I love to make quilts, but I hate 2 tasks that are needed in order to finish a quilt: the transfer of quilting pattern on the top of the quilt and hand-stitching the binding on the back of the quilt. But for trapunto I am very happy that I can stitch the pattern through paper. But what a mess when it is the time to remove the paper! Little pieces of paper are everywhere in the house ! … [Read more...]
A new miniature quilt
White bouquet 19.5 x 19.5 inch. (49 x 49 cm) Iata ultima mea miniatura. Marimea maxima la miniaturi (cel putin, in concursuri) este de 24 inch. As fi vrut s-o fac mai mica, dar ar fi fost imposibil. Distanta cea mai mica intre petalele florilor e de 3 mm, iar cerculetzele cele mai mici au diametrul de 4 mm. Decupam vatelina de pe 2-3 flori pe zi, apoi trebuia sa fac altceva, ca nu mai … [Read more...]
Shadow trapunto quilt
My latest shadow trapunto quiltUltimul meu quilt, shadow trapunto pe organzaSummer Rain - 38 x 38 inch, 95 x 95 cmDetails - DetaliiThe back of the quilt - DosulIn afara de ata transparenta, pe spatiile mai mari am cusut cu TRIDALIA (100% trilobal poliester- ce-o fi insemnand asta- probabil din 3 fire - firul e oricum, rasucit ). E facuta de Coats, se gaseste si la noi intr-o multitudine de culori, … [Read more...]
Shadow trapunto quilts/ An old fashion treat
An old fashion treat40 x 40 inch / 100 x 100 cmI intended to make a floral quilt, but it turned out to be a quilt that makes me think of sweets. The laced pattern and the colors of the background fabric remind me about the nice feelings we had when we made visits some time ago. The host laid carefully a laced tablecloth on the table, a little bowl with home made jam and a glass of very cold water. … [Read more...]
My new sewing machine / Noua mea masina de cusut
...e o masina industriala. Mecanicul care venea sa-mi regleze vechea mea masina, vazand ce lucrez cu ea (free motion quilting), m-a intrebat de ce nu-mi iau una industriala.Si eu l-am intrebat: " Dar are talpita pentru free motion ? N-are, dar ii adaptez una !"Si acum am masina industriala. Are o groaza de avantaje:1. E mult mai silentioasa decat vechea mea masina de vreo 4 ani ( forjata, ce-i … [Read more...]
Wholecloth quilts/ Quilturi “dintr-o bucata”
What can we do with a piece of fabric too beautiful to be cut in pieces for patchwork?Put under this fabric a piece of batting and a backing, quilt it, and we have a quilt!Ce se poate face cu o bucata de material mult prea frumoasa pentru a fi taiata in bucati, pentru patchwork ? Se pune sub ea un strat de vatelina si inca o tesatura pentru dos, se quiltuieste, si gata quiltul !I had 1 yard of … [Read more...]
A new Miniature Quilt / Un nou quilt in miniatura
Here it is my latest miniature quilt, a shadow trapunto quilt. It’s a 12 inch square.I discovered that I love making miniatures. I thought that having experience in making quilts (large or small), making a miniature would not be difficult or much different than making regular quilts. But it turned out that making miniature quilts has its own challenges.Iata inca o miniatura. Are 30 x 30 cm. Am … [Read more...]
Miniature Quilts / Quilturi in Miniatura
My newest passion: miniature quilts! Miniatures drew my attention when I saw Eleanor Burns in a show with a Jewel Box pattern on 3 quilts: a king size quilt, a wall hanging and a miniature. Then I told myself: "Sometimes, I will make a miniature, too! "Noua mea pasiune: quilturile in miniatura !Miniaturile mi-au atras atentia cand am vazut-o pe Eleanor Burns intr-o emisiune cu un model Jewel Box … [Read more...]
Snowflakes
My latest trapunto quilt.Ultimul meu quilt, trapunto pe organza. Snowflakes 40 x 40 inch, 100 x 100 cmDetail / Detaliu The back of the quilt / Dosul The quilt has hanging sleeves on the top and the bottom of the back. In this way the quilt will lay flat on the wall.Quiltul are agatatori si sus si jos, pentru a putea fi intins perfect pe perete.I used for the first time YLI Wash- a Way Thread. It’s … [Read more...]
Christmas tree / Bradul de Craciun
In the last few years, at Christmas time I have been having this wish: to make a quilt with a Christmas tree. The shadow trapunto, the technique which I have experimented lately was the perfect way to add twinkle to a Christmas quilt and to suggest a snowy atmosphere. Organza gives a very special brightness to a quilt.In ultimii ani, de Craciun mi-am tot dorit sa fac un quilt cu un brad. Shadow … [Read more...]