A few days ago I discovered Arlette's blog, full of great tutorials (thank you, Arlette !) and lovely fabric flowers and yo-yos. Very inspired by her work, I started making these:Acum cateva zile am descoperit blogul Arlettei, plin cu tutoriale bune, yo-yo si flori din textile.Inspirata de munca ei, m-am apucat sa fac aceste flori:Can you belive that in 8 years of making quilts, this is the first … [Read more...]
New bags
The latest bags I made a few days ago: These are the two sides of the same purse: … [Read more...]
Small bag
Since I discovered quilting, 8 years ago, I told myself and everyone: " All my life I will make quilts and only quilts ! " And now, I am making bags ! But my bags have something in common with quilts: they are made from quilted fabrics.In fact, I discovered that I enjoy making anything with quilted fabrics.De cand am descoperit quiltingul, mi-am spus mie si tuturor ca toata viata am sa fac … [Read more...]
Gifts from the heart / Cadouri din inima
My dear friend Sanda wanted to be "invited writer" on my blog and tell the story of my newest creation.Buna mea prietena Sanda a vrut sa fie "scriitor invitat" pe blogul meu si sa spuna povestea ultimei mele creatii.Me and Sanda on our first meeting - August 2005Eu si Sanda la prima noastra intalnire, in August 2005If there is something which can provide a true meaning of the title of this blog … [Read more...]
Tutorial – quilted basket
I am in love with quilts and little baskets. So in the last few months I have made a few quilted baskets ! Here it is a tutorial for you, happy sewing ! Add a doll and a mini quilt and a little girl will love you ! Let's start sewing ! 1. Sewing the panels for the outer basket: From white fabric, cut 20 strips ( 1.5" x 6 " ); From colored fabric, cut 24 strips ( 2" x 6" … [Read more...]
Quilted basket…
... for a little girl or for the child in us all !Tutorial - in weekend ! 15.5 x 7 x5 inch … [Read more...]
Finally- the pictures !
I made it for my sister Oana and today I told her to leave the bag home so I can take other pictures !Am facut-o pentru sora mea Oana si astazi i-am spus s-o lase acasa, sa pot face poze ! The back/spateleAs lining I used the main fabric but on the wrong side.Captuseala e din acelasi material, doar pus pe dos. But I made a little mistake when I sewn the handles in place and my husband was the … [Read more...]
New little things
Today I spent half of the day making flowers like these: On the blog of Betz White there is a tutorial. Betz made her flowers with wool felt. I made mine using a kind of light polyester flannel. Before Christmas I made other 2 baskets for dolls and for a new look I added some of these flowers: I like so much to make these little things ! … [Read more...]
Gifts for little girls
The little girl of my friends from USA received my gifts:Fetita prietenilor mei din America a primit cadourile pentru ziua ei: Her mother called me and said that Alexa (5 years old) told her: "Mami, I like them so much that I don't even know how to use them !"So that I decided to make another little girl happy and I made another set:Mama ei m-a sunat si mi-a spus ca a Alexa (5 ani) i-a zis: " … [Read more...]
Quilted bag
Thank you, all, for the wonderful messages you sent for my birthday !After I received many birthday gifts, I managed myself to offer a gift.Maybe you heard that plastic bags harm the environment. So we should use them rarely or, at least, re-use them again and again.My sister Oana gave up using plastic bags. Instead, she uses a simple cotton tote bag. I wanted to make for her an elegant version … [Read more...]
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