Friday, June 29, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Jelly Roll Race
I put that jelly roll to instant good use and made a jelly roll race quilt!
Except I didn't race..
I sat in my room alone quilting and listening to the Harry Potter audiobooks.
It sounds a lot worse when you type it out like that! I had so much fun!
I've taken photos, but I can't upload them yet. I'll take some tomorrow and then again when I add borders.
I'm thinking I will give it to my youngest sister for Christmas.
It is CRAZY bright. I-can't-sleep-because-my-quilt-is-distracting-me kind of bright. I hope she'll like it!
PS - This is a great tutorial for the Jelly Roll Race quilt from Crafty Garden Mom:
http://www.craftygardenmom.com/2011/12/jelly-roll-race-quilt-tutorial.html
Except I didn't race..
I sat in my room alone quilting and listening to the Harry Potter audiobooks.
It sounds a lot worse when you type it out like that! I had so much fun!
I've taken photos, but I can't upload them yet. I'll take some tomorrow and then again when I add borders.
I'm thinking I will give it to my youngest sister for Christmas.
It is CRAZY bright. I-can't-sleep-because-my-quilt-is-distracting-me kind of bright. I hope she'll like it!
PS - This is a great tutorial for the Jelly Roll Race quilt from Crafty Garden Mom:
http://www.craftygardenmom.com/2011/12/jelly-roll-race-quilt-tutorial.html
Monday, June 25, 2012
My First Quilt
My first quilt has been a while in the making.
I started it last year using a borrowed 'sew fun' sewing machine and finished the quilt top.
Then, this year, the first thing I did with my new machine was quilt it all together!
There are so many mistakes in this quilt, I wouldn't know how to begin to list them.
But really, they don't matter. I learnt a lot making this quilt, I learnt things which I could only learn by jumping in headfirst.
So I finished up the binding on Saturday and yesterday (Monday) I sent my first quilt off to my mother in the states. Shipping costs are horrible, but I wanted my mom to have my first quilt. I hope she'll love it despite all the mistakes, and keep it on a couch :) To cuddle with my sisters and my cats.
Here it is:
Photo taken in the courtyard of my residence after days of rain. I like it.
Batting was so expensive - so I used a fleece blanket.
Backing was so expensive - so I used a king size flannel sheet on sale at Kmart.
My lines are petty wonky, I machine stitched my binding and I think I missed a few loose threads even though I tried to get them all.
Yet, looking at it like this makes me pretty happy :)
I started it last year using a borrowed 'sew fun' sewing machine and finished the quilt top.
Then, this year, the first thing I did with my new machine was quilt it all together!
There are so many mistakes in this quilt, I wouldn't know how to begin to list them.
But really, they don't matter. I learnt a lot making this quilt, I learnt things which I could only learn by jumping in headfirst.
So I finished up the binding on Saturday and yesterday (Monday) I sent my first quilt off to my mother in the states. Shipping costs are horrible, but I wanted my mom to have my first quilt. I hope she'll love it despite all the mistakes, and keep it on a couch :) To cuddle with my sisters and my cats.
Here it is:
Photo taken in the courtyard of my residence after days of rain. I like it.
Batting was so expensive - so I used a fleece blanket.
Backing was so expensive - so I used a king size flannel sheet on sale at Kmart.
My lines are petty wonky, I machine stitched my binding and I think I missed a few loose threads even though I tried to get them all.
Yet, looking at it like this makes me pretty happy :)
Finally!
We've been together for almost a week now and I just love it dearly.
I feel it needs a name, Lucille? All the best sidekicks are named Lucille.
BB King can't be wrong.
She'll be Lucy for short.
xx Crafty Creature
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