I am fascinated by all things braided! Braided paper; photo from www.Scrapbooksetc.comClick to see the tutorial.I am wondering if this would work with ribbon. Magic Braided Leather TutorialPhoto from Melissa Esplin; click to see the tutorial. I am trying this right now! … [Read more...]
New Faux Leather Bags
After many beautiful prints and all kinds of interfacing, it was the time for a little change: solids colors, no interfacing, soft and flexible bags. And easy patchwork. The bags are different: colorful or sober, with a simple or more complex pattern, in different sizes and with different straps. One thing remains the same : the pleasure of piecing this soft faux leather. More pictures … [Read more...]
An Award for Romanian Quilters
Do you remember this quilt? It's in Houston now and won a 3rd place into the Group Category- we are happy and excited. See all the winners of the Quilts: A World of Beauty judged show here. Here there are its creators. Sanda, Mihaela, Geta, Ortansa, Ela si Silvia An award for non-quilters too - my sisters - that are missing in these pictures. One Romanian … [Read more...]
45!
Yesterday was my birthday - I am getting older! But the good news is that I am very happy with my life and I have no desire to be 20 years old again. It was a special day, because I received this cake from my dear friend Sanda. Do you remember this quilt ? Sanda was part of it; I would have loved to share it with all my quilting friends that were part of the quilt. Isn't the … [Read more...]
Square in Square Quilt
Here is my new quilt, made with Kona cotton. 40'' x 40'' After I quilted feathers on hexagons I wanted to see how the feathers look quilted on squares. It was easy to fill the space with feathers. The back - more texture than color - I would have loved the quilting to be more visible. Next time I will have to experiment quilting with thick thread. And here are … [Read more...]
WIP
The hardest part of my quilt is done. With the help of one sister and a glue pen, I finished the hand piecing. I really love the glue pen - it makes the "basting" process so fast; and I couldn't believe how accurate my pieces were. There were only 180 pieces, for a 30" little piece... and only 8 pieces like these ones - so happy that I finished with them! Matching 8 seams wasn't easy … [Read more...]
A New English Paper Pieced Quilt
Maybe some of you are wondering if I will ever make another quilt ?? It seems this year is the year of bags. I am working on 3 new bags but I put them aside and finally started a new quilt. These are the templates - carefully cut out by my hubby. I need his help! Still in love with English paper piecing. There will be many colors... tied together by Kona cotton bone … [Read more...]
Canadian Smocking
I tried this technique on a piece of faux leather - and I love it. I used pearl cotton thread to make the knots- it wasn't hard at all; I think I have a type of faux leather that is easy to work with. Now to turn it into an useful piece- it seems a little tricky. Have a great week, Geta … [Read more...]
Topstitching on faux leather
I have a few colors of faux leather and I can't sew anything else until I use them all; so I started! This time I stitched the seam allowances down with a very thick, decorative thread. It's 100% polyester and shiny. I think it looks like the thread used for topstitching on jeans. I have a few colors, I am glad I found an use for them. NOTE: In this picture I did not stitch with … [Read more...]
Pretty, and it is not fabric
I saw these on Pinterest, I pinned them and I now I own them. While in Paris in searching for the famous macaroons, I found a Cath Kidston shop. My hubby probably thought I am a little crazy - seeing my happy dance! He has no idea who is Cath Kidston. It wasn't easy to choose the favorite thing! I bought her book too - inspirational! I am more than … [Read more...]
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