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What do you make your quilty friends? One you've never met? One whose work you love and admire?
It's a tough decision but then I thought about Clare, things I know she loves, the things I think she does beautifully and I put a lot of thought into it.
It started with a challenge. Metallic thread + cork fabric. I wasn't sure it would work, honestly it wasn't easy, especially since it also had a layer of Bosal and lining fabric too. I also sew really fast and metallic thread doesn't like that, after asking advice on social media I slowed down a lot and it got better. And the result looked really cool!
The pretty pastel glimmers of the Spotlite WonderFil thread are a nice contrast to the coloured flecks in the cork.
I used colour 7731 and I will definitely be experimenting more with it, I think it would look stunning on a low volume print too.
I chose to make it into a bigger version of my A Piece of Me Pouch, I wanted Clare to be able to put art supplies in it, maybe with a sketchpad too. I love her art and want to see more of it so I hope this encourages her in a way.
For the reverse of the pouch I used this fun Cosmo Textiles matchbox print from Sunny Day Supply, one of my very favourite prints. It's nice to add something of your own style into things you give and we both love Mary and her shop too so it has good connections.
Of course I had to do some English Paper Piecing because it was through Clare's blog that I learnt to do it - specifically this blog post. Then she did a block party with her fabulous Rose Star tutorial, which was the quilt that really made me want to learn epp!
I chose Liberty Wiltshire berries and the Monstera print by SkinnyMalinkyQuilts because I thought Clare would like them, the bee is me in Manchester and the background is the rain!
The applique was easy, using a decorative stitch on my machine (the same method I used for hexies here) to hold it in place and quilt it at the same time. And I turned it into a decent sized pin cushion!
I had somehow managed to misplace my stuffing but happily I found it after a bit of a hunt. I love using this ball type stuffing, it's nicely bouncy and really easy to work with. It is fluffy but doesn't go everywhere like other stuffing I've used. Also it's cheap for a massive bag! To get the best stuffing (in my opinion) click here.
And I had to round the corners just because I've become obsessed with using CDs as a cutting template! Does anyone play CDs anymore? I do sometimes... and tape cassettes!
I hope she enjoys using them, they were made with lots of love!
Goodness!
Wednesday already?! **Warning this post contains swear words**
I didn't link up last week because of all the ill but we're all doing so much better and here's what I managed to do while sitting round the house over the past few days!
completed
- Rug. I finished up the kitchen rug I made using the Scramble Net piecing tutorial. The thing is I couldn't risk Hadley never talking to me, and it's just so pretty... so it's not going in the kitchen!! It's safely (??) in my son's bedroom.
This was the first time I used spray basting and I'm not that convinced, although I didn't see Judith's tutorial until later!! So I'll try again using that but for now I'm sticking with pins.
- Four pouches. I made these as parting gifts for some ladies whose group I'll no longer be part of (not sewing related). It was time to move on but hopefully they'll enjoy using these.
I was thrilled to discover that I had thread to match all of the different coloured zips so they all had nice coordinating top stitching!
And as a reminder not to take life too seriously or get stressed, here's the labels I included inside:
Now the swearing is out of the way, I also got some little makes done for the kids...
- Two tote bags. I followed this ridiculously easy tutorial to whip these up for the kids to carry around their favourite toys:
- Following on from all our silly cardboard creations, I thought they deserved something a little more robust. We're loving superheroes right now so I made these reversible capes. The boy has Superman and Batman, the girl has Superman(girl?!) and Wonderwoman:
I used this tutorial, I did make hers a little shorter because I was worried she might get herself caught up in it!! They love them. He even wore his when we went to Chester Zoo this weekend!
Don't worry they don't actually have child eating dinosaurs, there's just the best exhibition of robotic dinosaurs. It is really cool!
- Hexie Pin Cushion. I just adore this!!!
It is totally hand sewn but came together so much faster than you'd imagine. It's a great little storage basket too, so handy!
I used my precious DS scraps again from Deborah and Susan, thank you ladies :) I will think of your kindness each time I stick a pin in it!
There was a need for another pin cushion because I kept spilling pins out of my beautiful tray, well my sewing desk is a total mess still so it's not surprising. I used this tutorial, which is fabulous!
ongoing
- Stained QAL, the top's all done and this baby is basted, ready to quilt!!
My camera died and I'm charging the battery on my husband's. The late nights phone pics are not even worth showing so you'll have to wait until I'm done, sorry!
- Fat Quarterly Retreat swaps - I've got two more little stitchings to do and then some hand sewing. Here's some hexies ready for the tea towels:
I should get these done fairly quickly so hopefully I can show them finished very soon :)
no progress
- Retro Flowers, not even done cutting, I completely give up trying to actually quilt a long!
- Rose Star blocks, I feel sad this is still stalled
stats:
completed: 5 (technically 10 items!!)
new: 0
in progress: 4
If you haven't seen it yet the FUGLY FABRIC PARTY is in full swing!! I really should come up with a different name though because there's no fugly in sight! Just plenty of yummy fabric offerings.
The point is to pass on fabric to someone who'll love it and it would be great if you could dig deep and link up a post... I really want to see some horrors in there!! ;)
Check it out and go visit all the fab peeps sharing the (not so) Fugly! And keep checking back, the fabric is literally flying away!
I didn't link up last week because of all the ill but we're all doing so much better and here's what I managed to do while sitting round the house over the past few days!
completed
- Rug. I finished up the kitchen rug I made using the Scramble Net piecing tutorial. The thing is I couldn't risk Hadley never talking to me, and it's just so pretty... so it's not going in the kitchen!! It's safely (??) in my son's bedroom.
This was the first time I used spray basting and I'm not that convinced, although I didn't see Judith's tutorial until later!! So I'll try again using that but for now I'm sticking with pins.
- Four pouches. I made these as parting gifts for some ladies whose group I'll no longer be part of (not sewing related). It was time to move on but hopefully they'll enjoy using these.
I was thrilled to discover that I had thread to match all of the different coloured zips so they all had nice coordinating top stitching!
And as a reminder not to take life too seriously or get stressed, here's the labels I included inside:
Now the swearing is out of the way, I also got some little makes done for the kids...
- Two tote bags. I followed this ridiculously easy tutorial to whip these up for the kids to carry around their favourite toys:
- Following on from all our silly cardboard creations, I thought they deserved something a little more robust. We're loving superheroes right now so I made these reversible capes. The boy has Superman and Batman, the girl has Superman(girl?!) and Wonderwoman:
I used this tutorial, I did make hers a little shorter because I was worried she might get herself caught up in it!! They love them. He even wore his when we went to Chester Zoo this weekend!
Don't worry they don't actually have child eating dinosaurs, there's just the best exhibition of robotic dinosaurs. It is really cool!
- Hexie Pin Cushion. I just adore this!!!
It is totally hand sewn but came together so much faster than you'd imagine. It's a great little storage basket too, so handy!
I used my precious DS scraps again from Deborah and Susan, thank you ladies :) I will think of your kindness each time I stick a pin in it!
There was a need for another pin cushion because I kept spilling pins out of my beautiful tray, well my sewing desk is a total mess still so it's not surprising. I used this tutorial, which is fabulous!
ongoing
- Stained QAL, the top's all done and this baby is basted, ready to quilt!!
My camera died and I'm charging the battery on my husband's. The late nights phone pics are not even worth showing so you'll have to wait until I'm done, sorry!
- Fat Quarterly Retreat swaps - I've got two more little stitchings to do and then some hand sewing. Here's some hexies ready for the tea towels:
I should get these done fairly quickly so hopefully I can show them finished very soon :)
no progress
- Retro Flowers, not even done cutting, I completely give up trying to actually quilt a long!
- Rose Star blocks, I feel sad this is still stalled
stats:
completed: 5 (technically 10 items!!)
new: 0
in progress: 4
If you haven't seen it yet the FUGLY FABRIC PARTY is in full swing!! I really should come up with a different name though because there's no fugly in sight! Just plenty of yummy fabric offerings.
The point is to pass on fabric to someone who'll love it and it would be great if you could dig deep and link up a post... I really want to see some horrors in there!! ;)
Check it out and go visit all the fab peeps sharing the (not so) Fugly! And keep checking back, the fabric is literally flying away!
So over 2011, here's to a Fresh Year!
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good night and that 2012 is full of joy!
I only started quilting in August 2011, shortly before I started blogging :)
Here's a round up of what I've made since then:
1. Nanny's Yellow Brick Road Quilt 2. My first QAL, Sampler Quilt 3. Does Not Compute Quilt 4. Terrain Lattice 2.0 5. Diagonal Stripes HST Quilt 6. Drunkard's Path QAL 7. Terrain Lattice Quilt 8. Dotty Simple Stripes Quilt 9. Dead Simple Quilt 10. and 11. Easy Bricks Quilts - two halves!
So that's eleven quilts! I'm pretty happy. They're not perfect and there's so much I have to learn but most were gifts and all were well received so I'm glad about that!
I've made a bunch of other stuff since the summer too:
I've had loads of fun making and exploring all the great tutorials out there. Apologies but I'm way too lazy to link to the posts about these makes but if you want to know more about anything let me know :)
Thank you to everyone who has supported me, given me encouragement, tips and for all the inspiration you blogging folk give me!
I'm hoping to learn even more this year and have about 6 quilts on my to-do list already! Actually it was 7 but since Christmas I've been busy and have one basted and ready to quilt. It's a gift for a friend's 50th. So far I'm loving it but no pictures yet I'm afraid - a girl has cleaning to do don't you know! I'll post about it soon because it's a fun one :)
I'm linking up to Craft Buds, Lily's Quilts and Love Affair with my Brother:
I only started quilting in August 2011, shortly before I started blogging :)
Here's a round up of what I've made since then:
1. Nanny's Yellow Brick Road Quilt 2. My first QAL, Sampler Quilt 3. Does Not Compute Quilt 4. Terrain Lattice 2.0 5. Diagonal Stripes HST Quilt 6. Drunkard's Path QAL 7. Terrain Lattice Quilt 8. Dotty Simple Stripes Quilt 9. Dead Simple Quilt 10. and 11. Easy Bricks Quilts - two halves!
So that's eleven quilts! I'm pretty happy. They're not perfect and there's so much I have to learn but most were gifts and all were well received so I'm glad about that!
I've made a bunch of other stuff since the summer too:
I've had loads of fun making and exploring all the great tutorials out there. Apologies but I'm way too lazy to link to the posts about these makes but if you want to know more about anything let me know :)
Thank you to everyone who has supported me, given me encouragement, tips and for all the inspiration you blogging folk give me!
I'm hoping to learn even more this year and have about 6 quilts on my to-do list already! Actually it was 7 but since Christmas I've been busy and have one basted and ready to quilt. It's a gift for a friend's 50th. So far I'm loving it but no pictures yet I'm afraid - a girl has cleaning to do don't you know! I'll post about it soon because it's a fun one :)
I'm linking up to Craft Buds, Lily's Quilts and Love Affair with my Brother:
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