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Christmas in February.....?

13/2/2012

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No this isn't because of the snow or the freeeeezing cold temperatures this month, but I have borrowed the blog title and borrowed this picture from Janette's blog - she is the wonderful Longarm
Quilter who magically turns an old rag into an absolute work of art - if you have a look over here, you can see what she has just written about my Christmas Schnibble quilt. Thanks again Janette - it was put to VERY use over the Christmas holidays.
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Black and White Sminkepunge

12/2/2012

 
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Ages ago, one of my friends asked me if I could make a couple of these bags for her two daughters, and here they are - I chose my favourite AnnAKa pattern, Anna's Sminkepung, and my friend asked for black and white fabrics. I have used the same fabrics for both bags, but in a different layout.....

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.....I like using a fusible Pellon wadding for these bags, as it is semi-firm and keeps it's shape well. The larger bag has been quilted in a cross hatch design, and decorated with ric-rac and buttons.....

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.....I used a small tab at one end of the zipper so it is easy to undo, and can be hung up. As you can see, I used both black and white ric-rac, and different fabrics for each binding.....

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.....after machining into place, the zipper has been sewn on the wrong side of the bag by hand to keep it neat - I like finishing things off by hand, as I think it makes it extra special. I'm still adding a little flouish to my bags, by sewing one of my labels into the side seam - it says "made with the hand, given from the heart.....

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.....this is the larger bag completed - I'm really pleased with this one. it's a good size for make-up or toiletries.....

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.....the smaller bag has also been embellished, again with some rac-rac, but I also added some lace timming and appliqued a picture onto the front of this bag.....

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.....I wasn't sure if my friend's daughter would want one of my usual pictures of vintage lingerie, and girdles and stuff, so I chose this vintage advert for Maybelline make-up instead. I like the way the model is looking over her shoulder - very flirty!....

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.....and here is the finished bag. Job done!! What do you think Suzanne? Will your daughters be pleased with them??

Friends for Christmas

8/2/2012

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When my friend Eva came to stay with me in the summer of 2010, we had a great time together, including going on a couple of workshops with Lynette Anderson at my local quiltshop, Quilters Haven. (Didn't we all have a great time Eva - are you still busy stitching colonial knots??!!) All too soon our holiday had come to an end, and Eva returned to Norway just a few days before her birthday.....

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.....I wrapped up a very special present for her to take back to Norway because it was a very special birthday - and she was really excited when she unwrapped it - all the patterns and fabric to make "Friends for Christmas", a wonderful quilt designed by Lynette. Eva has spent the last few weeks busy stitching, and I have borrowed this photo from her blog to show you the finished quilt - it looks FAB!!

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A Gift For Kirsty

5/2/2012

 
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One of my colleagues, Kirsty, was leaving work to take up a new post elsewhere, and I have been busy making her a leaving gift - another one of my toilettry bags, inspired by AnnAKa patterns. This time I used a picture from this website, Magic Moonlight, where you can download lots of free images .....

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.....once again, I used the miracle sheets of fabric to print the picture onto - this is a great way to make a gift unique. I chose this picture to blend in with the colours of these Lecien fabrics that I chose for the rest of the bag.....

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.....the back of the bag is quilted in a cross-hatch pattern - you can see the grid lines that I have marked on the fabric with a Clover Hera marker.....

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.....the front section of the bag is quilted in exactly the same way.....

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.....the printed picture is then machine appliqued into place. I have still used the walking foot for this, and altered the needle position so it sews just inside the edge of the picture..... 

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.....the lace trimming is attached at the same time as the binding for the zipper - this saves time and thread, and I used a few dabs of Roxanne Baste-it glue to hold the lace in position instead of pins.....

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.....you can see how I have hand-sewn the zipper to the inside of the bag so it lays flat. Oh and this time I added one of my labels inside the bag as a little flourish.....

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.....and here is the finished bag - perfect for make-up or toilettries. Job done!.....

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.....we all had a great time on Wednesday at Kirsty's leaving do - we had a meal at the Maybush Inn, Waldringfield - and I chose prawn and crayfish cocktail for starters. No piccie of the delicious smoked salmon fishcakes that I enjoyed for the main course - sorry!.....

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.....and I just managed to squeeze in this delicious pudding - chocolate fudge cake with cream - it really was yummy - very sweet and sticky! Oh, and you can click onto the pictures for a bigger look if you want to - that pudding really was DELICIOUS!!

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    Cinderberry Styitches
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    Sigrun's blog
    Sølvi's blog
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    These are the UK shops that I use to purchase my quilting supplies - fabrics and threads etc.
    Bramblepatch
    Buttonberry
    Coast and Country Crafts
    Craft Den
    Cross Patch
    Emma's Fabric Studio
    Fiona's Fabrics
    Glenroy Designs
    Halfpenny Home
    Hulu
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    Patchwork Chicks
    Quilter's Cloth
    Quilters Haven
    Sew and So's
    The Eternal Maker
    The Fat Quarters
    The Quilt Room
    U-handbag

    Australian links

    Cookies and Cream Craft
    Homespun magazine
    Little Quilt Store
    Quilt Fabric Delights
    Under The Mulberry Tree

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    Lapp-Elisa Quilts HB
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    Myquilt
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