Category Archives: Quilting

May 10, 2010 · 1:01 am

Quilted Coasters

I made each of the grand mothers quilted coasters from Last Minute Patchwork Gifts (and here is her blog). They were easy to do and are a good way to use up fabric and wadding scraps.

I did slightly alter the instructions. First I ironed a hem on the two shorter sides of the rectangle (just 6mm). Second I folded it right-sides together and placed the wadding on the outside (wrong side) and then when I stitched the sides together the wadding was (just) caught in the stitches (see below). This made it easier to get the wadding nice and flat when I turned it the right-side out,

I then turned it right-side out and quilted it.

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April 27, 2010 · 12:30 am

Quilting the Alphabet Quilt

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.

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March 30, 2010 · 1:01 am

Alphabet Quilt

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 way I will not have bought anything for the this quilt).

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March 23, 2010 · 3:27 am

Hand Print Quilt

I finished the Pre-Primary quilt. It was a lot of work, but I think it will lovely reminder of her class.

I was also amazed at how much I could achieve in one week (not much else got done).

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March 19, 2010 · 1:41 am

Hand Print Quilt

Miss P’s pre-primary teacher is having a baby and consequently leaving at the end of term. We’ve decided to make her a quilt as a memento. We used fabric paint to get each child’s hand print.

All of my spare time in the last week has been used to quilt it.

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February 16, 2010 · 10:30 pm

Alphabet Quilt – Sashing

I’ve started cutting the sashing strips for my quilt. I don’t want to cut too many strips in case I run out of fabric for the borders.

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February 1, 2010 · 12:59 am

Alphabet Quilt – Cutting Blocks

I’ve started cutting my alphabet blocks. I used template plastic, which I’ve never used before, to fussy cut the squares.

At first I tried to use my rotary cutter, but that was a bit of a failure. Now I draw around the shape with a disappearing pen and then cut it out using scissors.

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January 26, 2010 · 2:40 am

Alphabet Quilt – Spring Block

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This is the spring block and is the last of the blocks to be made. I’ve enjoyed the embroidery process – there is something almost meditative about it.

Now I need to cut each block to size and decide on a border/sashing fabric. I’m determined to use something in my stash.

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January 23, 2010 · 8:53 pm