Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Aug 31st, 2007
I’ve always enjoyed the accuracy of foundation piecing, but I don’t have the time to make the foundations. I decided to try to digitise an embroidery that I could use instead. I do all of my digitising in Thred (it’s free!) and use Embird for converting and resizing. The first colour stitches the foundation and then [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Quilting on Aug 9th, 2007
I tried making the ‘logs’ on my log cabin block bigger… I like it. I’m not sure about the arrangement of fabrics. The red in the middle is my favourite and I don’t think there is enough of it in the block. I’ve been using my PCQuilt software to audition different arrangements… or … I [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks on Aug 6th, 2007
My sewing machine woes continues – it appears I’m the only person in the world with this problem. Luckily it’s still under warranty. I’m waiting for the people at Janome to do some testing to determine (I think) if the upgrade is a bit dodgy. So I’ve been think about some of my unfinished projects [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks on Apr 1st, 2007
As it was a busy day today, not much work happened. I worked on my third version of the log cabin block. I’ve swapped the red fabric and the green floral. At this stage this is the one I’m going to use. I also started a little hand bag for my eldest daughter. I made [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks on Mar 31st, 2007
I’ve started working on the log cabin blocks using my new fabric. Once again I’m foundation piecing. I know it can be easily done cutting strips with a rotary cutter, but my cutting skills are appalling and this way I can get accurate blocks. I apologise in advance for the photos – it was night time [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks on Mar 26th, 2007
Not much craft has happened around here lately. I’ve managed to sew some of my snail trail blocks into a bigger block.   This block is 26 cm by 26 cm. I’m comtemplating making a small wall hanging or dolls quilt from similar blocks. My other idea is to make a series of individual blocks - snail’s trail, log cabin, etc and frame them individually. Now if only I could get some time!
Posted in Foundation Blocks on Mar 18th, 2007
I’ve been working on foundation piece quilting. I’m trying to make a Snail’s Trail quilt for my daughter’s bed. This was my first attempt, but it required sewing in two halves and then joining together. I decided I needed an easier version. I decided to start with a centre square (rather than the four small [...]