It is quite a while since I have done any sewing and my daughter asked me if I would like to make a library bag for my granddaughter. I was delighted to say yes as I had made a library bag for her older brother. I used up scraps I had at home and I…
Category: Quilting
Useful scraps
My latest bit of sewing was using up some small scraps of fabric that had been given to me by my elder daughter and some scraps that I had left over from quilting. I first saw this shaped potholder when I was at the Quilt Show in Canberra and thought it was a good idea…
Flying geese with rabbits and ducks and kittens
I have managed to get a bit of quilting done recently and the quilt I made was a cot quilt. I already had the fabric so it was good to make something useful with the pieces I had. The wadding that is there is only so I could get the size correct. It was wadding…
Some things take a while to finish off!
I made a quilt way back in 2010 and I have finally finished it off. The quilt did get finished in 2010 for my daughter’s 30th birthday but she requested a label for the quilt and I have only now completed the label. My daughter will need to sew on the label but I am…
I read most of them. . .
Way back in January I wrote about some books I borrowed from the library. I read five out of the seven. The two I didn’t read were Dear Teacher, I started it but found it to be really twee, and the other book was Play Abandoned, I just didn’t open it before the books…
A cover for my overlocker, previously covered with a nappy
At long last I have made a cover for my overlocker, but not without errors and frustration on my part. Firstly I freehand quilted the fabric I was going to use. I had difficulty keeping the stitches even but am quite happy with the result. Practise will make me better at this skill. I had…