Yesterday was a great day. It was the day I finished the Edyta Sitar Spring Bouquet Quilt. This quilt was pieced and appliquéd by a local guild member who commissioned me to quilt it. I had no idea what I was getting myself into…for real. This quilt was A LOT of work and my biggest … Spring Bouquet Quilt Finished Read More »
I have a narrow wall beside my refrigerator, where my Tulip Time quilt has been hanging for the past couple of years. I decided that it was time for a change, so I made my Sardine Soirée wall quilt to replace it. I'm really quite pleased with how it turned out. It's super bright and colourful and each sardine has it's own personality. I used all sorts of Tula Pink fabrics for the sardine bodies and coordinated their heads and tails with solid fabrics. I machine appliqued them to the background low volume dotty prints with black aurifil cotton thread. I think that the black gives them a good outline. Each fish has been embellished with ric-rac, buttons, sequins, beads, lace and one fish even has eye-lashes! I was going to add more "bling" but the fabrics are so great that I decided to show (just a little bit of) restraint. I love this long skinny quilt and even made a label for it straight away. I've decided that I'd better start labelling my quilts as soon as I finish them, otherwise, it doesn't seem to happen. I'm going to make another sardine project and already have the idea working itself out in my mind. Sardine's are misunderstood and I think I'm going to make all sorts of sardine-y things. Who knows, if there's any interest, I might even create a pattern for these quirky little fellows.
This step involves a little applique. If you do not like applique you can make a few more spools and replace the applique with a few more blocks. Using your favorite applique technique add these motifs to your 11-1/2" square cut from background fabric. - - - - - - - - - - To print images right click on image. It will open in a new window. Left click on image, click on save image as. Save document to a place you can find it again. Open document and print. Add four patches using 1-1/4" squares from your scraps. Add a little black button to your rotary cutting after quilting. Now that all the parts are done we will put it all together next week.
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Another quickie post today, I just wanted to share that I've completed another Caswell block: Caswell Quilt - Block B2 I'm hopelessly addicted to these blocks right now, and lucky for me I'm on holidays so I can indulge my addiction. Chatter soon - I'm off to prepare my next block!
l started making these hexagon's about 2 weeks ago. But lets back up a bit. l saw an antique hexagon quilt in October last year. It was pretty stunning!! Some of us decided to reproduce it. But l guess l have to back up even more. My good friend Kathie, who many of you know from Inspired By Antique Quilts blog, gifted me a box full of red fabrics. Lots of older reproduction re fabrics!! l feel in love when l opened that box of fabrics, and just knew that l needed to use them in a very special quilt. So that takes us back to the antique quilt. as soon as l saw THAT quilt. l knew what fabrics l had to use! Those very special fabrics from Kathie. And while l make this quilt, l will stitch memories of our friendship, and the friendships of all my quilty girlfriends into it! There was yardage of several of the fabrics, so l shared them with the other girls who saw the antique quilt with me, and we all embarked on the journey to make the quilt. Only l put the fabrics aside, and was distracted by other stuff! Quilty stuff! Then about 3 weeks ago, we had a sewing retreat at Sorrento. l knew that it was a good time to start the hexi journey of this quilt. One of the other ladies on the retreat is also making the quilt. We could encourage each other. Only l was distracted by a request from some dear friends to help make a quilt. So the fabrics were put aside again. Finally over Easter break, those fabrics just couldn't wait any longer. So on a cool Good Friday afternoon, while the family had gone to watch a local footy game, l began. Slowly and steadily, l covered the hexi's and made my first flower. It was instant love!!! l became busy cutting, and prepping. Then another dear friend gave me this birdy tray, which is perfect for holding my work in progress. And as the lines of covered hexi's grew, l made more flowers. l had to take my MIL to a hospital clinic appointment, so l prepared a tin to take with me, as there is always plenty of waiting time. Who knew that you could stitch this many flower centres while waiting?? l do now!! These hexi's below were covered while driving around on several outings on Sunday with DH doing the driving. Bonus stitching time! And this is my progress as of last night. 9 full flowers and 13 centres, just waiting! This morning l prepped a whole lot more fabrics. Another gift from a friend. So many memories will be stitched into this quilt. Thanks for visiting. Linda.
Flower Festival by Noriko Masui (2006). Part of the exhibit Stitching the Seasons: Contemporary Japanese Quilts at the Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas.
Next year I will be teaching at Studio Preniac in France for the first time. For those of you who live much further away here is your chance to join me in a beautiful location. Here is the description and contact Studio Preniac to book HERE. The course is more than half full already even though it is a year away so get on with it if you fancy it! Mandy Pattullo: 12th - 19th September 2020: Textile Collage with Many Pattullo. Again, one of the UK’s most popular textile artists and tutors, Mandy Pattullo will bring a series of her most popular courses to Studio Preniac in September 2020 which combine her love of vintage fabrics with observations of the natural world. You will start the week with an introduction to the basic techniques of textile collage before starting a more structured approach with a focus on building up a bird portrait on to a fragment of antique quilt. . We then turn a bit botanical using the seed heads that are around the Preniac as an inspiration for a Seed Heads piece. You will learn to layer up and appliqué backgrounds for your compositions and will use embroidery stitches imaginatively to describe the structure and silhouette of these remains of the summer. Mandy will do many demonstrations through out the week and bring inspirational samples, clear instructions and templates for those who can not draw (!) but she will also remain flexible And if you choose to just remain with one style of working rather than having a go at everything that is fine with her. You can see more of Mandy's work, just follow the link below: See Mandy's Website. This will be Mandy's first to Studio Préniac. Course Cost Ensuite - £1,295 Private bedroom sharing bathroom with one other - £1,195 Sharing a twin ensuite bedroom - £1,095 Non Participating Partner - £ 795 Gites £100 Extra for Single Supplement
Here are some pieces of fiber art that I'm inspired by! Grab a cup of something hot, sit back, and enjoy some wonderful websites! India Flint's weaving: Thom Atkin's "August: Thank you Kaffe Fassett": Arline Fisch's crochet Lantern Medusa: Kirsten Chursinoff's Knapweed 3: Happy Creating! Deborah
Blanket-stitch and variations Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/blanket-stitch-browsings_23.html Making Bias Tape for applique Click here to download file Binding odd angles Click here to download file Binding a small project Click here to download file Binding a Quilt Click here to download file Bullion-stitch - Val's signature Roses Click here to download file Ric Rac and what to do with it Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/ric-rac-ramblings.html Hints on Colour selection Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/over-rainbow.html Sorting out the Needles Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/sorting-out-needles.html Using Beads in projects Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/bedazzled-by-beads.html Alternatives to Backstitch Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/beyond-backstitch.html Removable Applique Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/applique-applications.html Managing Monofilament Have a look at this blog post: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/managing-monofilament.html Adding the Third Dimension Children's Projects Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/adding-third-dimension.html Tailored Buttonhole Stitch Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/the-real-mccoy.html Border Ideas Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/border-security.html Fun with Felt Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/fun-with-felt.html Prairie Points Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/to-point.html Broderie Perse Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/the-ins-and-outs-of-broderie-perse.html Finishing off the Edges Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/finishing-off-edges.html Finishing Touches Edge treatment for stitching accessories Have a look at this blogpost: http://val-laird.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/the-finishing-touches.html
Gaat het goed met jullie bloemenmandjesquilt? Hier zijn de foto's van, alweer, het 5e blommengroepje. Wat gaat de tijd toch snel. In dit verhaaltje wordt de klok helemaal in de versnelling gezet, in no-time vliegen de mandjes voorbij. Hier boven is het dertiende mandje nog op de muur geprikt,... Hier onder,... wordt het al vast gezet aan de quilt. Het is de achterkant van het onderste mandje, dat daar ligt te wachten. Het veertiende mandje was voor mij een complete verrassing. Nadat ik de lapjes bij mekaar gezocht had, vond ik het effect van het wolletje zo mooi. Hier zijn een heel stel bloemenmandjes op de gele ruitjesstof geprikt. Ik was zo benieuwd hoe dat het zou staan, en hier werd ik blij van,... ;o) En dan het vijftiende mandje, alweer de laatste, van deze BOM post. De bloem ligt klaar om vast gezet te worden,.... een gezellig werkje,... Het steeltje en 2 bloemenlaagjes zitten vast,... En nu, het bloemenhartje nog,... Op z'n kop op de gele ruitjesstof geprikt,... En daar is het mandje weer. Net vast gezet aan de quilt. Dat was de Bloemenmandjesquilt voor deze keer. Ik ben er in sneltreinvaart door heen gegaan, maar dat wil niet zeggen dat ik 'm zo snel heb gemaakt. De eerste helft van 2013 was voor mij, bomvol, gevuld met het maken van deze quilt. Dus niet in de stress schieten, rustig op je gemak door gaan. Quilten doe je immers voor je plezier. En,... we krijgen er vannacht gelukkig een uurtje bij,... Heerlijk die wintertijd. Fijne zaterdag allemaal, en PS Deze quilt is een Blok van de Maand van Quilt it & Dotty. (klik)
Maak kennis met mijn Beach Huts dubbele set kussenhoezen en naai-instructies voor mini-quilts. Ik zal je laten zien hoe je je eigen versies kunt maken met behulp van mijn stapsgewijze instructies en foto's, evenals appliquésjablonen op volledige grootte. Deze projecten zijn perfect voor het opmaken van al die mooie restjes van je favoriete stoffen. Dit ontwerp werd live uitgezonden op Sewing Street TV met een demo van hoe je de applique maakt. Ik gebruik machineborduurwerk uit de vrije hand om de applicatie te omlijnen en te fixeren, maar u kunt ook een rechte steek of een decoratief machinepatroon naar keuze gebruiken. De voltooide Mini Quilt (of wandhanger) meet ongeveer 58 cm in het vierkant (23") en het kussen meet ongeveer 46 cm (18"), maar deze kunnen eenvoudig worden vergroot door de bestellingen te vergroten. Ik heb ook een gedrukte versie voor degenen onder u die niet thuis kunnen afdrukken, zie mijn sectie 'Gedrukte patronen'. Ik hoop dat je veel plezier hebt met het naaien ervan. Veel plezier met naaien Helena Instagram helennewtonsews
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Sophie MacNeill is a fiber artist that is inspired nature, using naturally dyed fabrics and threads to create stitched pieces of art.
This blog features my original quilt designs and showcases the work being done in my classes. My teaching schedule will keep you informed of where I will be tutoring. I hope you enjoy your visit! I teach at the following stores: The Stitchers Cupboard, Camden; Hobbysew Kings Park; Lyn's Fine Needlework, Baulkham Hills; Jukejema Quilting Barn, Nowra and Post Office Patchwork, Glenbrook.
The dimensional applique of this quilt absolutely takes my breath away! The piece was posted by BDcouture and is the work of her mother, Liliane D., based on art by Gaelle Boissonnard. Brava! Dimen…
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Lukt het een beetje, met de 3e maand, van de Sweet William Bloemenmandjes quilt? Deze keer zit er ook een aardbeienmandje bij. Dat is een heel bijzonder mandje,... want in de quilt van Susan Smith, de ontwerpster van de Sweet William, kun je 't aardbeienmandje niet vinden. Ze was de aardbeitjes vergeten, en misschien een beetje in de war geraakt van alle bloemetjes, en heeft daardoor 1 bloemenmandje dubbel gedaan. Kijk maar eens op de foto die je bij je patroon hebt zitten, je zult geen aardbeitjes zien. En eigenlijk valt die dubbele helemaal niet op, zo tussen al die zonnige bloemenmandjes, omdat er voor elk mandje immers andere stofjes gebruikt worden. Misschien een leuk idee, om van elk mandje 2 versies te maken? Als je deze quilt graag wat groter zou zien? Er zijn zoveel mogelijkheden met dit patroon. Dit bloemenmandje is ook een schatje, tenminste, dat vind ik dan. Het is een kunstig bouwwerk, waarvan elke bloem uit 4 laagjes bestaat,... En als je die zorgvuldig vast zet, krijg je een schattig bloemenmandje. Ik vind het zelf net een bikini topje. ;o) Kijk, hier zie je 'm ondersteboven hangen in mijn Sweet William top. Ik heb deze quilt in het voorjaar gemaakt. En natuurlijk doe ik dat nu niet weer, dat zou toch echt wel 'n beetje teveel van het goede zijn. Nee, tijdens het maken van de Sweet William is er het ene na het andere kiekje geschoten, zodat ik die later aan jullie zou kunnen laten zien. NU dus, en de komende maanden. :o) Het 3e en laatste blokje van deze BOM, is voor mij een heel bijzonder bloemenmandje. Ik heb het op 30 april gemaakt, op onze Nederlandse Kroningsdag, terwijl ik voor de buis zat. Van tevoren had ik alles al voorbereid, zodat ik het bloemetje, de bladeren, het steeltje en de 2 vlinders, alleen nog maar vast hoefde te zetten. Grappig om nu zo samen met jullie terug in de tijd te gaan. Veel Plezier, Sweet William Meisjes,
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'Description', Padded pot holders in a quilted, woven cotton and linen blend. Eyelet and a small appliqué at one corner with printed text. Article number1175816001
They say that Necessity is the Mother of Invention........Is that what they say, I am known to mix up my adages.....I have been quilting for 6 years and 2 months and it has been a journey.....I aspired to be the gifted quilters that my great grandmother, grandmother, mom, aunt and sister were.....within 9 months of beginning to quilt I found myself in therapy....YEP! I wanted to be 'perfect' and was not squaring up my corners, lining up my lines and found myself distraught with the creative process.....and then, I discovered glue sticks and novelty fabric....the rest is history and Freddy Moran's current style of COLLAGE could not be more welcomed by me! I celebrate her and the beauty of cutting up fabric and making quilts! Hope you enjoy my glue stick creations over the years in this gallery post..... Resides with my dear friend in Paducah..... Resides with a dear assistant of my past career...her Christmas quilt..... My Seattle Series...... 1 of 4 placemats for a nature lover...... A birthday card for my dear SIL who was dreaming of visiting us in Seattle....a ticket was attached..... Placemat #2.....love the idea of staring every day with a song!..... Celebration of the warmth of fall.......and retaining those yummy memories for the long chilly winter season.... Kaffe Fassettt fabrics are the perfect medium for Collage quilts...... A gut wrenching piece celebrating a murdered cowboy from my hometown...... Blesses Mark Lipinsky as he heals from his transplant....a celebration of a dear woman in his life..... House boat neighbor to the home in Sleepless in Seattle.....my comical version of a Bed and Breakfast.... Commemorating our drive to Seattle....Dad and I celebrated the spring blossoms on the UW campus and imagined walking my grandfather did so many years ago while attaining his PhD..... Tree of Life...binding completed on an outing to the beach on Vashon Island while my boys created a fort out of driftwood....bought the spirit animal fabric in Utah as a celebration for our decision to move to the NW.... A celebration for Victoria's dedication to gifting quilts to the homeless of New York and Tonya's LOVE block design....... Cheeky fun......a good-bye gift to a fav wilderness friend.... And a final note.....may ideas continue to take flight and may the soul fly free! Love, Em
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Bountiful Beauties download pattern is a 23 page pdf file you download and print from your home printer. Be sure "actual size" is checked in the print box when printing. Bountiful Beauties pattern includes instructions, pattern, and placement sheet to make this 25" x 25" wall hanging. The technique is fusible applique.
My mother in law Nola was visiting this week, and brought with her this lovely crochet and fabric creation, which she has just finished… Isn’t it beautiful? And isn’t she clever! …
Hola a tod@s!! Me encanta como está quedando este Sweet Mistery Quilt, diseño de mi querida Rita Hoy vengo a enseñarles los bloques 6...
As promised, we’re continuing to share with you books from Stitch Publications, now distributed by Martingale. Today we’re taking a peek into Yoko Saito’s Traditional Block Patterns—but you may not have seen traditional beauties quite like this before! Did you know that famed Japanese master quilter Yoko Saito was first inspired to quilt after seeing …
It's so easy to make your own applique patterns using images that you find in coloring books or on the internet. Follow Christine's step-by-step instructions to make a horse applique pattern.
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