Every time I quilt something I am grateful for the sewing machine I successfully use for free motion quilting. I am grateful to two men. They did not even know what quilting was but they recommended me and brought my dream sewing machine to my home. It happened a few years ago. In a few occasions I told you about my sewing machines, these days I try to put together a "recipe" that will make you … [Read more...]
Quick Gifts!
I am always in trouble when I have to sew gifts for men! What to sew for my 24-year-old nephew, in just a few hours? Three years ago I made this quilt for him. These pouches came to my mind. So here is what I stitched in two hours! My FAVORITE gift to sew! He travels often so I hope they will be useful. I love to piece faux leather. I thought that the seam allowances will make inserting … [Read more...]
A New Hexy Bag
And a surprise I planned with my friend Luminita. I gave the hexagon virus to her some time ago and here is her first project. She stitched the hexagon front and I stitched the bag. A present for one of her friends made out of her first hexagon flowers. I love a few types of interfacing but I love the look and feel of a quilted bag too. I quilted everything on a layer of batting and a … [Read more...]
Still playing with faux leather
I hope my bags don't become too boring - I am not tired of making them. I still have colors or types of faux leather that I want to try. And because always there is someone's birthday - these are the easiest gifts to sew and the recipients love them. Always! Isn't fabulous this color ? And the pattern on faux leather really doesn't require a complicated pattern for the bag. I love to combine … [Read more...]
New Faux Leather Bags
One for me and one for my sister Nina. The colors are even more beautiful than the ones in these pictures. Nina wanted a zipper closure. It is not hard to sew it but I like magnetic snaps more. Zipper on the back - it's unbelievable how quickly the zipper stock is over! And this is mine - these became now my favorite tones of green. I still have some new colors to combine. … [Read more...]
New tote bag and pouches
Hello everybody! How are you? I am glad to be home again. I loved Vienna and Robbie Williams but there is no place like home! I have many projects on the "to do" list but the most pressing was a gift for a friend. I have no idea if she likes red! I hope so! This is such a quick project- it took me four hours and more than one hour I pieced the squares. I forgot to sew a zippered pocket on the … [Read more...]
Quick gifts to sew- quilted pouches
No more worries when I need quick gifts: I sew "Little Wonders" pouches. I stitched 5 pouches in an afternoon! I am more than happy to use small pieces of fabric from my stash: the ones that are too big for "scraps" but are too small for bags or quilts. I did not have fusible fleece and I used batting. I am glad I took the time to create this texture. At first, I thought that I don't … [Read more...]
Faux Leather Tote Bag
Does this happen to you too ? Sometimes Blogger changes a little the colors of some of my photos, after I upload them into a blog post. At least, it is what I see on my monitor. These colors are really beautiful: indigo blue and taupe. Perfect combination for my sister Oana: she loves blue and sober colors. I made a lot of bags for my sisters but they carry them all the time and I think they … [Read more...]
Faux Leather Bag
A new bag - the first item sewed in the last two weeks. It's great to feel again the desire to sew! And look at this texture! Achieved with no effort. It's just fabric- a soft faux leather with a partially cut away pattern. The fabric stretches and I had to be creative with the straps. The lining is a stiff and heavyweight canvas. I love more and more this pattern. It's the same … [Read more...]
Cat and Dog Pouches
Our family is growing and growing. With more ... dogs! If you live in a civilized country where most dogs have families and they are not abandoned on the streets, then I ENVY you, badly! So naturally, we visit our veterinarians very often! More often than we visit human doctors! Our veterinarians are husband and wife and very nice people. And because I have these cat and dog prints in my … [Read more...]
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