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Last Wednesday at Pioneer Quilts we had a class on making a Civil War style Sewing box. It is made of fabric covered paper pentagons that are then sewn together by hand,  assembled and embellished. We used old thread spools and keys and anything else that we have in our awesome stashes! Below are pictures of the projects in progress. Carol is making great progress. Sarah has her Sue Spargo Victoria bag with her. I had a big head start and finished mine in class. Mary Ann is very serious about her project! The picture includes the needle keeper that goes on the top. Gail enlarged her pentagons and will have a little bit larger version.  Great idea. Denise. Sarah Nancy had some beautiful flower embellishments to add to hers. Dianne The sewing boxes came together well and they are all unique. We stitched around the pentagons when they were all attached for a nice finis...

How is your new year going? I have enjoyed it so far, no snow or ice storms. Although, I wouldn't mind being housebound for a few days to get some serious sewing done.  My husband has been making great progress on our classroom/studio. Here is an update. The ceiling is all finished. It is corrugated tin and looks awesome. We have new lights that make sewing very easy. Barn boards cover one wall and a new window will be installed, more good light. One of the walls is the back side of our living room fireplace. We were going to install a gas stove to keep us warm, but the service man showed us a better idea. We now have a heat pump and will have warmth in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. I am very happy about that.    I know that I am particularly known for my tidiness! HAHA. Anyway, my cutting table has a great view of my neighbors house. When the top part of the wall is finished, we will paint and add a barn board...