Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery and Sewing
Posted in Quilting on Dec 30th, 2007
No photos today – we have a new camera that needs a new memory stick, so there is no space for crafty photos at the moment.
I’ve been working on my Turning 20 quilt. I’m using Fresh Cut by Heather Bailey fabric.
So far I have made 16 of the 20 blocks. The quilt is going together [...]
Posted in Machine Embroidery on Dec 19th, 2007
I’ve been busy designing an embroidery for an apron.
Posted in Christmas Decorations, Sewing on Dec 10th, 2007
On the weekend I realised that I hadn’t thought of presents for my girls’ teachers. As school finishes on friday, I don’t have much time. I decided to make the bird christmas tree ornament from this book.
Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t get the belly section to join the body section without puckers.
The timing was [...]
Posted in Machine Embroidery, Sewing Machine on Dec 1st, 2007
In Part 1Â I digitised my letters. Now I’m going to stitch them out and attach them to a towel.
I like use calico (Quilters muslin) as a stabiliser for my T-Shirt and Towel appliques. It seems to work really well for me.
As you can see, I hoop the fabric as well. For some other projects I [...]