I LOVE big and colorful dots (Disco Dots by Michael Miller). Years ago I made this quilt; I was in love with a watercolor flower print. It looks even better on a bag! It's an old print, by Henry Glass - Midnight Rendezvous!- how appropriate is the name !! And here are a few pictures for you to see the difference between different type of interfacing. For years I used Peltex … [Read more...]
Season of bags
It's summer and here there is a high demand for bags: for my sisters, sisters' friends, my friends, some little girls. Today 's request was for a red bag; geometric print; it's all I could find in my stash! The print is Fly a Kite by October Afternoon for Riley Blake Designs; and the red is Mixmasters from Robert Kaufman. I had a lot of prints from this extended collection, designed by … [Read more...]
Quilter’s Favorites
Here are a few tips shared by the Quilter's Favorites participants. Click on the links to find out more. Lori from The Crafty Bee's Knees Change your sewing needles often. I think many people don't realize how important it is to do this. I agree! Michelle loves her AccuQuilt Go! and Sizzix Big Shot. Click to see the creative ways she uses them. Mary from Fleur de Lis … [Read more...]
Quilts for Sale
I sell some of my quilts; I am depressed when I see them rolled and hidden from the sight.So I am looking for loving homes for them. Have a look if you are interested. Or if you want to see details of my shadow trapunto quilts. Thank you for your visit, Geta QUILTS for SALE The quilts below are stitched with shadow trapunto technique; I made these quilts for my book and I LOVE … [Read more...]
The best medicine
The fabric is Fossil Fern by Patricia Campbell for Benartex. Pat designed this fabric line 15 years ago! I was sad when I learned about Pat's passing, a few months ago. Have a great sewing week, Geta … [Read more...]
The Tammy Bag Blog Hop
Hello Tammy bag creators! If you are here to see a Tammy bag, I apologize for not seeing one. Due to some medical issues, I was unable to sew mine in time for the blog hop. I adore the small coin purses I made last year using Madame Samm's pattern and I would have loved to sew a version of her Tammy bag. All I can do for now is to admire your Tammy bags. Thank you Madame Samm for the … [Read more...]
New bags- new things to learn
So I made new bags for my youngest sister Nico. I still have fabric from Jenean Morrison collection In My Room;the green fabric is Kona cotton. I wanted to add so many things on this small bag, but fortunately I understood that I can't do them all in just a few hours and finally I kept it simple. So simple that I neglected too much the top edge; in the end, I had to add a … [Read more...]
Our Friendship Quilt won a prize!
We just found out that our quilt won one of the Viewer's Choice prizes from the Blogger's Quilt Festival. We would like to thank you all who voted for our quilt; thank you, Amy, for your efforts in hosting this event and thank you Fat Quarter Shop and all the sponsors. You can see here all the winning quilts and here there are almost 700 participant quilts - each one with a story … [Read more...]
Tote bag for the beaches of Florida
No, none of us is going to Florida! I made this for a dear friend of mine who lives in Florida, near the beach. As I live at the foot of the mountain and I see the sea and the beach once in a few years - this meaning VACATION - I can say I envy her; a little; maybe a little more! I still have beautiful fabrics and I still enjoy Danielle pattern! This is the largest version of the … [Read more...]
Tote bag for the beaches of Greece
This tote bag will travel to Greece, with my youngest sister, Nico. I used the largest version of my Danielle pattern, but I reduced the pattern to 90%; Nico did not want a too large bag. Fabric used is from the Wrenly collection by Valori Wells I made it with the heavyweight Decovil interfacing and I LOVE it. When I will have more time I will try to compare the bag made … [Read more...]
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