The Toile Liberty is Complete!

Just in time for Halloween!

It took  a while for the final steps. I do most of my sewing on the weekend, but DH and I had some other activities lately that took me away from the Sewing Cave. Plus, I was running low on the thread I used for this project and needed to restock. Isn't that often the way it goes?

Ultimately, I decided to go basic with the buttons. I decided on some simple pearlized plastic buttons that I had on hand. There are six in all. Buttonhole placement was a breeze, thanks to a new-to-me tool that I recently purchased from an estate sale. It's a Sim-Flex:

I can't believe I didn't acquire one of these long ago! It's so easy to use by simply expanding it. No measuring required, so it's easy to change your mind.

I used little Audrey for the buttonholes since my Bernina doesn't have an automatic buttonhole function. Go figure!

I really love this pattern, so I anticipate making at least one more even though it's fairly distinctive. Here are a couple more shots from the side

and the back.

Sewing for Mary Bridge

I did some charitable sewing recently for a project Rhonda Buss is putting together. She kindly featured my contribution on her blog recently. Here are some pictures that I took while packing up the pillowcases. Most of the fabrics are either leftovers from previous projects (see if you recognize any!). I supplemented them with fabrics from the stash. 

Face it, most of us have too much fabric anyway so this was an excellent opportunity to cull out some fabrics that were unlikely to be sewn up anytime soon. I estimate I used up around 17 yards for all of these.

This is the second time I've made pillowcases for charity. The last time was a service project for the ASG Conference that was held in Albuquerque a few years ago.

Rhonda still needs a few more pillowcases to reach her goal, so if you'd like a quick and easy sewing project for a good cause, consider making a few. Here's a link to more information.