I finished this sampler – I’ve blurred the name and birth date in the middle.
Here is the back …
I used 2.5 inch strips to bind the quilt. This worked much better for me than 2 inch strips.
I quilted in straight lines using a stitch length of 3.5mm – the normal setting for my machine is 2.2mm – I think the longer length does make for nicer quilting.
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It’s almost Easter – I wish the weather would be more April-like (it’s still warm!). I like to make the girls applique T-shirts for Christmas and Easter. Above is Miss P’s T-shirt. The design is from Bunnycup. Below is Miss A’s – her design is from Designs by JuJu.
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Filed under Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing Machine
I finished this skirt, which I started away back in October. Miss A is wearing it at ballet – I’ve blurred out her face because I’m a bit concerned about internet safety.
This skirt looks great and as the waistband is shirred I finally learnt how to do that (like most things it wasn’t too hard when you actually have a go). However, I found the instructions a bit confusing – diagrams would have helped – in the end I made up my own way of attaching the waistband. Also, the seam allowances were only 1/4 of an inch and there wasn’t enough room to finish the edges so I’m worried the whole thing is going to fray.
I’ve almost finished one March sock!
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I feel re-motivated to finish off a few other languishing projects. My March sock, however, is still on going. It’s going to have to be an April/March sock.
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I made the mistake of using a self-patterning yarn, which hides the pattern. I think I might be able to get this pair finished in time. I’ve knit the leg of one sock, so almost half way and it’s not quite halfway through March.
On a completely different note I’ve bought the Owlet pattern from Kate Davies and some yarn from here in Damson. I’m not sure about a 12 ply yarn in Australia, but at least it will be quick to knit.
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I attached the binding to the back and then folded it to the front. The plan being that I would stitch close to the edge of the fold and it would look great and be much quicker than hand sewing. However, it was much harder to sew close to the edge in a straight line. Once again I ended up hiding my dodgy stitching with a decorative pattern!
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I just quilted it using a swirly free motion quilting pattern.
Here is the back …
I’ve just started another version of this quilt, but more of that later.
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I finished my February socks! Well ahead of schedule. These are ‘plain vanilla’ socks – the cuff is 2×2 rib and the rest stocking stitch.
I used heel stitch for the heel flap. The heel flap was 12 rows. I like to make the heel flap 3/4 or 2/3 of the number of stitches in the flap. It just seems to fit much better. But which fraction to use 3/4 or 2/3? I use the guide on knitty.com (less than 50 stitches use 2/3 otherwise 3/4 and the 50 refers to the entire sock not just the heel flap).
The toe is just a simple wedge and I used kitchener stitch to graft the final 8 stitches.
This was a very easy project (not to mention quick), but I’m going to try something more challenging for March.
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Filed under Free Motion Quilting, Quilting
