Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Mar 30th, 2010
I finished the Alphabet Quilt top. In one of those bizarre quilting incidences it is bigger than I expected (bizarre because I know how big each individual bit is so I shouldn’t be surprised by the size of the top!). I’m piecing the backing and I think I’m even going to piece the batting (this [...]
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery on Mar 26th, 2010
I’ve made another baby present. This time I stitched the hearts to the bodysuit by using a straight stitch and the same embroidery cotton as the satin stitch edging. In the past I have used an invisible thread and zigzagged, but I never really liked the invisible thread.
Posted in Quilting on Mar 23rd, 2010
I finished the Pre-Primary quilt. It was a lot of work, but I think it will lovely reminder of her class. I was also amazed at how much I could achieve in one week (not much else got done).
Posted in Quilting on Mar 19th, 2010
Miss P’s pre-primary teacher is having a baby and consequently leaving at the end of term. We’ve decided to make her a quilt as a memento. We used fabric paint to get each child’s hand print. All of my spare time in the last week has been used to quilt it.
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery on Mar 8th, 2010
I’ve made a baby present for a friend. The elephant design is from here (their service is fabulous). Here is a closer look …
Posted in Knitting on Mar 2nd, 2010
I failed to finish my olympic challenge! I finished one sock, but I haven’t even started the second one. Was I overly ambitious? It was certainly very hot here (it was 42° C on Thursday) which isn’t conducive to knitting. But really I didn’t put in enough time – it didn’t go well and I [...]