I am happy and excited…I finished the quilt top I started a few days ago. It wasn’t too hard to make it…though I said it’s so hard to piece diamonds and stitch Y seams ! It’s hard only in my head !Yesterday I wasn’t in a good mood and in the morning I intended just to sew a few stitches on this quilt and then I thought that I will work on other projects. I though that I will put it aside and I … [Read more...]
Swatches…
Could anyone resist to these colors? I have a small piece of every color ! The owner of a shop (in my town) that sells fabrics for interior decorating gave me (for free) a few boxes filled with swatches like these, after I explained her what is patchwork. Most of them are polyester fabrics and I can’t use them for quilts. But they are wonderful for bags. Most of the pieces measure about 8”-10” … [Read more...]
The last miniature bag
I was so glad to see you like my miniature bags ! Thank you all for the nice messages! I had no intention to make another one ! But looking at my collection I noticed that only Amelie has tiny sisters and Belle doesn't have any. So that I had to make a mini-Belle bag. I used ric-rac for outlining the pockets and for straps... I stitched the ric-rac by hand and of course, it is not … [Read more...]
Happy days, happy weeks….
... for me and for the two or three Mylene Farmer's fans who visit my blog (are you many more out there ??? - please leave me a message!).7 months after the two concerts I attended in Paris, we can live again the excitement and the joy and the happiness...because the DVD of the concert was released...Amazon France sent it to me since Saturday, maybe tomorrow I will have it...Until then, I am … [Read more...]
Miniature bags (or…I lost my mind !)
I was serious when I said I would like a collection of miniature bags. Last evening at 8 PM, after a full day of quilting, I started to make other two miniatures. The smallest is 25% from my original Amelie bag. I love them but it wasn't piece of cake to make them....If I would have had a miniature sewing machine, a miniature iron, even miniature hands... I used ribbon for … [Read more...]
New portfolios
I followed my own tutorial (how glad I am that I wrote it!) and I made two new portfolios. These are improved versions ! They are stiffer...much more stiffer than the original version. Instead of quilting weight fabric I used heavyweight cotton. And instead of batting, between the two layers of fabric I used for one of the portfolios Timtex interfacing, and for the other I used … [Read more...]
Happy Easter !
I hope you enjoy a wonderful Holiday Weekend!------------------------------------------------Make your own digital Easter eggs with Dumpr:http://www.dumpr.net/easter-egg.php … [Read more...]
A bag, but a special one…
I couldn't help myself and I made another Amelie bag.Could you tell seeing this picture that there is something strange with this bag ?If you would say it is a miniature, you would be right. I love to make miniatures so I just had to try and make a miniature bag.The small bag is 35% from the original size and measures 4"x5" (10x 12.5 cm).Here are the fabric pieces and the paper templates. When I … [Read more...]
Batting
A few days ago I ordered a pack of batting samples from http://www.asding.com//. Today I received the order (thank you, Alison!) and inside the package I discovered...33 samples ! Hard to choose the best batting for my next projects...I have to sew a few samples. I saw for the first time wool batting ! Soft and nice to the touch ! I love it ! This reminds me how excited I was when I saw and … [Read more...]
How to make a card holder
I love origami. After I made my Pockets with Love, when I have a little time I like to play with paper.A few days ago I made a card holder. Here is the version made out of fabrics.If you want to make one, this is a quick and easy project, with four pockets (two on front and two on back). I used three different fabrics ( but it can be made even from one or two fabrics).I worked well with quilting … [Read more...]
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