Pink Pizazz

Golly I am going to have to stop falling in love with quilts I cant keep! It is going to hard to let this quilt go.

Simple but very effective design. Modern quilting with lots of texture.

Peggy pieced this quilt and added this very cute binding which gives the illusion of a flange.

Don’t you just love that little peek of green? This technique is called Susie’s Magic Binding.

Did I mention I love this quilt? You’d like one more peek wouldn’t you?

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The old and the new….

……The new is a modern style quilt I am working on.

The something old – well it has become something new too. A beautiful Koru brand sweater made of Merino, Possum and Silk has made two lovely cuddly hottie covers.

It has been a perfect sewing day here AKA as rainy and bleak.

Bye for now

Linking to the Hottie Project.

We had help today…..

Debbie visited today with her Grandson Rex. Rex helped Peggy to go check for eggs.

Rex was quick onto the job, eggs up and into the basket in a flash.

We gave Rex the eggs he collected to take home. His Mum reported that he ate them all up.

Thanks for helping Rex.

Sweet Peas

Andreena has been busy sewing for Christmas again.

This is all her own design. I do so admire people who work with Yoyos. So fiddly and time consuming.
Rochelle has completed her zingy quilt. Her first attempt at quilting a large quilt. I think she did very well.

We had a little how to make a hottie cover session.
 
……..and just because I can a little cat love:

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Another Hottie

Peggy and I have been a bit caught up with this  hottie making lark. It’s a tiny bit addictive. They seem to come together so quickly, a nice little creative fix.
Today I spotted a strip of calico that I had used to doodle some quilting on to check out a thread. I measured the width. Perfect for a hottie cover!
 
A bit of pretty left over binding for the back. Perfect again!
 
See that stitching on the binding? That’s that triple stitch I was telling you about. It makes topstitching look very sharp.

Not a very practical colour I know but I bet there are a few Mum’s that need hottie covers too!
Sweet Peas day, must dash and get some things ready.
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Taupo’s got talent

A while a go I mentioned that I was quilting an item that was going to entered into a competition.The competition was organised by Nutex Fabrics (they make all the Kiwiana themed fabrics) and the New Zealand Quilter magazine.

Rochelle designed a Kiwi Christmas tree using Kiwiana Fabrics cut in Koru shapes.I was thrilled when Rochelle asked me to quilt it for her.

 

I put trapunto behind the koru shapes, micro stippled pebbles behind them and then moved on out to larger Free Motion.

Isn’t this part at the bottom with the Pukeko cute? So Kiwi.

Rochelle is so creative she even put a very cute label on the back.

Rochelle’s entry was selected to go on tour around New Zealand. If you see the Nutex/NZ Quilter exhibition near you please go and check out Rochelle’s creation.

Well done Rochelle.

A Cosy Collection

Lovely Lisa at Big Little has launched a drive to inspire bloggers to make Hottie covers for Christchurch children.Click on the button on my side bar to get details.
Today I have taken time out from quilting to join in making some.The blue ones and the orange one are made of repurposed blankets. The brown one is a repurposed wool jersey.

I have a couple of tips to share should you decide to join in.
Binding the back edges:
Hunt out those binding scraps you have been hoarding.


Open a strip out and press one edge up to the middle fold line.

Attach with raw edge right side to wrong side of  backing. Stitch with a straight stitch. No specific seam allowance here, I just used the side of my zig zag foot.

Press binding to wards top edge.


Fold over, press again and stitch down. I used the same pretty thread that I used for the applique to do this:


Sewing the cover together:
I used the zigzag stitch that takes three little stitches one way then the other to sew my covers together.This stitch is on most machines, usually next to the ordinary zigzag.

To stitch the feelers for my butterfly I used the straight stitch that stitches 3 times in one place before it moves to the next stitch. This is also on most machines right after your ordinary straight stitch. BTW also a super stitch for stitching up hems on jeans.

I have four different finishes on the edges of my backs:
Binding, the original blanket ribbon, blanket selvedge and the ribbing of the repurposed jersey.

A nice stack of cosiness:

Please think about joining in and making a cover or two. There are still so many people in Christchurch in damaged homes heading into another chilly winter.The cute applique shapes I have used can be found at:
Homemade Gifts Made Easy
Pop over to Lisa’s blog and pick up her cute button – the perfect accessory to grace your blog.
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