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Post by deshacrafts on Jul 3, 2014 17:33:06 GMT
I'm getting ready to make a couple of these. I have the fabric and zippers. I ordered some interfacing that was recommended for these and it hasn't come yet. Sew Together BagI made a couple of these, one was a gift. Super simple and fun! Fabric Box
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Post by sarahyoo72 on Jul 3, 2014 18:17:16 GMT
I have a baby quilt top that I need to sandwich, quilt and bind. I then need to go shopping for fabric to start on the next baby quilt - all my friends are having babies just now - I have already finished 3 baby quilts this year!
I also have some chair covers to make for our church choir room - they are slip on covers with a pocket across the back to put music in etc. The pieces were already cut out for me, I just need to make them up. I may need to go and buy a denim needle for my machine though, as the fabric is quite a heavy upholstery type, and at one point I will be sewing through 3 or 4 layers.
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Post by periwrinkle on Jul 3, 2014 18:57:21 GMT
I sort of finished some embroidered curtains. I made the curtains a few months ago and stitched and hung the pellet yesterday. I'm supposed to embroider across the bottom of the curtains as well, but they hang behind a chair so I might just call it good. I finished a pillow case and am currently working on stitching a reindeer for Christmas. I want to cross stitch a thank you card, and then finish a peacock mask for my daughter.
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Post by peanutterbutter on Jul 3, 2014 19:19:04 GMT
I have a ton of projects to work on. And I'm very good at accumulating the supplies for more! The ones I'm going to focus on or a photo quilt I would like to make for GH but, I'm not really sure how to begin that, since quilting isn't my thing. I do sew, and have several sewing projects for different kids I would like to complete. Plus the usual scrapbooking,crocet, and any other craft that looks interesting, lol
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Post by SunnySmile on Jul 3, 2014 20:51:03 GMT
May I join your group? I've always been pretty crafty, but I have never made a quilt, and I would like to. I've been saving old jeans forever to make a denim quilt; and my parents' 50th anniversary is in one year and I thought about making a quilt for them. Do think that would be impossible for a newbie, to finish a quilt in a year? I would do the majority on the machine rather than by hand. I'm at a loss as to where to start, should I just do squares, or is there an easy quilt pattern someone can recommend? Their bed is king sized, I'm scared of the hugeness!
I just finished a scrapbook for my daughter's mission and it takes up 2 albums, it was fun, but I'm glad it's done and I'm ready to move on to something different.
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Post by drawkcab on Jul 3, 2014 23:22:16 GMT
Makes perfect sense, getting quilting and sewing inspiration from a group of people on a scrapbooking site, when there's no time for sbooking with all the sewing going on. At least for me. I have: 1 quilt that just needs binding 2 quilts that need to go to the quilter 5 quilts that I'll quilt myself (mostly Christmas) a few aprons to make and another 8 quilts that are in some state of being worked on
My goal for July is to get all the quilting done and maybe one top pieced.
It'll be fun to see what everyone else is doing!
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Post by SunnySmile on Jul 4, 2014 2:34:37 GMT
Makes perfect sense, getting quilting and sewing inspiration from a group of people on a scrapbooking site, when there's no time for sbooking with all the sewing going on. At least for me. I have: 1 quilt that just needs binding 2 quilts that need to go to the quilter 5 quilts that I'll quilt myself (mostly Christmas) a few aprons to make and another 8 quilts that are in some state of being worked on My goal for July is to get all the quilting done and maybe one top pieced. It'll be fun to see what everyone else is doing! Wow! I cannot even comprehend all the work that will take!
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Post by LovMelrose on Jul 4, 2014 12:06:59 GMT
I'm so glad you're here! I wasn't a part of previous threads but I would love to start sewing again. My machine has been on the fritz and needs repair so its been collecting dust the last year. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2014 17:26:50 GMT
May I play? I am making some hand sewn cards: (I am sorry they are so big, I made them so much smaller in photobucket, but I don't understand why they are still the original size here.)
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Post by justkatie on Jul 7, 2014 0:52:50 GMT
I'll jump in! I wasn't part of the original group, but would love to participate with my fellow refupeas I am working on some embroidery right now. I have a dolls of the world pattern I am stithcing on a pillow case. It's nothing fancy, just a project to practice stitching on! I got a new singer sewing machine for Christmas and it's so much schmancier than what I am used to - my last one was a 15 year old bernina. So I am slowly getting used to it and stitching together a turning twenty quilt. It's pretty fall colors, so I will be just in time when I finish in three months! It's fun to see everyone's projects! -k
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Post by justkatie on Jul 7, 2014 19:32:26 GMT
HI GypsyGirl! Actually, I *didn't* ditch my old Bernina, I kept it! It really needs to be serviced and is a little clunky. A friend of mine at work won a HUGE sewing prize package on a blog that included this new Singer that I have. She already had a new-ish sewing machine so she sold the Singer to me for a steal. I couldn't turn it down. As I said, it's very fancy and has a lot more bells and whistles than the Bernina. But I do love my Bernina and will get it serviced. I have four kids who I intend to teach to sew, even the boy (maybe especially the boy!). My mother helped me unpack the new SInger and has been harassing me about the DVD that came with it, I have to say that the bells and whistles are actually a little intimidating, considering that *most* of the time I am only stitching a straight line! I will post a link to my Turning Twenty when it's pieced together. It's been a fun and easy project. I have my eye on a quilt with appliqued Dachsunds next, but that will be a BIG project! -k
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Post by gale w on Jul 17, 2014 3:13:17 GMT
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Post by mama2three on Jul 17, 2014 3:25:46 GMT
Love it Gale! Really adorable in those colors!
My big sewing project this month is the breaking ground for my sewing/craft room. 13 yrs in the talking stages. Contractors dug foundation footings today. We emptied the attic last night. There is not a spare surface anywhere in the house for all the displaced stuff from elsewhere. I'm on hold now until this is done as I had to pack up most of the stuff in the house and can't find anything - although, maybe I'll bring a quilt or two that needs binding when I go visit my MIL and sit and work on them.
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Post by gale w on Jul 17, 2014 6:09:05 GMT
Love it Gale! Really adorable in those colors! My big sewing project this month is the breaking ground for my sewing/craft room. 13 yrs in the talking stages. Contractors dug foundation footings today. We emptied the attic last night. There is not a spare surface anywhere in the house for all the displaced stuff from elsewhere. I'm on hold now until this is done as I had to pack up most of the stuff in the house and can't find anything - although, maybe I'll bring a quilt or two that needs binding when I go visit my MIL and sit and work on them. Oh wow, how exciting!! Post pics of the progress. I love to see a room come together.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 18, 2014 2:22:32 GMT
I'm in! I need to finish my guild challenge quilt. I need to at least baste my triangle quilt, chevron quilt and Big Ten quilt. Looking forward to seeing all your projects!
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Post by circusjohnson on Jul 18, 2014 2:41:44 GMT
I am working on a quilt to be sold at auction for Our local Children's Hospital. I love seeing pictures of everyone's work.
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Post by sarahyoo72 on Jul 18, 2014 12:55:29 GMT
Gale, I love that clutch bag! Such pretty fabrics you have used too I finished making the chair covers, I was actually really pleased with how easy I found putting them together. The fabric is heavy duty, and was easy to work with as it wasn't moving around much. I'm glad I bought a denim needle though I have the batting and backing for the baby quilt, I just need to sandwich it, and decide on how I am going to quilt it. I think I'll use my walking foot, as I haven't been brave enough to try free motion quilting yet. I have a quilt half quilted that has panels in it, that I want to use as practise for free motion.
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Post by roundtwo on Jul 18, 2014 13:11:49 GMT
I love reading about everyone's projects and seeing the pictures! I have two baby quilts to bind - they are just little quilts but I really like how the colours worked together in them. I'll post pictures when I am finished.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 18, 2014 13:21:23 GMT
I love reading about everyone's projects and seeing the pictures! I have two baby quilts to bind - they are just little quilts but I really like how the colours worked together in them. I'll post pictures when I am finished. How exciting! Binding is my most favorite part. Looking forward to seeing your pictures!
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Post by rst on Jul 18, 2014 21:15:27 GMT
I've finished a couple of quilts in the last 2 weeks. Now to figure out how to post pics here. . .
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Post by gale w on Jul 18, 2014 21:37:33 GMT
Not quilty but I was at a flea market today and bought an antique rolling wire cart type thing that I'm going to clean up and maybe spray paint and keep folded quilts in. I'll post pics when I can. It looks sort of like this one
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Post by betsy on Jul 18, 2014 22:09:52 GMT
Gale - what a fun plan! What color are you going to do? I'm thinking a turquoise/aqua blue, or a bright sunny yellow!
I've been sewing, but haven't made a ton of progress. Got some much-needed supplies today for a project I've been stalled on, so hopefully some work gets done now!
I'm making a black and white damask messenger bag with a hot pink interior and a splash of hot pink on the front. Made a similar one for my sister and she LOVES it. She took it to a teacher conference and got lots of compliments! But I'm trying a different pattern/tutorial/author, and it's slower-going this time around.
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Post by roundtwo on Jul 19, 2014 13:51:57 GMT
I like the flying geese block you made, GypsyGirl! I quite like how the fabrics you chose work together. I can imagine how hard it would have been to not have things match - it's one of the biggest reasons I have never made a scrap quilt.
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Post by stargazer on Jul 19, 2014 22:48:35 GMT
I made a skirt today & cut out all the pieces for some shorts. I overbought the fabric for the shorts (white with a bright pink Hawaiian pattern on it) & was just wondering about making myself a cool bag with it when dd laid down next to it trying to convince me there's enough left to make her a skirt!!! Hmmmmm, we'll see!
Not sure when I'll get round to sewing up the shorts although I'd really like to take them with me on holiday (we leave 31 July)
Loving seeing all your projects. Still trying to pluck up the courage to try a quilting project.
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Post by flanz on Jul 20, 2014 1:02:29 GMT
I haven't been doing much quilting lately, but I'm getting going again. This is my last finish, a baby quilt I made in Feb. for a dear friend. It is the first, and will be the LAST time I make prairie points! Was it hard lining them all up perfectly equidistant? I love the look, but am not sure I could pull it off AND maintain my sanity. My friend has used a method she found online for continuous prairie points. She liked the technique. You have to use the same fabric for all of the points though. You might want to Google it. IF you consider doing some in the future. It would be interesting to know if you think that continuous method is a lot faster/simpler.
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Post by flanz on Jul 20, 2014 1:13:30 GMT
I am a fairly inexperienced quilter and very experienced fabric stasher! I love modern, improvisational quilts as well as simple patchwork best. Love the use of lots of negative space as well as solid fabrics. My first quilt was a large rag quilt that my kids and I made for my mom a few years ago. (If you're making a rag quilt - make sure to invest in the special spring loaded scissors!) Otherwise I've mostly done small quilts, largest was 56x60". I had serious neck/shoulder/wrist and elbow issues on my right side and for over a year I could not sew at all. As I was getting back into it, a very fun and therapeutic thing to do was to make 12.5" QAYG (quilt as you go) blocks for Alison Robins' Soy Amado project. She blogs at Little Island Quilting and lives in Guernsey, Channel Islands, U.K. I made and sent her eighty-one blocks and it was a real delight to do so. SEnding one or two blocks from the U.S. is very expensive, but it was less than $1 per block to send that many. Each block I made was a bit of therapy, and I loved knowing they were being turned into lovely colorful quilts for a group home in Mexico City, serving former street kids. I'm currently working on an art quilt made of HSTs (half square triangles) for our local guild's quilt show in September. Loving how it is turning out. I'm enjoying this thread - thanks for starting it GypsyGirl. I wonder if we could ask our wonderful Fairy Podmother to create a special Crafting section on the board?
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Post by scrapnchick on Jul 20, 2014 6:08:31 GMT
I am currently making a Metro Rings quilt which is basically a Double Wedding Ring. I started joining my rows today. When I get paid next week I will go buy border and hopefully backing fabrics then I just have to save up to have it quilted.
Other than that I am still working on my Grandmothers Flower Garden (five years and counting). I had to put it away for a while because of tennis elbow and have just recently got it back out.
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Post by dynalady on Jul 20, 2014 15:54:44 GMT
I think we should stay here. I don't like separate boards for everything. A lot of people will read the threads and maybe start posting, or get interested in quilting/sewing, if they can see the threads, but will never go to a separate board. We could lose a lot of interested people and never know it.
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Post by flanz on Jul 20, 2014 16:17:14 GMT
I think we should stay here. I don't like separate boards for everything. A lot of people will read the threads and maybe start posting, or get interested in quilting/sewing, if they can see the threads, but will never go to a separate board. We could lose a lot of interested people and never know it. Good point Dynalady! This thread seems to have gotten long and it's hard to read all at once. Maybe a weekly crafting thread like Batya's former reading threads would work?
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Post by colleen on Jul 20, 2014 16:39:11 GMT
I just finished a foam roller bag -- you know those big things you use for stretching? My aunt wanted one to take hers to exercise class. I modified a yoga mat bag and it came out pretty good!
Next up is to quilt and bind a friend's jelly roll race quilt. She likes the piecing and then runs out of gas, lol.
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