Pillows and Stitches.
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
Every now and then you come across some things that are a little bit quirky. I think this doll and the cross stitch fit into that category.
The doll is a pillow angel. I think I found the pattern in a Dolls, Bears and Collectibles magazine. Unfortunately I can’t remember which one, how long ago or who the designer is! She is the sort of doll that allows you to do as much or as little embellishing as you want.
I think this pillow angel matches just fine with this cross stitch. She also has a wonderful quirky way about her and I think they go well together.
And I also have very little information about the designer for this one. It was completed a while ago and I cannot find the pattern.
Autumn Leaves.
Posted on September 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Autumn Leaves.
A long time back I found a stall at the Gembrook market where a lady was selling fabrics she had dyed herself. I really liked the colours and put the fabric aside while I waited to find a quilt pattern I thought suitable. I later found a quilt in the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine and was able to use that as the basis for my quilt. I knew very little about applique so it was quite a learning experience.
I also knew very little about quilting, but managed to sew around some stencils to make the leaves in the border.
Poetry.
Posted on September 6, 2010 | Comments Off on Poetry.
Just a quick note for today. This quilt was made simply with a charm pack of Poetry, by Moda, and then adding white sashing. It then had stitch in the ditch quilting. Too easy for a basic but pretty quilt.
Cabins in the Forest.
Posted on September 5, 2010 | Comments Off on Cabins in the Forest.
This quilt has an interesting combination of just a few blocks. It has a house block that is split with a log cabin and it has a tree block also split with a log cabin. It then has flying geese in the border. The house blocks are supposed to be placed in the centre and then surrounded by the tree blocks. Mine ended up in reverse due to the number of blocks I had. I like the pattern layout and also the secondary pattern created by the diagonal lines. I started this quilt as a class at Primarily Patchwork in Maling Rd, Canterbury. Unfortunately I didn’t get it finished and put it away for a while. Thankfully when I did finally get around to finishing it, I had lots of help at my LQS. The end result was worth it.
The house block and the border.
The tree blocks.
And the backing.
I only did basic stitch in the ditch quilting for this one.
Making Progress.
Posted on September 4, 2010 | Comments Off on Making Progress.
I have had some time at the sewing machine over the last weeks and have made good progress on two quilts.
The dotty quilt top is together and has had a thin white border added. I am going to add an orange border as well to frame it, then will have to decide how to quilt it.
I have also spent a lot of time quilting the pink snowball quilt. The original plan for bubbles inside each snowball went by the wayside and turned into freehand flowers in a variegated thread. I am half way round the border with freehand pebbles. Love the look and can’t wait to see it finished.
And here’s an oldie from the cupboard. It’s one from my early days of quilting and was a stack and slash.
I’m not sure that it is one of my favourites but I did enjoy the fabrics from Kindred Spirits.
Raggedy Parade.
Posted on September 3, 2010 | Comments Off on Raggedy Parade.
And there’s more. I did say that I had made a lot of raggedies and here are a few more of them.
This one is from The Basket Case and Needlework Therapy and she is called Raggedy Anngel. The pattern doesn’t have her holding a smaller doll but I must have made this tiny doll from some other pattern.
The next one is from a lovely book by Anne McKinney titled Bless Your Heart. This book has raggedies, angels and snowmen of many types. This particular doll is Raggedy Ann.
And the last one in this group is a Rosalie Quinlan design appropriately named Raggedy Rosie.
Post and Rail.
Posted on September 2, 2010 | Comments Off on Post and Rail.
Sometimes there are fabrics you just want to play with and end up using a simple pattern to show them off. I liked the colours and chose a basic post and rail pattern. It ended up being a small lap sized quilt.
The quilting was an overall butterfly pattern.
Here’s a better look at the back. The colour is not true but the quilt pattern shows up well.
Lots of Raggedies.
Posted on September 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Lots of Raggedies.
I bit the bullet and finally purchased shelves to store and tidy up my fabrics. It took a full day of organising but I think the end result is definitely worth it. I can find fabrics at a glance and now am wondering why I waited so long to do it.
I wonder if my liking for red, white and blue fabric is also a link to why I like Raggedy Ann and Andy? There are lots of great patterns around for raggedies and I seem to have made quite a few of them.
These dolls are from Konfetti’s patterns and are named I Love Dolls and I Love Dolls Too!! They have loads of character about them and were quite easy to make. Annie has embroidered Annie buttons on her jacket and Andy has a teddy bear on his. I think I bought the tiny shoes in a supermarket, of all places.
The next raggedies are from a Lynn Hyland pattern from Lil Blokes Designs. They are named Rusty and Rita. Great to see good designs from Australian designers. Easy to follow instructions for these dolls too.
I enjoy having these dolls decorating my sewing room and adding a bit of colour on a drab, wet day.
Embroidered Gardens.
Posted on August 31, 2010 | Comments Off on Embroidered Gardens.
I started to learn embroidery about 18 years ago. I had done basic cross stitch, but had never learnt any embroidery stitches.
I completed these gardens with the help of my embroidery teacher, Vicki. They are both from a Diana Lampe book, Embroidered Garden Flowers.
The first one is the Spring Garden.
The next is the Cottage Garden.
All were completed using DMC threads.
I think there has also been a recent reprint of several of Diana Lampe’s books.
Red, White and Blue.
Posted on August 30, 2010 | Comments Off on Red, White and Blue.
I like a lot of red, white and blue so it is not surprising to see many of my quilts using these colours. The only difference in this quilt is that I have used cream instead of white. It is made using several charm packs from an old Moda range named Coming Home. I have used half square triangles and contrasted light and dark.
I then quilted on the diagonal. I have a Quilter’s Edition Bernina and I wanted to use the hand look quilt stitch. I really like the end result with that stitch and plan to use it again.
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