My poor, neglected blog! It's only the fault of the technique called "reverse applique". I make one design, then another one, and then another ten! I sew one design, then I want to see how another one looks like and soon I am finding myself working on the sixth design! As you probably know, this technique produces quilts in pairs. And once you make the tops, you must quilt … [Read more...]
New Pockets with Love
Here are my new Pockets with Love (pattern here). I love this fun technique - FOLD-PRESS-SEW - origami adapted for working with fabric! It uses two layers of fabric and this time, instead of bulky seam allowances, I chose to work with layers of fabric kept together by fusible web. This is, actually, my favorite way of sewing these little gift bags. I should have used a pinking blade to cut the … [Read more...]
Cake boxes- my new fabric gift boxes
Daisies are among my favorite flowers and I was so anxious to buy a few prints from the "Oops a Daisy" collection (by Kanvas Studio for Benartex). The first project I could think of was a new fabric cake! The stripe print is perfect for fussy cutting and the kaleidoscope effect makes the cake special!! Aren't this boxes adorable? I have used my own pattern - it's so good when … [Read more...]
Christmas Folded Flowers
Since Christmas is around the corner, I thought to make my Folded Flowers pattern in Christmas fabrics. When I see pretty ornaments on fabric, I always think about fussy cutting so here are my fussy cut Christmas folded flowers. The fabrics layers were fused together with fusible web, cut in the needed shape and then I finished the edges with a zig zag stitch. I have made a few … [Read more...]
New Christmas Quilt Pattern
Hello friends, I just checked and the first time I used the knife to cut out a small design was July 31. Now, less than four months later, I have two patterns out that use this technique! Because it's too cool not to use it! This time I made some designs that look great on Christmas quilts. To me, they look great on any fabric, anyway, but with Christmas around the corner, I thought to use … [Read more...]
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