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Getting Ready to Get Sewing

Posted on May 19, 2016June 11, 2020

I’ve been dilly dallying the last few weeks with my sewing. I have had great intentions but just haven’t got to the sewing machine. So I signed up for the Friday Night Sew In to give myself a kick start. I want to make the Calico Rose Quilt with a black background. The first picture…

Oh where did this Quilt end up?

Posted on May 17, 2016June 11, 2020

I was going through some quilting pictures and came across this one. Scarily I don’t remember making it and don’t remember where it got gifted to. A quilt forgotten but for some photographic evidence. How sad. The material in the centre is of dogs, surrounded by scrappy 9 patches and then a narrower plain border….

Swoon Quilt

Posted on May 15, 2016June 11, 2020

Made as a baby blanket for a coworker who was having their first baby and they didn’t find out which sex the baby was. What better than green and yellow – works for both boys and girls.This Swoon quilt is much more pastel and “soft” in colour than I normally go for. But it does…

More Square Dancing

Posted on May 10, 2016June 11, 2020

More of my Blue Idaho Square Dance scrappy quilt. And even more: And finally: A Bonnie Hunter Addicted to Scraps quilt block. Now “just” to quilt this generous Queen sized quilt. This blog entry is linked at Scraptastic Tuesday & Sew Cute Tuesday

Cinema at 7

Posted on May 8, 2016June 11, 2020

I’m calling this my Cinema at 7 quilt as it’s 7 x 7 blocks. It is based on the Film at Five quilt from the Wedding Dress Blue blog. I of course made some changes to the original pattern from the Wedding Dress Blue blog. I changed the size of the small squares from 2.5″…

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs — Bug Jar Quilt

Posted on February 3, 2016June 11, 2020

This quilt was so fun to make! I really enjoyed hunting down the different fabrics and learnt a lot making it. Another view of the same quilt. Posing with it is Mao, the cat I had at the time I made it. He was a very special cat even though he’s sitting by the quilt…

Lariat for work

Posted on July 26, 2015June 11, 2020

As someone who sews I’ve been pretty ashamed of the state of the lariat I use to hold my work ID card for quite some time. Yet I continued to use it. Never really thought making a new one when it came to sewing time. Pretty scuzzy looking isn’t it. Yet I continued to…

Bluebird Park Baby Quilt

Posted on July 22, 2015June 11, 2020

I needed a project, to do today, that was quick and easy, and that wouldn’t stress me out. I didn’t want a high concentration project but rather one I could enjoy, see quick progress being made, and feel a good sense of accomplishment. Baby quilts are normally ideal for these sorts of moods. The Bluebird…

Mug Rugs

Posted on July 19, 2015June 26, 2022

These were fun to make! And a learning experience. On the stripey mug rug I sewed the binding on the back first and then brought it around to the front. I’m not sure purists would be proud but I used Elmers School Glue to hold the binding down flat on the front. A quick press on the…

First applique

Posted on July 18, 2015June 11, 2020

This is the first time that I’ve tried applique. I was scared of trying it thinking it complicated, but using heat and bond, a letter downloaded from a free site with applique designs and some positive energy this resulted. Stippling was something I hadn’t tried in a long time. I was very pleased with how…