Wednesday, 24 April 2013

New bag

Now the warmer weather is here and I'm not wearing a coat all the time I need a bag to carry my phone, purse and keys.
I have cut up an old pair of jeans, sheet and a delicious piece of park slope by Erin mcMorris. A bit of reverse appliqué which I may add a bit of hand stitching to.....

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

How do you quilt the "wonky"?

This is my second attempt - I started Sunday with pebbles in a variegated thread which I then ripped out yesterday evening.
This I like!



Friday, 12 April 2013

More improv piecing....

It might not look like much but this took over 2 hours, apparently random and wonky are much harder when you set out to do them deliberately!

Thursday, 11 April 2013

Cushion panel?

I won a copy of quilting modern by jacquie gering and Katie pedersen last year. I have often taken it out and looked through it. Today I started a cushion panel inspired by their winging it pillow......







Saturday, 6 April 2013

Clock finished!

Took me a lot longer than I anticipated, but finally, it is finished! Now to get it properly hung on the wall....

Friday, 22 March 2013

Rainbow clock

I have been gathering things up recently for my new sewing room. One thing I wanted but couldn't find was a rainbow clock or colour wheel clock so I decided to make my own.
I was given a long time ago a curtain sample set of swatches. I dug them out and laid them out in a rainbow wheel? Then I drafted a paper pattern, copied it a few times and started to sew....



Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Cushion making with d4

On the weekend d4 and I made a cushion from an upcycled pair of jeans, some curtain fabric and various old bits of clothing. This is a present for a friend of hers, now it's done she thinks she'd like to make 4 more including one for herself. I'd better get searching for some more old jeans in my wardrobe.....