Wednesday, July 21, 2010
DESIGNER GEEK OUT
So, I just had to share because I'm a geek like that. I follow Kate Spain on Twitter, and she tweeted for suggestions the other day. I offered mine, and she mentioned me in a reply! I'm a dork, but I'm okay with that.
Monday, July 19, 2010
MORE DETAILS ON THE LAP QUILT
I'm still using my cellphone to take pictures, but I set up the fabrics in a nice bright spot and I've edited them to look a little more lovely and bright than they usually come out.
Here are the charms that will become the coins. A ConnectingThreads.com charm pack only has 20-ish charms, so I bought four. They're only about two dollars a piece, so it's not bad.
My sister LOVES pink, and this collection, called Antoinette, is very pink. It's darling, in fact. I picked pink fabrics for the sashing and binding because Mary will love that. Here's a shot of the sashing fabric. It's a pale pink on white design.
So lovely! I do my bindings on the bias, and I love using stripes for the binding fabric. It just comes out fun and funky. So here's the binding fabric. It's a medium pink background with darker pink printing. Very cute.
That will make some fun binding strips, won't it?! And for the back, I decided to use the focal fabric from the collection. It's background is white, which is kind of a bummer. It'll probably get dirty fast if Mary uses it for a lap quilt on the plane. But the pattern is so pretty, I couldn't not use it!
I'd say these came out pretty good for cellphone pictures! As for the pattern, it's a Stacked Coins Baby Quilt from Moda Bake Shop. Mary's only about five-foot-four, so I'm not worried. And then she can either hang it up or use for when she has kids!
Here are the charms that will become the coins. A ConnectingThreads.com charm pack only has 20-ish charms, so I bought four. They're only about two dollars a piece, so it's not bad.
My sister LOVES pink, and this collection, called Antoinette, is very pink. It's darling, in fact. I picked pink fabrics for the sashing and binding because Mary will love that. Here's a shot of the sashing fabric. It's a pale pink on white design.
So lovely! I do my bindings on the bias, and I love using stripes for the binding fabric. It just comes out fun and funky. So here's the binding fabric. It's a medium pink background with darker pink printing. Very cute.
That will make some fun binding strips, won't it?! And for the back, I decided to use the focal fabric from the collection. It's background is white, which is kind of a bummer. It'll probably get dirty fast if Mary uses it for a lap quilt on the plane. But the pattern is so pretty, I couldn't not use it!
I'd say these came out pretty good for cellphone pictures! As for the pattern, it's a Stacked Coins Baby Quilt from Moda Bake Shop. Mary's only about five-foot-four, so I'm not worried. And then she can either hang it up or use for when she has kids!
THE FABRIC IS HERE!
My fabrics for the coin lap quilt are here! Yay!
It's not the greatest of pictures, but it works. Those cute little pinwheels will now be put aside for this little lap quilt. I only have a month to complete it -- I seriously doubt I'll need the entire month, but when you're working with a machine that only had one speed, it's really hard to piece something quickly and accurately. It has to be slowly and accurately. I think it's time for a new machine. Maybe in January!
It's not the greatest of pictures, but it works. Those cute little pinwheels will now be put aside for this little lap quilt. I only have a month to complete it -- I seriously doubt I'll need the entire month, but when you're working with a machine that only had one speed, it's really hard to piece something quickly and accurately. It has to be slowly and accurately. I think it's time for a new machine. Maybe in January!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
SOMETHING CUTE TO WHILE AWAY THE WAIT
So, I'm waiting for fabric from ConnectingThreads.com to make a lap quilt for my sister who's moving to Australia. While I'm doing that, I decided I would take the Tweet Tweet Charm Pack my mom bought me, and make half-square triangles out of the fabric.
My god-kids were here today, so they helped me sort my darks and lights, and we got to work. Emily, my god-daughter, wants to learn to sew. That was kind of the plan today. However, even though she's six and has the IQ of Albert Einstein, she decided to run an index finger across the blade of my rotary cutter. That's what I get for assuming she knew better! So, no sewing for Emily. Just some tears and tissue paper. But she watched, and we did a fun little technique I saw on Moda Bake Shop -- making four half-square triangles with one pieces of Charm Pack. Put the together RST, sew 1/4" all around the four sides, slice once on one diagonal, slice again on the opposing diagonal, and -- VOILA -- four half-square triangles. I haven't pressed, but I'm going to do so to the dark side, as it were, and go from there. Here are some pics. Excuse the quality -- these are with my cell phone.
So, a little jumble of unpressed half-square triangles. Fun times!
I tried to show off the different ones I've cut so far. I have about 12 more pairs to sew and cut. I'm thinking pinwheels, but I'm going to let Emily choose, since it'll be for her.
Here's a preview of a pinwheel, if we go with that. I'm trimming the squares down to three inches. Closest measurement I can get! Fun times.
Enjoy the pictures. Love this fabric collection. It is darling. So very fun.
My god-kids were here today, so they helped me sort my darks and lights, and we got to work. Emily, my god-daughter, wants to learn to sew. That was kind of the plan today. However, even though she's six and has the IQ of Albert Einstein, she decided to run an index finger across the blade of my rotary cutter. That's what I get for assuming she knew better! So, no sewing for Emily. Just some tears and tissue paper. But she watched, and we did a fun little technique I saw on Moda Bake Shop -- making four half-square triangles with one pieces of Charm Pack. Put the together RST, sew 1/4" all around the four sides, slice once on one diagonal, slice again on the opposing diagonal, and -- VOILA -- four half-square triangles. I haven't pressed, but I'm going to do so to the dark side, as it were, and go from there. Here are some pics. Excuse the quality -- these are with my cell phone.
So, a little jumble of unpressed half-square triangles. Fun times!
I tried to show off the different ones I've cut so far. I have about 12 more pairs to sew and cut. I'm thinking pinwheels, but I'm going to let Emily choose, since it'll be for her.
Here's a preview of a pinwheel, if we go with that. I'm trimming the squares down to three inches. Closest measurement I can get! Fun times.
Enjoy the pictures. Love this fabric collection. It is darling. So very fun.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
LOOK WHAT I GOT THIS MORNING!
Block number two of the Mystery BOM! Yay!
Of course, I haven't even begun block number one. Oh well! Gonna work on it tomorrow. Out to dinner tonight with the family!
Of course, I haven't even begun block number one. Oh well! Gonna work on it tomorrow. Out to dinner tonight with the family!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
CHARMING STACKS OF FABRIC
I didn't get as much sewing done this weekend as I'd hoped. I ended up helping my mother clean out the house I grew up in. I cleaned my own house. I babysat my sisters Doberman. I was a little busy. But last night, I finally sat down and sorted out the two charm packs of Moda's Blessings that I bought. Mom bought me a honey bun of the same fabric, so I was able to use both charm packs for the placemats.
I'm going to do reversible disappearing nine patch chargers, rather than your typical placemat. Mom's table is oval, so large placemats really wouldn't work very well. And she likes funky things, so there you go!
I'm going to do reversible disappearing nine patch chargers, rather than your typical placemat. Mom's table is oval, so large placemats really wouldn't work very well. And she likes funky things, so there you go!
Friday, July 2, 2010
NO, THANK YOU!
I received this:
in the mail today! Hooray! It's my catch-up for the Fat Quarter Shop's Designer Mystery Block-of-the-Month club! I joined a little late. Anyway, I really liked the little envelope my invoice came in. Very polite and professional and kinda cute! It looks like a present and says, "Thank you!" And I say, "No, thank you," for such a fun first block. After I get my house clean this weekend, I know what I'll be doing!
in the mail today! Hooray! It's my catch-up for the Fat Quarter Shop's Designer Mystery Block-of-the-Month club! I joined a little late. Anyway, I really liked the little envelope my invoice came in. Very polite and professional and kinda cute! It looks like a present and says, "Thank you!" And I say, "No, thank you," for such a fun first block. After I get my house clean this weekend, I know what I'll be doing!
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