My spur of the moment Layer Cake quilt is finished. :-)
I quilted wiggly lines down the length of it, and used spotty Woodland Bloom in turquoise for the backing. I think this is the first time I've made a quilt using just one fabric range!
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Do you remember I signed up for Di's Christmas in August Challenge?
I thought it was to make presents, but it was to make Christmas decorations - silly me, didn't read the fine print! ;-)
Never mind - I was inspired yesterday to make up a set of festive place-mats. When I received my Christmas in July parcel from Jacquie she had used this BEAUTIFUL fabric for some of the items she made me, and I was able to get more from the States thanks to her.
I mixed and matched 3 fabrics and 2 trims to make the place-mats, and I quilted swirly trees on two of them, and curved stars on the other two, as well as stitching in the ditch along each seam and then around the entire 12in mat.
Aren't they gorgeous!!?
I am definitely a vintage era girl at heart...whether it be Jane Austen's England, or June Cleaver's 50's, I love old and simple.
Speaking of vintage and the 50's I have signed up for my first ever Block of the Month! I do some of the free ones that wonderful designers share through their blogs (and I share my own BOM with all of you) but I have never yet found THE block of the month I loved enough to commit to financially every month for a year. I think that is because this is only my 4th year as a sewer and my style is still evolving as I go. What I liked two years ago I don't like as much anymore....but this is a BOM I know has been, and always will be, *me* - "The Sewing Circle".
I made Raspberry & Choc Chip muffins for breakfast today, but they never last long enough to photograph. Sorry! :-) I do however have two large punnets of strawberries in the fridge that I plan to use later today...just not sure what I'll make yet, but I'll be sure and take a photo for you.
Apart from the free BOM's available on the internet, are you doing a BOM at the moment?
If so, why did you choose that particular one?
Now I'm off to make two more Christmas decoration projects to fulfil Di's Challenge before midnight Monday!!
Hugs
Jenny
xxx
PS: You only have two days left to make that Sewing Machine Cover August Challenge!!
Do you remember I signed up for Di's Christmas in August Challenge?
I thought it was to make presents, but it was to make Christmas decorations - silly me, didn't read the fine print! ;-)
Never mind - I was inspired yesterday to make up a set of festive place-mats. When I received my Christmas in July parcel from Jacquie she had used this BEAUTIFUL fabric for some of the items she made me, and I was able to get more from the States thanks to her.
I mixed and matched 3 fabrics and 2 trims to make the place-mats, and I quilted swirly trees on two of them, and curved stars on the other two, as well as stitching in the ditch along each seam and then around the entire 12in mat.
Speaking of vintage and the 50's I have signed up for my first ever Block of the Month! I do some of the free ones that wonderful designers share through their blogs (and I share my own BOM with all of you) but I have never yet found THE block of the month I loved enough to commit to financially every month for a year. I think that is because this is only my 4th year as a sewer and my style is still evolving as I go. What I liked two years ago I don't like as much anymore....but this is a BOM I know has been, and always will be, *me* - "The Sewing Circle".
I made Raspberry & Choc Chip muffins for breakfast today, but they never last long enough to photograph. Sorry! :-) I do however have two large punnets of strawberries in the fridge that I plan to use later today...just not sure what I'll make yet, but I'll be sure and take a photo for you.
Apart from the free BOM's available on the internet, are you doing a BOM at the moment?
If so, why did you choose that particular one?
Now I'm off to make two more Christmas decoration projects to fulfil Di's Challenge before midnight Monday!!
Hugs
Jenny
xxx
PS: You only have two days left to make that Sewing Machine Cover August Challenge!!