Mod 9 Quilt Started
Posted in miscellaneous on Sep 10th, 2008
I’ve started cutting out the fabric …
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Modular 9 Quilt
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 28th, 2008
This is the current plan for my next quilt… Each of the squares is 3 inches. The quilt is four identical blocks (see below). Each block is rotated 90 degrees from the previous block. I spent a bit of time today scanning the fabric and using PC Quilt to see how it would all come [...]
More Suduko
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 21st, 2008
I’ve cut the binding, the hanging sleeve and designed the label. The black rectangles in the above image are where I removed my name. I use a mixture of software to create my labels – Scansoft PC (Easy Layout) – this is janome software and very old and out of date -Â to create the words [...]
Suduko Again
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 20th, 2008
I’ve been thinking about this quilt again – I still need to bind it. I have decided to use all of the fabric in the blocks to make the binding. I plan to do a continuous binding and I found a fabulous tutorial here. It also needs a hanging sleeve and a label.
The Tension
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 17th, 2008
A bit more free motion practice. I decided to try the fill stitching before stitching the outline. As the bobbin thread ran out, I needed to fill a new one. I bought more of what I thought was the same type, but the new bobbin created all sorts of tension problems – see below See [...]
Free Motion Embroidery – Fill Stitches 2
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 14th, 2008
I worked on my flower… I have found the sewing machine speed that works for me and I am pleased with the results – it’s not perfect, but if I wanted perfect I would digitise a flower and use my embroidery machine. As you can see in the below image, I’m still going outside the outline [...]
Free Motion Embroidery – Fill Stitches
Posted in miscellaneous on Aug 13th, 2008
I’ve been working on my free motion embroidery. This is my first attempt at fill stitches. I haven’t yet found the right machine speed so more experimentation is required. The density isn’t right and the stitches are a bit bitty. Also some of my stitches go over the outline – I think I can fix [...]
Vintage Socks Again
Posted in Knitting, miscellaneous on Jul 25th, 2008
I had another go at the Vintage sock and so far so good. This yarn makes it quite tricky to see the lace pattern, but it is there – must remember to use a single colour yarn next time.
Knitting Socks Again
Posted in miscellaneous on Jul 22nd, 2008
I bought the Knitting Vintage Socks (by Nancy Bush) book from here (I love this place books arrive within a week). I’ve been attempting to knit these socks … Image from Knitting Vintage Socks) I have attempted the cuff six times! I thought I had it and then I realised I’d added two extra stitches [...]
Quilt
Posted in miscellaneous on May 8th, 2008
I’ve started cutting out this fabric. My plan is to do something with nine patches …