Showing posts with label Victoria and Albert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victoria and Albert. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2018

What does the Log Cabin block, Paper Piecing, and a Ballerina have in common?


Absolutely nothing!!!

Except that they have been sitting on my longarm in piles waiting to get finished for a while now.

Below is the Log Cabin blocks.

Island Batik Scraps, I can see the Victoria and Albert Line in there.  November's Island Batik Challenge.  This one would be close to be getting done but I have to do some cutting on these blocks and boy am I nervous that I make a mistake.  I know....get ur done!!!





I have been working on this paper piecing for months, I do mean months.  This is something that I designed. Not much on paper piecing but I am hoping this turns out.  Not a great mathematician either so keep your fingers crossed that it all works.  This project is the October Island Batik Challenge.  I will not be able to sew for ten days this month so I am frantically working on this one.



Then this ballerina, oh my gosh.  I have put more thought into this one.  It seems like all I do is think.  I have embroidered some things to go with it and now I am trying to decide how I can make her name look like the lettering I used in the embroidery machine.  I used designs that don't include the letttering, just the words.

By the way, this ballerina was made by enlarging her and then enlarging her on my printer.

I think I finally came up with something but we get our grandson today.  Oh yes....can't wait.  Maybe while he sleeps I can get her name done just right.  I have had several failed attempts but I am thinking this time might work.



Last night I finished four towels, this is the smaller towel but the larger one took me an hour to do (each).  Done....did I say it was done???  

It seems like the older I get the passing of time just speeds by, so enjoy today and don't worry about tomorrow.!!

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

LAST CALL- COME ONE COME ALL!!

This is the last day of  "The Great Outdoor" Blog hop.


My fabric line for Island Batik was "Victoria and Albert".

Here a pillow from this fabric (which I need a bigger pillow form).




This pattern is made from the cancer ribbon by Accuquilt.

Below is the back of the pillow, I just love these fabrics, don't you?




I saw on facebook the pattern for this double pot holder.



I just love this pattern.  The only thing that I changed was I put insul-brite inside.


It is rare that I get a day in my sewing room so I took total advantage of it.

I spent my evening making these embroidery designs, it is for a custom quilt that just needs to get done!



I sat up a machine for Maria (my daughter in law) and last night she made baby bandanas AND



   
                                                                 Kitchen mats



                             She liked the ones I have and it truly does put a nice touch to the kitchen.  She didn't round the corners and made her bigger than mine...see she already has a quilter's heart, she will make designs her own.

What I like about her in my sewing room is that she is using up scraps.  Every little bit helps...right???
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