tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531546106811667322024-03-13T10:03:54.436+00:00Jennie's ThreadsJust let me sew!Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-59383983992073961702023-06-07T18:06:00.001+01:002023-06-07T18:06:38.140+01:00All the Little Finishes<p> I've had a few recent finishes - mostly smaller pieces and mostly not on my list to finish this year (because I've only just started them!) - lots and lots of pouches! Here's a round up...</p><p>Three pouches I made for the kids for our holiday - all are the Seamingly Sane Pouch pattern, but I used the pattern add-on to adjust the sizes and customised with some straps and in one case, a pocket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYn9MKEUlnrZ5cpNOhtGNNIxhkSAQW8q8mPCxSNkIsGIQ_FGvGkJERvesXK2TTgzwveEKpFHCz4vgv1W20IRtG8iNyMUmLg-FqijhYJtpCDEBZm5mNzf_CXmqSHK2UP-L52CWlKoIYNa8j15JWEfe3Z_BcnkxfY91WEDLh8aEf375p25FOGqY9F-/s1079/Screenshot_20230607_174921_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1079" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYn9MKEUlnrZ5cpNOhtGNNIxhkSAQW8q8mPCxSNkIsGIQ_FGvGkJERvesXK2TTgzwveEKpFHCz4vgv1W20IRtG8iNyMUmLg-FqijhYJtpCDEBZm5mNzf_CXmqSHK2UP-L52CWlKoIYNa8j15JWEfe3Z_BcnkxfY91WEDLh8aEf375p25FOGqY9F-/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174921_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These three pouches are made for our work Yubikeys when we travel to protect them - it's a slightly adjusted Aneela Hooey pattern - the peas are an inside joke! I knew I had pea fabric for a reason!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgiD0hWbiN7EQm6p5j1csABYlOY9H0LMTk1Phh2WKQtS7sqOXSnLe9pNrdRE1EMGpvJ6-LHbIzr3yM63VKeiff9le_kkYagBk5hJeZNSbgeTeEvsfPyp5IYu63OwyGqT-6RxmsqBkd9VA0iA-LndZZHE2X322B8mhjXg46c2_DAtjPdJ4xOLtIWlK/s1434/Screenshot_20230607_175023_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgiD0hWbiN7EQm6p5j1csABYlOY9H0LMTk1Phh2WKQtS7sqOXSnLe9pNrdRE1EMGpvJ6-LHbIzr3yM63VKeiff9le_kkYagBk5hJeZNSbgeTeEvsfPyp5IYu63OwyGqT-6RxmsqBkd9VA0iA-LndZZHE2X322B8mhjXg46c2_DAtjPdJ4xOLtIWlK/s320/Screenshot_20230607_175023_Photos.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple more Seamingly Sane pouches - the smaller one was a birthday present for my Dad, and the floral one was for me to protect my diary when I travel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpeL3ghdCjX-Zb7XfIsUoDioV3CGHWl8vyfpApxjYfC-z9mKKgxSDx3U8IEsd0Ph_GnjBR3H7n8uhnm_fmJVI1U2PdfEsa-WU20m-cx9TUUFI1GBjKkmUC6-t1_dnRvHNXkFj0jof9KkjT5i5kSlyXZCupOHgLdr5GPM--xdVJEHRLxhTeIGt0Xd-/s1079/Screenshot_20230607_174821_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1079" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpeL3ghdCjX-Zb7XfIsUoDioV3CGHWl8vyfpApxjYfC-z9mKKgxSDx3U8IEsd0Ph_GnjBR3H7n8uhnm_fmJVI1U2PdfEsa-WU20m-cx9TUUFI1GBjKkmUC6-t1_dnRvHNXkFj0jof9KkjT5i5kSlyXZCupOHgLdr5GPM--xdVJEHRLxhTeIGt0Xd-/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174821_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Seven pouches made entirely from my scraps to hold EPP pieces pre sewing! This is the Peekapouch pattern by Sweet Cinnamon Roses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsfUgVs8JFKonB2VlbNmPNnzfQdIQ2lWJbSSR_TQuiD_H1XzPuoGZwnUSeYBEhaEqUOOtLUyhQMkIEXdW3O7E2PIg2dqBQreI2Vu70TZqxDBrmUZe2mVNB6CAbh3ubavwy1Gne-paqZu_AD7_hy23yvYuX0y6skqkRNHebTOcWrplg0yByKK1XN8c/s1434/Screenshot_20230607_174635_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsfUgVs8JFKonB2VlbNmPNnzfQdIQ2lWJbSSR_TQuiD_H1XzPuoGZwnUSeYBEhaEqUOOtLUyhQMkIEXdW3O7E2PIg2dqBQreI2Vu70TZqxDBrmUZe2mVNB6CAbh3ubavwy1Gne-paqZu_AD7_hy23yvYuX0y6skqkRNHebTOcWrplg0yByKK1XN8c/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174635_Photos.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the Not So Little Zippy Pouch by Fabric and Flowers. The pattern is a bit of a challenge, but this was the second one I made and it went together much better than the first.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBd9TqDjbMUOFL338xT5tUGh55fj3-TobjuY063ia6kOqtSe5RK7RDRQQKgvyPKsPdyALu57pAZecObJ_Q3tvpzYpfzDWnlj9WCxBreuD1O5n-b5yC7NXtU7FbvfXBNprj0yj_FQwmctAIoD3GpZRFCu1exYVj2HaHy09rHjYERmoO6tArVm8-X2O/s1079/Screenshot_20230607_174419_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1079" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBd9TqDjbMUOFL338xT5tUGh55fj3-TobjuY063ia6kOqtSe5RK7RDRQQKgvyPKsPdyALu57pAZecObJ_Q3tvpzYpfzDWnlj9WCxBreuD1O5n-b5yC7NXtU7FbvfXBNprj0yj_FQwmctAIoD3GpZRFCu1exYVj2HaHy09rHjYERmoO6tArVm8-X2O/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174419_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The complexity comes from the interior - look at all those lovely pockets! This was a birthday present for my mother-in-law.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65HmOZrlrVnVgKu0xeCq9veiz1NLnZLnOOiQadBAjoiJZLRrGcFM8ytRapwGahG9VH57QHCMvPPQ-b_UZiT6ykyZiZcwVK_bIILJ_e8v2vRXF9int9qcgHDYIKvoUJBVY7OKTZX68DprCTHJFagK-ADG6ieyUJs3sQOuCn2jysqCHl6PRPw9TwhMT/s1434/Screenshot_20230607_174433_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65HmOZrlrVnVgKu0xeCq9veiz1NLnZLnOOiQadBAjoiJZLRrGcFM8ytRapwGahG9VH57QHCMvPPQ-b_UZiT6ykyZiZcwVK_bIILJ_e8v2vRXF9int9qcgHDYIKvoUJBVY7OKTZX68DprCTHJFagK-ADG6ieyUJs3sQOuCn2jysqCHl6PRPw9TwhMT/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174433_Photos.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More pouches - a set of three Poppet Pouches (pattern by Rosie Taylor) - they all nest in each other which is very cute. I added some mini eggs to the smallest pouch and this was a birthday present for my lovely friend, Rebecca.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrIGm7YqGP4nJdyKRuF5P4RIT2sBDvKiR2vwgMEfp_GkbQJngYFK8zEXHooBIunJC81q4GlgXDmDeWz5w0y26ZmLmfJDDHfCmAG0mV7FknCtiv0CLBTVZ4A_1i77uSobZQto81HEGnUIJZm4rYDjzDSW7eKFvTSDwbFL3RFMFzHGV_uP0zwE75xV-/s1434/Screenshot_20230607_174319_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrIGm7YqGP4nJdyKRuF5P4RIT2sBDvKiR2vwgMEfp_GkbQJngYFK8zEXHooBIunJC81q4GlgXDmDeWz5w0y26ZmLmfJDDHfCmAG0mV7FknCtiv0CLBTVZ4A_1i77uSobZQto81HEGnUIJZm4rYDjzDSW7eKFvTSDwbFL3RFMFzHGV_uP0zwE75xV-/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174319_Photos.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Possibly my favourite smaller finish of the last few months is this mini quilt - made for my lovely friend Tina, this reflects her 100%. I love this so much I'm planning a mega project with the same alphabet pattern - one of those many-years-in-the-making hugely-over-ambitious projects!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay207bDKcwUDOmnHnvTHC59de6T9GDuayzFFmy9YfBY58gr_Zr2URUpWNJewm1Ccs_LcjYePbaatinzsTdNqGaHsNnGH5zSt_hPk4kcVl48d57NEiG9P5ZNvsv9Yg1ZRk682yYKeowltytDixHJ7STY-63GufdDW_1BseN41Tj5wF9M28jBwFqLdo/s1130/Screenshot_20230607_174352_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay207bDKcwUDOmnHnvTHC59de6T9GDuayzFFmy9YfBY58gr_Zr2URUpWNJewm1Ccs_LcjYePbaatinzsTdNqGaHsNnGH5zSt_hPk4kcVl48d57NEiG9P5ZNvsv9Yg1ZRk682yYKeowltytDixHJ7STY-63GufdDW_1BseN41Tj5wF9M28jBwFqLdo/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174352_Photos.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Quilty friends are the best - so I had to mark Naomi's wedding - I had this ready for when I finally met her in person in March!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8NLuwIPUzx1C2XIR9y3bAMYXb7rvK6GEbaUyidOT9Tp1Yf_-grrejqLXW5c_8j7VeeYO3B49QZkHjTSyAymy4OQFl4h8_LRlJdvGnGUu3El-Zec9G6YjhlMZj8Uptyi6_3iqWFjjgiklGYJppZWFpLJfI9YUzuT6N_mCYNY8lK3RwZtJIWwg6PTs/s1202/Screenshot_20230607_174617_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8NLuwIPUzx1C2XIR9y3bAMYXb7rvK6GEbaUyidOT9Tp1Yf_-grrejqLXW5c_8j7VeeYO3B49QZkHjTSyAymy4OQFl4h8_LRlJdvGnGUu3El-Zec9G6YjhlMZj8Uptyi6_3iqWFjjgiklGYJppZWFpLJfI9YUzuT6N_mCYNY8lK3RwZtJIWwg6PTs/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174617_Photos.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember that lovely friend Tina - well when she has an idea, there's no getting out of it... this cushion cover was made as a raffle prize (her idea, my execution) - The North East Modern Quilt Guild raffled this, a quilt and a pouch in aid of The Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal and raised nearly £600. The cushion is made up of 4" Raspberry Kiss blocks and hand quilted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrgArcFrOtVybUSdhqU8cvR1GKxiL7GVrkG3eGDgdYgxlv_bm2pmiVqUw4Y0eeuv_914qkzwy4BmSYaHWQXIgzezt-aGqOQk1gJIKVpPi0-7zcX2D7b37ZvUU869S-QVrL2SCTdhMutkjPdqJB0C2G3IOOiTU8c2yHPvpvGAffvjAAo_jhj0akzIz/s1079/Screenshot_20230607_174806_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1079" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrgArcFrOtVybUSdhqU8cvR1GKxiL7GVrkG3eGDgdYgxlv_bm2pmiVqUw4Y0eeuv_914qkzwy4BmSYaHWQXIgzezt-aGqOQk1gJIKVpPi0-7zcX2D7b37ZvUU869S-QVrL2SCTdhMutkjPdqJB0C2G3IOOiTU8c2yHPvpvGAffvjAAo_jhj0akzIz/s320/Screenshot_20230607_174806_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was quite attached to the colour scheme of the cushion, so I made myself a tub (another Rosie Taylor pattern) for all the scraps from my foundation piecing. I used 2" clams and Sue Daley's technique for sewing them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaM43VjcSah4q7upB93vzAD8P_BsmbswlRpDGF5TMIsjjFNYQUxIjmahx4e8SgLnDBW2Mgr47pDhCmR0N6Bo-Zjmo7Vix6U3swTTQSsC75MqLZJRqwJgHqVo0b4JjtlwZnq34lW33ar43LrIZdy1Y2wf3np1ZFsMVBtG3VNex5uzZFGuhjzjn21Ba/s1434/Screenshot_20230607_175047_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaM43VjcSah4q7upB93vzAD8P_BsmbswlRpDGF5TMIsjjFNYQUxIjmahx4e8SgLnDBW2Mgr47pDhCmR0N6Bo-Zjmo7Vix6U3swTTQSsC75MqLZJRqwJgHqVo0b4JjtlwZnq34lW33ar43LrIZdy1Y2wf3np1ZFsMVBtG3VNex5uzZFGuhjzjn21Ba/s320/Screenshot_20230607_175047_Photos.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p>It's felt nice to make and finish some little pieces these last few months - I've been working on some bigger projects too though!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-37734413785088934852023-02-12T09:30:00.000+00:002023-02-12T09:30:00.604+00:00[Finish] Skill Builder BOM<p>Well here it is - my first quilt finish of the year! This is the <a href="https://pileofabric.com/pages/skill-builder-bom" target="_blank">Skill Builder block of the month, which was run by Pile O'Fabric back in 2013</a>.</p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDt_WdRcLSJ_HSNL71lf1_QBEoxUBn81LnEsoXe-EU9MjpsoRhn5h4l5BQk4yyB1jdSvNhZrXsEd8KsZwTlOZH-2VfNb7hgWFqe9AmadwSlFVqf03jSJq2PUiw9cD83FRkWvWB4Lg7Q41UXuVw49KOc7cNqC6rHhpegLA4nAinaGVECS-dZ-7bOee/s1080/IMG_20230206_213031_238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDt_WdRcLSJ_HSNL71lf1_QBEoxUBn81LnEsoXe-EU9MjpsoRhn5h4l5BQk4yyB1jdSvNhZrXsEd8KsZwTlOZH-2VfNb7hgWFqe9AmadwSlFVqf03jSJq2PUiw9cD83FRkWvWB4Lg7Q41UXuVw49KOc7cNqC6rHhpegLA4nAinaGVECS-dZ-7bOee/s320/IMG_20230206_213031_238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I started this quilt on<a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2013/01/skill-builder-block-1.html" target="_blank"> 17th January 2013 </a>and the last time I touched this project (according to my blog) was <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2014/04/free-motion-quilting.html" target="_blank">April 2014</a>. I had to give my study a good tidy over Christmas and came across the blocks I'd made and was surprised how much I'd already done. I packed it away again, finished tidying, moved on. But those blocks kept coming back to mind so I dug them back out. I even managed to find the box of fabrics I'd carefully curated all those years ago - wow there were some treasures in there!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXzWWVyDOdRU5myrSmX--hJXsgYo_VPeDRQHPCNHAq-FGs2h2x1s-VczVzDmcNZ_WXSiDkkiqzn7JKscZfHR8y5XQlapCYAjHU-bOQ0DTRfKXx_ptD9GjzRHzTtzQiUAq6_H2F1XS0kDAgD2ciHIQXXgOMrVG-0sNYCOsBPRRaNrftRlbqAdGZCW2/s720/Screenshot_20230125-175518_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="720" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXzWWVyDOdRU5myrSmX--hJXsgYo_VPeDRQHPCNHAq-FGs2h2x1s-VczVzDmcNZ_WXSiDkkiqzn7JKscZfHR8y5XQlapCYAjHU-bOQ0DTRfKXx_ptD9GjzRHzTtzQiUAq6_H2F1XS0kDAgD2ciHIQXXgOMrVG-0sNYCOsBPRRaNrftRlbqAdGZCW2/s320/Screenshot_20230125-175518_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I worked out that if I was content with a 16-block layout, instead of the originally planned 20-block layout, and if I was happy to use the "spare" block created by one of the techniques, I only needed to piece two more. So I did. Both were foundation pieced:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsro_NlbaDK48WbFaUzB23GI2I6vm_O_-qF7xq8kCV7bBPs82Wnwm6AmuSlAncgGyH1F_jtQOE0XNnNpuQPLFSEeszk40gyQqKPTC1PoxIQiN_PMfdNMTK2ozyahnlfm9bUhtzkkq8g7uVTi2D8DeikX7X98yRLQh_jEqZ8oFMvvPDdjgzlF9zdFL/s2778/IMG_20230114_233628_498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="2778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsro_NlbaDK48WbFaUzB23GI2I6vm_O_-qF7xq8kCV7bBPs82Wnwm6AmuSlAncgGyH1F_jtQOE0XNnNpuQPLFSEeszk40gyQqKPTC1PoxIQiN_PMfdNMTK2ozyahnlfm9bUhtzkkq8g7uVTi2D8DeikX7X98yRLQh_jEqZ8oFMvvPDdjgzlF9zdFL/s320/IMG_20230114_233628_498.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGexWegKVGVSsFj9lfo6KAbayGEVQUw8h5F1nU9Mg31ZOSrVPtYjoUz_8_ATkUdMF2fImBkDEzxDCQMUCqe4N1V_OsgIHyaRwHgs33H-zCn61xO8gG47Je6nz_t6XCf0KMf5fkODqObfReHHczCbn1XokVt5198-GmfEzN81_oyza2QRBgSLGmAO5H/s3000/IMG_20230111_174414_268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGexWegKVGVSsFj9lfo6KAbayGEVQUw8h5F1nU9Mg31ZOSrVPtYjoUz_8_ATkUdMF2fImBkDEzxDCQMUCqe4N1V_OsgIHyaRwHgs33H-zCn61xO8gG47Je6nz_t6XCf0KMf5fkODqObfReHHczCbn1XokVt5198-GmfEzN81_oyza2QRBgSLGmAO5H/s320/IMG_20230111_174414_268.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then all the blocks needed to be quilted - I hadn't made as much progress on this particular element of the quilt - looking back at my blog posts from 2013, it seems I was having issues with my machine not wanting to behave when free motion quilting, so there was lots to do. The quilt is constructed using a quilt-as-you technique, which meant it was much easier to do intricate and interesting quilting on each block without struggling to manoeuvre the whole quilt through the machine. Here are some of my favourites:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThgNP6falAbK6owgaJStNl5mXtkC2bc0HWXvzK2SlJ1vEYEbX7sx14lte9cxT7y4HgirjDKtj6ic38c4-G66AZU0opZOP7WW3pbtfL_FoE2369sH4ekKr6JgFx9yYP1Y2drZMLTWmMYJkjD891SNmbPCMWZs5ZFdh77ELd_h_5uGJVtJ9l1n9wFyH/s1080/IMG_20230115_152315_490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThgNP6falAbK6owgaJStNl5mXtkC2bc0HWXvzK2SlJ1vEYEbX7sx14lte9cxT7y4HgirjDKtj6ic38c4-G66AZU0opZOP7WW3pbtfL_FoE2369sH4ekKr6JgFx9yYP1Y2drZMLTWmMYJkjD891SNmbPCMWZs5ZFdh77ELd_h_5uGJVtJ9l1n9wFyH/s320/IMG_20230115_152315_490.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi892jCI8tz6yM1Fn5KgdrSf18TPNNHrlgAQP6au49mhExT41JUSfdwGZ_NxTjQdBorO-JWxwt-DLRCD39ECnuwidnB7n8o3oOrB5wJwEzIz-Hm5hP1C6aW8eXLYWkSgp4wTWD2zWyD4e1K3xNQ7yE4FCjiQGVzC0V6eKJPzpFkXOYOpLnuQxnr1Li6/s1081/IMG_20230115_152315_722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi892jCI8tz6yM1Fn5KgdrSf18TPNNHrlgAQP6au49mhExT41JUSfdwGZ_NxTjQdBorO-JWxwt-DLRCD39ECnuwidnB7n8o3oOrB5wJwEzIz-Hm5hP1C6aW8eXLYWkSgp4wTWD2zWyD4e1K3xNQ7yE4FCjiQGVzC0V6eKJPzpFkXOYOpLnuQxnr1Li6/s320/IMG_20230115_152315_722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to confess that some of the quilting decisions on the last few blocks were influenced by the lack of thread on the reel (and no more grey in my thread stash)!</div><div><br /></div>I backed each block with a different fat quarter from my 10-years-ago stash, and then joined the blocks by sewing them right sides together through all layers, adding a binding strip into the seam, then hand sewing down the binding. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h80lhzvEt4S3wfGC9N0zPaHv5JXsFxb3p_-OoUiPBG8WPg1YB4nn1U5NSNXKlxil5DGjjo4uA2evBGolykc7CL7eY7yQW_YqaDrTRLAYmfUhqhr3Mbcdr5Zr1nmXaikPAZtSxuBZ-nuQjIXb2mchUH_5EalxQxGFjTrszvaTSNAvRc5fpMBSm2gu/s4000/20230115_194015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h80lhzvEt4S3wfGC9N0zPaHv5JXsFxb3p_-OoUiPBG8WPg1YB4nn1U5NSNXKlxil5DGjjo4uA2evBGolykc7CL7eY7yQW_YqaDrTRLAYmfUhqhr3Mbcdr5Zr1nmXaikPAZtSxuBZ-nuQjIXb2mchUH_5EalxQxGFjTrszvaTSNAvRc5fpMBSm2gu/s320/20230115_194015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It took a bit of time, but the pay-off for being able to easily do more intricate quilting was worth it. And the back looks pretty too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPbO-KH8KmXv1sBXITz06OihowXBxCxatmA3EkNKS2PkOi_AsLqBl0-poLyG_-rYZbF1d5qTaMQTESQVcC21uxX19pjFG9jO41EtUJj8FU3ERJ5hSRs9jy3qP0DVyne21kTVg3YerO7sBkWiExWt80LS4JBDeMfyLnxa1cQEfvsuwigVC9Lebx6Uc/s4000/20230205_104519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPbO-KH8KmXv1sBXITz06OihowXBxCxatmA3EkNKS2PkOi_AsLqBl0-poLyG_-rYZbF1d5qTaMQTESQVcC21uxX19pjFG9jO41EtUJj8FU3ERJ5hSRs9jy3qP0DVyne21kTVg3YerO7sBkWiExWt80LS4JBDeMfyLnxa1cQEfvsuwigVC9Lebx6Uc/s320/20230205_104519.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I finished it off with a scrappy binding, and added those treasured fabrics back into my stash! <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2023/01/fettle-those-finishes.html" target="_blank">A finish has been fettled!</a><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6gHv_elvUTpqCZ-grVYxEJBAPfHVPhFWXlXEgkcqwEOQkcA0fcBAc_qKAAjHStouGNk6WOl7iE8gMHFGE9LFFFBDf4WLH6Y-OOwiAlAt8yCLXt5sKbYS3N0InB31_v46uF28q28NIsXMfqQEnr4TNYgERRJdvA8o8rWOcRjEyOnHf50SXK0TZn_w/s1080/IMG_20230206_213031_436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6gHv_elvUTpqCZ-grVYxEJBAPfHVPhFWXlXEgkcqwEOQkcA0fcBAc_qKAAjHStouGNk6WOl7iE8gMHFGE9LFFFBDf4WLH6Y-OOwiAlAt8yCLXt5sKbYS3N0InB31_v46uF28q28NIsXMfqQEnr4TNYgERRJdvA8o8rWOcRjEyOnHf50SXK0TZn_w/s320/IMG_20230206_213031_436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></div></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-22704692503358561682023-02-01T19:28:00.002+00:002023-02-01T19:28:41.867+00:00[Finish] Stash and Dash Pouch<p> Just a week after I posted my Fettle list and I've got a finish already! Monday was my birthday, and every year I take the day off to sew, sew and sew some more. And I like to have a finish on the day - either something I've been working on for a while, or something as a little birthday gift to myself. This year I managed both. First up, my present to myself! The Stash and Dash Pouch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs2B_T0FM6YpA6x_zzKiYDFeh2OCWZ4wgwaOeOwChvQNAhDtSKdhQY_uCC6xFfzph_aVedWF3RZXFLVLnzCEV-HVH5YwcPdkrZ7G9WPzl2MWXxgQIOvDRqiTINoUT9sbMlyZfcZrk8j8tNhT5VLS5I4iRaHsDpRoAQ9uYwzQqXLzlqCMY72KLdVcD/s1113/IMG_20230130_223655_472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs2B_T0FM6YpA6x_zzKiYDFeh2OCWZ4wgwaOeOwChvQNAhDtSKdhQY_uCC6xFfzph_aVedWF3RZXFLVLnzCEV-HVH5YwcPdkrZ7G9WPzl2MWXxgQIOvDRqiTINoUT9sbMlyZfcZrk8j8tNhT5VLS5I4iRaHsDpRoAQ9uYwzQqXLzlqCMY72KLdVcD/s320/IMG_20230130_223655_472.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><p>This was a kit from Lovely Jubbly Fabrics that I bought last year - out of all the six kits I got (it was a subscription) this was the one I loved the most. It's made entirely from Tula Pink fabric, mostly Curiouser and Curiouser, and whilst this isn't my favourite range, these prints are just gorgeous! It's a By Annie pattern and they are really well written but tend to be a slightly different construction method to what I'm used to, so still a bit of a challenge!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd8aZHEmWhy96S6q2qkSIlq7copMF1cxHGi2Pevz0_qpo-sKflNECk6NNibEF-IDOQxphxXKUUGiVSiH2wgJvYmP0pGG8lygQL8K9uT5Wa6fecWCIZk1B6H-PwmAZ-VMs_Kw7grSzoN7oGjln1tP0n7OD9_WChCn1SjvWo6-SAwXpjJOOgbESkd9r/s1113/IMG_20230130_223655_947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd8aZHEmWhy96S6q2qkSIlq7copMF1cxHGi2Pevz0_qpo-sKflNECk6NNibEF-IDOQxphxXKUUGiVSiH2wgJvYmP0pGG8lygQL8K9uT5Wa6fecWCIZk1B6H-PwmAZ-VMs_Kw7grSzoN7oGjln1tP0n7OD9_WChCn1SjvWo6-SAwXpjJOOgbESkd9r/s320/IMG_20230130_223655_947.jpg" width="311" /></a></div>The interior is three mesh pockets and on the outside there is a vinyl slip pocket - I don't know what I'm going to use it for yet!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hok0q9QZdcRlvv4MhzTB5Q0zfarcsBhte7VggYP_4LgsQF_Si5118D4Eptc4X-6CAm4Rou6fX0zlgP5CJma5qtp40DJSf4-s9Xf7TCuxedBF8zwerOYSnNsgTnCAXeqJQX-PFqYUcYWw5RjlJIB2f0UPHBsJu_fqd8xVUKugR6_2oF57oze-1r6d/s1112/IMG_20230130_223655_842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hok0q9QZdcRlvv4MhzTB5Q0zfarcsBhte7VggYP_4LgsQF_Si5118D4Eptc4X-6CAm4Rou6fX0zlgP5CJma5qtp40DJSf4-s9Xf7TCuxedBF8zwerOYSnNsgTnCAXeqJQX-PFqYUcYWw5RjlJIB2f0UPHBsJu_fqd8xVUKugR6_2oF57oze-1r6d/s320/IMG_20230130_223655_842.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p>I tried so hard on the binding! It's not perfect but it's pretty good - definitely the best I've managed without hand sewing the finish. And it's all down to basting tape - double sided sticky tape 1/4" wide and designed for sewing - I think it's water soluble. It isn't the stickiest, but it held the fabric in place just long enough to get it sewn, and I managed a really nice finish!</p><p>And as for the other finish of the day, you'll have to wait, because so far I have not had the magical combination of nice weather and a cooperative quilt holder-upper! But I did go out for a lovely birthday dinner at Geisha in Jesmond!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5d9VcQBOJ7oS8WsclRw3aUW0mjQZs0ivb7T4sXrP5DOiKu9H_-3q7LA6J6heswrgrXv7qID7Mpc7_Y-0hWtjIaj9qkIr6kLn6rE5oaBWi_pMw_HQ5YlBuaGMNxJtByfoxhcYHepQiNwKsE2PsoCy0oQUaueT_nt2jkEXYsqQJ5Aszb6RVhNu9IX4/s4000/20230131_194306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5d9VcQBOJ7oS8WsclRw3aUW0mjQZs0ivb7T4sXrP5DOiKu9H_-3q7LA6J6heswrgrXv7qID7Mpc7_Y-0hWtjIaj9qkIr6kLn6rE5oaBWi_pMw_HQ5YlBuaGMNxJtByfoxhcYHepQiNwKsE2PsoCy0oQUaueT_nt2jkEXYsqQJ5Aszb6RVhNu9IX4/s320/20230131_194306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-38838143409318504662023-01-25T19:00:00.000+00:002023-01-25T19:00:11.373+00:00Fettle Those Finishes<p> Do you remember the list? You know - The List! My List of all of my works in progress. I did a bit of a review recently, ticking off what I've finished, removing what I won't ever do and, of course, adding on a fair few new projects I've started since the last review. The total? 102 projects!</p><p>Could 2023 be the year I actually finish more than I start? Unlikely! But let's start with the best intentions. <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2023/01/fettle-those-finishes-2023.html" target="_blank">Helen at Archie the Wonder Dog is running a bit of an informal finish along - Fettle Those Finishes</a>! Create a list at the start of the year, and laugh at your optimism at the end of the year - you know the form! Helen has also added the year she started her projects... I have not, though I will admit that the earliest project is at least from 2012!</p><p>And so here is my list! I've tried to find photos of the projects, but some have progressed since the last photo I could find. Many haven't.</p><p>1. Norah Quilt - hand quilting has commenced but progressing slowly - I made this quilt entirely because I wanted to hand quilt it with black thread!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwnyKR_vM9u1W5Y9rkCLjopaAGqT9ddGAljvQCRcPA_djC3_IWfmOk46wnPlYXpQ5Z5q1-IFFGwpF5n4Sgivb01HJQIwWmWuItB2fbCQEsezKUFKOwlpueTiBn0FiEerYc77QUXW8Uqwf4L6EB4KikU9hrIv4qCfa1noy2n2LKlHvqHl-IrSoYeak/s719/Screenshot_20230125_175632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwnyKR_vM9u1W5Y9rkCLjopaAGqT9ddGAljvQCRcPA_djC3_IWfmOk46wnPlYXpQ5Z5q1-IFFGwpF5n4Sgivb01HJQIwWmWuItB2fbCQEsezKUFKOwlpueTiBn0FiEerYc77QUXW8Uqwf4L6EB4KikU9hrIv4qCfa1noy2n2LKlHvqHl-IrSoYeak/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>2. Skill Builder 2013 - recent progress means this could be my first quilty finish of 2023! Only 10 years after I started it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0_yhgFNxa7A0yOVSiQafrwSagHCN_cH8f1owedd3mWDJ3bjL9jef-3UVjB5ZYoA6pV0XnOD-opcE9AeWcQ3nkQY-axHD-LxWRVAI0aSII4OTgb_HbMi3wIGrwqyijdyKg5ax-tuWSjVf9Fr3Ug8B_TJe8eu0DumqcEnuyd6xIuYE9o0Wc-wRcvll/s720/Screenshot_20230125-175518_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="720" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0_yhgFNxa7A0yOVSiQafrwSagHCN_cH8f1owedd3mWDJ3bjL9jef-3UVjB5ZYoA6pV0XnOD-opcE9AeWcQ3nkQY-axHD-LxWRVAI0aSII4OTgb_HbMi3wIGrwqyijdyKg5ax-tuWSjVf9Fr3Ug8B_TJe8eu0DumqcEnuyd6xIuYE9o0Wc-wRcvll/s320/Screenshot_20230125-175518_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>3. Focus Cutting SAL 2020 - I'm planning on hand quilting this one too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkOxXqzTOnLXERpFjB0xS8l-ij1-AOPlEtGGiM2OYNiSYNT_hzhQV26N2XC7E4eIUVNe_WhztyhK7AElNE-dS1DJEVTxBK1kq8hf0ZmvNoqSUWZHSTmI8C0hp2spJBRH0YGxTDi8qSNTblBQmlkLZv2I8pKC4ObXmctpIEwuE05PTeR2WUPpcSnrk/s719/Screenshot_20230125_175830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkOxXqzTOnLXERpFjB0xS8l-ij1-AOPlEtGGiM2OYNiSYNT_hzhQV26N2XC7E4eIUVNe_WhztyhK7AElNE-dS1DJEVTxBK1kq8hf0ZmvNoqSUWZHSTmI8C0hp2spJBRH0YGxTDi8qSNTblBQmlkLZv2I8pKC4ObXmctpIEwuE05PTeR2WUPpcSnrk/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>4. Focus Cutting SAL 2021-2022 - busy piecing the hexies together, which will take some time, but this one will be machine quilted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQDbdTnDjNmVfCSUi_lZwWyY8hXTxD3fDLqjP4xT-qATkICoGmicLvK6z2vfuR5ry5dCrL1HJ1IL6d_i75KDUOpINPX8wPpoCqWz5O9L6LIgYfPD_1EqpI0xihJqoE0pWpS70u3iPFMrR7baaiv_gID5h91CUG8xYqdFJ6OqjAVsKAjkXq56uII4H/s719/Screenshot_20230125_175612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="719" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQDbdTnDjNmVfCSUi_lZwWyY8hXTxD3fDLqjP4xT-qATkICoGmicLvK6z2vfuR5ry5dCrL1HJ1IL6d_i75KDUOpINPX8wPpoCqWz5O9L6LIgYfPD_1EqpI0xihJqoE0pWpS70u3iPFMrR7baaiv_gID5h91CUG8xYqdFJ6OqjAVsKAjkXq56uII4H/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>5. Sharks Dinner BOM - more hand sewing: all the EPP is done, but lots of applique and hand quilting still to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6W2pPw5-kLPXZNLS72av-Tx1NPvYvzsCI5CUnoPrx4pUqAADaOtWzGOcX4YE-pxTuceqBh9Z7JwVnPVn6fp8br1vv_BdHArl0bPFS6BSspjxZCEFLFP9mgAS-3Ebb7Rya7z1k6XAH5oEHL4MfOae7iKghWHG9xN2OwAWJrMItoPRGZdxLsFG_fXX/s732/Screenshot_20230125_175904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6W2pPw5-kLPXZNLS72av-Tx1NPvYvzsCI5CUnoPrx4pUqAADaOtWzGOcX4YE-pxTuceqBh9Z7JwVnPVn6fp8br1vv_BdHArl0bPFS6BSspjxZCEFLFP9mgAS-3Ebb7Rya7z1k6XAH5oEHL4MfOae7iKghWHG9xN2OwAWJrMItoPRGZdxLsFG_fXX/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175904.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p>6. Seedlings - lots of EPP still to go on this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWql-SmAQiV9xE4_Ecoz6oLfj7WSLVL9es0StwaoGR8hFCwQzdturjY8cn6pKO96S7-OfbdDtkHsgzJV06ILpdUYmVSM8pEpIqzfzHsggLZsvKHf48VjnIIFNsqPynpFY0DprmadngikE8KISroTqSOXhiS61ijGdU7SXgMFqpEo_vhqg3e3KMC-3/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWql-SmAQiV9xE4_Ecoz6oLfj7WSLVL9es0StwaoGR8hFCwQzdturjY8cn6pKO96S7-OfbdDtkHsgzJV06ILpdUYmVSM8pEpIqzfzHsggLZsvKHf48VjnIIFNsqPynpFY0DprmadngikE8KISroTqSOXhiS61ijGdU7SXgMFqpEo_vhqg3e3KMC-3/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180637.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>7. Mandolin - lots of EPP on this one too...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3xr5VymcdRTV6PScPtO7SBi4I9O4A2yAvcBy0TrEvMGlwT50vQ09WfjPSGaKWmV38aseOPyIrkW4T2l9BB1RDpxD0wcJ9DjEC_PoSQbrZNRvCp1ItRXTakN8Yy_Z9RkDQ45ZCyrKz4CnubZ0sy1OjoI5bgnw6QYZ3-xe0ehmW0ehOZxKxni82DRE/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3xr5VymcdRTV6PScPtO7SBi4I9O4A2yAvcBy0TrEvMGlwT50vQ09WfjPSGaKWmV38aseOPyIrkW4T2l9BB1RDpxD0wcJ9DjEC_PoSQbrZNRvCp1ItRXTakN8Yy_Z9RkDQ45ZCyrKz4CnubZ0sy1OjoI5bgnw6QYZ3-xe0ehmW0ehOZxKxni82DRE/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>8 - 11. I got some pouch kits as part of the Lovely Jubbly Bag Makers Club last year and have four still to make.</p><p>12. Coming Home - I've done more of this than I remembered</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_iTFkUyy475UhJEqfVKsiEdYKa1_LgEYPfHgSipLqShoE4VzdhcRa0_AFeRjEcdgC4P38l2NWSB_FmZT8DFH3jMtRbPpsPEx4TBpS3xtQXCyYo-7rGKIBuI7-z60-QNlS919su5E6o5qOeyGjvsWtLOQGDLDS1gJJtbJnSqxVmHTVClokjGE3D47/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_iTFkUyy475UhJEqfVKsiEdYKa1_LgEYPfHgSipLqShoE4VzdhcRa0_AFeRjEcdgC4P38l2NWSB_FmZT8DFH3jMtRbPpsPEx4TBpS3xtQXCyYo-7rGKIBuI7-z60-QNlS919su5E6o5qOeyGjvsWtLOQGDLDS1gJJtbJnSqxVmHTVClokjGE3D47/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>13. Tattoo Quilt - A foundation piecing number.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lu9D5heGWX5TLAR9KTMrWNag-9XBaqTvpz-Au5oDnlyP_eVW9-G0OGFBQAAdRMbqY8BjYEHP9qXVfkZ80pMc4l0IBP5TGP2ZNOwrBfQW6xrlGAqqRTb2N8PsT2tVjziVVIB2iu4Q_G3yRwEbI53dKdWG8Q2Gj4QBuc-Z2Ya69mOS0fvJk6Vr1PrZ/s712/Screenshot_20230125_180151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="712" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lu9D5heGWX5TLAR9KTMrWNag-9XBaqTvpz-Au5oDnlyP_eVW9-G0OGFBQAAdRMbqY8BjYEHP9qXVfkZ80pMc4l0IBP5TGP2ZNOwrBfQW6xrlGAqqRTb2N8PsT2tVjziVVIB2iu4Q_G3yRwEbI53dKdWG8Q2Gj4QBuc-Z2Ya69mOS0fvJk6Vr1PrZ/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>14. Lucky Stars - I'm not sure whether I'll be making more blocks to make a quilt or just using the blocks I've got in smaller projects - but it's sat so long that probably the latter!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpxL_qsqpNKX2avTrZ7LxPhpZGXcZwuzbHYW0T9gj_O8K5tXR7R-Vd-ogA_lMQLK4iLzvCqtQN9jonacTkLeH42MCR68KLIs3czYD2qkK9U_otrBUyRUmorWTem-e05Dy4nM6N2naIam77ztrN6l4nIPXi5p1CIYiskdk5fUtpWWqVPv1LtIRRHtU/s719/Screenshot_20230125_182440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpxL_qsqpNKX2avTrZ7LxPhpZGXcZwuzbHYW0T9gj_O8K5tXR7R-Vd-ogA_lMQLK4iLzvCqtQN9jonacTkLeH42MCR68KLIs3czYD2qkK9U_otrBUyRUmorWTem-e05Dy4nM6N2naIam77ztrN6l4nIPXi5p1CIYiskdk5fUtpWWqVPv1LtIRRHtU/s320/Screenshot_20230125_182440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>15.City Sampler - I was perhaps a little over-ambitious on my quilting plans but now I'm committed!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifadkDySsJ4WRElq9j9vN6ipdkVUbrpUIDVEX2SxckznhaaPVhSM1eZ_vcQdD7N4YQOccohfBU2auEcjzO774hT6yzfjugbhT2jbwWDqwQkT_5of3UqVtYl3yqKem5WFz-yd-dtnMv4OHV8MEjIAyqITZ3Oz29EG-V0YETv78P53290SJGs1-BSj9a/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifadkDySsJ4WRElq9j9vN6ipdkVUbrpUIDVEX2SxckznhaaPVhSM1eZ_vcQdD7N4YQOccohfBU2auEcjzO774hT6yzfjugbhT2jbwWDqwQkT_5of3UqVtYl3yqKem5WFz-yd-dtnMv4OHV8MEjIAyqITZ3Oz29EG-V0YETv78P53290SJGs1-BSj9a/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>16. Patchwork City - 12 of 75 blocks made I think</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmzvDC9D7vPZidnEGI8aDaP7p_Qjh_d7e_Qn2T0U-fWGAIcPGf7rvwWBr3VgGD6Fs0T0GYwnDlfcOaTUM6kljemOdIU0M8eWNj1KktS39eJTtX4pKFSmVWunbzt3Wmf9PnmXCWEiwhZfSc9yXrWyAveHQ3pGh8ydtvc0JoLDf5LU-uf-po89akFkr/s719/Screenshot_20230125_182211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="719" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmzvDC9D7vPZidnEGI8aDaP7p_Qjh_d7e_Qn2T0U-fWGAIcPGf7rvwWBr3VgGD6Fs0T0GYwnDlfcOaTUM6kljemOdIU0M8eWNj1KktS39eJTtX4pKFSmVWunbzt3Wmf9PnmXCWEiwhZfSc9yXrWyAveHQ3pGh8ydtvc0JoLDf5LU-uf-po89akFkr/s320/Screenshot_20230125_182211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>17. Kinship - just need to baste and quilt - hoping this will be a quick finish!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9A1zlQLSIvCeOJwalq4XImRompV4buEUOmP03FXZl9J8SUlKHfzSy6BEqZKnaUFDZ8Tre6HV0FgkyXhyf67XoyM1fGQ6t2woW2crG4KKnWtaR2xkE_WOzXkPOvoSb89pZLYPVYm-3Yi7_uCws9XPHVUmamTbNxZdmyVcBKAa02zLJkgHrgygCANZ/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="719" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9A1zlQLSIvCeOJwalq4XImRompV4buEUOmP03FXZl9J8SUlKHfzSy6BEqZKnaUFDZ8Tre6HV0FgkyXhyf67XoyM1fGQ6t2woW2crG4KKnWtaR2xkE_WOzXkPOvoSb89pZLYPVYm-3Yi7_uCws9XPHVUmamTbNxZdmyVcBKAa02zLJkgHrgygCANZ/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>18. Sloths Embroidery</p><p>19. Peppermint Purple 2022 - this is a blackwork piece - I want to finish last year's before I start this year's!</p><p>20. Greenhouse - I've barely started this one! But it's also new, so exciting!</p><p>21. Nebula - lots of boring piecing to go next...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7oi2qxuAdNoAMBMB4DLQufQ91xVN8LdaJyXbrrzUOxBscUbnJzBgKWtk-krSG8RqNF6yxK6sMJbrpMC_Enc0Z7zRzEbEWLMcM-Ggzxl3uqzBRKDRyNWrio5ClaeAdfpGOJY-CLUvrAUZsU-s3QHWoDW7iA3epQYBaHeh15llXXUUMKwB84pKj81I/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7oi2qxuAdNoAMBMB4DLQufQ91xVN8LdaJyXbrrzUOxBscUbnJzBgKWtk-krSG8RqNF6yxK6sMJbrpMC_Enc0Z7zRzEbEWLMcM-Ggzxl3uqzBRKDRyNWrio5ClaeAdfpGOJY-CLUvrAUZsU-s3QHWoDW7iA3epQYBaHeh15llXXUUMKwB84pKj81I/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>22. Gravity - this is similar to Nebula and I'm thinking it could make a double sided quilt with both of them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFQaB4VzdBHi120p8KfXfsHd8qmPJmNNRFLEMLasNx99wK_kMYHzWKwisNFXdogkNqVP2FP4OLxFU_v7rXclI0roHLzAHe3cAcnz2OrdJ_FNFQf7tnLP9TI-pnpV84jg3_1nz7QNHXnzo2PvN-ZJxjYLYxJTHkpkW_u_PdvSqBhWTXlbYoB3c6Oe9/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="719" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFQaB4VzdBHi120p8KfXfsHd8qmPJmNNRFLEMLasNx99wK_kMYHzWKwisNFXdogkNqVP2FP4OLxFU_v7rXclI0roHLzAHe3cAcnz2OrdJ_FNFQf7tnLP9TI-pnpV84jg3_1nz7QNHXnzo2PvN-ZJxjYLYxJTHkpkW_u_PdvSqBhWTXlbYoB3c6Oe9/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>23. Black and White Trapies - this might be the oldest project on the list - I think this needs to be finished into a pouch!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8JTdPU1i8dIE5Nl8X6-WDGe85a78jViXGhvIRcOq7drT1R8v8nwYz0HvbEFYPUaLghzSa52xS-NLlBrL2NC0QvIHuJLFpdJRXB9wurCAsQa4YzXJwzNkgfcKMbE0sAlK_iuHHkf-9KzzQwzyoQhB0X604NAVmOscFd18_DWKcJA8GzQYvUjRlIPv/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8JTdPU1i8dIE5Nl8X6-WDGe85a78jViXGhvIRcOq7drT1R8v8nwYz0HvbEFYPUaLghzSa52xS-NLlBrL2NC0QvIHuJLFpdJRXB9wurCAsQa4YzXJwzNkgfcKMbE0sAlK_iuHHkf-9KzzQwzyoQhB0X604NAVmOscFd18_DWKcJA8GzQYvUjRlIPv/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>24. ABC embroidery</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr3X4HHJX9G7yad6xWvKCL6mZnRRgrFV5F3YpAG1utVpmXbVUHC7BBtHemGUfEpUMlj5DvKwHwzfF-a7wh5YQpPPRdWc9pRSm2G7Zwzn7b83sxGZjAW23KkdbWCXazO4zA0cUGUHEy0Q2gE2lb2ojXxmj8SwY2nyGDbtaTUpxjFy3dy-JrK18AdEn/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr3X4HHJX9G7yad6xWvKCL6mZnRRgrFV5F3YpAG1utVpmXbVUHC7BBtHemGUfEpUMlj5DvKwHwzfF-a7wh5YQpPPRdWc9pRSm2G7Zwzn7b83sxGZjAW23KkdbWCXazO4zA0cUGUHEy0Q2gE2lb2ojXxmj8SwY2nyGDbtaTUpxjFy3dy-JrK18AdEn/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181324.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>25. Neon City - sashing has stopped me - as usual</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGxwzIXhVzwm5ycOGlRgxcvt8BJUptI9YAC9MBVsumsNbzd-SNm-Dz3UULRS4V3wWDx2uVoTKmcnYTYB_u_KmxbehgQxcMp83gXN5GlNj322QdpKgNwuUVoZXKhxwhirbtnznKBzlwzk3MJf96zFDHkH_GP41Gx3NhYFUOskzDJFGJ57r3yy3IAID/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="719" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGxwzIXhVzwm5ycOGlRgxcvt8BJUptI9YAC9MBVsumsNbzd-SNm-Dz3UULRS4V3wWDx2uVoTKmcnYTYB_u_KmxbehgQxcMp83gXN5GlNj322QdpKgNwuUVoZXKhxwhirbtnznKBzlwzk3MJf96zFDHkH_GP41Gx3NhYFUOskzDJFGJ57r3yy3IAID/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>26. Tula Butterfly - this is my original Alison Glass version - maybe I should finish it before starting the Tula Pink version?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuamHGRsYmDT-AaPLBHiRtXld7JVayOTO41yeq-FyIDb7KaP1C4OTVM3l3jRnji0U4SMDGJsOz4myKD3FwwA6bs-EKzo04DSikhEo1XyjRF_PxqVKYfuVwk328g3oOQPgvHedLwmnPnBOLhFH4zoAG9A_IfJEb7VprhEmIGLdwazXcMIYEjxFCcl2B/s719/Screenshot_20230125_181244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="719" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuamHGRsYmDT-AaPLBHiRtXld7JVayOTO41yeq-FyIDb7KaP1C4OTVM3l3jRnji0U4SMDGJsOz4myKD3FwwA6bs-EKzo04DSikhEo1XyjRF_PxqVKYfuVwk328g3oOQPgvHedLwmnPnBOLhFH4zoAG9A_IfJEb7VprhEmIGLdwazXcMIYEjxFCcl2B/s320/Screenshot_20230125_181244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>27. Penguin Party</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcxODiKPp6eq-Yul8IRpIXDEyR4zb144g1ZCfbZHtckY2M1squEji02NToQNt-ArvBdCQ2s2Y1NFaFR4ibhLLlzKKSMZXe17jWo36w_oMK7KOzflSnDrwu7fsYNMWSDFg3kHmoNjUrPsYD0TXdBPEnjt2G65fyPijFdD40V4fmEdLJhlYWhUKPfrw/s719/Screenshot_20230125_175920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcxODiKPp6eq-Yul8IRpIXDEyR4zb144g1ZCfbZHtckY2M1squEji02NToQNt-ArvBdCQ2s2Y1NFaFR4ibhLLlzKKSMZXe17jWo36w_oMK7KOzflSnDrwu7fsYNMWSDFg3kHmoNjUrPsYD0TXdBPEnjt2G65fyPijFdD40V4fmEdLJhlYWhUKPfrw/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>28. Summer Sampler 2018</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6q33w_a4IXuwi_Bh6Qiy2qlpMeks-7nZlgMtMvKCe7VdbImoShbaJEmQ6J4Ncopnd8lbRT4WLzVBNovNN25oaH5ENibEbtsv7xbN1ynYUkEdmTdZnlj5BCy8VbzJFPyzo_VeDmxcls1wNxmwm2Cnr3CnA8cBR0S5PWy8TcCThIgaOsNKKAf_TkVQ/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6q33w_a4IXuwi_Bh6Qiy2qlpMeks-7nZlgMtMvKCe7VdbImoShbaJEmQ6J4Ncopnd8lbRT4WLzVBNovNN25oaH5ENibEbtsv7xbN1ynYUkEdmTdZnlj5BCy8VbzJFPyzo_VeDmxcls1wNxmwm2Cnr3CnA8cBR0S5PWy8TcCThIgaOsNKKAf_TkVQ/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180452.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>29. Summer Sampler 2019 (!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeMNeBjz3Fjy57Gwm267j0Al3Qw9TdKHWsUWjx680hB4SYJV80ul0x1CWbb5C-lojuF2ZsAeNPeBSP_pCmnd3LiwuPMombGKxs3zUFe4t5MUFYDH_8qi0nHlQ1djF4bQDZHzCpc5MZWVX8OmldQDMsWWTbXq6B3w3_laTzaMAtuRW6tCgBerbGE90/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeMNeBjz3Fjy57Gwm267j0Al3Qw9TdKHWsUWjx680hB4SYJV80ul0x1CWbb5C-lojuF2ZsAeNPeBSP_pCmnd3LiwuPMombGKxs3zUFe4t5MUFYDH_8qi0nHlQ1djF4bQDZHzCpc5MZWVX8OmldQDMsWWTbXq6B3w3_laTzaMAtuRW6tCgBerbGE90/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>30. Happy Little Year BOM - I think I've made all the blocks for this</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggov-PhG_uzkIUbrVdvMNtksMR-jIeU2NNKLNdApfQFI_wnKHQr3wgwG4k0OavhdCVD-hYADljRFdEXcsMf1kfI-Od9QrP9MacChMB6HVYKbmR4L8QzI65-PEw1jGZSeZwAFLLHEIN22tl46kmeTbeXJ_039FooBFQ6cuOyWYDSmQRE1QcyQa657RI/s846/Screenshot_20230125_180516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggov-PhG_uzkIUbrVdvMNtksMR-jIeU2NNKLNdApfQFI_wnKHQr3wgwG4k0OavhdCVD-hYADljRFdEXcsMf1kfI-Od9QrP9MacChMB6HVYKbmR4L8QzI65-PEw1jGZSeZwAFLLHEIN22tl46kmeTbeXJ_039FooBFQ6cuOyWYDSmQRE1QcyQa657RI/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180516.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><p>31. Geo Diamond EPP</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimco-quFfEdV8pUd6PaWAym_NyW1v2glhmu4Jg8rxA3eGTw062qqT59UzuCTItNDhWajJBR8kEalHCaCX2VSbTjizCllKs_IRxjlW0eAr8sY_oL2IWn3D7eqA2iW0NVxs2vbfLUXbtNu1z_umZ6YZ39wXJtCNV0BP2jbuoIiR1VssZCLJOKt5mVmzc/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="719" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimco-quFfEdV8pUd6PaWAym_NyW1v2glhmu4Jg8rxA3eGTw062qqT59UzuCTItNDhWajJBR8kEalHCaCX2VSbTjizCllKs_IRxjlW0eAr8sY_oL2IWn3D7eqA2iW0NVxs2vbfLUXbtNu1z_umZ6YZ39wXJtCNV0BP2jbuoIiR1VssZCLJOKt5mVmzc/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>32. Pretty Fabrics Spring Sampler - I'd forgotten about this one</p><p>33. Pretty Fabrics Journal volume 2 - I've barely started this one... but still signed up for another!</p><p>34. Makers Tote - all the pieces are cut!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlke6AAG3_EQMf8JkomEob4nSV0EBAkfG4DryN9ZZjvphcZOQGmjUUT6kEQ4f3DtUYswGdUFbi2F3QQ02se05WZ2z9Jz-4Dc3lOOAdzFLZF8hMWvjfLt9qFc7ocNFYX03I52iY1qImdIA-oRM-M257N1wcki46oSYkVkM6HiiRe7hO9gdP4x9ivyXy/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlke6AAG3_EQMf8JkomEob4nSV0EBAkfG4DryN9ZZjvphcZOQGmjUUT6kEQ4f3DtUYswGdUFbi2F3QQ02se05WZ2z9Jz-4Dc3lOOAdzFLZF8hMWvjfLt9qFc7ocNFYX03I52iY1qImdIA-oRM-M257N1wcki46oSYkVkM6HiiRe7hO9gdP4x9ivyXy/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>35. Craigs Family Chaos at Christmas embroidery</p><p>36. Toes in the Sand - I'm planning on going bigger than the original... may regret my decision.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSbsKBOiUjnXoBdJk8qhyNffDWeTB6fLGtOoE4Pp_2ls-mzL4C1sKUcDvKYqA5TF7FrZDOZI0ts01Cp97pVJ1-1kvJetWmTTWgGqFrkv0CKZn3csz2o0h3ynKtHw6EvFMGAKsZo8Mxg1u65Q7twR2ZUirT_YbICmmlhJ-LR6W70XNwJx6UzUkprwO/s719/Screenshot_20230125_175741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="719" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSbsKBOiUjnXoBdJk8qhyNffDWeTB6fLGtOoE4Pp_2ls-mzL4C1sKUcDvKYqA5TF7FrZDOZI0ts01Cp97pVJ1-1kvJetWmTTWgGqFrkv0CKZn3csz2o0h3ynKtHw6EvFMGAKsZo8Mxg1u65Q7twR2ZUirT_YbICmmlhJ-LR6W70XNwJx6UzUkprwO/s320/Screenshot_20230125_175741.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>37. And finally.....Butterfly Effect - teensy-tiny EPP</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMinUP2p_LMf2IxHJkeh0MRB8VNCva1PCstwPh5q8nKd4yKdrHxWRJG6hfYgEgPb1HURDru7oGLOLX5hiSNeiwGBU5OhP2bYYmScOfhJoJbaeRBJFPz-yzncXA1eZCxchoMmb_Yv8SSFif49N6XKyUxMAahWK5H7VvCGc5VPtR04ZMoGh94jG7Oxfi/s719/Screenshot_20230125_180119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="719" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMinUP2p_LMf2IxHJkeh0MRB8VNCva1PCstwPh5q8nKd4yKdrHxWRJG6hfYgEgPb1HURDru7oGLOLX5hiSNeiwGBU5OhP2bYYmScOfhJoJbaeRBJFPz-yzncXA1eZCxchoMmb_Yv8SSFif49N6XKyUxMAahWK5H7VvCGc5VPtR04ZMoGh94jG7Oxfi/s320/Screenshot_20230125_180119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>You may now laugh at my optimism!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-82218081635771374592023-01-13T20:36:00.003+00:002023-01-13T20:52:09.029+00:00Hello! Remember Me?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBqg8N7f3caEMZee6-Zchy1__dniXokOcaIvqhztx43md4sUI-WBJGkasbbTBvwXECQEsMpEz5fLJbvfSls1ToBgrsymSNhn4pkL-OCR97bW9C7UN6EUCHlUEz5Rg_IxxRWdM12iJL79Ur87i8fPovmPTL1keAlvbisQB8HzJmowJvlR_nhdoJzRl/s4000/20230102_123232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBqg8N7f3caEMZee6-Zchy1__dniXokOcaIvqhztx43md4sUI-WBJGkasbbTBvwXECQEsMpEz5fLJbvfSls1ToBgrsymSNhn4pkL-OCR97bW9C7UN6EUCHlUEz5Rg_IxxRWdM12iJL79Ur87i8fPovmPTL1keAlvbisQB8HzJmowJvlR_nhdoJzRl/w400-h300/20230102_123232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Well hello! Happy New Year from the chilly North-East! It's been a while, hasn't it?! A good eighteen months in fact! And even before that I was a trifle absent! I've got a reasonable excuse... ish: I've been working on my Foundation Degree in Payroll Management - yep - I'm such a nerd, and I love payroll so much, that I've been doing it for fun after work! I submitted my final essay on Wednesday evening and so for 2023 I'm going to try and be back here more often - sharing what I'm working on and sharing finishes now that I have more time to sew again. I also thought it was time for a bit of change of view - so my blog looks a bit different today!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclF4BIMS3tAqxlj5sqMHwMOIGy2yMcUTEywA26Kk4Pr6YbQgBLZjs4DFybF_sov5w1_8Qva9DL9gnGMK-FWtc_weSugirRNm3IuybH5UF2XlIdeLr4ASinF44_LNosFRfGKkCD7MD3IwaiWbPN4xkjrlBGDqC3jx9j6ykF8aybpvYUW8LakGs3-aV/s3334/IMG_20230111_200424_169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="3334" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclF4BIMS3tAqxlj5sqMHwMOIGy2yMcUTEywA26Kk4Pr6YbQgBLZjs4DFybF_sov5w1_8Qva9DL9gnGMK-FWtc_weSugirRNm3IuybH5UF2XlIdeLr4ASinF44_LNosFRfGKkCD7MD3IwaiWbPN4xkjrlBGDqC3jx9j6ykF8aybpvYUW8LakGs3-aV/s320/IMG_20230111_200424_169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's not that I haven't been sewing, but it's mostly been hand sewing, and that doesn't grow very quickly, so it's harder to be here regularly. But when I logged back in today, I found some draft posts back from 2020 and early 2021 that I never published. So whilst I'll still be doing some hand sewing and gradually getting back into the habit of using my machine, I'll have something to talk about!<br /></p><p>Speaking of hand sewing, I do have two recent finishes! This first one is the Milky Way Sampler by Dropcloth Samplers and I've been working on it on and off since January 2022. It's embroidered in #16 Finca Perle thread on a pre-printed background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfvrsLXpazwSviYwL56DXnnlZR9pkdbDfdhfwOjXxnKyDAcAEvTg42aKBUBw064BEenctWeI0PQsZtmrKAD3rcUo_ySiBQW-NGBxE8JcoX5xttmKjQxzaxbbCP4v0JFm9_CS88AwH2FyeB15B_SkIcGmPsmYdz3hQzmFGJx7xo5e1MBjbYtPhubwP/s1081/IMG_20230104_174227_845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfvrsLXpazwSviYwL56DXnnlZR9pkdbDfdhfwOjXxnKyDAcAEvTg42aKBUBw064BEenctWeI0PQsZtmrKAD3rcUo_ySiBQW-NGBxE8JcoX5xttmKjQxzaxbbCP4v0JFm9_CS88AwH2FyeB15B_SkIcGmPsmYdz3hQzmFGJx7xo5e1MBjbYtPhubwP/s320/IMG_20230104_174227_845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then there's this one. I only started this in December as an advent sew-along. By Christmas I'd only sewn nine of the trees, but I pushed on between Christmas and the new year, and completed it on 2nd January - only a week or so late! I just love the greens I picked and I'm pretty pleased with the variety of stitches I squeezed into a single hoop: back stitch, reverse chain stitch, lazy daisy, French knots, turkey stitch, couching, cross stitch, long stitch and satin stitch! It's embroidered in two strands of DMC embroidery thread on the white on cream speckled fabric from Ruby Star Society.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qLKFvq63Rzqdts5ZAayX-WfyKx1KAeGXy95qTVH1hHVxUA0HilhKISnXxnCF811Kicf6HDZEjUXuZOJAlnuHJYIs6J_2YrpKSnjCd6Se6dcvrhYPl1_kuKnH7K0jhpC7nfxVlbCCrygdJahz9twLsMqzj9qk4ygzFDJkR60vmzBC3-C66gkWBP-j/s1080/IMG_20230102_225711_180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qLKFvq63Rzqdts5ZAayX-WfyKx1KAeGXy95qTVH1hHVxUA0HilhKISnXxnCF811Kicf6HDZEjUXuZOJAlnuHJYIs6J_2YrpKSnjCd6Se6dcvrhYPl1_kuKnH7K0jhpC7nfxVlbCCrygdJahz9twLsMqzj9qk4ygzFDJkR60vmzBC3-C66gkWBP-j/w400-h400/IMG_20230102_225711_180.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Jennie</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-52097235656456781452021-05-03T18:13:00.000+01:002021-05-03T18:13:06.086+01:00Tablecloth [A Finish]<p> Several years ago, right at the start of my quilting adventure, I made my Mum and Dad a tablecloth. Their dining room is quite dark and the table cloth was yellows and creams and golds to brighten it up. A few years later, Mum picked out some fabrics she liked for a quilt. The problem was that there wasn't much contrast in the fabrics she picked and I never found just the right pattern, so the fabrics sat in my cupboard. </p><p>Last year, just as the world was shutting down, they had their living room and dining room redecorated. When it eventually got finished, it was clear that whilst the yellow tablecloth still looked good, their decoration has changed from a slight yellow to a slight greeny-blue. A new tablecloth was clearly required! And would you believe, the fabrics she picked out many years ago were perfect!</p><p>Some hours wasted on Pinterest and I had a pattern picked out. Sadly the source of the pattern seemed to result in a dead end so I drafted it myself. I started cutting out on 16th November - my friends thought I was mad starting a quilt with a Christmas deadline in mid-November, and a curved one at that, especially when I said I was planning to hand quilt it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N_72a1UIQTFWj5ZUAYbKai7o8HEcClMBCOfPN3xgFFUjbMwjwW-WJJuQfPZf0ZMF5gf3j1zsP8SGnf0L42SOx24Fye_UzOcq86-O-KqT9ifJlnSOPmeovny2POOIqvI08Sen0g2IvaU/s721/Screenshot_20210503-180701_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N_72a1UIQTFWj5ZUAYbKai7o8HEcClMBCOfPN3xgFFUjbMwjwW-WJJuQfPZf0ZMF5gf3j1zsP8SGnf0L42SOx24Fye_UzOcq86-O-KqT9ifJlnSOPmeovny2POOIqvI08Sen0g2IvaU/s320/Screenshot_20210503-180701_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>But I did it. I even cut it out, pieced it and then decided to make it bigger. I looked at it for a long time, trying to work out if there was a way I could quilt it on the machine, but I really had pictured it with hand quilting. So I went for it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-_xO-gtSfoHaGDlkqmDHvVskCPAxmYoWa7_YlB1GENEOa_53ibGfq4dSiiCqUS9Osztf1Hsl98ML_cKXyQUsNePcDu9AUaCgKtHIJ4ZAsCIUiJ-eCPyqroMcNG4DATFNXRsmb9SqWcw/s724/Screenshot_20210503-180718_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-_xO-gtSfoHaGDlkqmDHvVskCPAxmYoWa7_YlB1GENEOa_53ibGfq4dSiiCqUS9Osztf1Hsl98ML_cKXyQUsNePcDu9AUaCgKtHIJ4ZAsCIUiJ-eCPyqroMcNG4DATFNXRsmb9SqWcw/s320/Screenshot_20210503-180718_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><p>And the quilt was finished and posted so they could open it on Christmas Day. It was just a shame we couldn't be with them to see it. This photo of it on the table in their dining room was taken by Dad.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0Bxat-K9wsCPqyq9wqalBclmbv9GJEGzPFOxL4eR5-HUerj07YYEwRyhdPsMWLnB4uTavV0hihTw5U3bnXqt618Ru2ps2W1LfhsCb5rPckAbVGutomTc9ICW8YxWHA95HQA4_vpbrSQ/s722/Screenshot_20210503-180741_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0Bxat-K9wsCPqyq9wqalBclmbv9GJEGzPFOxL4eR5-HUerj07YYEwRyhdPsMWLnB4uTavV0hihTw5U3bnXqt618Ru2ps2W1LfhsCb5rPckAbVGutomTc9ICW8YxWHA95HQA4_vpbrSQ/s320/Screenshot_20210503-180741_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-70780080704968055332021-02-26T19:51:00.003+00:002021-02-26T19:51:01.171+00:00Joshua's Santa Sack [A Finish]<p>Four years ago I made<a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2016/12/santa-sacks-two-finishes.html" target="_blank"> Santa Sacks for Mia and Jessica</a> (I can't believe it was that long ago!). I had planned to do stockings for them, but I couldn't find a pattern I liked that was big enough to take presents without having to be too careful to buy small ones, but not so big that it would cost a fortune to fill... my husband's family always had pillowcases rather than stockings growing up, so a drawstring bag seemed like a great compromise.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VuT-eiHefkvCHqZSwB5PRm7WQDNqsHQRAMTQewF536qAzKBmfVOkGrM64ZhonMi5JFHte4zSrqzSoRwjHBoRKRjtRR3FE5pCblty9La7NJST8prw0yyXoY-1Uq2ym5c4nefdzii0FBs/s5664/20201222_131551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VuT-eiHefkvCHqZSwB5PRm7WQDNqsHQRAMTQewF536qAzKBmfVOkGrM64ZhonMi5JFHte4zSrqzSoRwjHBoRKRjtRR3FE5pCblty9La7NJST8prw0yyXoY-1Uq2ym5c4nefdzii0FBs/s320/20201222_131551.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When I made those original Santa Sacks, I only had Mia and Jess. We knew that we wanted to have a third child, but obviously we didn't know whether it would be a boy or a girl. So I made sure I had enough matching fabric in case we had another girl. Well, it's just as well we didn't cause I have no idea where that safe place is that I put that fabric! And it was just a bit too girly for Josh anyway. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwZXxeiEoBlRSn0yjU7qWcpr0bWrsqWI-eJcCb2Bbp1CVz04Qh2W8br95BwqKArITkAL-jyHihjfymHvHP-QIbfdIxnKOYfqcvrMrZ6IZazXwBh2bC_QJSDo1hXQ3dtTvn3hvZHjrQiI/s5664/20201222_131610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwZXxeiEoBlRSn0yjU7qWcpr0bWrsqWI-eJcCb2Bbp1CVz04Qh2W8br95BwqKArITkAL-jyHihjfymHvHP-QIbfdIxnKOYfqcvrMrZ6IZazXwBh2bC_QJSDo1hXQ3dtTvn3hvZHjrQiI/s320/20201222_131610.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Last Christmas I picked up some green snow-globe fabric. I ran out of time (and inclination) to make the Santa Sack last year (Josh had a pillowcase on Christmas day, but at 11 month's old I got away with it. He's a bit more savvy at 23 months, so I had to find time and inclination this year!) I paired the fabric up with some plain red, and added in black and white, and then did the same design as I did for the girls - a raw edge applique stocking, and raw edge applique names, though Josh's is in a different font.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Tbj5peyc1QIp-ugRgRALpqMX3G8xuKoEgczIDvD5RYLoRsJ85kHg7_jZYN7y97d2KhxGFsV0oy4uVo-FANsYPR2Hw_cKckkBZjGPNRGxSqejJ0scAdGiPQdHXM57Cdrw8tVglIv-xAU/s5664/20201222_131533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Tbj5peyc1QIp-ugRgRALpqMX3G8xuKoEgczIDvD5RYLoRsJ85kHg7_jZYN7y97d2KhxGFsV0oy4uVo-FANsYPR2Hw_cKckkBZjGPNRGxSqejJ0scAdGiPQdHXM57Cdrw8tVglIv-xAU/s320/20201222_131533.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>The drawstring is made using <a href="https://www.incolororder.com/2011/10/lined-drawstring-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this tutorial from Jeni Baker</a>, but I adjusted the sizes to what I thought looked right. These photos were taken without the drawstring, because even though I ordered it in plenty of time, it didn't actually arrive until Christmas Eve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNOgZN8W_o8tjoh8xDJbwAa8A77autrYZx1brdXrAvoWB_wAXHjLfOT5WTMEWdQaDRB-CzG1kAFh-gsouIw6UKhJ5NB7YZ1LU6RgyWHI9y3MxoFnhdLimqwYGTGVhQQo32-Y6qS-hZxE/s5664/20201225_071346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNOgZN8W_o8tjoh8xDJbwAa8A77autrYZx1brdXrAvoWB_wAXHjLfOT5WTMEWdQaDRB-CzG1kAFh-gsouIw6UKhJ5NB7YZ1LU6RgyWHI9y3MxoFnhdLimqwYGTGVhQQo32-Y6qS-hZxE/s320/20201225_071346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>Pleased to have this one ticked off my list: it was filled with lots of lovelies on Christmas morning and I'm sure it will be loved for many years to come.</p><p>p.s. if you read the blog post I've linked to about the girls' santa sacks you'll see that the cord I bought wasn't quite long enough and I was going to swap it out for next year.... four years later and I still haven't done that!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-34221149217985582502021-02-24T19:59:00.002+00:002021-02-24T19:59:01.270+00:00Joshua's Advent Calendar [A Finish]<p> Last Christmas, Joshua was just 11 months old. I got away with a few things... like he didn't have his own santa sack or his own advent calendar. Fast forward 12 months and there is no way I'd get away with it again - he's very aware of what the girls have and is determined not to be treated different (makes for some interesting tantrums to be honest). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh1px9XiIc5vNtI8u2oC9_aOkNZsT96w_ziRIuWNq31LesSyw5vKckCGigXGOwjFYYHFDIubCSRwYC4Kme2pjSHLb7FynEfnv0ULKwBUs1jZbYMF52vXLXSHnf_531mk6Pmsb5A_2_ik/s1394/Screenshot_20210223-194544_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh1px9XiIc5vNtI8u2oC9_aOkNZsT96w_ziRIuWNq31LesSyw5vKckCGigXGOwjFYYHFDIubCSRwYC4Kme2pjSHLb7FynEfnv0ULKwBUs1jZbYMF52vXLXSHnf_531mk6Pmsb5A_2_ik/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194544_Photos.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I did start an advent calendar for him last year, but I didn't make any real progress. I put it on my Finish Along list in Q1 and Q2 last year thinking how good it would be to get it finished nice and early in the year and not be in a rush come November. But that's just not how we roll... and once Christmas is over, I really don't want to be doing Christmas sewing anymore, so inevitably it was a November rush! No the rushiest rush... I think I had three or four days to spare, but certainly not leisurely,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh7IjOuP8cURok0g0gYAZl-ltbBfafZdJDrf9aVBXapFSRvGtXXNzCL1G9UItcl3tW7wGWTomp5mObwCI-4o4hbaFK9V8XB0lVpAp8aIS2fVrJQtFSeXzqWbflzxaTnc14zUWDGvEoo8/s1079/Screenshot_20210223-194627_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh7IjOuP8cURok0g0gYAZl-ltbBfafZdJDrf9aVBXapFSRvGtXXNzCL1G9UItcl3tW7wGWTomp5mObwCI-4o4hbaFK9V8XB0lVpAp8aIS2fVrJQtFSeXzqWbflzxaTnc14zUWDGvEoo8/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194627_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The starting point for the advent calendar was a picture I pinned on Pinterest when I first used Pinterest, well and truly pre-children. It was a triptych of reindeers. The link is now well and truly dead, so I don't actually know the original source (I have a vague memory that it was a set of rubber stamps...). I looked at it as a design when I was planning Mia's advent calendar, but I wanted something I could make a bit girlier. I looked at it again when I made Jess's advent calendar, but again, it wasn't quite right. But as soon as I knew I was expecting a boy, I knew this would be his advent calendar!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CZQq0kZgjefMK0F54M5ws8vfo2W5bhSA3_rqtK9Vwze50vqxU2C4Xdlt8nJkQsyyaUbfos_MaFW3P9MAkG87bCt4FxFvn81CCXYiaTpdMNJ8dSmASaznXsAiX4q-dBOtvKGDKQPagn4/s1103/Screenshot_20210223-194616_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CZQq0kZgjefMK0F54M5ws8vfo2W5bhSA3_rqtK9Vwze50vqxU2C4Xdlt8nJkQsyyaUbfos_MaFW3P9MAkG87bCt4FxFvn81CCXYiaTpdMNJ8dSmASaznXsAiX4q-dBOtvKGDKQPagn4/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194616_Photos.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The three pictures are hand embroidered over a background which has been colour tinted. It's a technique I learned when I made <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2019/06/february-embroidery-along-finish.html" target="_blank">this sampler</a> and I really love the way it gives some extra colour without having to do solid embroidery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR6C9q3GEXQ3Us1o_422rJMbc_81pSzlp-Bf0hLQMfgUAwZod59A8vBzgCeCbjQoTKaKLe7hbt7GYGDqrymj-gsKsH-iipW6hVbrp5mlVpbw1yGtGwuXYfESgYFrcPdUz2h7onFXIT9w/s1373/Screenshot_20210223-194557_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR6C9q3GEXQ3Us1o_422rJMbc_81pSzlp-Bf0hLQMfgUAwZod59A8vBzgCeCbjQoTKaKLe7hbt7GYGDqrymj-gsKsH-iipW6hVbrp5mlVpbw1yGtGwuXYfESgYFrcPdUz2h7onFXIT9w/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194557_Photos.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The pockets are assorted prints and then I use rubber stamps to add the numbers. I also added a small amount of hand quilting. Rather than binding the quilt, I've bagged it out and top-stitched the edge. This is how I did Mia's as well, but Jessica's is bound, You can see all three advent calendars together here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC6PUF091R_uEsnf1TIBEP2upJyJX2Vz8ImO6rQ4-SMCE5lUd_I2NItgRzgXO8Ix49AVTwMFrC4araixnYWBtGmFUS3dmTU4vOsXWa5RPPAJoq9W-lAsiV3B3KxrN1CuhZAmVQEYraI0/s1080/Screenshot_20210223-194640_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC6PUF091R_uEsnf1TIBEP2upJyJX2Vz8ImO6rQ4-SMCE5lUd_I2NItgRzgXO8Ix49AVTwMFrC4araixnYWBtGmFUS3dmTU4vOsXWa5RPPAJoq9W-lAsiV3B3KxrN1CuhZAmVQEYraI0/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194640_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I think Josh liked it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz_Hl7BNmzPqANP_J_VlVVieQjDavFUxc-DDX7tuFdDjAOhrSdCeEWKjVxiYEIL6mRNU4KalNewWiCN35wcXcfETgWYTZFLyHNvWh6I2u-AwzI4fUKm3FnxjP5s_MJXJmv230YzXP1wY/s1222/Screenshot_20210223-194700_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz_Hl7BNmzPqANP_J_VlVVieQjDavFUxc-DDX7tuFdDjAOhrSdCeEWKjVxiYEIL6mRNU4KalNewWiCN35wcXcfETgWYTZFLyHNvWh6I2u-AwzI4fUKm3FnxjP5s_MJXJmv230YzXP1wY/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194700_Photos.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-78975506201479055632021-02-23T19:44:00.004+00:002021-02-23T19:44:28.236+00:00Christmas Cheer [A Finish]<p> I've fallen in love hook, line and sinker with all of Corinne Sovey's patterns! I started piecing Christmas Cheer alongside <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/12/hocus-pocus.html" target="_blank">Hocus Pocus</a> - some of the techniques are the same, but there are also different ways of creating a similar look - whilst this quilt looks straightforward it makes use of multiple techniques - applique, foundation piecing, inset circles and regular piecing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7Zjw6pYTjwKLsLYfI4Ti_GnDT1KQuPHsPSxqVylfDTODoup64s3Ef7ZI1mpskZtkPxeeGGpvd41U7dKkfRNUuPIF0tq2oc_7zvCW7RUz7b2lhp-lkyHPRzeqoncv-x12bM4thwEB4Ck/s910/Screenshot_20210223-193917_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7Zjw6pYTjwKLsLYfI4Ti_GnDT1KQuPHsPSxqVylfDTODoup64s3Ef7ZI1mpskZtkPxeeGGpvd41U7dKkfRNUuPIF0tq2oc_7zvCW7RUz7b2lhp-lkyHPRzeqoncv-x12bM4thwEB4Ck/s320/Screenshot_20210223-193917_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I pieced these blocks during our weekly guild zoom sewing sessions on a Monday night - whilst the last year hasn't been the easiest, this is one of the besy things to come out of it. I spend more time chatting with this lovely bunch of sewers now than I ever did when we could see each other in real life, and I really hope we continue with these sessions once the world rights itself! Three of us were busy piecing this quilt and it was lovely to progress together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KfQzCb-26msitP_IYae4un92pY8rw5VyA61Nguh58J2beju_Llrmoh4aUwGnbPaYWVOHkEMs2afyKVa4VffKJgGcYNEbF4CPc51qHDWPnkT1Ec4sepa42uhM5cNO_3r4BtTRb_BFoyc/s1155/Screenshot_20210223-193956_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KfQzCb-26msitP_IYae4un92pY8rw5VyA61Nguh58J2beju_Llrmoh4aUwGnbPaYWVOHkEMs2afyKVa4VffKJgGcYNEbF4CPc51qHDWPnkT1Ec4sepa42uhM5cNO_3r4BtTRb_BFoyc/s320/Screenshot_20210223-193956_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><p>I adore the backing of this quilt. It was a duvet cover I picked up at Asda last Christmas (or maybe even the Christmas before) and it is absolutely perfect for our family - little snowglobes containing all of our favourite things: unicorns, flamingos, zebras, cacti, robots, cats, dinosaurs. I have to confess I was a little worried my kids would prefer the back to the front. The girls were thrilled to get the two pillow cases for their beds during December. And there's enough of the backing left to make some Christmas bunting for next year too - if I get time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_3VLOGrbTSnqoK0NgS3cdS792jcIb3a2Dk7EyMvQ5oACEnQQNjy_Zi6NbkcZ09uKOhb4lhiJFhPH9UmfYpuy1V_0jpi5t7RXCK9ntjWvsNHLiU_D9FgCCExLd6Ty7sdzi02lyC3WrYs/s929/Screenshot_20210223-194018_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_3VLOGrbTSnqoK0NgS3cdS792jcIb3a2Dk7EyMvQ5oACEnQQNjy_Zi6NbkcZ09uKOhb4lhiJFhPH9UmfYpuy1V_0jpi5t7RXCK9ntjWvsNHLiU_D9FgCCExLd6Ty7sdzi02lyC3WrYs/s320/Screenshot_20210223-194018_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I had a ball quilting this: Because it's for us there was no pressure to get it perfect, and even thought I like the organic straight lines of hocus pocus, I knew there was scope for so much more. So for Christmas Cheer I went to town and custom quilted every block. Some were more successful than others, but here are some of my favourites!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aqIAqicEF-4CAjR2xKzEP8VG0CYVqQl0k6tyY7f_LhHHvJOgpmFsXZf8jzWTWBEVCWVNpMwufM9mUy8jYCiPIc9r1R8_kk1_6Ql-OMJKhwRy9k4WVe1EgoqlO6Nczaphce479cPLgoE/s807/Screenshot_20210223-193934_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="807" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aqIAqicEF-4CAjR2xKzEP8VG0CYVqQl0k6tyY7f_LhHHvJOgpmFsXZf8jzWTWBEVCWVNpMwufM9mUy8jYCiPIc9r1R8_kk1_6Ql-OMJKhwRy9k4WVe1EgoqlO6Nczaphce479cPLgoE/s320/Screenshot_20210223-193934_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Finished and ready for snuggles well in time for Christmas 2020 - I must add a label to it! Our lockdown Christmas quilt!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-21375170067733013782020-12-21T18:19:00.000+00:002020-12-21T18:19:06.891+00:00Hocus Pocus<p>Sometimes you see a quilt and you just know that it's one you're going to make! That's what happened when I first saw the Hocus Pocus quilt by Corinne Sovey. There was something about the simple images and fun colours that I just loved.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YUnRe95SoU8wVty9WzluMkfnVPqlv8dA0VkDkmIRrGHzUdxTJJZzbnb446UyufWaYr_sT7dQjxW12_B9cdd2M1QFoA1RJpQZw0xOXyPWg4x3QCXR8E8eA1bRyzU-NyYxAvljdQC2OiQ/s5664/20201101_140533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YUnRe95SoU8wVty9WzluMkfnVPqlv8dA0VkDkmIRrGHzUdxTJJZzbnb446UyufWaYr_sT7dQjxW12_B9cdd2M1QFoA1RJpQZw0xOXyPWg4x3QCXR8E8eA1bRyzU-NyYxAvljdQC2OiQ/s320/20201101_140533.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Having bought the pattern, I then realised that those "simple" bold designs were actually created using a number of different, and at times challenging, techniques. The witches boots are foundation pieced. Not a problem. The eyeball is made of concentric inset circles. I've perhaps done this technique once before... but I tried it, and overall I'm pretty pleased with it! But those stars. Templates and Y-seams. Two of my least favourite quilting terms. I thought about making foundation patterns. I thought about doing them using English Paper Piecing. I thought about applique.... in the end I put on my big-girl pants and did them. Templates and Y-seams. Success. They took some time, but they are mostly flat and they mostly meet in the middle and I'm pretty chuffed.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCPJN2zpGcuJWoQpIi6svqX_LnswyIOmhOQB1VsntqHU1byGuY696tklF9WNenamhFQGnqphswPYdJGcYsAKruTWh61yvBVPeix0cw5GFcFU4hNZ67JZ9e9g0EURNPvSkmcfhoigYehs/s5664/20201010_164612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCPJN2zpGcuJWoQpIi6svqX_LnswyIOmhOQB1VsntqHU1byGuY696tklF9WNenamhFQGnqphswPYdJGcYsAKruTWh61yvBVPeix0cw5GFcFU4hNZ67JZ9e9g0EURNPvSkmcfhoigYehs/s320/20201010_164612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>And whilst all those different techniques might scare some people, I loved it. It was just the right level of challenging! </p><p>This is, I think, only the second quilt I've ever made in all solids! I've used mostly Spectrum Solids from Makower - I'd never used them before, but it's currently tricky to get hold of Kona, and one of the online shops I buy from fairly regularly had just got the Spectrum solids in, so I risked it. They are very similar to Kona and lovely to work with. I've mixed in some Kona (one of the purples and one of the oranges) and I've used a Tula Pink designed solid for the pink. All makes sit well together (though the pink is perhaps marginally better quality and softness), though once washed I don't think you'll be able to tell the difference!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg21u2oUHls0lcsvcCc6KKVo03m3w_B5IamdG3norXPtjO8juWeZ1CPbVgjRRD0pv0tD7f4qfjbPpe2LzlvJajs4uEymPzmU-xj1KlxL7yoU2UJp0fb2zhUdaXKk6eSEYqrqcp5RKIJcc/s5664/20201031_104942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg21u2oUHls0lcsvcCc6KKVo03m3w_B5IamdG3norXPtjO8juWeZ1CPbVgjRRD0pv0tD7f4qfjbPpe2LzlvJajs4uEymPzmU-xj1KlxL7yoU2UJp0fb2zhUdaXKk6eSEYqrqcp5RKIJcc/s320/20201031_104942.jpg" /></a></p><p>It's backed in a black sheet, and I've quited "organic straight lines" vertically. On the front I've used an orange thread and on the back I've used a variegated thread - orange, yellow and purple! The binding was happy accident - I cut 6 width of fabric strips and was sure that would be fine (I didn't do the maths) and I cam up about 10" short. Rather than unfold the large piece of black again, I grabbed a scrappy bit of orange I had left, and now I have an orange corner to my quilt and I love it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInS6ld_6KxmQuePlyrgImdLga81WY5M79FvXXzVaPTX66Kbra5b3o3Y3mwJmeD6nhqUzrTxarBhcyynmVBdQAC4gdmbWQZPEN0_oak_gXBXy8URJkTc8mty2aXZZmsE-a2PfToZ0DmNQ/s5664/20201031_181244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInS6ld_6KxmQuePlyrgImdLga81WY5M79FvXXzVaPTX66Kbra5b3o3Y3mwJmeD6nhqUzrTxarBhcyynmVBdQAC4gdmbWQZPEN0_oak_gXBXy8URJkTc8mty2aXZZmsE-a2PfToZ0DmNQ/s320/20201031_181244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We hung it in the window for Halloween!</p><p>I'm also working on Corinne's Christmas Cheer quilt, and seeing some sneakpeaks of other future quilt patterns she's working on, there will definitely be more!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-50897303594255910812020-11-04T19:30:00.002+00:002020-11-04T19:30:03.387+00:00Zip-around Pouches<p> The same weekend that I made the cushions for the kids, I also joined a workshop to make the Zip-Around pouch. It's a pattern I've made before by <a href="https://www.elisabewquilts.com/home/2018/3/17/bad-banana-patterns-and-the-zip-around-pouch" target="_blank">Bad Banana Patterns</a>, but I didn't need much of an excuse to make it again and I picked up some excellent tips from Tori, who was leading the workshop (@Cloudtori). Basically, if Tori says hand-baste in place, hand-baste it, because it makes life easier and the results better!</p><p>I decided two pouches is better than one! So I made a new pouch for my headphones. I make my ziparound pouches deeper than the pattern - for this one I cut each of my side strips 1.5" wide. In hindsight this is perhaps too deep as without any interfacing, they don't hold their shape - perhaps next time I'll add some interfacing?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ALOqRTsrWl24UFHr8t41DQEieRBsh-kCrUL2Ecm2bsbs56-fr2bwExsa7Gs-aLjiCeAMD4RdG6YbgEUW2tUzunzJe5Drh1M-Z9jPcruBLpSUdoVJX2dtsfUvqeg9temq8v0akww5-Ow/s5664/20200921_165941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ALOqRTsrWl24UFHr8t41DQEieRBsh-kCrUL2Ecm2bsbs56-fr2bwExsa7Gs-aLjiCeAMD4RdG6YbgEUW2tUzunzJe5Drh1M-Z9jPcruBLpSUdoVJX2dtsfUvqeg9temq8v0akww5-Ow/s320/20200921_165941.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love that 90s walkman print - perfect for a pouch for my headphones - it's from Lovely Jubbly fabrics, but I can't remember what it's called (It comes in two colourways too!). The pink is a Kona and the blue inside is from Alison Glass.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVm3Lpc-bJ4lmfzQTSwpsmlKWZYQCwTHgzSHjqt31KL0JpHKb5sJyZuv4GH1v9NIFQ43EauXkfJr4EuPjY2TxutqzKtwmFD2CsnbwPvvvj0_s34Vmjm9xolw7y-rpgOyG-yKVlm7zLxsQ/s5664/20200921_170013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVm3Lpc-bJ4lmfzQTSwpsmlKWZYQCwTHgzSHjqt31KL0JpHKb5sJyZuv4GH1v9NIFQ43EauXkfJr4EuPjY2TxutqzKtwmFD2CsnbwPvvvj0_s34Vmjm9xolw7y-rpgOyG-yKVlm7zLxsQ/s320/20200921_170013.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And a pouch for Michael (I didn't want him to feel left out when the kids got their cushions!). All the fabrics are by Carolyn Friedlander except the orange binding on the inside which is Kona</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzislNcdD4UJN4JJ6MNH2n0GdvcGJjhlukQhbp2pXkkE3hTBKhLU_fbmSdrIvQoJ-AfpZsPnOlEsBAzrzSV0So36FeVzCWyKGhhuePXeRfU-hTjkLhPB2qGKNI1HtNqoyz6qp6Vvi1J8/s5664/20200921_170120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzislNcdD4UJN4JJ6MNH2n0GdvcGJjhlukQhbp2pXkkE3hTBKhLU_fbmSdrIvQoJ-AfpZsPnOlEsBAzrzSV0So36FeVzCWyKGhhuePXeRfU-hTjkLhPB2qGKNI1HtNqoyz6qp6Vvi1J8/s320/20200921_170120.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8N_813RjZhgkfg0oAjI4FwpF-pKlHNnQTAGZRRmVMkFfJX_Az_VWyD7RSOP6C24RztdEaJYWoptvl143WI4kSXGHKMKDdA40bnoJMxvOI3lEOOsVoSoNzaKwu_n7iXM7oRoqtWBD3EM/s5664/20200921_170046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8N_813RjZhgkfg0oAjI4FwpF-pKlHNnQTAGZRRmVMkFfJX_Az_VWyD7RSOP6C24RztdEaJYWoptvl143WI4kSXGHKMKDdA40bnoJMxvOI3lEOOsVoSoNzaKwu_n7iXM7oRoqtWBD3EM/s320/20200921_170046.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmdDFZT6NTtDRRui2GIfbNQLHWQfcWablteuZABaQYFAZEvOLk8coWlKm9n6SZceWUiZPXLkMgXlYjvJUHOwbRPNEAZXNqr-2XJydc2X9K0Tf9_GPAr7ulySgU-Ic0llqbWLYJAqwYxc/s5664/20200921_170103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmdDFZT6NTtDRRui2GIfbNQLHWQfcWablteuZABaQYFAZEvOLk8coWlKm9n6SZceWUiZPXLkMgXlYjvJUHOwbRPNEAZXNqr-2XJydc2X9K0Tf9_GPAr7ulySgU-Ic0llqbWLYJAqwYxc/s320/20200921_170103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And since this weekend, I've also made another pouch in the same fabrics as Michael's for a friend - this time I cut the strips at 1.25" each and I'm pretty sure this is the perfect width for me - It just fits a charger nicely!<p>I will definitely be making more of these! Here are the two I made at the start of the year and the two I made on the weekend! The black one is the perfect depth!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh2rvLuofpVI2kjL_8d0Fv7-SZjNB3rAaqOBM8ivO2aFJ5eqkYOsobjXzrBZPgt8lVCbDci6y5FIrhUChAGvLdYwVQpE_KgYchQvECvrRFOUVIT9i5QCDX1bKYGZHaBpj2I_ZQkluAvU/s5664/20201010_155347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh2rvLuofpVI2kjL_8d0Fv7-SZjNB3rAaqOBM8ivO2aFJ5eqkYOsobjXzrBZPgt8lVCbDci6y5FIrhUChAGvLdYwVQpE_KgYchQvECvrRFOUVIT9i5QCDX1bKYGZHaBpj2I_ZQkluAvU/s320/20201010_155347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-57651093281820734842020-11-02T18:39:00.001+00:002020-11-02T18:39:00.563+00:00Cushions for the kids<p> The dinosaur quilt I finished back in early September was quite popular in our house. Josh squealed in delight every time he saw it. So he was not best pleased when we gifted it to the newest addition to the family - a baby cousin. I am planning on making him his own dino quilt (I have a May 2021 deadline in mind....) but in the meantime, I decided a cushion would soften the blow. </p><p></p><p>Michael and I watched his reactions to the quilt a few times and worked out that he definitely liked the orange dinosaurs but couldn't pick between the Stegosaurus and the Triceratops. I made an executive decision that the Triceratops made a better shaped cushion!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr5celFHfcHvUZJccboq1oPjO9V9TyJOKC0ZIUbJF-lnj2RSe2QQpxAdOpnuOg1a5LAhE17xboJAsJTAVZM1GqcDiamsNqR_lcvACT8aQlgsjuf3ul1hnH-lETNzklRKzRroAWQ1nl60/s5664/20200920_182535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr5celFHfcHvUZJccboq1oPjO9V9TyJOKC0ZIUbJF-lnj2RSe2QQpxAdOpnuOg1a5LAhE17xboJAsJTAVZM1GqcDiamsNqR_lcvACT8aQlgsjuf3ul1hnH-lETNzklRKzRroAWQ1nl60/s320/20200920_182535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>But of course when you have three children, one cushion just won't cut it! I was lucky that I had a weekend set aside for the Virtual Sewing Shindig. We couldn't meet up in person this year, but a weekend was organized full of zoom chatting and sewing with some workshops as well! I cleared out our junk room, set myself up and closed the door! Heaven! As well as making Josh a dinosaur cushion that weekend, Jessica had requested a "pink dinosaur with flowers and a crown". Obviously. She also made it clear that she liked the brachiosaur. I present, a pink dinosaur with flowers and crown! (it's pinker in real life</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsUYlu-dir7hVDxB2fxyjIrCN-DrRsUN-0dm-wq6nUlvhYlUUse2Y0r5ZOayfzqs5udrQg18Ow4tGPfrZtbXu8van9h533Un4wMllJXBuRtRcf8bfV7I1IntLhkVhIGdSc17vs0SHlBg/s5664/20200920_182335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsUYlu-dir7hVDxB2fxyjIrCN-DrRsUN-0dm-wq6nUlvhYlUUse2Y0r5ZOayfzqs5udrQg18Ow4tGPfrZtbXu8van9h533Un4wMllJXBuRtRcf8bfV7I1IntLhkVhIGdSc17vs0SHlBg/s320/20200920_182335.jpg" /></a></div>The flowers are broderie perse - I had a lovely flower print I picked up in a destash and I simply cut out the floral element and raw edge appliqued it in place. And the crawn is some slightly less technical applique!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCtR-l_fTyjr_lbHOiNEVPnogBYekrdqk8GRjx-Y3LfHMpxhd_tPM8Nwdfll2IvkG2VbU3Rbr9nqXaANTI_N8m_wO-VjpcAIpGzqBDNbw9eyn8WPTnyKh9zeOyzl60xwsfW8IujVDSPY/s5664/20200919_164440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCtR-l_fTyjr_lbHOiNEVPnogBYekrdqk8GRjx-Y3LfHMpxhd_tPM8Nwdfll2IvkG2VbU3Rbr9nqXaANTI_N8m_wO-VjpcAIpGzqBDNbw9eyn8WPTnyKh9zeOyzl60xwsfW8IujVDSPY/s320/20200919_164440.jpg" /></a></div><p>And the final cushion was for Mia. One of the workshops I attended over the weekend was a foundation piecing class with Jeliquilts. Mia picked out her Stupid Cupid pattern and I kept it simple with red (her favourite colour) and white. The massive advantage of sewing at home rather than being away for the weekend, meant that even though I hadn't planned very well in advance, all the extra fabrics, wadding and zips I needed to get all three cushions finished were just upstairs! It doesn't make up for not seeing everyone in person - I can't wait for next year - fingers crossed!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaprFCnMudiDLAmnoe9c89Lzl9ECue2lzYaU8g2qb7b5wp-3xjd0qeVZPvACQLW4CRxfZfychZFImgt_IIuNLGORUx_A22_8JqtiKyJEqfTEJYz1BJW3d04BO5DHVhrUu58MruxDbwqgk/s5664/20200920_183615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaprFCnMudiDLAmnoe9c89Lzl9ECue2lzYaU8g2qb7b5wp-3xjd0qeVZPvACQLW4CRxfZfychZFImgt_IIuNLGORUx_A22_8JqtiKyJEqfTEJYz1BJW3d04BO5DHVhrUu58MruxDbwqgk/s320/20200920_183615.jpg" /></a></div>I gave the cushions at the end of retreat and I think they were appreciated! Each one had a little label sewn on the back!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iOs1csJ5K7x2K6hDItCWQaAOo9ueJDHelWpjAGcqyPI4ex2jxs2K78sD_Wr8nTxtz6N_lsBWRgr-w-Xz0CqXopWh2wfGiNqIH0ltU1qZxvMzFuVfsUwUjPwPUtvC_8fqkR1FLI4HdfA/s5664/20200920_182525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iOs1csJ5K7x2K6hDItCWQaAOo9ueJDHelWpjAGcqyPI4ex2jxs2K78sD_Wr8nTxtz6N_lsBWRgr-w-Xz0CqXopWh2wfGiNqIH0ltU1qZxvMzFuVfsUwUjPwPUtvC_8fqkR1FLI4HdfA/s320/20200920_182525.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHejSTafE2kEw8soW5y4n634jcBMh90gX7QxMz6_2nfnvDVSaVWYA5926Rew1G2tRUQeKncWFci3U180U4EBoIWKrrFRSNuGzH1SL0N_FuXhAvrztKrNUKHj8CCK6r4YkSqwHJTMQax68/s5664/20200920_182641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHejSTafE2kEw8soW5y4n634jcBMh90gX7QxMz6_2nfnvDVSaVWYA5926Rew1G2tRUQeKncWFci3U180U4EBoIWKrrFRSNuGzH1SL0N_FuXhAvrztKrNUKHj8CCK6r4YkSqwHJTMQax68/s320/20200920_182641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-43003272383505842732020-09-29T18:30:00.005+01:002020-09-29T18:30:54.198+01:00Rainbows<p> It seems so long ago now that lockdown started and here we nearly are again in the North East. Do you remember the first few weeks when rainbows appeared everywhere? We had a few in our living room window and in the porch. A symbol of hope and friendship during the most extraordinary times. We would take the kids out for a walk and they would look for the rainbows and point them out excitedly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eqv0Q8jMuRDJXbIrKePgR5M6kbBBv3A1JMZzesU_00GrbmgdctUmFpfHJEIllEpoMjQnWFPn0gaYxQZR-l8qwe0w2qVueu4t8Dfm4Iz_Ch4SM2md2yKFe2A7Ku03wchfQ6T9G0-YWFc/s1080/Screenshot_20200929-182802_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eqv0Q8jMuRDJXbIrKePgR5M6kbBBv3A1JMZzesU_00GrbmgdctUmFpfHJEIllEpoMjQnWFPn0gaYxQZR-l8qwe0w2qVueu4t8Dfm4Iz_Ch4SM2md2yKFe2A7Ku03wchfQ6T9G0-YWFc/s320/Screenshot_20200929-182802_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>About that time, Kristy from Quiet Play released a pattern bundle which contained a foundation pieced rainbow. I didn't hesitate, and bought the pattern immediately.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HWY6PB_XsB2i46fry9rQOOOXaN1gTZ1H1blOsma5WfUuM-KVj4xK5VOP3wdV474mYblRbEP755OPSqJG2SaZ0rk4utd5N1J2BPxMKlK9SJc3lihX7ZLXfs-R5LpgzeBV46ZY68NValM/s320/Screenshot_20200929-182823_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>I made it into a cushion with the beautiful Speckled fabric for the background and some fun weather fabric from Dashwood for the backing (I posted this to Facebook at the time and the back got more attention than the front - I'll forgive my non-quilty friends, but not my mother!)</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-75891473108442932292020-09-13T23:25:00.001+01:002020-09-13T23:25:11.175+01:00Dinosaurs<p> This is one of those patterns that as soon as I saw it, I knew I would be making it, and I knew I would be making it more than once! Josh loves this pattern - he has been excited by every block and thrilled with the finished quilt. And pretty disappointed when he realised it wasn't for him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjprSTdvmpKKGYN8ieS3iJEpGEpogfitZt03W0uQWyt-7JsNqyMD2_enjrMLU4H6Or06husWz3BYNc1iog6MkiAOHdoiv9GWCuHDeUGx1SkksCAAo2TjLSgBc35rAIU7osSRvtEhSvk00/s1440/IMG_20200911_185702_637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjprSTdvmpKKGYN8ieS3iJEpGEpogfitZt03W0uQWyt-7JsNqyMD2_enjrMLU4H6Or06husWz3BYNc1iog6MkiAOHdoiv9GWCuHDeUGx1SkksCAAo2TjLSgBc35rAIU7osSRvtEhSvk00/s320/IMG_20200911_185702_637.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The pattern is <a href="https://ohfransson.bigcartel.com/product/dinosaurs-pdf-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Dinosaurs by Elizabeth Hartman</a> - her patterns are just the best - they are fun, stunning, perfect for all family members, incredibly well-written and a joy to make. Yes, they are at the more expensive end of the pattern spectrum, but I honestly believe they are worth every penny - so far I've used each pattern at least twice in various guises!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhyzsqcr2g_VrO0YQV1mc9VM0YRmfTrz5NazVbQYOIvU60bsx0kLcQg3m4dClCYPvLOPbYcgTPWEx_KTi9DC8B87ohoOsv8wXp-OGGi8DHUJscxc-m1ZJ1Cdckglnk6w7A8pb3wFo9c0/s1440/IMG_20200911_185702_688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhyzsqcr2g_VrO0YQV1mc9VM0YRmfTrz5NazVbQYOIvU60bsx0kLcQg3m4dClCYPvLOPbYcgTPWEx_KTi9DC8B87ohoOsv8wXp-OGGi8DHUJscxc-m1ZJ1Cdckglnk6w7A8pb3wFo9c0/s320/IMG_20200911_185702_688.jpg" /></a></div><p>This quilt was gifted within an hour of it being finished to the newest addition in the family - Baby Rory. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNhlwOsDKrueOY9Xl2sS5skISdw5rJbi_pXRPyBfIze_3HnslEqiMw9mZWmnAHIWTfrLpFDe_wSh5Cy_FXECkDLl4-0yvcHGfx7Z3xO4GFVEyJf3oijR8j_Pj-4uIHfmVwpc3Yc9S0q8/s1440/IMG_20200911_185702_689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNhlwOsDKrueOY9Xl2sS5skISdw5rJbi_pXRPyBfIze_3HnslEqiMw9mZWmnAHIWTfrLpFDe_wSh5Cy_FXECkDLl4-0yvcHGfx7Z3xO4GFVEyJf3oijR8j_Pj-4uIHfmVwpc3Yc9S0q8/s320/IMG_20200911_185702_689.jpg" /></a></div><p>And Rory's big brother needed a Triceratops cushion to match so he didn't feel left out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HrNN5pBHrpjvZMKtACcnvQPFF4b_3PSrZ2fUY35BP8MvN1Kah4ChNd_sCaNCpdJvg-2XhKWtiasc6rQxuVRvhERn_oIjYNlUWRegVSeFdaRIJVN_Cr_YL_ZXQnVsk2HY97EmeMpGHM0/s5664/20200911_160602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HrNN5pBHrpjvZMKtACcnvQPFF4b_3PSrZ2fUY35BP8MvN1Kah4ChNd_sCaNCpdJvg-2XhKWtiasc6rQxuVRvhERn_oIjYNlUWRegVSeFdaRIJVN_Cr_YL_ZXQnVsk2HY97EmeMpGHM0/s320/20200911_160602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The fabrics are all from my stash - mostly blenders, lots of solids. The background is Kona Juniper which is a lovely rich dark green. The backing is an Asda duvet cover which is just perfect!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sXJpaAffPwKwBOikLkwL8ksjzaVZdnytCI7W-CBI_DBddj-2hCu1pj-lmuTmtu92If1o6FPmNmxlDG2GR0-iDmmhMOBU0LL_8GYRpGQP3t87L4puNlBXXSadnSsd1vxKn19h2iLLkrM/s5664/20200911_145011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5664" data-original-width="4248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sXJpaAffPwKwBOikLkwL8ksjzaVZdnytCI7W-CBI_DBddj-2hCu1pj-lmuTmtu92If1o6FPmNmxlDG2GR0-iDmmhMOBU0LL_8GYRpGQP3t87L4puNlBXXSadnSsd1vxKn19h2iLLkrM/s320/20200911_145011.jpg" /></a></div><p>And don't worry - Josh will be getting his own version - I'm planning to make him the full size version - but first I have another to make as a Christmas present!</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-54225395092185153992020-08-24T23:18:00.003+01:002020-08-24T23:18:35.737+01:00Plaidish Quilt [A Finish]<p> You know me and a good sew along.... so when the Cariad Modern Quilt Guild organised a Plaidish Quilt sew along, I got drawn in! But it's been a brilliant decision and made a massive difference to lock-down for me! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1TPH2bKqeaq9qkaztFux27ZjpeNuXMn9-66XPnWX3Xyr22Tgji3zGjzqMD1lc601QeN-dLWsSehkdxhNlpRRqxACWC-GGHhjIDLLGU9izZuTKMTEn6yS-MH0lWjDPJOHEnJ8_KRX5_M/s1088/Screenshot_20200824-230929_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1080" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1TPH2bKqeaq9qkaztFux27ZjpeNuXMn9-66XPnWX3Xyr22Tgji3zGjzqMD1lc601QeN-dLWsSehkdxhNlpRRqxACWC-GGHhjIDLLGU9izZuTKMTEn6yS-MH0lWjDPJOHEnJ8_KRX5_M/w406-h410/Screenshot_20200824-230929_Instagram.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><p>The Plaidish Quilt pattern is by <a href="http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/2019/06/plaid-ish-scrap-quilt-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Table Quilting</a> and is all squares and rectangles. The hardest part is selecting your fabrics and sorting them into lights, mediums and darks - if you get that right, you get the plaidish look!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1080" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u-4D5FWTuI1oQEyuqQ6aHq63E2aXwLqEziCBGqXhZoHk5yYhii5y0H4aY4xxuCgZGacQTwfrceoaQDHg0WDWqVMqTa2-hxPUTcMORlauCNz_F1648ZJR_nlMIw-jDIoj26O5kOVRtHU/w262-h261/Screenshot_20200824-230825_Instagram.jpg" width="262" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmNo3soBVEkpA_2ZDeAo9hN6kRJhrB4FWRtylnZu7XJF3G53VzTdxNleFjfNrTDSdrioVUOGA-JfYe01UrPsiPxd4jJz2-kSlaNeFtNZuxIcsvopi3vS-v2xS75mAlqLxr-Bo66jsxoA/s1087/Screenshot_20200824-230848_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1080" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmNo3soBVEkpA_2ZDeAo9hN6kRJhrB4FWRtylnZu7XJF3G53VzTdxNleFjfNrTDSdrioVUOGA-JfYe01UrPsiPxd4jJz2-kSlaNeFtNZuxIcsvopi3vS-v2xS75mAlqLxr-Bo66jsxoA/w261-h262/Screenshot_20200824-230848_Instagram.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p>Using a black and white filter on your camera is a really good way of checking the values of your fabrics - There were some fabrics I had originally picked out which really didn't work once I'd done this check... and even once I'd got to this point, I was worried that there wasn't enough contrast between my mediums and lights! I used only fabrics from my stash - purples, pinks, aquas, peaches and low volume. It was a lot of cutting, but once you've got that out of the way, the construction is split into three types of blocks and chain piecing is the way to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSJWzjm3JxlYAAnLKa5Rs9w4NqP2SmWNLVcjcNLUNp8V_iBHQXehtk2s8q6_siJmlOhDYDPjgCc17TpOeYblhVCiTeNzzoiaGuvNTwQhmtb_B1UgTdv6PKGr_u6_dIJYvELi9kZ2CvK0/s1080/Screenshot_20200824-230729_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1080" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSJWzjm3JxlYAAnLKa5Rs9w4NqP2SmWNLVcjcNLUNp8V_iBHQXehtk2s8q6_siJmlOhDYDPjgCc17TpOeYblhVCiTeNzzoiaGuvNTwQhmtb_B1UgTdv6PKGr_u6_dIJYvELi9kZ2CvK0/w320-h316/Screenshot_20200824-230729_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Everyone uses their kids as pattern weights, right? I backed my quilt with a purple duvet cover (courtesy of a random website) and quilted it all over in a stipple using a light purple thread. And the end results: I love this quilt - it's simple, striking and big!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP85Ps_Hgp2Y6K3cnUBq7TM2goOFiz2OTRnV_yL-1sG9G8O9tTUdp2Q4L-Kp6saBh8bzAViUXdxRU8gvexfBiBWevrZTS6GThTikjroh5waIaEKp3wq459tgymvAoTh1TtFfTad2qju88/s1080/Screenshot_20200824-230946_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP85Ps_Hgp2Y6K3cnUBq7TM2goOFiz2OTRnV_yL-1sG9G8O9tTUdp2Q4L-Kp6saBh8bzAViUXdxRU8gvexfBiBWevrZTS6GThTikjroh5waIaEKp3wq459tgymvAoTh1TtFfTad2qju88/w328-h327/Screenshot_20200824-230946_Instagram.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><p>But the best thing about this quilt is the community. The quilt-along ran over 5-6 weeks starting back in April and Cariad MQG organized Saturday sewing Zoom calls - and even though the quilt-along is over, those Saturday calls are still going. At the start I knew a few of the members from the Sewing Shindig weekend Retreat I've been on a couple of times, but now I know them a lot better and I love my Saturdays with them - it's truly been a highlight of lockdown! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFQ3wJZSd-PaQGMMLKy6B07hWtBxyxs4MvisQuimdF1Drb1sfbqls4yPwQM012DauBjKxIbGKtAAvfVsG7C6p7f207qVCZ7LSMEwPz6xIdzXHC8helTALTqvfUihuGQp4e3EbXuyud1Q/s1080/Screenshot_20200824-231000_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1080" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFQ3wJZSd-PaQGMMLKy6B07hWtBxyxs4MvisQuimdF1Drb1sfbqls4yPwQM012DauBjKxIbGKtAAvfVsG7C6p7f207qVCZ7LSMEwPz6xIdzXHC8helTALTqvfUihuGQp4e3EbXuyud1Q/w328-h281/Screenshot_20200824-231000_Instagram.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-63474865237458578822020-08-10T19:14:00.002+01:002020-08-10T19:14:36.893+01:00Flip Pocket and Four Pocket<p> I made another two pouches in the last couple of months. If you've ever come across the pouches designed by <a href="https://comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk/" target="_blank">Aneela Hoey</a>, you'll know how amazing they are, and as soon as she released the patterns for the Flip Pocket Folio and the Four Pocket Case they went on my list! The biggest struggle was deciding what fabric to use on the outsides.</p><p>I started with the <a href="https://payhip.com/b/s3Ll" target="_blank">Flip Pocket Folio</a> and decided to use a pattern by<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/happysewluckyshop" target="_blank"> Berene Campbell </a>(designer of the Hello friend block I used for a <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/08/hello-friend-swap.html" target="_blank">cushion </a>and a <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/08/lockdown-pouches.html" target="_blank">pouch</a>) - I love the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/780196186/stitch-on-banner-pdf-pattern?ref=shop_home_feat_1&bes=1" target="_blank">Stitch On </a>banner pattern but to make it fit I had to shrink it to 50% - that made from pretty tiny piecing, but the pattern is so good that it went together beautifully!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKupJIL6Y5UOnxT_V0fTklpuaqHz3tdoYBjU7VZS9DpQIQG2lywWFQiFsY_-ZWXf5mdJUUREPCh09TdA6H0byJeTGClAgkId8-LYG_lyPNv684z-pzxdehCUyhgkRyN0_GHokr4Q1nlVI/s1126/Screenshot_20200810-185709_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKupJIL6Y5UOnxT_V0fTklpuaqHz3tdoYBjU7VZS9DpQIQG2lywWFQiFsY_-ZWXf5mdJUUREPCh09TdA6H0byJeTGClAgkId8-LYG_lyPNv684z-pzxdehCUyhgkRyN0_GHokr4Q1nlVI/w491-h512/Screenshot_20200810-185709_Instagram.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><p>Lots of pink on the inside and this is the perfect pouch for all my hand sewing threads. Aneela's instructions are very clear and the vinyl sewing went without a hitch - though I can recommend a teflon foot!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPNMZA8lc-anoIUlH5ZnUnk1u5fUOJeGG4Nzhs7YiqXIExA8u96ABB2WPEB4UJSrJPVn1nefjuwg6LEbmFmsXE5I4W84kgDsmdW6i_JCVSlFNJaQ7hVRD75HGzb3Ix2VeQaQBn9yAQrs/s1080/Screenshot_20200810-185730_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1080" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPNMZA8lc-anoIUlH5ZnUnk1u5fUOJeGG4Nzhs7YiqXIExA8u96ABB2WPEB4UJSrJPVn1nefjuwg6LEbmFmsXE5I4W84kgDsmdW6i_JCVSlFNJaQ7hVRD75HGzb3Ix2VeQaQBn9yAQrs/w512-h308/Screenshot_20200810-185730_Instagram.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>For the second pouch, the <a href="https://payhip.com/b/83bp" target="_blank">Four Pocket Case</a>, I used a mini charm pack of Tilda fabrics from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheChromaticStudio" target="_blank">The Chromatic Studio</a> - a added a few extra squares in from fabrics I already had to bring it up to the right size and then found the perfect binding fabric in my stash (Spectrastic by Guicy Giuce). I like using paler fabrics for the interior of zippy pouches with vinyl as it shows the contents better. And then I used a fabric I wasn't keen on for the pocket lining, because you can't see it at all!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJwSpi2JtxsuEV4F51xMITdk3_ne8lUZqn0u37xpvQdjyIqdzmv7NwNzxYiSp5jOD22_n0W7AMN1w6Q3Tm0abIomfm-ZRKJ8N5IzXW7lN-i2EI0TDXGQeopFtr7OxJLp_UMEe7xOsSR4/s1079/Screenshot_20200810-185636_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1079" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJwSpi2JtxsuEV4F51xMITdk3_ne8lUZqn0u37xpvQdjyIqdzmv7NwNzxYiSp5jOD22_n0W7AMN1w6Q3Tm0abIomfm-ZRKJ8N5IzXW7lN-i2EI0TDXGQeopFtr7OxJLp_UMEe7xOsSR4/w512-h506/Screenshot_20200810-185636_Instagram.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p>I'm using this pouch to store all the bits for some Blocks of the Month programmes I'm working on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBQa5GMcrcn5HOZpAzp8T0qTKvvYHL_iDoe3bLOdUhyRadryddN38hyphenhyphenao4YV7Wk2f3r0EeeAwJ5WYL5Dlb6F_Uhff1Qpxpi_3k66ntCx9kT7vIDRTAVJnwsagY8vDyLrItMVTxQuMR8A/s1080/Screenshot_20200810-185654_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1080" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBQa5GMcrcn5HOZpAzp8T0qTKvvYHL_iDoe3bLOdUhyRadryddN38hyphenhyphenao4YV7Wk2f3r0EeeAwJ5WYL5Dlb6F_Uhff1Qpxpi_3k66ntCx9kT7vIDRTAVJnwsagY8vDyLrItMVTxQuMR8A/w512-h369/Screenshot_20200810-185654_Instagram.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p>And on both of these pouches I got to use my new toys: kam snaps! Now I just need to make a hundred more pouches for the rest of the snaps I bought.</p>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-30888792893755903842020-08-06T15:34:00.001+01:002020-08-06T15:34:48.385+01:00Mini Series Sew AlongIt's a well known fact that Alison Glass designs the best fabrics - turns out she runs pretty good sew alongs too. Last year was the <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2019/05/trinket-finish.html" target="_blank">Trinket Sew Along</a> and this year was the <a href="https://alisonglass.com/mini-series-sew-along/" target="_blank">Mini Series sew along</a>. I was a bit on the fence to start with... the cost of the patterns was a little high... but in the end I couldn't resist. There were nine patterns sewn over 9 weeks each made up of the tiniest foundation piecing. And in order to complete the sew along, all nine had to be made into finished objects - that was the challenge.<div><br /></div><div>I pieced four of the blocks using a rainbow of fabrics and a black background from speckled which has a copper fleck. These four became canvases for Joshua's bedroom wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKzdMrQ5zvOTwGOYltL8hQo7EC9XmBcz-7sUhVLMJCG7MCvB9dIiyTdcvcDaBSqhEF-eUeZLD87K2m6IpPBcOONVqqwVjz6aVLL6bt3MQiiczCoPHhEqaCrOC__Z8rxWKad_VqR1hF44/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-152348_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKzdMrQ5zvOTwGOYltL8hQo7EC9XmBcz-7sUhVLMJCG7MCvB9dIiyTdcvcDaBSqhEF-eUeZLD87K2m6IpPBcOONVqqwVjz6aVLL6bt3MQiiczCoPHhEqaCrOC__Z8rxWKad_VqR1hF44/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152348_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVJpCe1ICQiEOKYpD_enc6daeSWL0V7059P6-n3WtLUDbhUMf2fzMRib_1KqzkdBHR0FdmrVBthIPok2iNhSOohjpT5s-JUyq0zjblnjgqyl44A2RkRPclDUVScy86THr4v5AUu5GydM/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-152411_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVJpCe1ICQiEOKYpD_enc6daeSWL0V7059P6-n3WtLUDbhUMf2fzMRib_1KqzkdBHR0FdmrVBthIPok2iNhSOohjpT5s-JUyq0zjblnjgqyl44A2RkRPclDUVScy86THr4v5AUu5GydM/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152411_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The flying geese were paired with the Love pattern from @quietplay, released earlier this year to raise money for those affected by the Australian bush fires. I made these into my first Retreat Pouch which was a gift for Linda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MTLkJZbM_pTuYBHUc1tqfRWJZi-BW3qyyF3rVNa-9wHpqlQwRwQqxHHi7xfM6blKLjuzlDFdgT4e4Rde3eKhRxt31ypAHAInrGMTpwrokbHloqYSxjTmh8I3D_0xZ9ZhrMNjDQdGy6U/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-152703_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MTLkJZbM_pTuYBHUc1tqfRWJZi-BW3qyyF3rVNa-9wHpqlQwRwQqxHHi7xfM6blKLjuzlDFdgT4e4Rde3eKhRxt31ypAHAInrGMTpwrokbHloqYSxjTmh8I3D_0xZ9ZhrMNjDQdGy6U/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152703_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgBqSi0GRIlY-MMEwGqjuCiGgX2RzOIZn77MF3KNwbYGg3lxvlpHnfc_6uDB30Cd8rR0ps2bUNjhofnZOu2f7D9Wz-Vy1aX5_n4jL82IQBVoMZou8MKgdy06cysae16uCUK3R1PPK-3E/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-152646_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgBqSi0GRIlY-MMEwGqjuCiGgX2RzOIZn77MF3KNwbYGg3lxvlpHnfc_6uDB30Cd8rR0ps2bUNjhofnZOu2f7D9Wz-Vy1aX5_n4jL82IQBVoMZou8MKgdy06cysae16uCUK3R1PPK-3E/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152646_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The crossed geese pattern was the block I struggled with the most: I just wasn't sure what to do with it. Until the Zip Around pouch sew-along appeared on my Instagram feed and I realised that this block fitted perfectly at this size. This was my second zip around pouch, and I made it slightly deeper - it holds my phone charger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqliP99-r3kNnxUwQttq7fNuUXqrLXZ7ggojvwQRngWRkrL__q-P4Nd5Esp0x2tWk_MHUBfiGaK63w0mFsOE3kS0tMt_7TXgCbWwk8CcfIOhugUl-BZeCc9RJGmutFl1tUPPF2BUTko9c/s922/Screenshot_20200806-152606_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqliP99-r3kNnxUwQttq7fNuUXqrLXZ7ggojvwQRngWRkrL__q-P4Nd5Esp0x2tWk_MHUBfiGaK63w0mFsOE3kS0tMt_7TXgCbWwk8CcfIOhugUl-BZeCc9RJGmutFl1tUPPF2BUTko9c/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152606_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>(you can see the copper fleck better on this project - it's the same fabric I used on the canvases)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbaZr9h7X6-6KYzeE8LesPHD6Sxiia0ESGUk63WY8uFZSmay9Rq-533HBX6QFSXoE7195bAvrFGyp4gGHsPTK2kYbplkg7-5ObpAwXCG8TFCtdq4nv4x7iozv0Bv1Oe8HoXzI5GY0AtA/s1090/Screenshot_20200806-152627_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbaZr9h7X6-6KYzeE8LesPHD6Sxiia0ESGUk63WY8uFZSmay9Rq-533HBX6QFSXoE7195bAvrFGyp4gGHsPTK2kYbplkg7-5ObpAwXCG8TFCtdq4nv4x7iozv0Bv1Oe8HoXzI5GY0AtA/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152627_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used the bonus block (diagonal stripes) and the hexagon block to make myself a new Kindle case - there's just something about the combination of orange and pink!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WaJJQjNDj5CQK1MDuXbqNX7rAOBqoAgoQm8tVzYh3fgyw8qIpetDuSeQV01Kqo8gKjH6NPlqCymMiuCP4syuXNeYyWd0R2OdzuL_iK1Gp3JHbFvVvwYcQOOfC9DDD2cxn9lBu1Goymc/s1288/Screenshot_20200806-152544_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WaJJQjNDj5CQK1MDuXbqNX7rAOBqoAgoQm8tVzYh3fgyw8qIpetDuSeQV01Kqo8gKjH6NPlqCymMiuCP4syuXNeYyWd0R2OdzuL_iK1Gp3JHbFvVvwYcQOOfC9DDD2cxn9lBu1Goymc/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152544_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pkSLFaZuW4fD9cGPNjJ-YYHJE8OFaZzXz82N6dijWtCcdKF9E2ruzV_Ukx8ShcZbzs8vVP3EUwbp26Rk-BGgAKOzn6LYlOtVL8JqPrA50ylr4riHMxzCZ3AnP88c1o_aq9ZaP6fMn0U/s1218/Screenshot_20200806-152528_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pkSLFaZuW4fD9cGPNjJ-YYHJE8OFaZzXz82N6dijWtCcdKF9E2ruzV_Ukx8ShcZbzs8vVP3EUwbp26Rk-BGgAKOzn6LYlOtVL8JqPrA50ylr4riHMxzCZ3AnP88c1o_aq9ZaP6fMn0U/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152528_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the final block was the crowning achievement - and the one that attracted the most swear words! The triangle block by itself wasn't too bad... but six of them sewn together in a hexagon was another level. Picking the paper out of the back was painful. But this cushion is possibly my favourite make of the year so far! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVK7tKGHRHd-CAsw_mCRbOaCFQpnQs5JqlD6ng3FgMilZUtfN2Kw9fo8Oh6O4-3u_7yinVKM2ZxUaMGIKylBg3kgrXlzsoqnURDZ9Lymh5hC-XoEkdIwLmcE4TV8qYes1ZghmZb6orrs/s1085/Screenshot_20200806-152434_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVK7tKGHRHd-CAsw_mCRbOaCFQpnQs5JqlD6ng3FgMilZUtfN2Kw9fo8Oh6O4-3u_7yinVKM2ZxUaMGIKylBg3kgrXlzsoqnURDZ9Lymh5hC-XoEkdIwLmcE4TV8qYes1ZghmZb6orrs/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152434_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the backing fabric is perfect and the label was the ultimate finishing touch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNicz3FnnLmHjv2k1ZzQLqs66A_o45yo60KPjA9V10AiFHBrn85Zfni6kxCVOG7h4jthc2_Ug0sqYx8sRSfomLh-jv2QmD7JUZMwOxBcAlt1_4bnw-6khX-VMl3QIkdUWMmk7w3Yvufas/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-152457_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNicz3FnnLmHjv2k1ZzQLqs66A_o45yo60KPjA9V10AiFHBrn85Zfni6kxCVOG7h4jthc2_Ug0sqYx8sRSfomLh-jv2QmD7JUZMwOxBcAlt1_4bnw-6khX-VMl3QIkdUWMmk7w3Yvufas/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152457_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZuYCisy18GXqqTzMEokt3EFPvZnSmjJxBr1yih_ahSgWYlH8vQ0BhlhnYxwQw207kr88Z3BJ710hZ6Y_e74k3pCcrSTs-j77H4mX3rwSDeqXEEY1hhQUG3C4EWsNMQ-dzrId3oxHv48/s961/Screenshot_20200806-152510_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="961" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZuYCisy18GXqqTzMEokt3EFPvZnSmjJxBr1yih_ahSgWYlH8vQ0BhlhnYxwQw207kr88Z3BJ710hZ6Y_e74k3pCcrSTs-j77H4mX3rwSDeqXEEY1hhQUG3C4EWsNMQ-dzrId3oxHv48/s640/Screenshot_20200806-152510_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-75838851228491847792020-08-06T15:04:00.004+01:002020-08-06T15:04:44.603+01:00Lockdown Pouches<div>Lockdown has proved to be a busy time for us: whilst my mother-in-law moved in and has been a huge support in home-schooling the girls and Joshua-wrangling, work hasn't let up - no furlough for me! I've worked on a few bigger projects during this time, but I have mostly been ddrawn to either hand-sewing on the sofa whilst watching Vera and Death in Paradise, or smaller projects for quick finishes. Pouches definitely tick that box!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've made a fair few <a href="https://emmalinebags.com/products/the-retreat-bag-pdf" target="_blank">retreat pouches</a> - these are made using a free pattern by @emmalinebags and are slightly different from a regular zippy pouch because you create a channel just under the zip and add wire frames. And it totally transforms the pouch into something amazing. I've made two large and two small ones so far - here is one of the large ones - a foundation pieced pair of scissors on one side (pattern by @quietplay) and some lovely Tula Pink fabric on the back.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ3vUOzECiDfOtlGExRhu_eVf8Vn7_UHuEl75ve_y9q1SXeJAbaGgrEGORCA_cIF1I3Hp_Fd3RhnP9bG3r3tXqQP0i80caqhsfBxHh3CbcrnnY6AeemtNFPHCWrDfwww6l45ir-SdX6o/s1011/Screenshot_20200806-145043_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1011" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ3vUOzECiDfOtlGExRhu_eVf8Vn7_UHuEl75ve_y9q1SXeJAbaGgrEGORCA_cIF1I3Hp_Fd3RhnP9bG3r3tXqQP0i80caqhsfBxHh3CbcrnnY6AeemtNFPHCWrDfwww6l45ir-SdX6o/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145043_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here's one of the smaller one - made with Liberty and hand quilted.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHDR9Gu4NIL_LLLufMEWLEPRU-Uk7h4z97EVAMKa20ChSrWoWnktghz5R5MMaNTGdhfXKYFx9NX_m_FROgXew5ooWhLw7X0VfkX3iqPPBAGFtTeT0q01lux0jKI5c-fRElJN2OvTffTk/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-145147_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHDR9Gu4NIL_LLLufMEWLEPRU-Uk7h4z97EVAMKa20ChSrWoWnktghz5R5MMaNTGdhfXKYFx9NX_m_FROgXew5ooWhLw7X0VfkX3iqPPBAGFtTeT0q01lux0jKI5c-fRElJN2OvTffTk/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145147_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Both were made as gifts. But I did make a second small one which I've kept!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDhe9ZPRmuEYy6_bM9AnP1kVp7c5JFv5j5HG19c9A88R4K_w_KiyxYzbTMaS8Iav69AWyrTtIRrrulBP44B7wGz9glN00tEcYCVfdeRzkDPis51tUyUBb9TgS1b1fv7aulTLybmZYNSc/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-145250_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDhe9ZPRmuEYy6_bM9AnP1kVp7c5JFv5j5HG19c9A88R4K_w_KiyxYzbTMaS8Iav69AWyrTtIRrrulBP44B7wGz9glN00tEcYCVfdeRzkDPis51tUyUBb9TgS1b1fv7aulTLybmZYNSc/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145250_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've adapted the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/843505529/hello-friend-pillow-pdf-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1" target="_blank">Hello Friend pattern</a> which I showed you in<a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/08/hello-friend-swap.html" target="_blank"> my previous post</a> and sewed it up at 50% scale for the front of another pouch - backed with a fabulous painters palette print which I picked up from<a href="https://www.lovelyjubblyfabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Lovely Jubbly Fabrics</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl2ITg4QlCx_HWr_wpVsXxjp5SF5LA6itQ8wuPJMpruLH2XjWq_E0VYz0yzU2yOIZ5_adbssPKh01ktZtCDX4jfukEJFgWJ6e1czKWNG8Fd1WpaCH5tiBFGoikQHI1HirbFJku3CDsSA/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-145110_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl2ITg4QlCx_HWr_wpVsXxjp5SF5LA6itQ8wuPJMpruLH2XjWq_E0VYz0yzU2yOIZ5_adbssPKh01ktZtCDX4jfukEJFgWJ6e1czKWNG8Fd1WpaCH5tiBFGoikQHI1HirbFJku3CDsSA/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145110_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9llsrQgk3_2kJ3gCKM9JshAKilwGK850tJpqzsd2l09kP3_lX5jQ_8JXg6jHWelgs8YXijgCsCgl4mJBxJHxEyiDoPV9b3iBcaUc1I-yXDB9IlqIkfJuIWQdojcsNYN6EGchHs-Ew1Qc/s893/Screenshot_20200806-145126_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9llsrQgk3_2kJ3gCKM9JshAKilwGK850tJpqzsd2l09kP3_lX5jQ_8JXg6jHWelgs8YXijgCsCgl4mJBxJHxEyiDoPV9b3iBcaUc1I-yXDB9IlqIkfJuIWQdojcsNYN6EGchHs-Ew1Qc/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145126_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A few months, @CloudTori made a beautiful little pouch using <a href="http://fabricmutt.blogspot.com/2020/03/cross-stitch-quilt-block-pillow.html" target="_blank">cross stitch style blocks from a pattern by Fabric Mutt</a>. I shamelessly copied it, using a lovely blue and green print for my starting point - and the reverse of the pouch. I sent this one down to my Mum earlier in the year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wecmSDV4I6i3wP69AowQOi2I355nIM9ICRucRL2q68AlckoomkXLIaApvCofQYdh9K5sQ96Q9gMtKwnnKba-5TPm5wr3T6639GcLN-oGWGEqwF6xh0-mZxOpIHxnHP86gI9ahKv0l9s/s1090/Screenshot_20200806-145351_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wecmSDV4I6i3wP69AowQOi2I355nIM9ICRucRL2q68AlckoomkXLIaApvCofQYdh9K5sQ96Q9gMtKwnnKba-5TPm5wr3T6639GcLN-oGWGEqwF6xh0-mZxOpIHxnHP86gI9ahKv0l9s/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145351_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Did you happen to see the <a href="https://www.elisabewquilts.com/home/2018/3/17/bad-banana-patterns-and-the-zip-around-pouch" target="_blank">Zip Around Pouch</a> sew along over on Instagram? The pattern is by @elizabew and I got sucked in - I even broke out some Liberty fabric. This pouch was fun to make because the construction was totally different to the normal pouches I make. I can see so much potential with different sizes and both girls have requested one. For now, this one houses my headphone.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-6PFlQHU6y7GYcpJjmw2V_ZLO5Jv-H0mvAHlJ4OfMFQcENuFTnxaN1Ex09Cf9dxu0OPQI6ubyEi965MTAJfN1V23uyBzXPiNshviRRfGEhgwxoyo6eTE6F26OtpMvsvdXaQX61hNPjY/s1079/Screenshot_20200806-145310_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-6PFlQHU6y7GYcpJjmw2V_ZLO5Jv-H0mvAHlJ4OfMFQcENuFTnxaN1Ex09Cf9dxu0OPQI6ubyEi965MTAJfN1V23uyBzXPiNshviRRfGEhgwxoyo6eTE6F26OtpMvsvdXaQX61hNPjY/s640/Screenshot_20200806-145310_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If I need a pouch in a hurry, my go to pattern is the <a href="https://noodle-head.com/2012/06/open-wide-zippered-pouch-diy-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Noodle Head Open Wide Pouch.</a> I've made three just in July: one as a birthday present - the girls' friend had a zoom birthday party - her mum dropped off ingredients and then everyone made pizza over zoom! It was such a great idea. I made a Flamingo pouch and filled it with pencils and a notebook for her.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DOom50JipL1-P_-EPK6bIdHrBqSqQeDQZPMJdNMmXoNzPIXfsgjF0ffgrBJpS32u4LHG9oPnX5h64uHNPW2aZjqO1YdUX34ci1iz8ogj3Lw4b3xOfk_UURxxiY5bVFM2mxG_S_Q1cuQ/s823/Screenshot_20200806-144947_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="823" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DOom50JipL1-P_-EPK6bIdHrBqSqQeDQZPMJdNMmXoNzPIXfsgjF0ffgrBJpS32u4LHG9oPnX5h64uHNPW2aZjqO1YdUX34ci1iz8ogj3Lw4b3xOfk_UURxxiY5bVFM2mxG_S_Q1cuQ/s640/Screenshot_20200806-144947_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then the girls wanted new pouches for our summer road trip to Granny and Grandad's house last week: Jessica requested pink flowers...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcA3_YfbKRks6JnW1dKHNQcdXYB7iAIqJYu1NeiaujYInf_d-6xXVGYiWGQyaGcFN-nlbOnmyOmEbBzmz64atOUwAMQRzooB2yaCKA8almLBt1wsCXD2uWAZJdNia4sW6-IoXo-FIDLs/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-144913_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcA3_YfbKRks6JnW1dKHNQcdXYB7iAIqJYu1NeiaujYInf_d-6xXVGYiWGQyaGcFN-nlbOnmyOmEbBzmz64atOUwAMQRzooB2yaCKA8almLBt1wsCXD2uWAZJdNia4sW6-IoXo-FIDLs/s640/Screenshot_20200806-144913_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And Mia loves zebras.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG3Xt0oEfEmr6FQn6YHNUvR21AobwmXNar-GYYSUBMzm7RrgSKPVItqx7gZKoUQgEiPVSGU9ZeN772g9ykD29AwH8cKE2EuePSHHjJzMrBMKCLcQcMlW479xQr5IF02KOeCKD3CUGfJ8/s1080/Screenshot_20200806-144901_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG3Xt0oEfEmr6FQn6YHNUvR21AobwmXNar-GYYSUBMzm7RrgSKPVItqx7gZKoUQgEiPVSGU9ZeN772g9ykD29AwH8cKE2EuePSHHjJzMrBMKCLcQcMlW479xQr5IF02KOeCKD3CUGfJ8/s640/Screenshot_20200806-144901_Instagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are even a couple of other pouches which I will share in a separate post...</div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-27398825120698470582020-08-05T18:36:00.005+01:002020-08-05T18:36:43.952+01:00Hello Friend SwapEarly on in lock-down, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/happysewluckyshop" target="_blank">Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky released a new pattern</a> - Hello Friend. She originally released it through a select number of fabric shops, as a way for them to raise some money in lock-down. Our guild, North East Modern Quilt Guild, decided to support this and arranged a swap - each member who wanted to join in had to buy the pattern and then make the block in colours and fabrics they felt reflected them as a quilter. We then swapped the finished blocks amongst the participants and each recipient chose to finish their block in their own way.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu58r6IfVJLqjVsZRKAoBV5RdKi_DJOb6_81UiXz0p9FN4De4S3JVIG_U3Ap96U2mw8k3TiN4ReDzSaiW0e2LCLkv99Xq1tH4tYgiTZZ39y8xPySnldhaTC14lIM3F4pc9FolK3R3-CE/s1079/Screenshot_20200805-182153_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu58r6IfVJLqjVsZRKAoBV5RdKi_DJOb6_81UiXz0p9FN4De4S3JVIG_U3Ap96U2mw8k3TiN4ReDzSaiW0e2LCLkv99Xq1tH4tYgiTZZ39y8xPySnldhaTC14lIM3F4pc9FolK3R3-CE/s640/Screenshot_20200805-182153_Gallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the version I made - it had to be a rainbow didn't it, really? And I loved the black rainbow sprinkle fabric for the background. My finished block went to Jules @juleskerry_s</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIti5Z7jlcGrQ30KyS1saSqST8OZSHhZ0w2f2V3f_7956UB4_gnw3fxKj9vuevTYa-RxqTo80RiaPbAm2oiR_OmL-HnyX-q1yY24iY7oXCWLOxc-LzL55-zH36eRgePfJpJXAsc8R3ia4/s1080/Screenshot_20200805-182455_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIti5Z7jlcGrQ30KyS1saSqST8OZSHhZ0w2f2V3f_7956UB4_gnw3fxKj9vuevTYa-RxqTo80RiaPbAm2oiR_OmL-HnyX-q1yY24iY7oXCWLOxc-LzL55-zH36eRgePfJpJXAsc8R3ia4/s640/Screenshot_20200805-182455_Instagram.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And I received this beautiful block from Dona @creativeaccountant - I love it and it's a totally different colour scheme to what I would pick for myself - a really citrussy yellow and turquoise. I decided to hand quilt it and added a little bit of embroidery - Dona makes the best typos! Though not in this pattern!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkkcsCcAuC3hFYFGyE8NmG-ynCRGfHv9cjT74aTaHnPTnOKr_vZ6Ggfwbc5RLPo7RyBYG-nR42DdvtG8sAKJKA7oBSbUyO2kJchgz5dEJ08ytbJZjy8hNMUaqd-3eQMv7UJcnMFFi3gM/s1080/Screenshot_20200805-182543_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkkcsCcAuC3hFYFGyE8NmG-ynCRGfHv9cjT74aTaHnPTnOKr_vZ6Ggfwbc5RLPo7RyBYG-nR42DdvtG8sAKJKA7oBSbUyO2kJchgz5dEJ08ytbJZjy8hNMUaqd-3eQMv7UJcnMFFi3gM/s640/Screenshot_20200805-182543_Gallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to make mine into a cushion, but Dona challenged my stash finding a backing for it - in the end I pulled out the yellow lightning fabric and was amazed to find that it was a long quarter rather than a fat quarter. Had it been a fat quarter I would have struggled to get a back from it, but as a long quarter it was perfect - obviously meant to be. These fabric challenges meant I didn't want to follow the original pattern with a nifty binding look. Instead I bought some jumbo ricrac - I took a bit of a chance it would be the right colour turquoise - but it was.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCznZs919duR2sILqDZuLMlwsLpyOx_OvCePWaeMl5ebDLtd4V3NaijeQVLHI_z3k_zPTCW8qrDKGI08Qb0qwV_PGpgsbb2Ozg23Y-ZJVha_FhjIoPSKvw_NecPgqjayQo9KyQBw1BQU/s1056/Screenshot_20200805-182638_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1056" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCznZs919duR2sILqDZuLMlwsLpyOx_OvCePWaeMl5ebDLtd4V3NaijeQVLHI_z3k_zPTCW8qrDKGI08Qb0qwV_PGpgsbb2Ozg23Y-ZJVha_FhjIoPSKvw_NecPgqjayQo9KyQBw1BQU/s640/Screenshot_20200805-182638_Gallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finishing cushions with ricrac may be my new favourite technique!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7sZlaN-iO80kTASarGBKebo9LHO6Ugw96SovlMSUJC-y6rG7RlGzGPnhVfMd8rp1aOAux7e-zUFiOMoTAx0oknCnMpHtcH4DlkiurUEL6b3TvrnBgGZu5eJVs6-0cgj0Cn0juDh0eUM/s1079/Screenshot_20200805-182621_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7sZlaN-iO80kTASarGBKebo9LHO6Ugw96SovlMSUJC-y6rG7RlGzGPnhVfMd8rp1aOAux7e-zUFiOMoTAx0oknCnMpHtcH4DlkiurUEL6b3TvrnBgGZu5eJVs6-0cgj0Cn0juDh0eUM/s640/Screenshot_20200805-182621_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-39673847063467680612020-07-15T19:51:00.000+01:002020-07-15T19:51:45.723+01:00Fussy Cutting Sew AlongFor the last few years I've watched the Fussy Cutting Sew Along on Instagram. It's hosted each year by @naomialicec and each year there is a different EPP shape used for the weekly blocks. I've loved seeing what was made, but never joined in. Until this year. This year shape is houses - slightly elongated pentagons which tessellate together to form a cross - add four squares to the corners and you get a square block. I liked the idea of this as for each week I only need to cut 4 pieces (in the past it's been 6-7 pieces which results in lots of holes in fabric - something I still struggle with when fussy cutting). But four pieces is manageable - it doesn't wreck an entire fat quarter. So I dipped my toe in the water and started.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ_u1SRAWru_0DPlFbmEKMqgA1QQU5BB9Tyg-JAnnOMITmpli4GBW8lb1dTWA1byjKInKwNryRWOfxAwXzogyjTv5NIUnIksF1NFhLnfMMW6djZScZZgj_p2yXV2v_gim80lFeDZMLN0/s1079/Screenshot_20200715-194756_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ_u1SRAWru_0DPlFbmEKMqgA1QQU5BB9Tyg-JAnnOMITmpli4GBW8lb1dTWA1byjKInKwNryRWOfxAwXzogyjTv5NIUnIksF1NFhLnfMMW6djZScZZgj_p2yXV2v_gim80lFeDZMLN0/s320/Screenshot_20200715-194756_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And you know what - it's addictive making these little 4.5 " blocks each week. We're now half way through the year and I've made at least one block each week - I've made more blocks some weeks, as at the end of June I had 36 blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFZVQBSt7byte_JVla_bb9uieJD3VHkLa85AzMvwYU2b8uVrRWTdnmmCyC1x3agsiCYCIaJdirsjtKI_4SVq5Gm24Je11e3Bv2ldVPwglff5pI7NLDU4Skin477aOBFUwvslrkZ8Tm-M/s1079/Screenshot_20200715-194729_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFZVQBSt7byte_JVla_bb9uieJD3VHkLa85AzMvwYU2b8uVrRWTdnmmCyC1x3agsiCYCIaJdirsjtKI_4SVq5Gm24Je11e3Bv2ldVPwglff5pI7NLDU4Skin477aOBFUwvslrkZ8Tm-M/s320/Screenshot_20200715-194729_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Each month there is a theme, such as botanicals, stripes, animals, food... and then each week the theme is broken down, mostly by fussy cutting techniques: motif, kaleidoscope, pattern matching - and then freestyle weeks too, where you can pick your favourite technique. My favourite themes so far have been the second - All About Me - where I really enjoyed picking out fabrics which represented different aspects of my life - including using some of the fabric with my grandmothers' handwriting on. And the June theme, which was "when this is over" - perfectly tailored for this ridiculous year. I'm not going to lie - most of my blocks were about the holidays I'm missing!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDU_c3dTw3UBX2fU41m5LP6rEPWTDMrQwuM5RooKIWwqOQdhimzRMk6n43Oj3ECRmt-tuWAR7enMvObGbyG-Mjzq3YPL_XWUIrNWg4JYiZJHXT-DRkCan7RjAWqEY3UaDkH7F9qBLa8c/s935/Screenshot_20200715-194635_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="935" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDU_c3dTw3UBX2fU41m5LP6rEPWTDMrQwuM5RooKIWwqOQdhimzRMk6n43Oj3ECRmt-tuWAR7enMvObGbyG-Mjzq3YPL_XWUIrNWg4JYiZJHXT-DRkCan7RjAWqEY3UaDkH7F9qBLa8c/s320/Screenshot_20200715-194635_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided now that we are halfway through that it's time to start sewing the blocks together - otherwise, I'll get to the end of the year and the idea of sewing them all together will definitely not be appealing. I've made good progress - few more seams to go!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2g0ti3YFdOFGdnJuPnKjaBU8Nspb6z_5Dx1pBeq4ZVcjiPkKZHGmvsQTTDUkfvBQ6TPL2K5zdnKlQw_4NHsi6WIdMV7fmzvgHGD_WTmf3AZDebH4ICFoEHw-4l5BtuBjBDmxsERPtw4/s1079/Screenshot_20200715-194614_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2g0ti3YFdOFGdnJuPnKjaBU8Nspb6z_5Dx1pBeq4ZVcjiPkKZHGmvsQTTDUkfvBQ6TPL2K5zdnKlQw_4NHsi6WIdMV7fmzvgHGD_WTmf3AZDebH4ICFoEHw-4l5BtuBjBDmxsERPtw4/s320/Screenshot_20200715-194614_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This project has been a fabulous learning curve and I'm so much happier now with fussy cutting than I was (at least for EPP) - it's given me the confidence to start a long-planned Tula pink fussy cutting project which is really exciting - watch this space. I'm looking forward to what the next few months bring and hoping my fabric stash can stretch to meet the challenges!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>#fussycuttingsewalong </div><div>#jenniesthreadsfussycuttingsewalonghouses </div><div>#englishpaperpiecing</div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-76044488297035558782020-06-01T19:44:00.002+01:002020-06-01T19:46:27.759+01:00A little Happy YearLast Summer I joined a block of the month programme run by Sarah Edgar at Pretty Fabric and Trims. It wasn't my normal sewing - it involved Liberty Fabrics and ditsy florals and applique. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp1VkBC9OnDs2wZh2TdOkyHfIZgFvPjlFbuX843Lo2Ba89OThXhPl-H5a3hz83ad8meaKirgS_jRpK5nmKtyL08bJA3jCXb7nDCamuCQv3kn552G1iOhkdbLOxmtXrtPrynQm09nD8SI/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp1VkBC9OnDs2wZh2TdOkyHfIZgFvPjlFbuX843Lo2Ba89OThXhPl-H5a3hz83ad8meaKirgS_jRpK5nmKtyL08bJA3jCXb7nDCamuCQv3kn552G1iOhkdbLOxmtXrtPrynQm09nD8SI/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193725_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But it also involved English Paper Piecing and embroidery which definitely is me. I absolutely loved every minute I spent working on this project, so I signed up for another block of the month - 12 blocks over the course of a year to create A Happy Little Year quilt. The blocks are chunkier than the Summer Sampler - after all I'm making a full size quilt rather than a mini quilt, and the fabrics aren't Liberty, but still very different from what I would normally pick. There's EPP, applique and regular piecing and the blocks are coming together beautifully.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwQNnT3P4Mg_6s-k5iepauZKrQQpV6LJGfuwCk6srjY0_pEQvL8eHrt-fpL4Ndc9RvacUK0xZCDNdImLjtMUqlICkNtkXR8-fsGbQXCdGClt6UbaQG26OVYg-a70AE1A-dl_oaPpDB_s/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwQNnT3P4Mg_6s-k5iepauZKrQQpV6LJGfuwCk6srjY0_pEQvL8eHrt-fpL4Ndc9RvacUK0xZCDNdImLjtMUqlICkNtkXR8-fsGbQXCdGClt6UbaQG26OVYg-a70AE1A-dl_oaPpDB_s/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193524_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Receiving the package each month is such a treat - full of pretty fabric all beautifully wrapped up, and the instructions are always clear and beautifully presented.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns66mZJ7kRG1fkJggQJ203-oXdxTOtp3jsFGCnMP42NrB_rN3GCJ9lmgIx7vvUtNZ9MuUHILZwPnuIRchB1xx4wfulrrx0zTiGtWMk4I1ioS-30_GIhLeIu8RVWDbCrO51-X5B-IkO7I/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="945" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns66mZJ7kRG1fkJggQJ203-oXdxTOtp3jsFGCnMP42NrB_rN3GCJ9lmgIx7vvUtNZ9MuUHILZwPnuIRchB1xx4wfulrrx0zTiGtWMk4I1ioS-30_GIhLeIu8RVWDbCrO51-X5B-IkO7I/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193745_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a brilliant mix of blocks I can throw together with an hour at the machine, and blocks which require a little more attention.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHrNiFvw8ld3BTFowY0BA7bG_bhCGCfnI-gu89mbcglOREwuRvHrfV0w0MiseNOcczj4J_mQdF6EELPFXGyFUyVGGVtk9H8hiHHJveTw3puE-HwGyr14e6Q6vKTEYI77MzGObBol6kc0/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHrNiFvw8ld3BTFowY0BA7bG_bhCGCfnI-gu89mbcglOREwuRvHrfV0w0MiseNOcczj4J_mQdF6EELPFXGyFUyVGGVtk9H8hiHHJveTw3puE-HwGyr14e6Q6vKTEYI77MzGObBol6kc0/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193301_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The rabbit bottom block is one of the reasons I'm making the quilt - Jess loves it and it will be for Jess one day!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IYIsjP4f9dRXcxSpeZg8a_itO9UkDRATLaAeYFegHzfnxcDdCm5xhfHMOKnWxm9FKTQDQBdxUEbT6lX6W0TIg3z0FR90sWpL0NFeCM7OKCC-MWEr_ObTPnpKcDZxxd9qaNLJxuZzlCE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="860" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IYIsjP4f9dRXcxSpeZg8a_itO9UkDRATLaAeYFegHzfnxcDdCm5xhfHMOKnWxm9FKTQDQBdxUEbT6lX6W0TIg3z0FR90sWpL0NFeCM7OKCC-MWEr_ObTPnpKcDZxxd9qaNLJxuZzlCE/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193208_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's still a few more months to go...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6eHVwmtBZtAaypxyde_eGoSk1_1jjDsnWIyHqnR9L31sSX5TMsNy3EEviR5ui9jiaKSIEbzL7uZvBkiuZnqhM-UKOMk1X4NETUxlwXrnrm-Zngb_Zio7gNB-XD4agjDhqYF3Z8dUdT8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6eHVwmtBZtAaypxyde_eGoSk1_1jjDsnWIyHqnR9L31sSX5TMsNy3EEviR5ui9jiaKSIEbzL7uZvBkiuZnqhM-UKOMk1X4NETUxlwXrnrm-Zngb_Zio7gNB-XD4agjDhqYF3Z8dUdT8/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193612_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But I'm looking forward to hand quilting this monster this autumn.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskOPu51XuvVnLhuGXFrHVNHaKqrhPdVdrkrafnwGhxS1W4e8UbAiBmwpJuiJlOMI145wPnoHLQG9d-MAFTMbJmVqC7bWQvKuTEViBimjYu3lpU1IpFDn0iyqg9g8WdBSybUHDkNwfBg0/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskOPu51XuvVnLhuGXFrHVNHaKqrhPdVdrkrafnwGhxS1W4e8UbAiBmwpJuiJlOMI145wPnoHLQG9d-MAFTMbJmVqC7bWQvKuTEViBimjYu3lpU1IpFDn0iyqg9g8WdBSybUHDkNwfBg0/s320/Screenshot_20200601-193805_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-33841193257709195852020-05-31T17:45:00.003+01:002020-05-31T17:47:15.211+01:00Corona HeartsWe're now 10 weeks into lock down! Back at the beginning lots of fabulous lockdown sewing patterns and sew-alongs popped up! All of them were soooooo tempting. Fortunately I'm able to still be working full time. Unfortunately this means I couldn't start lots of new projects. But it didn't stop me starting a few! And this embroidery pattern by @tinkerellen seemed very achievable!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfNLT_QFNhjqR7wi0KEkIY5d_YMZmnw4l3J6BKgZfwzUhfcmPW-X8OQtgK6Iu_Rz3dZ5TZait7uTIqc8-o17Zcn2KIoa_gnb4FwJmtM5MalgTr3DVL5O622aoYoaCcn-K2tiUV94y8XI/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfNLT_QFNhjqR7wi0KEkIY5d_YMZmnw4l3J6BKgZfwzUhfcmPW-X8OQtgK6Iu_Rz3dZ5TZait7uTIqc8-o17Zcn2KIoa_gnb4FwJmtM5MalgTr3DVL5O622aoYoaCcn-K2tiUV94y8XI/s320/Screenshot_20200531-173653_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So achievable, in fact, that I made two!.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDCdXGfl2ZJN5xgrya2I9B4Ji6FeU2aYDNoFHXdsznfAyMiaHHAR0f_No2D_PceMa1rbMdZvWZKFYQUe2XFn8jWcFQI-fXT5wg3nG5lSOvF9OlfPckPSfU9aJee0g5b4SEUFRo5D_y6E/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDCdXGfl2ZJN5xgrya2I9B4Ji6FeU2aYDNoFHXdsznfAyMiaHHAR0f_No2D_PceMa1rbMdZvWZKFYQUe2XFn8jWcFQI-fXT5wg3nG5lSOvF9OlfPckPSfU9aJee0g5b4SEUFRo5D_y6E/s320/Screenshot_20200531-173809_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The rainbow one is for Mia and the pink, stitched in a single DMC variegated thread, is for Jess.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQgiDeNlUMLFLPV24m94hRWk03RrFysbLrAN6X-vKVZ39AIN3GR9rJV8FGjZDPjyxkvg4AwvtveE_eIDO2W_a2UV1OcEGxIdPAMmsKvQQjUM2GpZ9AkgOK8GwhT5SYtgmRR2yQchEYmo/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQgiDeNlUMLFLPV24m94hRWk03RrFysbLrAN6X-vKVZ39AIN3GR9rJV8FGjZDPjyxkvg4AwvtveE_eIDO2W_a2UV1OcEGxIdPAMmsKvQQjUM2GpZ9AkgOK8GwhT5SYtgmRR2yQchEYmo/s320/Screenshot_20200531-174245_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also made Jess an extra hoops as her wall was looking a bit bare compared to Mia's! I get a lovely bundle of Kona cottons each month from Sew Hot and the pink bundle was just begging to made into something ombre! Simple piecing and some chunky hand quilting - this is a 14" hoop (I think) so her wall is definitely less bare now!</div><div><br /></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053154610681166732.post-24226863904753846842020-05-30T09:54:00.001+01:002020-05-30T09:54:52.244+01:00Finish Along Q1 in reviewWell you can tell how behind I am on blogging, can't you - we're heading into the final month of quarter 2 and here I am only just rounding up Quarter 1! It's funny how sometimes life just runs away with you! You would think we'd all have more time with the current lock down, but it doesn't seem to be working out that way! But Q1 was quite successful, so I think it's worth documenting:<div><br /></div><div>I finished some quilts! First up, <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/02/fancy-forest-finish.html" target="_blank">Fancy Forest</a>. I love this quilt - there were times when I wasn't sure, but when I pulled it all together, the rainbow just shone!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTtyN-lhc1DJk7IxPNaTaSgSgjPDk0ctkg2s45NxUbas-d6iY4-WjIyKNsWHktlD09kYduSnrd4SOJqOAp0mHI2b5mV2kUMAN4pjwM0_E9WrIGHyMskiaxYDd3TkLHkFOT_zx8p6_4Ns/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTtyN-lhc1DJk7IxPNaTaSgSgjPDk0ctkg2s45NxUbas-d6iY4-WjIyKNsWHktlD09kYduSnrd4SOJqOAp0mHI2b5mV2kUMAN4pjwM0_E9WrIGHyMskiaxYDd3TkLHkFOT_zx8p6_4Ns/s320/Screenshot_20200527-070816_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then there was this, rather special quilt - my <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/02/tula-nova-finish.html" target="_blank">Tula Nova,</a> started on my day with Tula Pink!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzfEv8eXAjLV_8wK1QsMfWLhtoCukg7T1c-rUUz09u5jwAVqyHifZE-RLKTbtEaFoe0ZzdmaAA5D2zG51CdBWsl3LE2aeSuBVqwkK00CNpRc_2bKYCEpLeTBB7pPvNCpp3oSQkc4uLWA/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzfEv8eXAjLV_8wK1QsMfWLhtoCukg7T1c-rUUz09u5jwAVqyHifZE-RLKTbtEaFoe0ZzdmaAA5D2zG51CdBWsl3LE2aeSuBVqwkK00CNpRc_2bKYCEpLeTBB7pPvNCpp3oSQkc4uLWA/s320/IMG_20200130_222417_358.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/04/meadowland-finish.html" target="_blank">Meadowland </a>quilt - finished as part of the sew along and gifted to my niece.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcriGNo6MfsXY8V0Sz06WrzqkSxeXw0dzSQBkZjcTtz_XZOR_t2F7V6j8ZFy3Xd32SH7zLMJA7dtDpljd8Xp_1lKUKZJNUv5JQ9ywLMVV04cedRCtkKUzYEtCIYpnXPB4TTlOgY4Jr_t8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="849" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcriGNo6MfsXY8V0Sz06WrzqkSxeXw0dzSQBkZjcTtz_XZOR_t2F7V6j8ZFy3Xd32SH7zLMJA7dtDpljd8Xp_1lKUKZJNUv5JQ9ywLMVV04cedRCtkKUzYEtCIYpnXPB4TTlOgY4Jr_t8/s320/Screenshot_20200527-071036_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/05/blueberry-park-hexies.html" target="_blank">Blueberry Park hexies</a> quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFH8X5YeqjXhs1oBZlzCyaP9lLjUNdOI2H-yuwLijT8-7do9xTQT95DEZN9fvaWx9pnUzV4i5v95o5BU1laE1nDHjyX9YwJYAPW-a2q43DShubXiw4yK7cKDlABdCXVI1ym8HkWi8lFAs/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFH8X5YeqjXhs1oBZlzCyaP9lLjUNdOI2H-yuwLijT8-7do9xTQT95DEZN9fvaWx9pnUzV4i5v95o5BU1laE1nDHjyX9YwJYAPW-a2q43DShubXiw4yK7cKDlABdCXVI1ym8HkWi8lFAs/s320/Screenshot_20200527-071119_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I finished a couple of tote bags:<a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/03/yarned-and-dangerous-finish.html" target="_blank"> Yarned and Dangerous </a>for my Mother-in-law</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbkkb2vwMw6DFE9CWqhmo3AG-2fQV_eoFBU17OkvUY5C1sdqlfG0hmDZyPrDmLWrT2oA6yFhkxUFfMntq_jPukEvzOl-7yOVQX2MzoHl_yie2FU5UkW-_-_MLcgQgd3OYOA345lRw4PA/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbkkb2vwMw6DFE9CWqhmo3AG-2fQV_eoFBU17OkvUY5C1sdqlfG0hmDZyPrDmLWrT2oA6yFhkxUFfMntq_jPukEvzOl-7yOVQX2MzoHl_yie2FU5UkW-_-_MLcgQgd3OYOA345lRw4PA/s320/Screenshot_20200527-070844_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And All the <a href="http://jenniesthreads.blogspot.com/2020/03/all-single-ladies-finish.html" target="_blank">Single Ladies </a>for me</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrimy92jkG4fkeFff9Lqp_20nk4IywXN_R8wNEpZdePVGkn5a2xf_ZK8vJ1OF2QeNQNXFuXzVjRzpbtlhdDp4FCGeviw9g2savmF1p2LuTSCGM-AF31CvqOUv4X_ygVxMh2cwJfFM4Cg/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrimy92jkG4fkeFff9Lqp_20nk4IywXN_R8wNEpZdePVGkn5a2xf_ZK8vJ1OF2QeNQNXFuXzVjRzpbtlhdDp4FCGeviw9g2savmF1p2LuTSCGM-AF31CvqOUv4X_ygVxMh2cwJfFM4Cg/s320/Screenshot_20200527-070801_Gallery.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then there were a few smaller items: the tubs for my Mum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgB97wh0odTZ7dnh9lVHoWKqLQCXetObeqePafoxqDr7ml0HQ0qHgXvAMgUlNivUBgpEOelY2WB1NLDAJfqIeRGZQo6p5ajexK0IqIld4aAU7XJTjtND8C-kOwtV3lRKF9Rz7v0mtXWY/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="876" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgB97wh0odTZ7dnh9lVHoWKqLQCXetObeqePafoxqDr7ml0HQ0qHgXvAMgUlNivUBgpEOelY2WB1NLDAJfqIeRGZQo6p5ajexK0IqIld4aAU7XJTjtND8C-kOwtV3lRKF9Rz7v0mtXWY/s320/Screenshot_20200527-070913_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the tubs for us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then I had to decide - keep it small or keep going. I started with a fat quarter bundle and still had some left so I just got on with cutting, cutting, cutting. I cut as many more blocks as I could from the fabric I had left, but it was soon apparent that there were a couple of fabrics I loved most which I had used quite heavily in the section of quilt I had already made. In the interest of balance (and because they were my favourite prints) I put out a call for help on Instagram - and some fabulous people helped me out - thank you @jenthepiecemaker and @the_orriginal!<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQQEecyRi_ZXVZoqQ8OXzD1G3NOuYLLR3UzW1r7Bj79LMzQ20LoKYU9hNjfVsJwoWiuiLpzyhaMaR1EHUxgK2YRRfEFPy_HqcQQqZDpA1-h1rdVkzf2yxbCbTifKGxEonYSCR04Q_TQk/s320/Screenshot_20200522-092618_Gallery.jpg" /></div>
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The final quilt top is 10 x 10 blocks (the blocks are 6" finished). I backed it in some orange Kona which I picked up on sale a few years ago, and bound it in Kona cerise. The quilting is just straight lines a quarter inch either side of the main seam lines. We took some photos of it on our daily allowed exercise with some beautiful blossom.<br />
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I actually have no idea what I'm going to use this quilt for, but it is finished and was a Finish for Q1 of the Finish Along this year!<br />
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Another finish for you tonight! Back in March 2020, whilst Josh was napping and I was enjoying maternity leave, I was stroking a new parcel of Tula Pink Pinkerville fabric, wondering what to make with it. I'd just missed the Meadowland quilt along on Instagram and finished quilts were popping up everywhere. I took a deep breath, told myself it was only fabric, and cut up the entire bundle! Eek! It was a 20-piece fat quarter bundle and I needed 20 fat quarters. It was meant to be! In the space of an afternoon it was cut out.<br />
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I was all enthusiastic. For four blocks. I needed twenty, but I lost steam and once I'd gone back to work last June, I didn't pick it up again all year. Then just after Christmas a new Meadowland quilt along was announced - the perfect shove in the right direction. The plan was five blocks a week - there were a couple of weeks where it was close to the wire when I posted my blocks, but I kept up and by early March I had a finished quilt top.<br />
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The afternoon I sewed the final seam, my niece was visiting and she seemed to like. I made her an offer. If she liked it, and promised to stop stealing her Mum's quilt, I would finish it for her for her birthday. She promised!<br />
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So I had a week to get it layered and quilted. I very nearly ran out of thread, but I made it. And I had enough of the Purple fabric to bind the quilt too.<br />
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There were times where I was unsure about this quilt. Some of the individual blocks were lovely, but others jarred a bit. In the end, when it all came together, of course it worked beautifully! And the birthday girl seemed to like it. This was the last time we saw her before the crazy of coronavirus kicked in, so I hope she thinks of it as a hug from Aunty Jennie!<br />
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