"A Day Spent Sewing" is a sweet pattern by Lynette Anderson Designs. This can be bought as a PDF download direct from Lynette's online shop Little Quilt Store which is a great way of buying Lynette's patterns if you're in a hurry to start stitching and don't want to wait for the postman! I've used a selection of variegated Valdani perle threads for the hand embroidery, and the Apliquick method of applique. These cute "spools" have been pieced together. I've used fabrics from Lynette's recent One Stitch at a Time collection, supplied as a charm pack from Cross Patch in Wales, and the Valdani threads were purchased from Cross Patch too.
My top tips for precision piecing are:
1. using a straight stitch needle plate on your machine
2. fine sewing thread - my favourite is Aurifil 50wt
3. a fine sharp needle - I tend to use Schmetz Microtex size 60
These tiny spool blocks measure just 2.5" square, and have been pressed flat on my wool pressing mat, with the seams pressed open to reduce bulk...
My top tips for precision piecing are:
1. using a straight stitch needle plate on your machine
2. fine sewing thread - my favourite is Aurifil 50wt
3. a fine sharp needle - I tend to use Schmetz Microtex size 60
These tiny spool blocks measure just 2.5" square, and have been pressed flat on my wool pressing mat, with the seams pressed open to reduce bulk...
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...this has been embellished with some hand painted wooden buttons, also designed by Lynette, and purchased from Coast and Country Crafts and Quilts in Cornwall. The narrow single fold scrappy binding has been hand stitched to the back of the wallhanging. My "label" has been hand embroidered directly onto the backing fabric...
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...this pretty wall hanging is just 6.5" x 11" finished size. A narrow sleeve has been hand stiched to the back, and I've secured it to a small decorative quilt hanger. "A Day Spent Sewing" is now ready to display in my sewing studio.
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