The Lantern Bloom quilt is progressing:
I’m liking it more as I go along.
I’ve started cutting up the Amy Butler FQ’s and might start sewing them tomorrow. A sick kidlet has slowed me down, she just wants to be held – poor little love.
I will be going to my Wednesday morning sewing group tomorrow and have decided that I will start cutting up my Laura Gunn – Lantern Bloom fabrics. I love this range but have been struggling with what to do with them. Have decided to go kind of freeform – cut it into large-ish pieces and just see where it takes me. When I started seeing this fabric on various blogs I loved it and bought a full set of FQ’s plus a bit extra but when it arrived the colours were different to what I was expecting. To me it is a very “grown up” range – it looks like artwork – I hope I can do it justice.
I have lots of ideas bubbling away right now but can’t seem to actually start anything. I procrastinate and generally fluff around and don’t get a lot done. Maybe blogging about these things more regularly will get me on track.
I am going to start this Mod Sampler Quilt Along using a set of Amy Butlet FQs that I bought. I don’t really like them – wish I’d got the bluey-green ones but anyhoo….
The contrast between the fabrics probably isn’t enough but I will cut them up and see how it goes. Might sash them in something brighter – yellow, pink or orange?
It has been a long time since I have posted anything. My baby Paige will be 6 months on Monday, I don’t know where the time has gone.
I have been doing a lot of different projects – starting them but not finishing anything. I seem to have lost my mojo, I think it is lack of sleep and new motherhood. I can spend hours just looking at, and playing with my little girl.
I have joined a swap!! A 9 Patch swap at Twiddletails - it is a 3 months swap – requires 16 blocks to be sent for each of the 3 months. I received my first 16 back which has given me a hurry up because the 2nd 16 are now overdue. (I have actually completed them all now and they will hit the post office tomorrow).
This is what I have done for June and July:
And this is what I have received back:
I am going to sash them with white. It should be a nice bright quilt.
Here is what has been keeping me away from my sewing…
I can’t stop. This one is so cute.
I might put another row of ricrac along the bottom. My next attempt will be from another pattern.
I dug this lot out of the cupboard and will be making it into a quilt for my sister. I am not looking forward to sewing the chenille… it is so lumpy and hard to keep straight.
My sister isn’t really a “patchworky” kind of person but I have wanted to make her something for a long time. I think she will like this. Will keep you posted.
I altered the pattern again and ended up with this one. It is way too big now but will be great for next summer.
I can sew a straight line but have never done any dress making before and really wanted to make Paige something nice. I found a really cute pattern for a baby dress here at http://madebyrae.blogspot.com. It was sweet and simple and mine turned out like this:
After completing the bodice I had to modify the pattern as my itty bitty baby is in fact a chubba bubba (note the pink side panels), this also meant that the skirt wasn’t as gathered (measure twice and cut once!! next time). It isn’t too bad for a first attempt.
Adding the bias binding was trickier than I thought, and I found an excellent video tutorial at http://angrychicken.typepad.com. I will be making more of these.
I am cleaning out my fat quarters and will be turning this pile into something this weekend. I will post when the something eventuates.
Yesterday I blogged over here about a little Taggy blanket that I made for my baby. Here it is being played with:
I went to the CraftFair this week, twice actually, once with my Mum and Paige, and also with the Red Buttons. It was very same-same as last year but I still managed to spend a bit of cash.
I have one metre of this beautiful grey paisley that needs to be made into something. Maybe a bag.
I also bought some other fabric and gadgets.
I have the supplies, now to get the inspiration.
This cot quilt was made for a girlfriend’s son. He is a lovely little guy, I made him this for his first birthday. It is made of flannel and novelty scraps that another friend gave me. I used the flannel for the the front, the back and the wadding. It is lovely and soft. Just right for the climate we live in here.
I have enough red fabric leftover to make another. Another little boy whose Mum was been kind to me might get that one.
