Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery and Sewing
Posted in miscellaneous on Jan 1st, 2010
My plan for 2010 is to consume less. So to make that happen I’m not going to buy any fabric this year or knitting yarn. I don’t have a stash of quilt wadding, so I’ll still need to buy that and the thread for quilting.
I’m also not going to buy any more craft books. I [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Sep 29th, 2009
I finished A’s scarf – I’m really pleased with how the pattern turned out. I used a variagated yarn, so I didn’t expect the diagonal colour effect.
The yarn is Panda Magnum and the pattern is from here.
Posted in Childrens Craft, miscellaneous on Jul 14th, 2009
It’s Miss A’s birthday soon and I wanted to have something for her party bag that is not sugar or cheap plastic rubbish. I made these fabric covered button hair lackys. Very easy. I bought the self-covering button kits from Spot Light. The trick though was to find thin enough hair lackys to fit through [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Jul 2nd, 2009
I finished the friend of this sock.
I was quite pleased that I was able to pick the project up again after six months and make an (almost) identical friend. I took notes!
I think my next knitting project is going to be a scarf…
Posted in miscellaneous on Jun 10th, 2009
It was time for a change. I’ve updated Wordpress and changed the theme. The image in the banner is the fabric from my Mod 9 quit.
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting, miscellaneous on Mar 23rd, 2009
I made this block using my embroidery machine – there are instructions on this page on how to use an embroidery machine for foundation piecing. Here is the design – it’s free to use, but don’t sell the design.
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NOTE: The font is not included in the download just the quilt block. Also, it is in [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Feb 24th, 2009
It’s finished! I used ladder stitch to sew it together (instructions from this book) and I sewed the buttons on using cotton thread. It came together quite easily (I was pleasantly surprised).
I plan to make another one in a bigger size and using Moss Stitch instead of Garter Stitch.
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, miscellaneous on Feb 3rd, 2009
I’ve been making a few presents for some little people …
Posted in miscellaneous on Jan 12th, 2009
I finished this sock … just the one.The second sock will be delayed while I finish off a few more pressing things.
Posted in miscellaneous on Dec 11th, 2008
I’ve made another one of these ….