Zaterdag begint er een volgende Fleur groep in de winkel. Die hebben een leuk voorbeeld om naar te kijken! Vanochtend werd er een prachtig pakket bezorgd! Wat met enige zorg werd uitgepakt! Een lief kaartje erbij van Aljona. Je snapt dat ik stik nieuwsgierig was. Te leuk om te zien wat een ander met je quilt heeft gedaan! Ik ben er dik, dik tevreden mee. De quilt is zeker niet stijf gequilt, en valt nog steeds lekker soepel. Als achterkant heb ik Pink Ashridge gebruikt, helemaal perfect bij de quilt passend. Ook nog even mee naar buiten. Helaas waren er geen extra handen om de quilt omhoog te houden. dan maar zo. Die extra handen ga ik nog wel vinden. De quilt moet eigenlijk even uithangen, de vouwen van de doos zitten er nog in. Wat ik vandaag verder heb gedaan? Boodschappen, op de fiets, naar de visboer voor zalm. Verse groente gehaald, en heel veel diamantjes geknipt voor het Hexagon Sterretje van de Dag! Fijne avond allemaal, Tot blogs, Juud Remember; Better finished than perfect
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Here is the latest update to Pauline's White house as promised.. I have been savouring it a bit before sharing, well I suppose the ...
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Back in March I started a Clamshell quilt. See here and here. I Googled one day to see what was out there about the Clamshell - NOT MUCH.....but, I did come across Jossie's blog and discovered she was forming a CLAMSHELL CLUB.....YES, I joined!!! The last day of each month we post our progress. Today is the first post and I decided to give the tutorial everyone asked about in March when I first posted about it........SO......here goes! The above photo shows to pick your pattern. My Clamshell pattern measures 5 inches across it's very widest and is 6 inches long. If you clicked on the 2 here's above, you will find the history on where and when I got my pattern from. I made 2 patterns pieces just alike.....trimming the top seam allowance off of one. I use self laminating pages to help stabilize my pattern pieces. Using one of your patterns with all the seam allowances, trace onto your fabric, making sure you line up the grain of your fabric with the arrows on your pattern....very important! I use what they call a mechanical pencil...the kind you add your own lead to...for tracing my patterns. These pencils make very sharp thin lines. I also use a quilters Sandpaper Board to lay my fabric down for tracing. These are soooo great, your fabric stays put and doesn't pull or bunch up while you are trying to trace. Cut out using a small rotary cutter. The blade on this cutter of mine measures 1'' across. Now.....take your pattern that is minus the top seam allowance and line up the bottom edges. I simply used my left hand to hold down......... then I used my right hand index finger/fingernail to fold down the top edges to form a nice crease all along the rounded tops edge. You could also use a hard object like this small ruler to form you crease, but I found my fingers worked better and it was a lot faster. I usually started at the top/middle and worked my way all the way down. See the nice crease I made all along the top! You could then use a washable glue to tack it down......be careful......too much glue will make your fabric sooooo hard and stiff you won't be able to get a needle through it. There are some nice glue pens out there, but I am just using what I have on hand. Or your could hand baste it down like I've shown. I take one Clamshell and lightly fold in half at the top and bottom and line it up vertically using my creases as a guide to help line it up using the graph lines on my June Taylor mini ironing pad.....remember, at this point I am working from the backside. Take 2 other Clamshells and place as I've shown. Using the graphed lines and 'eye-balling' the 2 pieces, you can line them up fairly straight. I am not overly concerned with having pristine straight rows......after all, who is going to 'whoop' out a straight edge to see if you are all lined up. I am still 'mulling' over some other ideas to improve this step. I'll let you know if I work out something better. I then use small tiny sequin pins to attach my 3 pieces. I guess you could use glue here too....I've not tried! UPDATE: I ended up using dots of glue to piece the clam shells together instead of using the pinning method. You must be careful not to use too much glue or get the glue too close to the edges for it will make the fabric hard and you will not be able to get a needle into it. I liked the glue method. It made the pieces stay together a lot better and there was no slipping around with your placement. If you do get too much glue and it turns hard, I filled my washing machine with cold water and put my top in and just let it have a good soak to remove the glue. NO washing, just soak and then let your machine drain and spin at the end of the wash cycle. I then took it outside and laid it flat out on the grass in the sun and let it dry naturally. When it was dry I lightly pressed it to make it smooth so I could sandwich it with my batting and the back. Here is the side you will be hand stitching the pieces together. I simply try to match my applique threads with the printed Clamshell fabric and use a basic applique stitch. I start at the right hand side there and stitch down to the bottom middle and then back up again to the left hand side stitching the 2 muslin pieces to my vintage printed piece. Here is a view of how your back side will look after you've stitched them together. I usually work in groups of 3's and 5 Clamshells. I find it is more 'portable' this way and can be good handwork when I travel. My design wall here shows you the different size groups I work with. When I have a more extended period of time to work on them I sew all the groups together to start forming my rows. So far, this has proved to be a very fast and easy system for me. I hope this is clear and simple enough to follow. Please feel free to email with any questions you might have. OK.....I'm off to work on 'a few' before the day is over. Run over to Jossie's and check her sidebar and click on some of the gals who are also creating this little Clamshell project. HAPPY CLAMMING YA'LL!!!!
Hello! Below you will find the instructions to make the next block in the Vintage Block quilt Along - The Secret Drawer from the Kansas City Star, circa 1930. I love this block and I think it is my favorite so far, thought I feel that way about each of these vintage blocks : ) After completing this block you will be a Y seams expert! The are not as hard as they look and I will give you tips for success! OK....lets get started: Pattern for piece B can be found [Here] Fabric: all pieces include a 1/4" seam allowance Cut 1 - A 4 3/4" Print Center Square Cut 8 - B Background Fabric Cut 8 - B Spool Fabric Cut 4 - C 2 5/8" squares for center spool Cut 2 - D 5 1/8" squares background fabric, then cut these squares diagonally to make 4 triangles Cut 2 - E 3 7/8" squares background fabric, then cut these squares diagonally to make 4 triangles Materials: 100% cotton thread Marking pencil or pen See thru ruler Rotary cutting supplies Notes: All seam allowances are 1/4" Tip for Cutting Piece B. Cut 1 9/16" strips and lay piece B on the strip cutting the diagonal seam with you rotary cutter. Create the spools: 1) Mark the center spools C 1/4" from each edge and 1/4" from raw edge. I like to draw a seam line and make marks for the 1/4" point. Place B spool right sides together with C inside spools. Pin in place ***In order to make sure both pieces are centered, I fold both pieces in half and create a crease mark. Match the crease on B to C to insure they are placed correctly*** 2) Stitch the seam, stopping 1/4" from beginning and end of seam. If you go over the mark (like I did on the top left) use your seam ripper to remove the stitches. Repeat for the other side. Press seams open. 3) Place piece B - background fabric to Piece C right sides together. Pin in place. 4) Flip over the spool and stitch the seam starting and ending at the previous stitching, 1/4" from edge. Start 1 stitch inside the previous stitching line. Again, if you stitch into the previous seam, use your seam ripper to remove the stitches. Repeat for the other side. 5) Place the diagonal edges of both B pieces right sides together and pin in place. Start stitching 1 stitch away from the previous stitching back tacking at ends. Repeat for the other side of the spool. 6) Press seams towards the dark pieces. Repeat for the opposite side. 7) Your finished Spool with look like this. Repeat steps #1-6 for the other three spool blocks. Assemble the block 8) Lay out your block as pictured. Stitch together Row 1. Stitch together Row 2. Stitch together Row 3. Stitch row 1 to 2. Stitch Rows 1/2 to 3. Attach the top and bottom corners. Yay!!!! you are done!! Easy, peasy, lemon squeaky - as my 6 year old would say! : ) If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I will answer your questions! Happy Sewing! xo Charise
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Delft Garden by Gail Smith
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A story from our archive (2001), by Bridget Bodoano. Chef, restaurateur and writer Antonio Carluccio and his wife, Priscilla, allowed the atmosphere of their weekend cottage to dictate its restoration.
Is there a sewing space that you inhabit that you can call your own Quilter's Cottage? Whether it's a sewing nook, a dedicated space, or a corner of the
Is there a sewing space that you inhabit that you can call your own Quilter's Cottage? Whether it's a sewing nook, a dedicated space, or a corner of the
Happy dance time :-) Sometimes the nearer I get to a finish, the more I stitch. I’ve worked a fair bit on my cottage garden quilt over the last three weeks. When I last shared my progress I w…
Today is week eight in the Quilters Cottage Sew Along It's hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I am posting here during weeks two - four - six - eight! Go on over and visit the Jolly Jabber Blog on weeks one - three - five - seven - nine QUILTERS COTTAGE QUILT before it was quilted! Here is the schedule for the sew along and how each week is divided up between the blocks in the quilt. Of course you will need your Quilters Cottage Book because it has all of the cutting and step by step instructions for making each block and putting the quilt together. The quilt is made with my Vintage Happy 2 Fabric but of course you can use whatever you would like because "you are the boss of your own quilt" Fat Quarter Shop rounded up 5 amazing bloggers/instagram participants to post their blocks each week. Please go visit them and give them some Quilter's Cottage Love! And of course you can visit the hashtag #QuiltersCottageSewAlong to see a lot of other block inspiration from the book as well:) Beverly McCullough (@flamingotoes), Flamingo Toes Kristie Muir (@crosshatchquilts), Cross Hatch Quilts Fran (@sewbellasquiltcart), Sew Bella’s Quilt Cart Jen Van Orman (@heritage.threads), Heritage Threads Vickie Zaleski (@crochetingvixen), Crocheting Vixen We are almost done with making the blocks and next week is the big finish! I wanted to show you some of the Quilters Cottage Blocks that are hanging on the clothesline and were sewn by our five participants. All of their blocks are really cute! Flamingo Toes Crosshatch Quilts Sew Bella's Quilt Cart Heritage Threads Crocheting Vixen This week e veryone will be sewing the STASH BUSTER BLOCK It sure has been fun to sew these blocks in all different prints. If you need even more inspiration bee sure to check out the hashtag page on IG #QuiltersCottageSewAlong It's been sew fun celebrating the release of my Quilters Cottage Book during this sew along. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who is participating! I'll chat with you later:) xx Lori
Community Quilt Pattern Designed by Natalie Crabtree for Gingiber Cover Quilt made with Quaint Cottage fabrics, designed by Gingiber for Moda Fabrics. Quilt Finishes 65 x 78 inches GB 074 Made with Jelly Roll. See picture for fabric requirements.
Imagine living in this quilter's cottage, with flowers on the gate and quilts drying on the line. Go through the gate, past the zinnia bush and up the cobblestone path, to receive a warm welcome at the pink painted door. Lori Holt's new quilt, the Quilter's Cottage, is a sweet reminder that home is where the heart is, so make it beautiful! Book includes instructions for the 74-1/2 in x 89 in Quilter's Cottage Quilt and a few coordinating projects.
Lori Holt from Bee in my Bonnet has a brand new calendar out for 2016. Each month has photos of quilts and projects photographed in Lori’s own cosy cottage. The calendar also includes a pattern for a 4″ and 8″ block, the delightful mini shown on the cover and a pillow. Hop over to these…
Imagine living in this quilter’s cottage, with flowers on the gate and quilts drying on the line. Go through the gate, past the zinnia bush and up the
Today we are excited to launch a new Block of the Month program exclusively at Shabby Fabrics: English Rose! This 10-month program will take you on a leisurely stroll through seven cottages in the English countryside. Take a moment to smell the roses and look closely because you never know when you might spot an adorable ladybug! You're bound to run into some rain, so don't forget to grab an umbrella! This darling 65" x 68" quilt was made with Moda Fabrics' new Autumn Lily and Roses & Chocolate collections and features appliqued cottages, hearts, pinwheels, ladybugs, umbrellas and so much more! Each shipment will include the pattern and fabrics to complete one block. The final shipment will include the borders, binding and embellishments. Fabrics will be exactly as shown. If you choose the Laser-Cut option, all fabrics that are appliqued will be backed with Heat n Bond Lite and laser-cut to size. All you need to do is peel off the paper backing, iron in place and stitch around the edge to secure! If you choose the Traditional option, we also have a 9-Piece Applique Kit, Sealing Iron and 6-Piece Kimono Silk Thread Kit available. If you're not sure about the difference between the two methods, watch Jennifer's short video below explaining the options. The program begins in January 2015 and runs for ten months, ending in October 2015. Enrollment fee is just $10 to reserve your spot, and then $27 per month for Traditional or $32 per month for Laser-Cut. Shipping is $6 for US customers and $12 per month for International Customers. Fabric availability is limited so we encourage you to sign up today. Spots are filling quickly! We look forward to having you join us for English Rose!
Cottage-y, warm, and destined to be a keepsake... Finished Quilt is 71" x 91" Advanced Beginner skill level All sales are finalSee policies and terms for further information
HI, thanks for coming by. I am going to show you an easy way to make a sweet cottage quilt...not perfect...but just right. I love to take sweet little fabrics and turn them into little quilts. I do this on a regular basis for my shop, so trust me this is not hard! This is a good scrappy little quilt. ******************** What you will need: 25-30 fabrics....small strips at least 4" by 1 1/2" Rotary cutter is easiest but scissors are fine too! Rotary cutting mat or ruler. Sewing machine You can use different fabrics, or use just a few...like dark and light. I have quite a bit of fabric, so I grabbed about 25 different fabrics, and lined them up on my cutting mat. Next I cut each fabric 1 1/2" wide and the length of the fabric which was about 45". I ended up making several little quilts...but for you, just cut your strips about 4" long and 1 1/2" wide. TOTAL: YOU WILL NEED 36 STRIPS I used some of my favorite fabrics more than once. ***************** Finish cutting all your strips. *Next You will sew 6 strips together to make one section. I did a light strip next to a darker strip, etc. *Sew and make 6 sections. Press your sections flat so they will look like the bottom right picture. Keep in mind my sections are longer since I made several at a time. When sewing this small of a quilt, I used a 1/4" seam...it created less bulk with the end product. Pin the fabric strips together to keep the fabric from slipping. Even a small differentiation in sewing can make a difference in the end result of your little quilt. Using your cutter, cut the rest of your sections until you are finished. My picture shows all the sections I made...you will only end up having 6 sections or a few more if you want. ************************ Next you want to put your sections together to see what looks best...you don't want 4 blue blocks next to each other, try and put your sections together for a light next to dark look, or polka dot next to floral, stripe next to solid, etc. I pinned a lot at this stage...I do not enjoy pinning...but it was worth it here. Pin your strips together so the little seams match up as shown in the lower picture. After I finished with all the blocks, I used one of my long strips for the outside edge that I wanted to frame the quilt with. I tried a few different strips to see what would look the best. I chose my favorite fabric, which was pink with beautiful little rosebuds on it. ************************* Most of my fabric is ordered from Kerri @ https://www.etsy.com/shop/sewdeerlyloved She has beautiful fabric and she is wonderful to work with! I decided to go ahead and show you this picture! Yikes.... After you sew the outside strip on all four sides, and press it, place it face down on white fabric. I did not use batting, I found it made it too stiff. Also if you use a small print for the back side, it unfortunately does show through...so choose white or a light colored solid. Pin quilt face down to your backing, pin it to the backing and carefully trim around the quilt. Next you will sew around the outside edge of the quilt, leaving a 4" section open so you can turn your quilt inside out when you are done. (Same picture as above...but you get the idea...) Turn quilt inside out, and use a pointed tool, I use a long wood stick to push the corners out so they are not rounded or crooked, etc. I like good looking corners and crisp edges on a quilt. After you have turned the quilt inside out, fixed your corners, pinned carefully the open area closed... Sew the two areas shown below by the arrows. I did not sew each row of blocks, however you can if you would like. My quilts ended up being about 7 to 8" wide. You can see that even though I measured, and sewed 1/4" not all my squares lined up perfectly. The quilts are perfect for a sweet little doll bed, or teddy bear bed... If you have questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments. I will try to answer them if possible! Thank you for visiting. Joining in with http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net For Wow us Wednesdays! http://www.craftberrybush.com For Inspiration Thursday http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com Share Your cup! http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com for Treasure Hunting! Sounds fun doesn't it? Blessings, Debbie
Bring a country cottage into your home this summer with this 61" x 75" lap quilt. It features the fabric line "Quaint Cottage" by Ginigber for Moda fabrics. Quaint Cottage will be available at your favorite quilt store in September 2023! Pre-order your copy of Escape to the Cottage for automatic delivery in August!
Make up a darling mini quilt this week with the Quilter's Cottage Quilter's Quarters Block! It's week 6 in the Quilter's Cottage sew along!
Charm About You by Lucy Brennan is all about patchwork and quilting, sewing, embroidery and fabric. Featuring projects, patterns and free tutorials.
Blended Together Quilt Kit with Pattern Quilt Kit Featuring Quaint Cottage By Gingiber Moda Fabrics Finished Quilt Size is 73" X 73" Blended Together Quilt Kit includes pattern and fabrics for quilt top and binding. Still need: 4 1/2 yards for 44" wide backing 100% Premium Cotton Smoke Free/Pet Free Environment
I wanted to share a bit more progress on the Quilting the Garden "Summer Cottage" block. If you're just tuning in, you can see more of my "Quilting the Garden" by Blackbird Designs needle turn applique blocks here, here and here. Also, if you're new to needle turn applique, please visit my "Teardrops of Love - a needle turn applique tutorial" on my blog header or sidebar. Teardrops of Love is a multi-part needle turn applique tutorial - you'll learn about tools, prep, turning inside and outside points and much more!! Here is where I left off last post: Since then the fascia has been traced on freezer paper (Love that Chelsea Boutique fabric). Cut out, marked with a Sew Line pencil and scored with a Hera Marker: Layered over the house and roof -- aligning with the use of an overlay as shown below: Basted: And stitched! Door, windows and window box fabric outlined: Door attached and windows positioned: Struggling with pin holes in the fabric? Notice the holes in the circles below... Just dab the pin hole with a bit of water (using a Q-tip or your finger) and rub gently while damp. Let dry and taa-dah ! Pin holes are gone! Chimney next (bottom of windows are raw to attach window boxes): Window boxes next -- still not sure I like the way these look -- reserving judgement until the remainder of the block is done - what do you think ? The final picture for tonight. I am excited about making progress on this block - it's fun. If you have any questions about the process, please leave me a comment or email me directly. I would be happy to help if I can. Linking up to a bunch of fun parties - check them out in my sidebar! Have a good week all. Hugs, Karen
Hello again everyone....here i am with some springlike pictures today..... this is my cottage garden quilt... .......inspired by cottage garden flowers and tilda apple butter fabrics, i made the quilt top last spring.... ....other work took over and it had to wait in the to-be-quilted pile until recently when it was beautifully longarm quilted for me by debbie holland of longarm quilting.com...... .......it's a simple irish chain design with added appliqué flowers and i fancy making it in other colour ways too...a two colour one would be lovely as well..... ....i'm glad i used the apple butter fabrics for this, and some of my other quilts too...it's one of my very favourite tilda fabric collections.... .....more sewing inspired by spring colours......primroses and soft shades of green for thread and buttons.... ....after a few days of bitterly cold weather it suddenly changed .....the temperature rose, the sun shone, the birds sang and the air had that mild spring feel and a leafy almost flowery scent.... .........pegged up in my sewing room are little heart blocks for a new heartstrings quilt i'm making... ........this quilt will be made from new fabrics but will have a vintage feel...... .....the spring flowers growing in pots or displayed in little jars and bottles bring me endless pleasure each spring...when i used to paint flowers all day as my job i used to become very inspired at this time of year....nowadays fabrics are both my colour palette and medium of choice for designing but flowers are still a wonderful inspiration..... ........cheery little tete a tete daffodils growing in pots bringing spring indoors.....and one more view of my new quilt (you can find the patterns for the cottage garden quilt and the heartstrings quilt in my etsy shop, link in sidebar)..... ......thank you so much for visiting me here dear readers, and for the kind comments you leave me....it's always a pleasure to hear from you.....wishing you all a good week with happy crafty times and some flowers too........take care lovelies.......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
