Long Cardigan

I finished knitting this cardigan yesterday. Why didn't I upload a photo yesterday - cos there was no one to take one. A friend obliged today (thanks Alison) and here is the cardi..... she suggested lining it with fabric... now, there's an idea. It's lovely and warm and I think I might knit another one - especially as there are six balls of yarn left over!!! I might alter the pattern next time and do buttons down the front, it may stop the front bands from curling.

Crazy Log Cabin Bag

Well here is my latest creation - and no, it hasn't taken three months to make. I'm just not a very frequent blogger!!

I made this bag for a friend. I printed photos of her cats (which I acquired by devious means) onto cotton and then used co-ordinating cotton fabric in a random log cabin design. The lining was also used for the handles, top binding and for some of the patchwork. It was made entirely of cotton fabric and machine sewn.

Rail Fence Mini Quilt

This is a quilt I made today for my City and Guilds sample book. It measures 4-1/2 inches square. I made a normal sized sample too, but decided to make as many samples in miniature as possible. The course seems very exciting - lots of sewing!!!! After the first weekend I have done a strip pieced sample, this rail fence one and 'silk' painting and have some trapunto to do next. The 'silk' painting was supposed to be done as trapunto, but I want to use cotton fabric to do the trapunto and keep the painting as a sample. We are doing the module on LINE at the moment. Which I don't fully understand the theory behind it - but I am sure it will all become clear at some point.

fabric postcards - wild about flowers

This is a photograph of a fabric postcard I made a couple of weeks ago. It was made using wild flowers printed on fabric then pieced with narrow strips of commercially printed fabric. The top is bonded to the pelmet stiffener and then onto fabric for the backing. I used a fabric pen to mark the back to look like a postcard. It measures 6 inch x 4 inch.

Mummy Removals

Well, just how creative do you have to be to put all your son's possessions in your car in one go and take him off to Uni......

S is for......

This quilt is 24 inches square. It was made for the Quilters' Guild AGM Challenge in March 2007. I have called it Spot Sixty Six, because there are 66 things beginning with S on the quilt - can you spot them all? (Actually there are a few more than that but 66 seemed a nicer number!!). It is just strips sewn stitch and flip fashion onto a cotton wadding. I got it out today to saw a piece of wood for the hanging rod.

Jaswyn

Here is a little wallhanging I made for my brother and sister in law. It is a photo of their home printed on fabric with commercial fabric printed with flowers and leaves. The quilting is done with cotton thread and is free machined. The wadding is cotton. The quilt measures 12 inches square.

This second photo shows a close up of the stitching. I followed the line of some of the leaves and flowers on the patterned fabric. It's all packed up to post now - I'll let you know what they say about it in a later blog. Well maybe they should add a message on here.

Cleaner Greener Thornton

I made these three postcards for the Cleaner Greener Thornton Art Trail. More photographs printed on fabric. There was a bit of a problem with the fabric as I needed more - it is a totally different weight and quality. I emailed the company who sent me the same as I'd ordered before. The postcards are again 6 inch x 4 inch, but this time I put them in a frame which I changed into a box frame by removing the metal pegs and inserting a strip of foam core board. The are now hanging in the gallery at South Square Centre. The whole exhibition looks super.

At the weekend I attended the Great Northern Quilt Show in Harrogate. A really enjoyable show. Next year I intend to enter some quilts.

Fabric Postcard - Paddy

Here's my first fabric postcard. I made it for a friend and used photos of her dog which I printed onto inkjet fabric and then I sewed a few more bits of fabric on. The stiffening was a bit of an experiment and I ended up fusing it all to some vilene, which wasn't stiff enough and then to some cardboard. The binding was sewn on by machine and it went through the cardboard quite easily. I printed the word 'postcard' on the cardboard first. It measures 6 inches by 4 inches.

Photos of Graduation Cards

Here are the photos of the Graduation Cards I made. The pink and purple one was made for my son in the shape of a computer, because he did Computer Science. I just used card which I found around the house, nothing special. I printed out the words on my computer and used punches to cut out the shapes. I had a go at using star shaped rivets, but they are not held on very well - I'll try putting them on a different way next time.

Rainy Sunday

I got up early this morning and finished some Graduation Cards. This evening I made my first ATC which was copied from one in DoCrafts Creativity magazine issue 4. Tomorrow I shall have a go at putting some photos on the site.

I originally signed up so I could make some cards for the Daring Cardmakers Blog site. Perhaps I shall visit my haberdashery collection tomorrow.

Found

Here is a miniature quilt that I made last year. It won first prize in our local art competition. The quilt measures about 8cm square and the map 15cm. This is what I normally do - I have been making miniature quilts for several years - I am new to card making. After making graduation cards for my son and his friends and engagement cards for my next door neighbour - I am hooked. Now I have worked out how to upload my photos - there will be no stopping me

My First Blog!!!!

My son will be SO impressed, this is my first blog, and I activated it all by myself.