Monday, January 30, 2012
Kathleens quilt
I made a quilt for my sister for her birthday. Her birthday was in November and it was not nearly put together, much less quilted, sewn, bound, etc. etc. So I told her it would be ready "soon". Holidays rolled around and I just didn't have the time to devote to it and I didn't want to rush. I finally got it done and sent off and she called over the weekend to tell me she "loved" it!! I love the colors and the figure is Frida Kalo (for those of us who are not "artsy"). I have many many large scraps left over and I am making another quilt for my niece, who loved the fabric when I gave her a peek back in November. Worked on it all weekend and am very excited about this one, too. Take a look.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Back to the Basics
Here is a picture of basic tools that I use for most of my sewing projects. When I started quilting years ago ( a long long time!!! 33 years), I used to cut out templates from cardboard and my measurements weren't always exact. I had some disasters along the way but how else do you learn, right? The tools I use now are so much easier, exact and gets me to the finished product oh-so-much faster. What is pictured is a self-repairing cutting board that is marked in a grid, a transparent straight edge, rotary cutters in two sizes and little nine-patch scrap block. Also pins in a magnetic holder ( I always dropped and spilling pins all over the floor -- this helps to eliminate that).
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A WORTHY CAUSE
I would like to promote a very worthwhile cause, maybe one that is near and dear to your hearts -- It's called Soldiers Angels, http://www.soldiersangels.org/, I made two quilts in the last couple of years to send overseas to a wounded soldier. The idea is to support our troups by giving them something from home, especially our guys and gals who have been wounded. Check out the website -- there are simple blankets to make, and many other ideas if you are not into sewing that much. Here is a simple quilt that I sent recently, made mostly from scraps of fabric that I had, adding to it with some red and blue.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Aprons, aprons, aprons
So I have an ongoing project with apron-making. Last year, my daughter requested an apron for her birthday present. I found a couple of patterns online -- for free!!! -- and was off and running. When I discovered how easy and fast they are to make, I was busily sewing to my hearts/ content. I made her two aprons - both reversible -- so she actually had four!! When I took them to the office to show off, everyone oohed and ahhed -- adding to my very inflated ego -- and my boss was especialy enamored. So I made her one for Christmas with her name across the bib on one side. She loved it!!! I ordered more fabric online -- here is the greatest site for fabric: http://www.equilter.com/, and Luana Rubin does a blog along with that -- here is her email: equilter@equilter.com. Pictured is one apron that I made with the fabric I bought on that site. It has the cutest puppy dog pattern on it and it is solid black on the opposite side. Sorry, ladies, my co-worker already purchased it.
Monday, January 9, 2012
More new stuff
Hi All, Thought I would let you in on a technique that I learned last year -- I am big on putting my scraps to good use -- I just can't throw anything away if it looks usefull!!!! I stumbled upon a tutorial online using your scraps in a very constructive way --it's easy and fun!!! Try looking at http://www.how-to-quilt.com/. Here is my version:. As soon as my grandson saw it, he said, "Granma, can I have it? Of course I couldn't say no because I have plenty more "crumbs" to make many more of these types of quilts.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
SUSANS QUILTS
I am going to start out this blog from advice given to me by an experienced blogger. I love to quilt and would love to share what I am doing and possibly gain some insite from others. I love to quilt and sew and feel very honored and proud when my work is praised and admired. Of course, my family and friends are quite biased but I think I have definitely improved over the years. Here is some of my recent work:
Blue is my favorite color and I was experimenting with the flying geese design which I had never done. I think it turned out pretty good.
This quilt is for sale, by the way, if anyone is interesd.
Blue is my favorite color and I was experimenting with the flying geese design which I had never done. I think it turned out pretty good.
This quilt is for sale, by the way, if anyone is interesd.
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