It was the time to sew new bags for my sisters! I made this bag for Nina 7 years ago, and she still wears it (what a bad sister she has!). The fabric is extremely faded, the straps have all the stitching broken, but she still wears it, because she loves those two deep pockets on the front, which are so easily accessible! She doesn't care about the zippered pocket that all my bags have on the … [Read more...]
How to finish the edge of the hexagon quilts
Wondering how to finish the edge of your hexagon quilts? Stitched by hand or by machine, the quilts made out of hexagons, with all those zig zag edges, need finishing (with or without binding) like any other quilt. Here are 4 different ways to finish the edge of your hexagon quilts. 1. Straightening the edges If you want the fastest (and easiest) method, this is the one. I finished my … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Reading 21
Hello Friends! "Sunday Morning Reading" is back! Happy Sunday! Hexagon Pillow - instant gratification with just a few hexagons Pillow Cover with invisible zipper- neat finishing touch Sweet Appliques for baby quilts Pixellated ideas - do you have charm packs or layer cakes and don't know what to use for? This is a lovely idea. Quilt Inspiration - I want to make a quilt like … [Read more...]
Continuing the free motion quilting fun
Do you recall my current free motion quilting project? Lots and lots of pretty designs to sew! Here is Part 1, then Part 2. Part 3 is for the 8-petal designs- see below. So easy, so fun! Twisted! On most designs I quilted stippling, on this one I did something different; if the background is heavily quilted, the quilting will enhance the center stitching. Twisted … [Read more...]
Fossil Fern Fabric for Quilts and Bags
I have made so many quilts lately with the pretty Fossil Fern fabric (by Benartex) that I had to make a new order. I think this is one of the prettiest fabric collections of all time (there are more than 120 colors in this line). I recall my first fabric order in a quilt shop in the USA, about 16 years ago; I had to order from a quilt shop because I did not know how the fabric for quilting … [Read more...]
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