My English Lesson

Hiya again, how was your weekend? We've had the sniffles unfortunately. Little Miss got it first and shared it with me. I feel truly loved. :P


My new word of the day is tessellation. I have never heard of a tessellation quilt before. After looking it up a learnt that it meant: A shape or tile that is repeated to fill a surface without any gaps or overlaps.

Like this, and this is the simplest form I found. Have a look at these beauties...

Quilts Plus Colour

Dream Castle Quilts

Chalk Dusters

Nice hey? My fav has to be the bird one at the top. Gorgeous colours and birds... need I say more. :)
So this is the next one on my list of quilts to make and I've got just the charm pack waiting.

Gorgeous colours from Moda (as usual) So beautiful for girls with out being to... pink. 
Do you think a girl can have too much pink?

Ritzy Cracker Quilt

...and the Ritzy cracker quilt is all done.

Turquoise binding to finish off and as you can see in this shot the backing fabric is also turquoise with white polka dots.

Simple border quilting.

So what do you think? Do you like the colours? 

This quilt is up for sale in my new location at Etsy. If you would like to check it out all you have to do is hit the "Visit My Store" tab at the top of the page and it will take you there.

Hope to see you there soon!

Wordless Wednessday.

Well Almost wordless Wednesday...

These are the latest letters I've made. Also the blue and red quilt is new. Two stunning boys rooms with a little Dream Patch added. Thank you to the gorgeous mummy who let me share her beautiful home.

Weekend sewing.

Welcome back,
How was your weekend? Mine was great. Had a very productive one as I'm about to show you. I got to work on this quilt.

Got all my blocks done which took me faster than I thought. Looks more complicated than it actually is.

After playing with the layout I got to put the whole thing together which I think is the most exciting part.

And now I'm at this stage. I am in love with that turquoise. (surprise, surprise) So you know what I'll be doing tonight... :D
Hope you enjoyed your weekend too!!

The begining...

Hi there,

I picked up this oh-so-cute charm pack and it's been sitting with my fabric stash for too long. The thing I love about this collection is it could easily fit into a boys or girls room. Perfect for that expectant mum that wants to keep the baby's gender a surprise! It is always so hard to shop for boys and girls.

Yesterday I finally got started on this quilt.

Moda Bake Shop

Looks fun and cute.

I'm working on something big that is soooo exciting for me. I never thought I'd ever get to do something like this and I really hope it works out. We're only testing the waters at this point but for any of you who sew or even buy I'm looking at stocking pre-cut fabrics (for the time being) for you to purchase or select from for quilts and play-mats. It'll give me the opportunity to have a continuous supply of fabric so hopefully quilts will be coming more regularly. I really hope you come along with me on my new adventure. I really REALLY enjoy your company!

In progress...

Now this is going to be a quick one!

Stay tuned for the reveal...

Oh and remember this pick?

I'm about to show you 2 more of these.

Kinda exciting!!

Told you that would be quick ;)

Modern Patchwork!

Patchwork has come a long way! I used to imagine older ladies sitting around together piecing various floral fabrics together to create a quilt. But did you know that quilts and cushions aren't necessarily the only thing that the word "patchwork" is associated with? Check out these images.

Squint

 

Whip up

AMAZING isn't it? There are some truly creative people out there. Who would have thought to cover a chest of drawers in fabric. I LOVE it!

Cushion Tutorial.

Hello again, :)
As promised I'll be doing a simple tute to explain how I made the cushion from my last post. If you've made cushion covers before this is exactly the same with a little addition before you put the two faces together. If not I'll be explaining from the beginning.

Firstly my fabric. The reason the circles stayed so well with out fraying too much is because I used the latex backed fabric meant for blackout curtains. I know that it's not really made for cushions but it was a gorgeous colour, it keeps my circles in shape and doesn't stretch or warp. And the amount of fabric I bought cost me $3 so why not? If you weren't using latex backed fabric you would have to cut double the quantity of circles and stitch them together right side facing. Then turn them right side out and press to get to step 3.
Hope you like it.

What you'll need: 

~ Chosen fabric, quantity depends on the size of your cushion insert. I needed .25 meters.
~ Cushion insert
~ Matching thread
~ A small plate
~ Fabric pencil or pen.


Step 1.  Measure your cushion insert then add 2cm for your seam. This is your cushion front and back measurements. You will need to cut 2 off.

Step 2. With the remaining fabric and using your plate draw your circles on the wrong side of the fabric. You'll have to calculate how many circles you'll need depending on your plate and cushion size.  If your not sure or like me couldn't find the calculator, just keep cutting until you've ran out of fabric and play around with it at the next step. I needed 12.

Step 3.  At this point you should have 2 squares or rectangles and a whole heap of circles. Now it's time to play with placement. I kept playing around till I got this. The first row is made up of half circles... well you can see the rest.

If I had more fabric I probably would have kept going all the way down the cushion. Anything goes at this stage. Your only limited by your imagination. Make sure you pin all your pieces in place.

Step 4.  So now its time for some sewing. Firstly the circles. At first I tacked them on like this.

 

But id didn't work very well. the circles weren't staying in position. So after some unstitching I tried it this way and it seems to work a lot better! Keep going with each row starting from the bottom and working your way up. You should end up with a finished front panel that looks just like the image from step 3.

Step 5. After finishing the front panel it's time to add your zipper.This image is from The Purl Bee. They have a great tutorial on how to attach zippers. Head on over for this step. I couldn't have explained it any better!

The Purl Bee

Step 6. Once you've finished your zipper all you need to do (with it still inside out) is sew the remaining 3 sides. Clip the corners before turning it right side out and insert you cushion insert. Voila! Your all done!

New cushion for the lounge, Bed or the reading nook. Hope you enjoy making your cushion cover as much as I enjoyed sharing!

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