Posted in creative, long-arm machine, Quilting, tagged baby boy, baby quilt, freehand quilting, great nephew, wholecloth on February 20, 2015| 2 Comments »
Wholecloth, my hand-dyed fabric, my design, freehand quilting, … is there more to say?
For a sweet great-nephew who has been waiting awhile for his quilt.
100% cotton top, 100% Hobbs cotton batting, 100% cotton flannel on the back. So warm & cuddly as I hand-sewed the binding down in the evenings.
And he seems to like it! 🙂
Posted in creative, Quilting, tagged doll quilt, freehand quilting, hand dyed fabric, wholecloth, wool batting on February 16, 2015| 1 Comment »
Here is the rest of my test quilting… aka doll quilts… (if so desired). Hand-dyed fabrics, wholecloth, my design, practice with some new rulers, and testing battings. Part 1 Part 2
Nothing is perfect and I’m OK with that… they are practice pieces… I know that… so I know there are errors. I’m OK with that so I hope you are too. They sat around waiting for finishing. (imagine that!) Now they are finished, bound, and washed & dried.
One quilt (L) has a layer of Hobbs 80/20 batting and 2 layers of Legacy wool batting. The other quilt (R) has just 2 layers of Legacy wool batting.
I used Legacy wool because I had it. I won’t buy it anymore. I much prefer Hobbs 100% wool batting. Mostly because it took 2 layers of Legacy to make 1 layer of Hobbs in my opinion. OK… Hobbs is a great brand of batting all over!
I can see the wool only quilt has a bit more poof to it and is a lighter feel. For my future plans, I’ll stick with just the wool when I want that look.
Usually I do a wholecloth quilt more heavily quilted but I didn’t feel the need on practice pieces for play.
Posted in friends, Quilting, sewing, tagged freehand quilting, friend, Quilting, sewing gift, sewing machine, sewing machine mat on October 20, 2014| 4 Comments »
I made a sewing machine mat for my BFF.
The candle is holding it on the table but this is how it hangs but with her sewing machine sitting on it! It is decorative, can cut down on noise and/or vibration, and holds needed tools nearby. I used magnets to attach the trash bag (so it can be removed to dump it) but it could be that that part doesn’t fly. One of those perks (ha!) of getting the first one ever and that I didn’t do a test run for myself first. 🙂
This is the top side with it laying flat. Her initial in the top right area. Hand-guided, freehand quilting. The accent stitching is in a yellow King Tut thread and the fills are gray So Fine thread.
The pockets have single-fold bias binding and then traditional double-fold bias binding for the edges.
The back~
Looking inside the pocket from the front, it is just quilting. However, I quilted it in mirrored handwriting that appears only on the back.
Many happy stitching hours, dear friend! ♥
Posted in creative, family, long-arm machine, Quilting, tagged freehand quilting, graduation, hand-guided quilting, homeschool, quilt, signature quilt on September 22, 2014| 4 Comments »
Back in 2004, I secretly made Miss K a signature quilt for her high school graduation. So long ago that none of the graduation photos are on the computer. LOL!! I had everything kept in a dark plastic container, on a far away shelf in my sewing room, and would only get it out when she was gone. The work times were short and hurried. In the box this summer… a lunch sack that I used for all the fabric scraps for fear she would see the scraps in the trash and ask what I was making. Ha!
I collected signatures from family and friends and transferred the signatures to the fabric with a fabric pen (pigma pen) and heat set them with the iron. Then I assembled the quilt top. The top was finished for her party but papers were out for others to sign and I added those names this summer. I quilted this in August but kept it a secret until we could visit with K and I could show it to her.
The pattern is called, The House That Jack Built, and I got it from my LQS back in 2003. I don’t know if it is still available. It was shown on the pattern and done at the quilt shop in dark, masculine colors but I switched it up a lot by using pastel batiks.
I had in my mind 10 years ago that I’d quilt it once I got better at quilting. I had NO idea that a long-arm machine would be in my future back then. Meanwhile, I kept doing other projects. But since this year is strong on me finishing my UFOs, this is one I have finished.
It is all custom quilted; ditch work, rulers, and freehand / hand-guided quilting in the blocks, borders, and setting triangles.
Lots of photos. I’ll just let you browse. I will reply to any questions you post in the comment section.
and sew on... 