Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
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 Applique, Machine Embroidery, miscellaneous on Dec 3rd, 2008
I finished in time …. I’ve also been putting little presents in the pockets as well – hair clips, stickers, lolly snakes … I’m also making some christmas T-Shirts. I didn’t stabilise this enough – see all of the puckers? And it took two hours to stitch out – with all of the thread changes [...]
Posted in Christmas Decorations, Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing on Nov 24th, 2008
The buttons are on. Now I’ve just got to finish the ornaments…
Posted in Christmas Decorations, Quilting on Nov 10th, 2008
The quilting is done … The tree, stem and pot are free motion quilted and I used a hanging diamond pattern on the white background. Here is a closer look …
Posted in Applique, Christmas Decorations, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Nov 6th, 2008
I’m quilting the base and I’ve made one ornament … The Star consists of a front and a back and I didn’t manage to sew them together very well.
Posted in Christmas Decorations, Fabric Stash, Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing on Nov 4th, 2008
I’ve decided to make an Advent Calendar – just to put myself under a bit more pressure. I got the idea from here, but it’s developed a mind of it’s own. Each pocket will have a number embroidered on it. I haven’t quite decided on the position of the pockets yet – the one above [...]