The sun shined very briefly this morning, right after I took these pictures; yet, I think you will be able to enjoy them. I am really happy with this wall hanging called "Studio Garden" - when I made it there were no flowers outside, so I had to make up my own in my quilting studio. The wall hanging is 35" long and 18" wide and is fat quarter friendly. There is a lot of machine applique in this wall hanging, including the flowers, leaves and stems, and... surprise - the borders! No … [Read more...] about Garden in my studio
Nesting Bread Baskets
My pattern for the Nesting Bread Baskets was just published in the Summer 2015 edition of the Quilter's World magazine. I am still waiting for the shot they printed in the magazine, and will update this post with their photo as soon as I receive it. You can make this set in a couple of hours and customize them for the season. They make a great gift! The fabrics I chose are super cute - too bad I did not have a lot of them. However, this set is mine, and I will make more to give away to my … [Read more...] about Nesting Bread Baskets
Flannel bag
I checked out my stash of flannels and found these leftover rectangles from a quilt I made for myself a while ago (see it here and here). Since I really like those Woolies, I decided to use them all in a tote for yours truly. This is the back side. I stitched all the pieces in a big rectangle, marked the pleates with a pin and stitched 1/8" from the edge to secure them. I then chose a lining fabric, cut a rectangle of it with matching size, marked and secured the pleats. I added a large … [Read more...] about Flannel bag
Wash Day
Yeah! The quilt top is finished! Isn't it awesome? Here are some more pictures: Oh, I don't think I will give this quilt away! It was a lot of fun appliqueing the clothes, which I did using Aurifil monofilament (easy to use because it does not keep breaking!) and a very small zigzag stitch. I am still trying to decide which outfit I like the best. My stash of 1930s fabric is not too large, yet the combinations seem to have worked. Oh, it looks like I still need to applique the … [Read more...] about Wash Day
Xmas in April
Yeah, maybe I am crazy but I wanted to show you this table runner I just finished. I had these Christmas panels which I did not want to cut. So... I stitched the panels together, assembled the sandwich and went to work. I was really in the mood to FMQ but it took me hours and hours to do the stipple around the blocks with the tiny motif. I used larger stipple inside each block and put the hollies on each corner. I did not draw the leaves, just FMQed them as I went along. The table … [Read more...] about Xmas in April
Easy label for quilts
Today my son Christopher is turning 15. You read my post about the mini quilt I made for him (click here to see the post). What I did not share with you is how I labeled this beauty: This is an iron-on patch made by STKR.IT. You may have used this on scrapbook projects, but you will love it on your quilted projects. I don't know about you, but when I bind a project, I am ready to be done with it. Wait, now I have to sew on (or finish stitching if I stitched two sides of it at the same time as … [Read more...] about Easy label for quilts