So here is the basted quilt that I will be finishing this week. I have a learned a lot since sewing this colorful top together, and this quilt will be a great reminder on how far I have come and how much further I yet to go.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
realizations
Finally basted this UFO today. If I remember correctly, I sewed this bad boy together MONTHS ago, but never got around to basting it. While I was basting it, I realized all the flaws throughout the top. Squares not matching up perfectly, errors here and there. And then I realized something, I have learned a whole lot in the last few months! I am shocked by all I have learned, and the little things I have learned to get my corners to line up better (I am not perfect with this by any account, but I have improved)
So here is the basted quilt that I will be finishing this week. I have a learned a lot since sewing this colorful top together, and this quilt will be a great reminder on how far I have come and how much further I yet to go.
So here is the basted quilt that I will be finishing this week. I have a learned a lot since sewing this colorful top together, and this quilt will be a great reminder on how far I have come and how much further I yet to go.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Labels- it really is the little things
So I have dreamt about having labels in past for my quilts, but thought, eh, whatever. After making a friend a quilt, she finally convinced me that "yes, I need labels now" So I went home, uploaded the file my Husband made for a future label, and bought some labels from Spoonflower.com. You can even design your own fabric on this site. HOW COOL!
About 10 days later, they arrived and my first thoughts after ripping the package open was "THEY LOOK AWESOME!" I love the little details, but yet the simplicity.
So I sewed one of these awesome labels on a quilt I finished, and um, yes, they are even better than AWESOME! So yes I am quite excited about them. And now I am thinking that a fat quarter may not be enough, I want to put them on everything!
I just want to add, Thank you Spoonflower for giving me this joy of something so simple as my labels. :) And thank you to my Husband for designing the label.
About 10 days later, they arrived and my first thoughts after ripping the package open was "THEY LOOK AWESOME!" I love the little details, but yet the simplicity.
So I sewed one of these awesome labels on a quilt I finished, and um, yes, they are even better than AWESOME! So yes I am quite excited about them. And now I am thinking that a fat quarter may not be enough, I want to put them on everything!
I just want to add, Thank you Spoonflower for giving me this joy of something so simple as my labels. :) And thank you to my Husband for designing the label.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Carpenter Star- yes I love!
Oh my, when I first saw the carpenter star I was in love. And now that I have pieced together one, I AM SO IN LOVE (Don't worry Steve, I still love you!)
Love the simplicity yet character of the pattern. You could make many small ones and piece them together, or just make one giant one! So I drew up a chart of piecing it together on graph paper (figured this was the safest route for my sanity after trying to just do something out of my head it drove me nuts!).I knew the general colors I wanted so I colored it in to help with laying it out.
I will admit that I ended up going with blue where the yellow is on the chart and yellow where the blue is on the chart, which really gave my brain some exercise :)
Figured out how many HST I would need (16 in each color combo) and 16 solid and went to work cutting yesterday. And of course I used the new awesome method at making HST!
Today I laid the pattern out on the bed and then started piecing it together section by section.
I was very concerned that the blue would make it look psychadelic, but it def does not. I love it. Now to finish it off with some awesome trim and quilt it out. Can't wait to see the final product on this one.
linking up to work in progress wednesday
you can also follow me Lisa at Bound with Stitches by Lisa on the Facebook :) ( I am anxiously waiting for Kate to make her page possibly :) )
Love the simplicity yet character of the pattern. You could make many small ones and piece them together, or just make one giant one! So I drew up a chart of piecing it together on graph paper (figured this was the safest route for my sanity after trying to just do something out of my head it drove me nuts!).I knew the general colors I wanted so I colored it in to help with laying it out.
Figured out how many HST I would need (16 in each color combo) and 16 solid and went to work cutting yesterday. And of course I used the new awesome method at making HST!
Today I laid the pattern out on the bed and then started piecing it together section by section.
I was very concerned that the blue would make it look psychadelic, but it def does not. I love it. Now to finish it off with some awesome trim and quilt it out. Can't wait to see the final product on this one.
you can also follow me Lisa at Bound with Stitches by Lisa on the Facebook :) ( I am anxiously waiting for Kate to make her page possibly :) )
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