How do you baste your quilts ? When I started quilting, I basted some quilts with thread. I did not like it at all. Now, after many hand pieced hexagons, I don't think this is such a terrible thing to do. Then I tried safety pins - huge holes appeared in the fabric - unsightly! I just couldn't use them. Then I started to use pins and loved it; now I always use pins. The basting is fast and … [Read more...]
Fabric Prettiness
It's so easy to shop fabric for bags. And much cheaper than fabric for quilts! All I need is two fabrics, usually a total of 1.5 yards. So when new collections arrive and I have a moment when I forget about my growing stash, I buy some. So here are a few of my new favorite prints. This summer I plan to sew a lot of bags. Heather Bailey - "Up parasol" Jeni Baker - "Dreamin Vintage" Kitty … [Read more...]
Ikea Fabric
Do you buy Ikea fabric ? Here is the latest addition to my stash. A medium weight cotton. I thought to use them for the back of some decorative pillows I want to sew. This weight works great for bags too. For the bag below I paired it with a Decovil light interfacing and I loved it. They would be perfect as lining for bags too. Below there is a heavyweight cotton. I made these bags … [Read more...]
New Hint!
Not much achieved this week. I washed and bound three quilts and took tons of pictures. Still I don't have good pictures. Here is the binding attached. And the quilting on the background. I thought only pebbles is boring so that here and there I quilted some flowers. Do you want another hint? How about the technique? This is a quilt I made probably 10 years ago. Each piece was … [Read more...]
Enjoying colors
It's just... BINDING! I made it to match the pattern of my new quilt. It was a last minute idea and I surprised myself that I did not say: "NO, NO WAY!". I thought it worth the effort. The white strips measure 3/8''. The others are 2 1/2''. I used about 35 different colors of Kona cotton. I think the quilt has even more colors. Still a lot to do for this quilt! Until I hang … [Read more...]
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