tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59846417419070005332024-03-14T01:21:09.893+00:00SewLittleToSayInfrequent updates from the kitchen table sewing studioSewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-55000696837660766192024-02-29T19:08:00.003+00:002024-02-29T19:08:23.911+00:00Lots of sewing news in the shortest month<p>Unlike some previous months when I have had hardly any sewing news to share, this month I’ve plenty of sewing news to share.</p>
<p>First up are two FPP mini quilts I made to decorate a friend’s sewing area. They have just got a new Bernina machine to go with their Singer treadle and so I decided to make modern and vintage machines in FPP.</p>
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<p>Next, I repurposed a full size iron cover which I received in a swap at <a href="https://sewlittletosay.blogspot.com/2013/07/fat-quarterly-retreat-sewing-shopping.html">Fat Quarterly retreat in 2013</a>. This has been unused for a while as I no longer take a full size iron to sewing days.</p>
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<p>I was very pleased to be able to resize this to fit my travel iron and have enough off cuts to make a cover for my craft iron too.</p>
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<p>The last of my news is that I had a sewing-related day out to Southport. The main purpose was to hunt for some brown fabrics for a tiny nine patch project I’ve started (more on that next month) and I didn’t come away empty handed after visits to <a href="https://craftsandquilts.net/" target="_blank">Crafts and Quilts</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sewcrafty85/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank">Sewcrafty</a>.</p>
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<p>I was also just in time to see the<a href="https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/exhibition/quilt-grid-pattern/" target="_blank"> Quilt | Grid | Pattern exhibition</a> at The Atkinson. This included some very old quilts from the Gawthorpe Hall Quilt Collection and some modern reinterpretations of historic quilt making. I particularly liked the mixed media displays of painted canvas pieces that had been stitched together to look like quilts.</p>
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<p>After a packed February, I wonder what March will bring.</p>
<p> <i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2024/02/29/lots-of-sewing-news-in-the-shortest-month/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>
SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-26334984734139062512024-01-31T14:49:00.000+00:002024-01-31T14:49:16.246+00:00Airspace quilt<p>My first post of 2024 is to share my last project of 2023 – a quilt for a friend whose baby was due in January 2024. The pattern is the <a href="https://www.cowdenquiltschool.com/patterns/airspace" target="_blank">Airspace quilt from Cowden Quilt School</a> and I made the baby size, but added a border so that the triangles appeared to float more.</p>
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<p></p><p>The background was quilted using a free motion “angular meander” and the triangles were quilted with a cross hatch using the walking foot.</p>
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<p></p><p>The baby arrived two weeks ago and the quilt is now on its way to them.</p>
<p> </p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/airspace-quilt/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-20711760591261816712023-12-31T14:31:00.001+00:002024-01-02T14:37:50.749+00:002023 Sewing Summary<p>I knew I had not done much sewing this year, but I didn’t realise just how little I have to show – three quilts, a 10” block with lots of tiny sewing and an sewing repair kit for the office.</p>
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<p>A new year resolution must be to do more sewing in 2024.</p>
<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/2023-sewing-summary/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-36765326973861994172023-11-30T14:57:00.002+00:002023-11-30T14:57:18.555+00:00Shopping my stash<p>I was hoping not to buy backing fabric for the latest quilt I am making and had a piece of fabric in mind that would be suitable. However, when I was looking for it, I found something even better -the grey and orange triangles are ideal for this quilt.<br /></p>
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<p>Unfortunately, I was not as lucky when it came to threads for quilting and have had to order some for the green triangles.</p>
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<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/shopping-my-stash/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-39062846445393759782023-10-31T10:25:00.008+00:002023-11-01T10:30:21.292+00:00Revealing the tiny sewing<p>Finally, I can reveal the tiny secret sewing I was doing in the summer. It was a 10” block for a 60th birthday banner. My contribution was made using foundation paper pieced blocks and by happy coincidence there were 60 blocks around the centre embroidered square.</p>
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<p>Several of us from an online sewing community contributed blocks which when stitched together made a banner approximately 5m long. The recipient is a keen quilter and various patchwork, embroidery and applique techniques were used in the blocks.</p>
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<p>The banner was designed so parts of it could be displayed as scroll, rather than the full banner being on display.</p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/revealing-the-tiny-sewing/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>
SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-84639790596875125032023-09-29T16:07:00.000+01:002023-09-29T16:07:00.873+01:00In preparation for sewing<p>The only sewing this month has been shortening a pair of mens trousers, which although it involved an overlocker, a sewing machine and hand sewing is not very interesting to photograph.</p>
<p>Instead here’s a photo of ~2 kg of quilting cottons from Abakhan which were added to my stash for less than £5 per metre.</p>
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<p>The tiny sewing has been completed, but as this is for a secret project that won’t be revealed until October, all I can show you for now is the back of the completed block before the FPP papers were removed.</p>
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<p>My sewing-related activity for this month was a two-day visit to Festival of Quilts. To be accurate, it was two one-day trips to Festival of Quilts as this year I didn’t stay over, but returned home each day. By the time I was sure the trains would not be affected by strikes, it was cheaper to book two return train tickets than one return ticket and a hotel. This did mean I only had ~4 hours at the show each day, but it was long enough and it was quite nice to have time at home to reset and recharge after the first day.</p>
<p>As usual, even though I thought I had looked at the quilts in a logical order, there were still ones appearing on social media that I have no recollection of seeing. I took photos of only quilt and it was because it made me stop and take a closer look to see how the colour graduation had been done.</p>
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<p>On very close inspection, it turns out the quilt is combination of squares and nine-patch blocks set on point.</p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIkmymaZfqQ1nCLW8VDa2tZsQPhlQ4QLNX5BnqqxWmrLEa1Nggkz8jKr6aZheoSENNo1ao4je8b49T-UW7z814_dRO-ZsGDu-BIVgIR3sNGaQE937Iq5phcrddq_k-e_vRe0cgRWrFRaJIra8djeua5QwDYnLPsr74GZej2LO0MF8YuG8o74L3hvAeJw/s800/FOQ2023_Quilt_CT-04_detail.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIkmymaZfqQ1nCLW8VDa2tZsQPhlQ4QLNX5BnqqxWmrLEa1Nggkz8jKr6aZheoSENNo1ao4je8b49T-UW7z814_dRO-ZsGDu-BIVgIR3sNGaQE937Iq5phcrddq_k-e_vRe0cgRWrFRaJIra8djeua5QwDYnLPsr74GZej2LO0MF8YuG8o74L3hvAeJw/s320/FOQ2023_Quilt_CT-04_detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It wouldn’t be Festival of Quilts without a bit of shopping and I think what I bought could be describe as “a bit”. From <a href="https://craftyquilter.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafty Quilter</a>, I got a quilt pattern and some ombre fabric for it. The Millefiori book was from <a href="https://www.kalquilts.com/default/on/category/Books" target="_blank">Kaleidoscope Books</a> and doesn’t really count as it has been squirrelled away to reappear at Christmas as a present from my husband. From Lisa at <a href="https://modernquiltclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Modern Quilt Club</a>, I got some Flatter pressing spray and a selection of Aurifil 28wt thread. A couple of reels of Invisifil 100wt thread was purchased from <a href="https://wonderfil.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wonderfil</a> and some bargains were found on the Project Linus stand – a pattern notching punch for 50p and two books at a £1 each.</p>
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<p> <i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/08/31/finishing-the-tiny-sewing-and-visiting-festival-of-quilts/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-38225913758988557722023-07-27T15:14:00.001+01:002023-07-27T15:14:46.449+01:00More tiny sewing<p>After sewing some tiny foundation paper pieced (FPP) blocks last month, this month I have been doing some teeny tiny English paper piecing (EPP).</p>
<p>The FPP blocks have been completed for the secret sewing project, but there were four plain blocks that needed embellishing. I decided to applique tiny Dresden plates onto these but the only problem was making the plates small enough to fit on a 1¼" block!</p>
<p>I first tried assembling the plates the traditional way but these turned out too big. I then tried using EPP to piece the plates - these were the right size, but the centre was untidy. To overcome the untidy centre, I got rid of the centre and made a "Dresden ring" instead.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRJxlzWrdviPQt5v4y0633t23dDyt1E3_wQx_Icysa0AiK3isGFIMcWUYohZ2R7HgjiSi4k9kiZtZ-Ymf3WXHw1elU1ug9L2Gh34nxxZLSpLkK-CU2zx29fI5VBieIOJWsYRtMKuZzMegBJM7JgSWxUPHCeeTEmgAW1ldSSaiBVNKSj31zmrCm15OiHc/s800/Mini_Blocks_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRJxlzWrdviPQt5v4y0633t23dDyt1E3_wQx_Icysa0AiK3isGFIMcWUYohZ2R7HgjiSi4k9kiZtZ-Ymf3WXHw1elU1ug9L2Gh34nxxZLSpLkK-CU2zx29fI5VBieIOJWsYRtMKuZzMegBJM7JgSWxUPHCeeTEmgAW1ldSSaiBVNKSj31zmrCm15OiHc/w400-h300/Mini_Blocks_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7avMCHvKUSomsMZPzIjCNPKF5lsOk1LLuVctrM9Qt3LhRCdOHGIVYtTqy70GNiqDk5g_ECH2XK64sgF0vzCoORpuxgMEn6-4HQy-erdzFX8Gafo3DWbRtv1Xj4St93seiSRIRTsL7llV2EcAuW-NWlkvidX1neKPrXHRPbg9HyVyhDTM2qVNpu10Mc/s800/Mini_Blocks_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7avMCHvKUSomsMZPzIjCNPKF5lsOk1LLuVctrM9Qt3LhRCdOHGIVYtTqy70GNiqDk5g_ECH2XK64sgF0vzCoORpuxgMEn6-4HQy-erdzFX8Gafo3DWbRtv1Xj4St93seiSRIRTsL7llV2EcAuW-NWlkvidX1neKPrXHRPbg9HyVyhDTM2qVNpu10Mc/w400-h300/Mini_Blocks_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p>For something so small, these were very time consuming to make and I'm glad that only four were needed for the project.</p><p> </p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/more-tiny-sewing/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-9392693731072143702023-06-30T15:34:00.001+01:002023-06-30T15:34:48.796+01:00A tiny amount of tiny sewing<p>This month I’ve been sewing some tiny foundation paper pieced blocks. These blocks were supposed to be 1¼” when finished, but due to a printing discrepancy, they will be slightly smaller!</p>
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<p>I can’t say too much about my plans for these blocks as they are for one of those annoying secret sewing projects, but I need to make 48 more blocks of various designs. </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/a-tiny-amount-of-tiny-sewing/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/quilt-maths/" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"> </a>as it may be </span></i><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p><p> </p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-29910269509940351302023-05-31T14:42:00.000+01:002023-05-31T14:42:00.312+01:00Two spaces after a full stop*<p><i>*A phrase that may be familiar to some from the days of typing lessons</i></p>
<p>There has not been much to show on the sewing front for the past few months and then like buses, two quilts come along at the same time.
</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwlklR4hq7R-uoN9g8PVtvljIXiE0JTbkSr2ItGPZv5p605JHdJ2sN2fAsWT4esCm9wDAJWzvWXsGeQrUfMrlrTIhfqp7s9v7qDqCeV5jB3HwiHqXKD2x4H1QBoJkZk3LG-RLtIDMwyPWvv9uTQu3Cg6KQVmsxysolyva-EV8F7otZZQYAfig-mEY/s800/Space_Quilts_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwlklR4hq7R-uoN9g8PVtvljIXiE0JTbkSr2ItGPZv5p605JHdJ2sN2fAsWT4esCm9wDAJWzvWXsGeQrUfMrlrTIhfqp7s9v7qDqCeV5jB3HwiHqXKD2x4H1QBoJkZk3LG-RLtIDMwyPWvv9uTQu3Cg6KQVmsxysolyva-EV8F7otZZQYAfig-mEY/w400-h300/Space_Quilts_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I got the black and the white space-themed fabrics in a destash at Leeds Quilt Group and after doing some back of the envelope calculations, I worked out a way of making two small quilts for Project Linus. As I had ideal fabrics for the sashing and binding in my stash, I only needed to buy some fleece for the backing.<p></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqicC_HZFAzkmxbviTNsgJfx3ayIlWV50x_e9BYv9gNoQpk32OYPfNfMwiD45-NCLH9BTrbXCG2Wc6Qy6sDTIZG2YucpDN_kX6CWLaOHj10ab77GJY7cMHfSuvAd7m_Tics4InqWEkMcqXwlVVrPV5nGE7jBKNIFbXt0lxFtRaudjAViVQZ6y5iOCJ/s800/Space_Quilts_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqicC_HZFAzkmxbviTNsgJfx3ayIlWV50x_e9BYv9gNoQpk32OYPfNfMwiD45-NCLH9BTrbXCG2Wc6Qy6sDTIZG2YucpDN_kX6CWLaOHj10ab77GJY7cMHfSuvAd7m_Tics4InqWEkMcqXwlVVrPV5nGE7jBKNIFbXt0lxFtRaudjAViVQZ6y5iOCJ/w400-h300/Space_Quilts_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I’ve quilted in the sashing using a “star and squiggle” free motion pattern which is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. As I’ve used fleece rather than batting and backing, I don’t have to worry about minimum quilting distances, but I’ve added a free motion star to each square to help hold the two layers together.<p></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh4iGu9ZBiDoeN0-jg0EjWVVWv8crTfz2Xvr_c3qiPdq_cvDywYo11APk59JFc706dNQ_H9hemNmo2p6boE4GJoXAFzA4Q5x1VJkce5zn-kfxJL2FYz0hV60OP8MAyUBm4US94peMn3KegB5W-S41L-5kM1fAmdxvc1xa2lxFLf2Mo-RpXHARhN5r/s800/Space_Quilts_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh4iGu9ZBiDoeN0-jg0EjWVVWv8crTfz2Xvr_c3qiPdq_cvDywYo11APk59JFc706dNQ_H9hemNmo2p6boE4GJoXAFzA4Q5x1VJkce5zn-kfxJL2FYz0hV60OP8MAyUBm4US94peMn3KegB5W-S41L-5kM1fAmdxvc1xa2lxFLf2Mo-RpXHARhN5r/w400-h300/Space_Quilts_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Now I just need to keep up the momentum and decide on what to make next. Quite a lot of my spare time is being spent currently on tackling the weeds in the garden, so sewing might be delayed until the garden looks tidy.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/two-spaces-after-a-full-stop/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/quilt-maths/" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"> </a>as it may be </span></i><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p><p></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-28941003169877657822023-04-30T11:42:00.004+01:002023-05-31T14:45:05.921+01:00Quilt maths<p><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 18); color: #141412; font-size: 16px;">Despite my best efforts, my back of the envelope calculations show I don’t have enough fabric for my initial plans.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mJNnGNvyyRG61KYULOwum6hlAZdbPcZSYa2HYvQL-1XGNJW85OKjvpcAJULHpKxxD9IBdYQP3XmOt4nJDS2FeQasTZZgyYcgezegY5EKLiGhTFuNCzfVsQJ5Bgo3WII2-q3YQjT33XzXIuxbVCTAw7ZhwjBCA1fuC3yowL9woPVswcRKatIlfruo/s800/281759E8-647A-4563-B2FC-7DFF45F03F99.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mJNnGNvyyRG61KYULOwum6hlAZdbPcZSYa2HYvQL-1XGNJW85OKjvpcAJULHpKxxD9IBdYQP3XmOt4nJDS2FeQasTZZgyYcgezegY5EKLiGhTFuNCzfVsQJ5Bgo3WII2-q3YQjT33XzXIuxbVCTAw7ZhwjBCA1fuC3yowL9woPVswcRKatIlfruo/w400-h300/281759E8-647A-4563-B2FC-7DFF45F03F99.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 18); color: #141412; font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Time to find another envelope I think.</span></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/quilt-maths/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/quilt-maths/" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"> </a>as it may be </span></i><i style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-69831084168437137252023-02-28T18:57:00.003+00:002023-05-31T14:47:15.409+01:00Emergency Wardrobe Malfunction Kit<p>Earlier this month while working from home, I received a panicked message from a colleague wanting to know if there were any safety pins in the office. Unfortunately, none were to be found and they had to resort to a selection of stationery items to fix a wardrobe malfunction. Fortunately, I had plenty of spare sewing items at home that could be useful in such an emergency and spent a few hours at the weekend making and filling a suitable container.</p><p>I covered a cardboard box with a novelty button fabric that I hope will be easy to spot on the office shelves. I did consider sewing a slip cover for the box but decided glue was easier so the only sewing involved was to fix the toggle and loop.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv3rEztCwixFsR1ZGfCfqUBKFBgho58_8vormjUcobnhAjO4mVrt_dVGksLzUGMYpETr_9UgZZnMQ8N73V6vXFtG5yxU1jHPTR3_vi9RL3_wnvD5cO5dOarMtcHAVtJOtKOacUpAl7Vt4IeKrvQbzkuZtWgiiJ4uHjmcVXeq4BaDzECV5wWpRvhDS/s800/SewingKit_Box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv3rEztCwixFsR1ZGfCfqUBKFBgho58_8vormjUcobnhAjO4mVrt_dVGksLzUGMYpETr_9UgZZnMQ8N73V6vXFtG5yxU1jHPTR3_vi9RL3_wnvD5cO5dOarMtcHAVtJOtKOacUpAl7Vt4IeKrvQbzkuZtWgiiJ4uHjmcVXeq4BaDzECV5wWpRvhDS/w400-h300/SewingKit_Box.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I went through my stash and found a selection of items that may be required to fix a variety of wardrobe malfunctions, trying to cater for any range of sewing abilities. These were then arranged in the box so that most items were easily visible.<br /> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-IMXCXKV8WV5T7icAjwhVuGMnE2f1fs3XKQWBznWKI7owlsOSW9ttoZlee8aTinCImx6QALunneS7jVMbcjaRqrVi6RCsa9fmSlf7aq-tk_zM6pB-vTPY9Mr_W01SdXJyo0gnyyF4Y6IfnjmwMK0g2kK3bCMQuP--td39OhHMQqdrr65BvutEp0l/s800/SewingKit_Contents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-IMXCXKV8WV5T7icAjwhVuGMnE2f1fs3XKQWBznWKI7owlsOSW9ttoZlee8aTinCImx6QALunneS7jVMbcjaRqrVi6RCsa9fmSlf7aq-tk_zM6pB-vTPY9Mr_W01SdXJyo0gnyyF4Y6IfnjmwMK0g2kK3bCMQuP--td39OhHMQqdrr65BvutEp0l/w400-h300/SewingKit_Contents.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn_ZgMyZtVUGtNcZsMi2F_dDmY1EwPlSDiFZGGkzxoBTL17rkxs6FWk0chJMg_rpPyR8OL2CZl40dBpz0b1zMuFYDUjoHRAoQjOcbdzrXrPZc21qWe5Qz6jXI0WfmNDWvY5SKwTLaEig1AKPNPL7Y4ZEEaX-g_O8uW8SoLnsm9saOz7wszhCS27zK/s800/SewingKit_Complete.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn_ZgMyZtVUGtNcZsMi2F_dDmY1EwPlSDiFZGGkzxoBTL17rkxs6FWk0chJMg_rpPyR8OL2CZl40dBpz0b1zMuFYDUjoHRAoQjOcbdzrXrPZc21qWe5Qz6jXI0WfmNDWvY5SKwTLaEig1AKPNPL7Y4ZEEaX-g_O8uW8SoLnsm9saOz7wszhCS27zK/w400-h300/SewingKit_Complete.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hopefully this will prevent any more panic in the office and save the stationery supplies for their intended purpose.</p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is<span> </span><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/emergency-wardrobe-malfunction-kit/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/emergency-wardrobe-malfunction-kit/"><span> </span></a>as it may be<span> </span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i></p><p></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-56673398839946570022023-01-31T18:40:00.000+00:002023-01-31T18:40:05.796+00:00An old project and a new trick for a new year<p>The start of a new year has seen me return to an old project started back in 2013. I’ve been working on this Liberty hexie EPP quilt at Leeds Quilt Group for the past few months and finally remembered to take a photo so I can keep track of progress.</p>
<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JgfjE43smdXJa5Euq9detauuTBnm-89rQcnaIJeXJ18Rg4R1kxW0Fh23SQL9DJQK_sxFpAouxgOfdJ75yMyWyfIg3WT-3d9hzIrNSO_8WFifEC_776GW8tqFjGkNC2CHx2iVStfqEol31J5xtStwMb4C3u3M9ONtpizeoj2Fv0yqHhBCeUm3wAE8/s800/Hexie_Progress_Jan23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JgfjE43smdXJa5Euq9detauuTBnm-89rQcnaIJeXJ18Rg4R1kxW0Fh23SQL9DJQK_sxFpAouxgOfdJ75yMyWyfIg3WT-3d9hzIrNSO_8WFifEC_776GW8tqFjGkNC2CHx2iVStfqEol31J5xtStwMb4C3u3M9ONtpizeoj2Fv0yqHhBCeUm3wAE8/w400-h205/Hexie_Progress_Jan23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2023</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p>Progress goes in fits and starts and when I started this quilt I had limited Liberty in my stash and the fabrics would not now be my first choice.</p>
<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ddL1KLyN3uEQPXWs8foWaS50b4U92NRVoxo_nJljTKAwjwYO0PkhQ5U4kCdJNTzbMqxrHNXgk3EXhCBuhuqTAWEJCsaabrUNolz5gQlDEQ6cf0010vkhbLv8TyZgHyN9FJ_hir8LUFNPMjGOxuyubs8bV1ghoCHWAhbGIHprPxBZx6-LayaN9-BX/s800/2019_Liberty_Quilt_Progress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ddL1KLyN3uEQPXWs8foWaS50b4U92NRVoxo_nJljTKAwjwYO0PkhQ5U4kCdJNTzbMqxrHNXgk3EXhCBuhuqTAWEJCsaabrUNolz5gQlDEQ6cf0010vkhbLv8TyZgHyN9FJ_hir8LUFNPMjGOxuyubs8bV1ghoCHWAhbGIHprPxBZx6-LayaN9-BX/w400-h300/2019_Liberty_Quilt_Progress.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2016 (top) versus 2019 (bottom)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p>I’ve also changed the design several times (mainly due to not having enough of one fabric), but I have stuck with the 2019 revision and am now more than half way through.</p>
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<p>One thing that will make sewing this easier is a trick I was shown at this month's Leeds meeting to stop my needle unthreading. It is called “Marrying the needle” and details can be found in <a href="https://handywomanshop.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-to-marry-your-needle-most-important.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.</p>
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<p>Let’s see if my interest in this project continues and if I have more progress to show at the end of the year.</p>
<p><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is<span> </span><a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2023/01/31/an-old-project-and-a-new-trick-for-a-new-year/" style="color: #d57629; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">available here</a><span> </span>as it may be<span> </span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-75214567785644065402022-12-30T19:15:00.002+00:002022-12-30T19:15:50.535+00:00Sewing summary for 2022<p>I ended<a href="https://sewlittletosay.blogspot.com/2021/12/2021-another-year-nearly-over.html" target="_blank"> my summary for last year </a>with “<i>I expect 2022 will be more of the same</i>” and in terms of sewing this has proved to be fairly accurate. <br /><br />There has been a familiar mix of full and mini sized quilts, items for online challenges and something for me to wear; however, this year has also seen a welcome return to sewing for charity and my sewing for 2022 includes:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2 full sized quilts – 1 for Project Linus and 1 for a friend’s birthday</li><li>A quilted teapot and tea cups for a Queen’s Jubilee online challenge</li><li>A mini quilt based on a floor tile, also made for an online challenge</li><li>A top for me (to go with a skirt made three years ago)</li><li>18 reusable Christmas drawstring bags for a charity Christmas Fayre</li><li>18 tree decorations, also for the charity Christmas Fayre</li><li>A last-minute Christmas drawstring bag for a gift to my neighbours</li></ul>
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<p>In non-sewing ways, 2022 has seen a gradual return of pre-COVID normality. When I went to Festival of Quilts, there were still the wide aisles and extra space from 2021, but I also noticed the return of visitors from abroad. Another welcome return has been resumption of in-person meetings for Leeds Quilt Group and the chance to see familiar faces and meet new ones.</p>
<p>Here’s to 2023 and I hope it will be filled with more quilts, more odd items for challenges, more charity items and perhaps a few garments for me.</p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/sewing-summary-for-2022/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be </span></i><i><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for
viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-49136105387615107742022-11-30T16:54:00.003+00:002022-11-30T16:54:42.617+00:00Crafting for Christmas
<p>This month I have been sewing some tree decorations for the hospice Christmas Fayre. These were a variation on EPP and were made by tacking fabric to hexagon papers, folding each in half and then sewing three hexagons together.</p>
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<p>I included ribbon for hanging and added some beads and bells to given them some weight to help them hang.</p>
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<p> I also made a few more gift bags, this time with a boxed base and a cardboard insert to give more structure.</p>
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<p>As everything I made was sold at the Fayre, I think I will be on the look out for festive fabrics in the sales to make more next year.</p>
<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/crafting-for-christmas/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-25663493518453829952022-10-31T16:12:00.000+00:002022-10-31T16:12:19.148+00:00Is it too early to mention Christmas?<p>Until a few days ago, I had no sewing to show for October, but I finally manage to spend some time at the sewing machine at the weekend and now have these re-usable gift bags made.</p>
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<p>These are for a hospice Christmas Fayre and I hope they will appeal to people’s desire to be more sustainable with their Christmas wrapping.</p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/10/31/is-it-to-early-to-mention-christmas/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-1596561585404941422022-09-30T15:25:00.003+01:002022-09-30T15:25:52.208+01:00My first Burda pattern (I think)<p>I’ll start this by saying that the pattern was a lot easier to sew than to photograph and apologise for the photos - gathers and a cowl neck are difficult to show.</p>
<p>I’ve not sewn a Burda pattern before and I knew that the newer patterns now included seam allowances, but I wasn’t expecting to find the pattern layout diagrams on the tissue paper rather than on the instruction sheet.</p>
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<p>Once cut out, the pattern went together fairly easily and quickly, though I might try a different way of finishing the back neck edge if I make this again. I may have stretched the binding while sewing but it seems bulky and doesn’t want to lay flat.
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<p>I like the ruching at the sides, but again if I were to make another, I would try a stretchier elastic or different way of gathering as the ruching is not as tight as I would like.</p>
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<p>Although not perfect, this top is wearable and will be useful to go with plain trousers or skirts or with the matching skirt I made three years ago!</p>
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<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/my-first-burda-pattern-i-think/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p><p></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-89516147541064049812022-08-31T21:54:00.000+01:002022-08-31T21:54:20.819+01:00Festival of Quilts 2022<p>It’s time for my annual report about Festival of Quilts. This year I spent two days there (Thursday and Friday) as there were two lectures I wanted to hear on the Friday afternoon and I thought just half a day would not be sufficient to see the quilts and do some shopping.</p>
<p>Train strikes were planned on the Thursday and Saturday which affected many people’s plans. I had to travel to Birmingham a day early, but had no problems getting trains to/from Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International on the Thursday. It was difficult to judge the crowds, but Friday was busier than Thursday, probably due to the train strike. As with last year, the show was spread over 4 halls which makes comparison with pre-Covid years tricky but I got the impression it was still not back to pre-COVID numbers, however, it was nice to hear some international voices again.</p>
<p>This year the workshops, galleries and VIP lounge were in Hall 6, the traders were in Halls 7 and 8, and the quilts were displayed in part of Hall 9. There were more traders than last year and the space between the stalls was maintained at last year’s level. Some of the bigger names returned this year, but there were still a few notable absences which is perhaps why there was plenty of seating scattered around the halls.</p>
<p>I was quite focussed with my shopping* and even though I was unlucky in my quest to get some background fabric for the <a href="https://elizabethhartman.com/cats-in-space" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cats in Space quilt</a>, I did get some metallic fabrics for the space suits and helmets and some suitable fabric for ginger cats. I picked up some useful things at the Project Linus stand including a couple of fabric marking pens, some vintage Sylko reels for display and an odd shaped remnant of a low volume fabric which is the equivalent to 3 FQs and I think it is Moda Grunge. I also picked up a few bits as prizes in the Quilts for Care Leavers raffle – a magnetic telescopic pick up stick, a FQ and a bobbin keeper. My best bargains were two packs of Warm & Natural twin sized quilt wadding which were £5 each on the P&Q magazine stand which I think must have been subscription gifts at some point. Even allowing for the 59p large carrier bag I had to get to carry them home in, it is still a saving of ~£20 per pack! I also picked up a few pieces of red and cream fabrics with a hint of Christmas from there and it was quite sad to see all the clearance items and back issues on the stand and everyone was saying that the magazine will be missed. I didn’t buy any Liberty fabric this year, but I did get some free quilt patterns from the Liberty stand which may help me use my stash.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MD41, Sampling Modernity, Linda Chevell</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">TD33, Japanese Log Cabin, Chris Harvey</span></p><p> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MD22, Airspace, Kathleen Anderson</span></p>
<p> </p><p>The two lectures were both excellent - one was about the Liberty archive by Anna Buruma, Head Archivist at Liberty and the other was about the shoddy trade and was by Jo Andrews of <a href="https://hapticandhue.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Haptic and Hue</a>. Another excellent attraction was the gallery of quilts by Sarah Hibbert (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/quiltscornerstone/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@quiltscornerstone on Instagram</a>). I liked her use of neutral linen fabrics and as I have quite a lot of "linen type" fabric I got from Abakhan's ages ago I might be tempted to use more of it.</p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGf19_YWWijStB7Bc1jlJT2lJldcCXk6FToEJrTHUwU5kKUV7bMGRCrWQlWvuViN9uDEHmBrYZqTqcBeOum0avjpAhzJo5vM0jxpierOARsEg2V2hrasCN8QYEF6JV9urIbM9Vvc4ykMRHjvyxXbO87LHVqFjfdf-OhguzrLeb6mrh6ouaDRzA-rJ/s600/FOQ2022_Quilt_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGf19_YWWijStB7Bc1jlJT2lJldcCXk6FToEJrTHUwU5kKUV7bMGRCrWQlWvuViN9uDEHmBrYZqTqcBeOum0avjpAhzJo5vM0jxpierOARsEg2V2hrasCN8QYEF6JV9urIbM9Vvc4ykMRHjvyxXbO87LHVqFjfdf-OhguzrLeb6mrh6ouaDRzA-rJ/w400-h400/FOQ2022_Quilt_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Unlike many previous years, I came away from this year’s trip with some inspiration and some ideas to try. I’m still not tempted to make a show quilt and a story to go with it, and instead will stick to making quilts for family, friends and charity.</p>
<p>* All purchases had to pass feline inspection while I was trying to take a photo.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbDmEc6xKB0GOLI0fnnpiX37HEkgujr-CogtVmQyZ8p1f1JFuDyaGbwXH80OVLARfr6UC3X-bOloYMM_viVgtbMdvmA6tw8d8QQ9NhfmXs_HDeLvDB6v0CO0FsUaylSg8FFB0Fj6HRDtUo9oohP2L6--MUolIl9Mcq48e63DJVlEj-ihOSBV4v3bJ/s600/FOQ2022_Shopping_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbDmEc6xKB0GOLI0fnnpiX37HEkgujr-CogtVmQyZ8p1f1JFuDyaGbwXH80OVLARfr6UC3X-bOloYMM_viVgtbMdvmA6tw8d8QQ9NhfmXs_HDeLvDB6v0CO0FsUaylSg8FFB0Fj6HRDtUo9oohP2L6--MUolIl9Mcq48e63DJVlEj-ihOSBV4v3bJ/w400-h400/FOQ2022_Shopping_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/festival-of-quilt-2022/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-84831492997189933522022-07-31T10:55:00.001+01:002022-08-01T11:07:29.827+01:00A magical birthday quilt<p>About four weeks before the event, I realised a friend’s significant birthday was approaching and I needed to make something special for it. Fortunately, this coincided with her telling me of a recent Harry Potter themed weekend away and me buying some Harry Potter FQs in a supermarket with a view to making a quilt for Project Linus. The FQs were repurposed, some more Harry Potter fabrics bought, a few days taken off work and I managed to get a quilt made in time for the big day.</p>
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<p>The feature fabrics are framed in churn dashes and I left plenty of negative space for two types of quilting. The main quilting is straight-line quilting inside the churn dashes and free motion “stars and squiggles” meandering around the churn dashes. For the largest churn dashes, a few stars were added to keep the layers together.</p>
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<p>In the negative spaces I quilted Harry Potter associated words by printing the words onto thin paper and stitching through the paper around each letter. To make the word stand out a little, I used Aurifil 28wt thread whereas the “stars and squiggles” used Aurifil 40wt thread.</p>
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<p>I even put a label of sorts on the back of the quilt, though the quilt police would probably tell me off for not including my name.</p>
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<p>Now this has been handed over to a very happy Harry Potter fan, I can go back to my original plan of making a Project Linus quilt as there is plenty of fabric remaining.</p><p></p>
<p><i>* This was not an entirely solo effort - I did receive the usual feline assistance.</i></p>
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<p>The house in which I grew up had a tiled hall and I managed to find an old photo of it. I knew the tiles were likely made by Maw & Co of Jackfield and via Google I was able to find an old pattern book of their "<a href="https://archive.org/details/patternsofmawcos00mawc/mode/2up" target="_blank">Geometric and Roman Mosaics Encaustic Tile Pavements</a>". Looking at the pattern book, it would suggest our hall was pattern number 29 but with a slight variation on the border to make it narrower.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsds1nEVLDq1jcudB1LeHqbZkbPjaXzB5Lyc3NNPsbjkmY0XxHegk9RwvYDk807clPFCfO7ZT_uTcLCXEl45U_Ju0ZDVdfjHE75l6XfeLbV6SXXMVKAY59FQ0vZwVjBa9yET6mQ9lr3mcoGNpSAqw1fGxLwNJiFRjOlJsHlsN9Ci7avbTCAQraDlpO/s800/HallTiles_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="800" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsds1nEVLDq1jcudB1LeHqbZkbPjaXzB5Lyc3NNPsbjkmY0XxHegk9RwvYDk807clPFCfO7ZT_uTcLCXEl45U_Ju0ZDVdfjHE75l6XfeLbV6SXXMVKAY59FQ0vZwVjBa9yET6mQ9lr3mcoGNpSAqw1fGxLwNJiFRjOlJsHlsN9Ci7avbTCAQraDlpO/w400-h171/HallTiles_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1SnwFDDGmoi7rRgc7nwHw6AQ2lLA80aiwa6SFFnm69m-uGDtzt8r4HmuAp-9cHmF4TPZ-sM8dc8xNQ7BZa3HGSPpKiazWq1vKxdm7V_ZNH2r33USNXRJtv9ZB7qGvhsT6nAhUAov8u6GL2hmb0VpB0NwHdAC-GRiH7VQYlfmE5a45FfFSpqHWpEq/s600/HallTiles_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1SnwFDDGmoi7rRgc7nwHw6AQ2lLA80aiwa6SFFnm69m-uGDtzt8r4HmuAp-9cHmF4TPZ-sM8dc8xNQ7BZa3HGSPpKiazWq1vKxdm7V_ZNH2r33USNXRJtv9ZB7qGvhsT6nAhUAov8u6GL2hmb0VpB0NwHdAC-GRiH7VQYlfmE5a45FfFSpqHWpEq/w400-h400/HallTiles_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p>Even though there are various options for a quilt block in the main part of the floor, I decided to make the corner embellishment shown in the pattern book using FPP templates.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ7TOgtYPDI7v4gngcx_y7WSfIr2NFZGmFZcLrbrRyabnugvUVtdRYSs4Qe-NOX9yGYsCZ-sE0eMglSokln0zhSRjENPADtqePqHUxS6_nex2j7n5w7kD_fH2f0289ui4Q2yz9zVNstA6nxzd9QTciLbAXYPRucKN3RxVMH-5QygXByEz-wGe2Gpr/s800/HallTiles_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="800" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ7TOgtYPDI7v4gngcx_y7WSfIr2NFZGmFZcLrbrRyabnugvUVtdRYSs4Qe-NOX9yGYsCZ-sE0eMglSokln0zhSRjENPADtqePqHUxS6_nex2j7n5w7kD_fH2f0289ui4Q2yz9zVNstA6nxzd9QTciLbAXYPRucKN3RxVMH-5QygXByEz-wGe2Gpr/w400-h145/HallTiles_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p>Each FPP square finished at 2” and were not too complicated to make. However, there was quite a bit of cursing and unpicking after I had sewn the squares together and realised that blocks with long black triangles were facing the wrong way.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG8drC6iHbMi60JDVfsIH-wgfXc7s69kWGuIasZDvzpksVJeBIj-nyq5uVuGxrLTXYwSG2aRc8G02acuN03mcqXrxU1H2FCRJRLnhGgp-Q9dcSeTtycJVxl8mJqP_uVOlPSoZr8RGuHklwuvzLYAhxoIhvGjn75dVholhiSzpC_zd_P7qC3ReoVD4/s800/HallTiles_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG8drC6iHbMi60JDVfsIH-wgfXc7s69kWGuIasZDvzpksVJeBIj-nyq5uVuGxrLTXYwSG2aRc8G02acuN03mcqXrxU1H2FCRJRLnhGgp-Q9dcSeTtycJVxl8mJqP_uVOlPSoZr8RGuHklwuvzLYAhxoIhvGjn75dVholhiSzpC_zd_P7qC3ReoVD4/w400-h300/HallTiles_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p>Once everything was facing the correct way, I added a 1” border and quilted it using stitching nearly in the ditch. With a half inch binding, the finished size is ~9”.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd62D1Ic3PP9cj3NLBwf-2IS_NEs6h9Aa5D0BJds91i_ySlzE7IfdoeJFHB-nRk5mwW08ddRVeKQ9WxuE7kEz7-w1EFSf8tvlawhY6d7mnoDiEARMFEFk8asOr6onEw-RCbqFOQCJ56OsDyS7nQ4ewp3kbdFwWSJ-MulUYzjzdL-suZwLv-kndDZdy/s653/HallTiles_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="653" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd62D1Ic3PP9cj3NLBwf-2IS_NEs6h9Aa5D0BJds91i_ySlzE7IfdoeJFHB-nRk5mwW08ddRVeKQ9WxuE7kEz7-w1EFSf8tvlawhY6d7mnoDiEARMFEFk8asOr6onEw-RCbqFOQCJ56OsDyS7nQ4ewp3kbdFwWSJ-MulUYzjzdL-suZwLv-kndDZdy/w400-h368/HallTiles_5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p>(While looking at the photo of the hall floor for this project, I spotted a mistake in the border tiles that must have been there since the floor was laid, but went unnoticed all the time I was living there.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Gfki_WgcLl0rsVrRxJjdCaJI7-hWDKEZc0dKhPut-hKRTFFVPw-ie-cSK7CvS-wcYeABPmjC7ZD2sK5LAWTx5ydONgB34zI8Ke0rIjDbi0GJjlUHtUYsL1am1EknkKUzC9dfdeQ-TgBUKLiie70SIjjBTldivbSpTQ0qLffr7FwNfxU61L7-en8/s800/HallTiles_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="800" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Gfki_WgcLl0rsVrRxJjdCaJI7-hWDKEZc0dKhPut-hKRTFFVPw-ie-cSK7CvS-wcYeABPmjC7ZD2sK5LAWTx5ydONgB34zI8Ke0rIjDbi0GJjlUHtUYsL1am1EknkKUzC9dfdeQ-TgBUKLiie70SIjjBTldivbSpTQ0qLffr7FwNfxU61L7-en8/w400-h171/HallTiles_6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></i><p></p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/from-floor-tile-to-mini-quilt/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i> <br /></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-13572910487132560012022-05-31T15:00:00.004+01:002022-05-31T15:00:48.384+01:00Tea for the Jubilee<p>I recently took part in an online Jubilee sewing challenge which had the theme of “British” and “Royalty”. After a bit of thinking, I decided to make a tea set given that a cup of tea is often associated with “Britishness”.</p>
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<p>I found a free teapot pattern on Youtube, but I had just three pieces of fabric with a London or red/white/blue royal theme and each were only ~24cm square.</p>
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<p>To make the fabric go further, I used contrasting fabric for part of the teapot and saucers but even with the contrasting fabrics, I still had to resize the pattern resulting in lots of teapot and teacup toiles.</p>
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<p>To make the teapot and teacups stand up, I used two layers of cotton and one layer of quilting batting. Some additional interfacing was used in the teapot lid and piping cord was added to the handles. The binding and decorations on the teapot were chosen to reflect a red, white and blue theme.</p>
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<p>These were quite fun to make, but fiddly in parts and now I have no idea what to do with them.</p>
<p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/05/31/tea-for-the-jubilee/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be more mobile-friendly for viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>
SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-35686489515222518502022-04-29T15:46:00.002+01:002022-04-29T15:46:40.442+01:00Quilting Part 2<p>The criss-cross quilt is finished, washed and ready to go to Project Linus.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLv8BgrUW43Cre3IyHAwhvnpj-0aC9yf1Rssc4BwciIlB-7jGzDU4WzuIjrDGDGHJsi3oF3KHOVKrWSZQhBoVr9K2LbjWSAlDetfDvFrHD07WjsvAlOFAY2e8p46NySC4FsC4JDlQxkolyZBgzWq7c79z_EZNJAhhvex_ykTSKwMJ-5bWaG0WX4xyy/s800/Criss_Cross_Quilt_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLv8BgrUW43Cre3IyHAwhvnpj-0aC9yf1Rssc4BwciIlB-7jGzDU4WzuIjrDGDGHJsi3oF3KHOVKrWSZQhBoVr9K2LbjWSAlDetfDvFrHD07WjsvAlOFAY2e8p46NySC4FsC4JDlQxkolyZBgzWq7c79z_EZNJAhhvex_ykTSKwMJ-5bWaG0WX4xyy/w640-h480/Criss_Cross_Quilt_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />As expected, my plans to use some free motion quilting in the criss-cross sections changed and I used a serpentine stitch instead, using different colours of thread to match with the different fabrics. I didn’t want the rows of stitching to run parallel to each other, so I changed the stitch length on every other row which helped make them out of sync.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-617BzD9UhgiF6VEK7GFPYqYfPt0UpBZJhnTIORxhOx9DBGXjBePNT7owzvUp3B0AgOb1GaxSVW5dGfDbZGsn6G-4_AxG-kHqn9L0xIiwTFuJ0jYaEf6NRsoKb4kwmmV2nqkbPDWEjwHM1O5ny4teP0w7zA_ez9Kkc36aTHDrz-tBb9q5dcRxx-l/s800/Criss_Cross_Quilt_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-617BzD9UhgiF6VEK7GFPYqYfPt0UpBZJhnTIORxhOx9DBGXjBePNT7owzvUp3B0AgOb1GaxSVW5dGfDbZGsn6G-4_AxG-kHqn9L0xIiwTFuJ0jYaEf6NRsoKb4kwmmV2nqkbPDWEjwHM1O5ny4teP0w7zA_ez9Kkc36aTHDrz-tBb9q5dcRxx-l/w640-h480/Criss_Cross_Quilt_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I’m really pleased with the texture of the quilting and the contrasting styles, which shows up particularly well on the back of the quilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ8Id42hMf5kOsPbolofIubh5jtNeNhtJiiAkfgdhTlDfU5QAOLTLfuOzoYHMG9AxRWOzCqhZ06CEexYbth_jeMfvrzq6-ZPELbGGAqOkXOtKE4n5J736DoDbp81uuHyZ22Aw_LGGV2mm1Y1SfYX7D8zLzIfCpsRiA2MRpR5ggSNNYQM1W8OZ5GUu/s800/Criss_Cross_Quilt_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJ8Id42hMf5kOsPbolofIubh5jtNeNhtJiiAkfgdhTlDfU5QAOLTLfuOzoYHMG9AxRWOzCqhZ06CEexYbth_jeMfvrzq6-ZPELbGGAqOkXOtKE4n5J736DoDbp81uuHyZ22Aw_LGGV2mm1Y1SfYX7D8zLzIfCpsRiA2MRpR5ggSNNYQM1W8OZ5GUu/w640-h480/Criss_Cross_Quilt_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Now I need to decide on what to start next.</p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/04/29/quilting-part-2/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be </span></i><i><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for
viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-35921194472915390052022-03-31T17:09:00.001+01:002022-04-05T17:14:44.593+01:00Quilting Part 1<p>I was a bit optimistic when I thought I might manage to finish the quilting and binding this month. However, progress has been made and the grey sections have been quilted with straight line stitching.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DcryqNXgX11Xpg2Kext78c5re3Uku-5bwpnmDr3G_nqttV_qfGLMJpcvpbZRaGBBRPxxx8Kwd-xwMhRxREyGod4s4UbVGYAfy4R65qpwQd1m5Psvkr4fF8rIPbSPdz3UeRj5x-OJRZMAOfndPan8DLONEuzKOBg0ryI8U48ozN5pc0zibdnBCFKP/s800/Criss_Cross_Quilt_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DcryqNXgX11Xpg2Kext78c5re3Uku-5bwpnmDr3G_nqttV_qfGLMJpcvpbZRaGBBRPxxx8Kwd-xwMhRxREyGod4s4UbVGYAfy4R65qpwQd1m5Psvkr4fF8rIPbSPdz3UeRj5x-OJRZMAOfndPan8DLONEuzKOBg0ryI8U48ozN5pc0zibdnBCFKP/w400-h300/Criss_Cross_Quilt_7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p>My stash of Aurifil 40wt was lacking in the right colours for the criss-cross sections but fortunately they do a “Colour Builder” collection which has three very useful colours for this quilt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptuMVjzUq_SX0f8bySzx2OtFoXI3aMqo58Pb9x-owjxIM8z_SAtUjg2QtKjeuVAUbHGlVrWKgukBV3vlrr8uwrSUqdRNE2BW1ZPDQEaFyY9MDRe9zI4LO0999O8bC-3HDhtnTRrAIhibywKKwtt5yDDJnlh548f6R_DdxaPjvDr42312-RDPeeTdD/s800/Criss_Cross_Quilt_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptuMVjzUq_SX0f8bySzx2OtFoXI3aMqo58Pb9x-owjxIM8z_SAtUjg2QtKjeuVAUbHGlVrWKgukBV3vlrr8uwrSUqdRNE2BW1ZPDQEaFyY9MDRe9zI4LO0999O8bC-3HDhtnTRrAIhibywKKwtt5yDDJnlh548f6R_DdxaPjvDr42312-RDPeeTdD/w400-h300/Criss_Cross_Quilt_8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I think I might try some free motion quilting in the criss-cross sections, but like most of my plans, this may be subject to change.</p><p></p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/03/31/quilting-part-1/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be </span></i><i><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for
viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-54012776236352842402022-02-28T14:24:00.002+00:002022-02-28T14:24:48.335+00:00Quilt Progress<p>A flurry of activity during one weekend saw good progress being made on the Criss-Cross quilt. There was some sewing followed by lots of pinning resulting in a sandwiched quilt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0VzonXrASbwCghQr3kQ164bO_QEgJ_FX1ImIJBl2mcDjru85fPRIqNLrFEN3aY4GpRG7qaNpr6zWmBWWDknzGy_tu04RzSc3PQWAXDYO5gDuklcMWPx7N8Sgvp1N0hKuN0rHym-HdBy_wzMlk5q0JEswmtBIvHEpnhrFf-zptVqUJshNoxFljB6gO=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0VzonXrASbwCghQr3kQ164bO_QEgJ_FX1ImIJBl2mcDjru85fPRIqNLrFEN3aY4GpRG7qaNpr6zWmBWWDknzGy_tu04RzSc3PQWAXDYO5gDuklcMWPx7N8Sgvp1N0hKuN0rHym-HdBy_wzMlk5q0JEswmtBIvHEpnhrFf-zptVqUJshNoxFljB6gO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTiIKvMkm4g9nmBDkHqOxX2iKqBKGYfnqjq_bb2bvUfsnxtXvD9Qi1_jU5a_kkZ3U0qqb70pmSrInDoEIu4i0lH_xD65YuGN2Msg1tlRG3s-xNyGh3COxTjPmcMDWpp7RcE6l2rgyahfHjGnYSQTSflg3hc_44ke0Pefyd8FJ6IuLp5aZIe6Bxys2K=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTiIKvMkm4g9nmBDkHqOxX2iKqBKGYfnqjq_bb2bvUfsnxtXvD9Qi1_jU5a_kkZ3U0qqb70pmSrInDoEIu4i0lH_xD65YuGN2Msg1tlRG3s-xNyGh3COxTjPmcMDWpp7RcE6l2rgyahfHjGnYSQTSflg3hc_44ke0Pefyd8FJ6IuLp5aZIe6Bxys2K=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hopefully next month will be a time for quilting and binding.</p><p> </p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/02/28/quilt-progress/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be </span></i><i><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for
viewing and commenting.)</span></i></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984641741907000533.post-87631406659067912192022-01-31T10:28:00.000+00:002022-01-31T10:28:10.832+00:00New year, new quilt plans<p>January started with some rummaging around in my stash to try to find eight fabrics, a backing and a binding to make a criss-cross woven effect quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9Ai0dxhLTuavuK1DlMHaGLnv0vfzpcKiOszQDXCRPYAQmhX-yRdKpH24cm9txg3EBhLWy9jrZBQb2kxIDeXJZRRRrf677xTx1NOnFJhzG-vg9I0X0xZ3RipwdyIMGFTF0U48_Y3gzPBFs7O1jz4N6Luxexp5KNEgem49dVdt3YUavu3lVHqClTMIx=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9Ai0dxhLTuavuK1DlMHaGLnv0vfzpcKiOszQDXCRPYAQmhX-yRdKpH24cm9txg3EBhLWy9jrZBQb2kxIDeXJZRRRrf677xTx1NOnFJhzG-vg9I0X0xZ3RipwdyIMGFTF0U48_Y3gzPBFs7O1jz4N6Luxexp5KNEgem49dVdt3YUavu3lVHqClTMIx=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>After supplementing what I found in my stash with a couple of on-line purchases, I thought I was ready to go, but when I laid out the fabrics on the bed, one of them didn’t look quite right.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOoW48xSJqDIjGKzqJLx69ecCrLElSi95s_-mYzKa_-pFgvcxA3RLYuD1B1iqWMN-IH99SsN56fnMPx3sFWeuRzLUD_AKa3jLQsB3jdxZQvWXQS2jFQfsgjD7IJGSs10nGkyOcU-EKdkCgnNT3OGkFXk5_0n5Luzjwv-_LPH-UTolze4rDzW0qqM8q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOoW48xSJqDIjGKzqJLx69ecCrLElSi95s_-mYzKa_-pFgvcxA3RLYuD1B1iqWMN-IH99SsN56fnMPx3sFWeuRzLUD_AKa3jLQsB3jdxZQvWXQS2jFQfsgjD7IJGSs10nGkyOcU-EKdkCgnNT3OGkFXk5_0n5Luzjwv-_LPH-UTolze4rDzW0qqM8q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvNrlF2Wp9uvgwPJWHnJMmBYHgd0wfpvDH8hQ45vp3vJM7fPKUT_Xi_ZPB_osMOgCEpyKwuVBgn1K3-lOoaWhaQE2sPne2WWQTcsOjjEvBBHhuvC0P_JOfnhsvvS1h0GzkiWRNWveBFGap4tXP2eiorpkEVdDlpR1ruUzax8j4WTpS_IG59NdBB_nP=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvNrlF2Wp9uvgwPJWHnJMmBYHgd0wfpvDH8hQ45vp3vJM7fPKUT_Xi_ZPB_osMOgCEpyKwuVBgn1K3-lOoaWhaQE2sPne2WWQTcsOjjEvBBHhuvC0P_JOfnhsvvS1h0GzkiWRNWveBFGap4tXP2eiorpkEVdDlpR1ruUzax8j4WTpS_IG59NdBB_nP=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Luckily, I had the chance to visit a bricks and mortar fabric shop at the weekend and found an alternative that is a much better option. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LwdoIWlP8E0YCHti90i7yVOk_zWRfntglGyVhl3EWCTOIc-wkNGDHW6nRjS-AyR3TffVs3CjfSVwVPNGgMPes1Jz0_fzps1g0S2qm03xuEqVup0GHlWJcDty0kpfLj3oeDZm-MGIywEzsd3622DUvGmtSPO68HajVQeR8nIhWHSud-3164IzeWV4=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LwdoIWlP8E0YCHti90i7yVOk_zWRfntglGyVhl3EWCTOIc-wkNGDHW6nRjS-AyR3TffVs3CjfSVwVPNGgMPes1Jz0_fzps1g0S2qm03xuEqVup0GHlWJcDty0kpfLj3oeDZm-MGIywEzsd3622DUvGmtSPO68HajVQeR8nIhWHSud-3164IzeWV4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The geometric print (top row middle) will be replaced by the new dotty print (bottom row right). However, when the quilt is made and handed to Project Linus, the recipient is in for a surprise as the new fabric glows in the dark!</p><p><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(A WordPress version of this post is <a href="https://sewlittletosay.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/new-year-new-quilt-plans/" target="_blank">available here</a> as it may be </span></i><i><span style="color: #38761d;">more mobile-friendly for
viewing and commenting.)</span></i> <br /></p>SewLittleToSayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076753287480386264noreply@blogger.com0