a pretty jelly roll -
I have a couple of these in my stash from a while ago -

Robert Kaufman Meredith by RK Studio Roll-Up - 40 strip roll -
From Jelly Roll Fabric - dot - com - HERE -

I like the color combination of purple and green -
And it would definitely by more "feminine" -
But I think it would make a pretty bargello - ;))

While I was thinking about that -

And since my back has been complaining lately -

I decided to take a break and make myself a "Do-It-Yourself" heating pad -

Similar to the one that I recently fixed for a friend - HERE -

For hers I used a 1/4 yd cut of a Norman Rockwell print -

For mine I used a 1/4 yd cut of a Charles Schultz - Peanuts® print -
And sewed it up before I wrote down the details from the selvage - oops! - ;))

Anyway - I pretty much made it up as I went along - made a "pillowcase" for the outer casing - then made three muslin "pouches" - filled them with grains of rice - stitched them closed - put them inside the "pillowcase" - stitched a couple of lines to tack down the pouches and separate the three sections - then stitched the end/opening closed - easy peasy - ;))

Pop it in the microwave for two or three minutes to heat it up -

And hope my back appreciates my efforts - ;))

BOB was teasing me and said I should have used popcorn kernels instead of rice -

Silly goose - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -