Thursday, February 21, 2013

The quilting has started

I have finally started quilting the queen size commissioned quilt, and it's going pretty slowly - I keep taking breaks. here is week 7's square February's "notion square" I took pictures earlier in the week of my daily stitching, but never posted them. #336 - #345 #43 - #52 Blogger has changed something and I can't figure out how to get the words and pictures to go together. Seems like every time I get comfortable posting it changes. This post is now linked to "Off the Wall Friday"

Monday, February 11, 2013

Quick and easy Valentine postcards

Every Valentines Day I send Valentine Fabric Postcards to some special young people in my life and I always seem to wait until the last minute to make them. This year was no exception, but they are done. This year I took a piece of white fabric large enough for a few cards and ironed it to a piece of freezer paper. Then out came my Sharpie collection and I drew hearts all over the fabric. Use regular Sharpies, not the ones designed for fabric.
Next I used a brush and brushed on rubbing alcohol, this makes the sharpie marks bleed.
Then apply fusible to the back of the fabric, cut into 4" x 6" rectangles and fuse to Timtex (also cut 4" x 6"). Take them to the sewing machine and stitch around some of the hearts. I also went back in and drew a few more small hearts with the Sharpies.
Fuse fabric to the backs (I used plain white), zig zag around the edges, sign the backs, and they are ready for address and messages, all in less than an hour.
Daily stitching #332 - #335
#39-#42
Weekly #6
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Friday, February 8, 2013

Busy with not much to show

I feel like I've been busy all week, but have very little to show. I've been piecing together the backing for the queen size quilt using leftover bits from the front. The front is in five pieces, the center and four borders. I'm planning on quilting each piece before putting it all together. The studio is piled with the mess I'm creating while working and I'm getting to the point where I really want to get it done. I have been doing all my little daily projects. Here is #324 - #331
#31 - #38
week #5
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