Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery on Nov 22nd, 2010
This is Miss P’s Christmas embroidery (the design is from here) – I used a christmas print on the Sunbonnet Sue, but the Christmas parts are a bit hidden. I used two layers of iron-on tear- away stabiliser and it has worked well. I also starched the fabric, which does seam to make a difference.
Posted in Machine Embroidery on Nov 22nd, 2010
It has become a bit of a family tradition that I make Miss A and Miss P Christmas T-Shirts. The design above is for Miss A – it’s from Bunnycup embroidery. I used two layers of stabiliser, but it still puckered a bit. I’m stitching Miss P’s at the moment.
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Oct 16th, 2010
I’ve made a patchwork card to go with this quilt present. I foundation piece the block (using my embroidery machine) and then attach it to the card using double-sided sticky tape. You can find the embroidery files on my Machine Embroidery Page.
Posted in Applique, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on Oct 16th, 2010
I finished the T-Shirt for Miss P. Here is a close up of the front … The Water Lily blocks were foundation pieced using my embroidery machine – you can find the design here. I attach the block using a blanket stitch (width 2.5mm and length 1.5mm). I also used Vliesofix to get the appliques [...]
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery on Oct 15th, 2010
I like to put little embroidery motifs on the back of my girls’ T-Shirts – like this (see the second image). Last night I embroidered four at once – one for Miss P”s T-Shirt and I can store the others for the next project. The designs are from Designs By Juju.
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Sep 23rd, 2010
It’s been a very long time since my last post – I’ve had an awful throat infection and had little motivation to craft. The above is four water lily blocks that I’m making for Miss P (Miss A has the Kimono blocks). Once again I’ve used my embroidery machine to piece the blocks (much easier [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Jul 23rd, 2010
It’s been a while since I posted – mostly due to lack of time because of school holidays. I have managed to finish another shirt for Miss A. I’ve used a foundation pieced Kimono block. Here’s a closer image … The block design is from Linda Hampton Schiffer and Jodie Davis’s book Victorian Quilt Block [...]
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 Applique, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Apr 27th, 2010
I’ve started quilting the alphabet quilt. I’ve decided to ‘stitch in the ditch’ around the blocks and free-motion the sashing and borders. I think it will be quite a while before I get this finished.
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 [...]