Tag Archives: hand embroidery
Let’s play!
This last week I have been playing making Luscious Little Layerings! I’m no art quilter! It’s too messy for me and I’m not responsible enough, especially when it comes to burning things, my concentration span is to short and I may just burn the house down! Every second year on this side of the world […]
Roll on Spring!
Life on this side of the world has been rolling along! I can feel spring is on the way and my summer frocks and sandals are starting to call! Hope the winter has not been too cold for my summer wear and they have not shrunken a little bit! Hehe! This week I managed to […]
Buzy Day in March 2014
Rosettes
In last week’s post I mentioned that this time of the year all the quilting guilds I belong to give you challenges or tacks! Well this week’s post is no different! For this quilt guild I have to make rosettes for the Royal Show winners, in the quilting section, this is normally held towards the […]
Buzy Day February 2014
Mini Friendship Braid
I used paper piecing or flip-and-sew method of sewing to sew the friendship braid strips together. The following items are what I use when I paper piece. Requirements 1 sheet of Foundation Paper or A4, 90/95gsm, tracing paper, a sewing machine in good working condition, a single hole throat/stitch plate is also helpful (optional) Mettler […]
All done!
I finished quilting and binding my friendship braid quilt that I started in this post! After piecing the braid, appliquéing the flowers and embroidering the flowers and the butterflies, I sewed all of it together to form the top of the quilt! This is, to me, the easy part, now comes the sandwiching of the […]
Buzy day 2013
ABC quilt
I have had some visitors from overseas staying over so I had to go through my quilt cupboard to take out quilts to make up the beds! When looking through the cupboard I found one of my favourites! They say you should always please the inner child in you! Well I had great fun making […]
Buzy Day 