Next Project: Holiday Jumpstart

Good morning everyone!

The holidays are approaching, faster than we know it. So we decided that the next round of Sew? I Knit will be "Holiday Jumpstart." Starting October 15th and ending on December 24th, the focus of Sew? I Knit will be to get all those holiday gifts and decorations done, over with and out of the way. We're all about stress minimization over here. Sign ups are from October 1st until the 15th.

What's next?

Has the next project been announced?

Better late then never

I know that I'm late with my quilt but I had to wait till my placemat reaches the person I've been swapping it with, so I could not post earlier. By it finally arrived at Anna's, so I can show it to you. ^^



It's a placemat size 10 in x 8 in, made of cotton and linnen, with a tree patchwork.
I enjoyed this project and I liked all your creations! ^^

Dino Quilt

Funny, I seem to remember posting the last project at about 11pm on the evening of the deadline........

Anyway, I had hoped to finish this dinosaur quilt for my son this week, mainly because my daughter is now begging me to start her kitty quilt. But family events intervened and it was not to be.

But I thought I'd show the quilt top anyway, and if you are interested in it, you might check out my blog in the next week or so for progress. I had enough interested comments from a post a few weeks ago, that I decided to make up a tutorial on how I designed this from my son's artwork and translated it into fabric. So watch for that in the next couple of weeks.

Here is the finished quilt top:


You can see some detail shots on the latest entry on my blog, and if you scroll down to the bottom of the page (August 16th entry) I have a photo of my son and his original drawing.

Quilted blanket for my relaxation time

『Quilted Blanket』
pattern : from Machine made patchworks by Suzuko Koseki
size : 28"x38"
fabric : cotton , linen , double-gauze



I know today is deadline...so I just finished my quilted blanket.The arrangement of each piece was difficult for me and the quilting by the sewing machine took long time.I used some beautiful cotton and antique linen for top and double-gauze for back , because I think double-gauze is very softly.

I think the blanket will make me happy :>
more photo is here !!

Bags!

These are some quilted bags I´ve made to take along to an autumn fair.

Until the Quilt is Done

I am working hard on my hankie quilt, and all the squares are sewn together. Now i just have to do the backing and attach it all. It should be done for Sept. 15, which is so exciting because this project has been just 'sitting around' for a year now!

I went to a friend's baby shower yesterday and realized that part of the gift i gave her were a quilted project - these baby bibs i made her. Since they're quilted, so i just wanted to share! And show you that i have been busy making quilted things, just not the massive project i had planned!

Quilted Tote Bag

I just finished this quilted tote bag. The leaves are machine embroidered and there is some strip piecing on the front. I have plans for another with more patchwork...I might even make the deadline! Stay tuned...

Thank You!!!

Thank you to Susie for the post about the shop in Ringgold, GA. They are FABULOUS! The folks at Sew Be It! are so nice and have a beautiful shop. It's right off the interstate for anyone travelling btw TN and Atl - make it a point to stop by - it's worth the visit! I'm working furiously on several projects for the deadline and will have some pictures to post very soon. Please check out my blog and my etsy shop to see what else I've been working on.

I'll keep you posted!

AmyDe

Quilted bib

I know I`ve been a bad bad person for not finishing my top. I was going to, really, but life interfered, I guess (I`ll save you from explanations). I feel especially bad for not checking this blog out as much as I should have - but I plan to catch up!




I did finish the current project though: a quilted baby bib for my nephew, here modeled by it`s cute-but-too-excited-to-stay-still recipient. Upset with my failure with the previous project, I didn`t want to announce I was going to make anything in time, since I wasn`t sure I was really going to make it. But I must say this was a great project! I`ve been planning to give a try to patchwork, and had fun making this. (Though sewing bias tape (my first time) was hellish, just as I suspected it would be. I´ve always known bias tape is evil.) I´ll surely be making more patchwork in the future.

See the other side of the bib and some details in my blog.

EDIT: now the link should work!

Quilted Pillow for a Red Room

The past few weeks I have been painting and redecorating my daughter's room and I was ever aware that the sew along was coming to an end....So, I decided to use some left over silk, a bit of the curtain fabric and some left over linen like fabric to create a pillow for her room.


Ta Da! Done.

The picture does not do the colours justice unfortunately.
And so I am complete before school starts and I have no more time to sew!

A little quilted bag

Hi everyone! Pardon me for the late introduction. I'm a knitter and a beginner at sewing. This is my first attempt at quilting, so I thought I'd start with something small. It's definitely not a quilt, but it does have a quilted element!

This is a quilted drawstring bag that I made for my daughter. The pattern is based on this tutorial for a drawstring backpack (the "Mama Backpack"), except that I didn't make it into a backpack and added a strap instead, and I added a batting between the outer fabric and the lining and quilted it. I also made the bag smaller, more toddler-sized rather than "Mama-sized".



More on my blog.

Finally I´ve managed to finish some sewing. I love the colour combination red and blue and hope to finish a bag today aswell. I´ve been knitting socks for winter and that´s been keeping me away from the sewing machine.

finished hot pad

I finished my quilted hot pad. Here are a couple pictures...

More over on my blog ...here

Travelling

Hi All - everyone;s work looks GREAT - the chicken quilt "cracks" me up! I am travelling soon and wanted to know of everyone's favorite quilt shops/fabric stores between Atlanta, GA and Chattanooga, TN. Thanks for your help - I can't wait to do some major shopping!

AmyDe

not exactly a quilt

but here's my contribution to this months theme. I have never really considered myself a quilter. That was until I discovered Japanese craft magazines, I recently purchased this machine quilting book and thought I would try out the log cabin pillow. Being a novice I kept it simple and just did simple 1/2 inch lines. I used cotton batting and it is closed with a tied envelope back. The pillow will be a birthday gift for a friends daugther who is turning 6.


More blogged here

wip

here is the beginning of my quilted project...i just cut the fabric pieces. i plan to make a quilted hot pad. i hope to finish in a couple hours. a small easy project, yes...but hard to sneak time in w/ a little baby...i have to wait until she naps...

My Hankie Quilt WIP

I've had a lot of projects on the go lately, but i recently sat down with my vintage hankies and have mapped out the format for the quilt. I also have the fabric i need for the backing, and all i have to do now is set a date with my sewing machine and zoom zoom the hankies together! And, i have solved what to do with the different sizes of hankies - i don't have the heart to cut them to size but i will be added other fabric in between squares.

My Crazy Chickens Quilt

Here is my Sew I Knit Project for August-September. I added ribbon to the back to hang it from the loft railing.

This chicken seems to approve.

My Quilt is Done!

Here is a slightly crooked picture of the quilt I made for this month's quilt project challenge.

The fabric choices were inspired by the wildflowers that grow in my yard. The quilt measures about 30 inches by 30 inches. I machine quilted it with my walking foot. I plan to make a sleeve for it and hang it on the wall. It was a lot of fun making it. Now I'd like to make a bigger one for a bed. Woo hoo!