Alphabet Quilt – W Block
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on Jan 12th, 2010
W is for watermelon.
I need to start working out what to do with these blocks only X, Y and Z left.
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Mod 9 Quilt is Finished!
Posted in Sewing on Jan 7th, 2010
I finished my Mod 9 quilt, which was started in August 2008.
Here is the back…
I’m reasonably happy with it. My cutting wasn’t fabulous and I was a bit disappointed with my free motion quilting – I should have used white thread instead of purple and I still need to practise more so that the stitches [...]
Applique T-Shirts
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Sewing, Software on Oct 12th, 2009
Miss A wanted a Pony T-Shirt.
I’ve put it all together in Embird. The pony and flower are from Designs by Juju. The alphabet I use in the label is one of Embird’s alphabets (22 I think) and I make the satin stitched borders in Thred.
This is Miss P (who – of course – wanted a [...]
Applique T-Shirt – Baby Gift
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on May 29th, 2009
A friend had a little boy. I made this T-Shirt …
Here is the back …
The designs are from Designs by JuJu and the T-Shirt is from Blank Clothing. The T-Shirt is lovely, it’s made from organic cotton. Unfortunately it is only available in little sizes (up to 2).
Now my other friends who are having babies know what to [...]
I’ve sewn the backing together for this quilt.
There was quite a bit of cutting involved. Each of the large purple stripes consists of two parts and the thinner spotty stripes weren’t quite wide enough, so I needed to added extra purple bits on the end.
All the fabric came from my stash!
I then went to this shop [...]
Summer Shirt
Posted in Sewing on Apr 7th, 2009
I finished my Summer Shirt (from Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross). I used a thicker fabric than recommended because I wanted to wear this in autumn and possibly winter (with something underneath). The thicker cotton made the button loop a bit tricky and in the end I made a wider version than the pattern.
As I [...]
Easter T-Shirts
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on Mar 26th, 2009
I’ve made the girls Easter T-Shirts. The above is the front of A’s and below is the back.
The Sunbonnet Sue is from here and the flower from here. I didn’t stabilise enough, so the fabric is a bit puckered on the Sunbonnet. I attached the embroideries to the T-Shirt using a small zigzag stitch and [...]
Applique T-Shirt
Posted in Applique, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on Mar 17th, 2009
Another T-Shirt commission. Here is a closer view of the front …
Here is the back…
And a closer view of the back …
I’m really pleased with how this one turned out – very girly.
The font is Love Letters from GG Designs.
The Strawberry design on the back is from Itty Bitty Spring Fling from Designs By JuJu.
The heart [...]
More Sewing
Posted in Sewing on Mar 11th, 2009
I’ve traced the pattern and cut the fabric for this blouse …
You can find it in this book.
On a different topic, I’m very excited to hear that Hillary Lang (from Wee Wonderfuls) is writing a book for Melanie Falick.
Weekend Sewing
Posted in Inspiration, Sewing on Mar 6th, 2009
My copy of Weekend Sewing (by Heather Ross) arrived. I bought it from here.
I have plans to make the summer blouse (here’s a picture of someone else’s) and the ‘Go Everywhere Shirt Dress’ – I can’t seem to find an image of that one.
The instructions look good and the design and style of this book are [...]