Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on May 31st, 2010
I finally finished this quilt for Miss P. I free-motion quilted the borders and sashing, stitched in the ditch around each block and did straight line quilting on the diagonals of each block (skipping the applique). I managed to make this quilt entirely from my stash – I’m not sure if this is a good [...]
Posted in Quilting on May 11th, 2010
I’m quilting my alphabet quilt – it’s almost done. The above is a bit of the free motion quilting I’ve been doing in the sashing and borders.My new sewing machine is lovely… I have lots of new projects in mind. While quilting I have been listening to Vilette (a novel by Charlotte Bronte) on my [...]
Posted in Quilting on May 10th, 2010
I made each of the grand mothers quilted coasters from Last Minute Patchwork Gifts (and here is her blog). They were easy to do and are a good way to use up fabric and wadding scraps. I did slightly alter the instructions. First I ironed a hem on the two shorter sides of the rectangle [...]
Posted in Sewing Machine on May 8th, 2010
I’ve been wanting this sewing machine for a while (and the Mothers Day sale made it possible). My MC9000 (Janome) while good was a bit old, the touch screen was a bit dodgy and it didn’t have the built in thread cutter (which I’ve come to really like on my 1600p) and it was quite [...]