I made this purse for the little girl of my Romanian friends from USA.They visited me in weekend. Alexa was delighted to receive it ! The pink fabric is velevet. … [Read more...]
Personalized pillows
I made these pillows for two young girls- two friends.I fused the letter onto the background then I appliqued them using a wide satin stitch.I made for the first time prairie points and it was fun ! I don't enjoy too much sewing appliques, but this was a special project! The girls are special ! … [Read more...]
The New Favorite Bag…
is this: It has two interior pockets and magnetic snap closure. It is very roomy. It's medium size so it can be carried on the shoulder or held in hand. The bag has gussets at the bottom to maximize the capacity of the bag. This is half of my pattern. … [Read more...]
Quilted gift ideas
These are a few projects I made in the last years.For a little girl's roomI love raw edge appliques ! I made trapunto under the flower.I usually use free motion for stitching the appliques. For a coffee table - raw edge applique again.I love these little pieces made from kaleidoscope blocks.I have a fan ruler for making this block, it is so fun ! I could make it in every possible colors … [Read more...]
Stripes tote bag
I have a friend for over 25 years. We were classmates for 10 years and her son is my godson.Today is her birthday. She loves green color (just like me !) so I made for her this green tote. I used these fabrics from Ikea. I like stripes ! It was very easy to piece the front of the tote. … [Read more...]
My first quilted bag
Browsing through my computer, I found pictures of my very first quilted bag.I made it in March 2007. I appliqued fusible bias tape onto a black background. The bias is wide (I think it is 1 inch) and I appliqued it very quickly.At that time it seems that I didn't like it too much, since I made the next bag after two years !I did not use it until now, I think it is stored somewhere !It is funny, … [Read more...]
Trapunto quilts
My adventures with shadow trapunto started a few years ago with ...trapunto.These are a few quilts I made in the last years.Sometimes I stitch the motifs using a zig-zag stitch and a variegated thread. One thing I don't like about trapunto is trimming that thick batting. It seems that the trapunto motifs are enhanced by light colored fabrics. or shining fabrics (like this taffeta).These are the … [Read more...]
A New Bag
I think you can say I am obsessed with bags. Soon I will have more pictures of bags on my blog than pictures of quilts ! But I have an excuse, it is still summer !Tomorrow is the birthday of a friend and I made this "Kitty Bag" for her (you guessed right, her name is Kitty !).She loves my bags and I wanted to make her a unique bag so I modified the pattern of my favorite bag.It is not quilted at … [Read more...]
Texture with velvet
I made the last bags from velvet.I didn't transfer the pattern onto velvet ! :)I printed it on paper, I made the sandwich and laid the paper on it and I stitched through paper . The sandwich was too thick so the thread broke often :(The texture is nice and despite of the problems I think I can do this again ! It took me a lot of time to fill this area with pebbles !I even pieced velvet ! For the … [Read more...]
The FAVORITE bag
In the last months my sister Oana wanted badly a new textile bag but I didn’t find time to make her one until this week. This is her new bag! Oana loves it! I am rarely entirely happy with the things I make! And I can’t believe that I don’t find anything to criticize at this bag. I love its shape! And the size is perfect! I especially love the exterior pockets with easy access. There was a … [Read more...]
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