Are you still sewing for Christmas? I think I will sew until December 23! I have three nephews and a niece, with ages 1.5, 2, 3 and 8 and they all love cats and dogs. Two of them are the owners of many cats and dogs, but the other two - they just dream of them, so I bought a beautiful digital print with kitties and I can't wait to sew some pillow covers for them. I watched my 3-old year niece … [Read more...]
Quick Christmas Quilts and a Trick!
These are my new quick Christmas quilts- patterns here. You see they come in pairs... It was DOUBLE FUN but NOT DOUBLE WORK! The designs and the techniques I used just REWARD you with applique pieces for a second quilt- without any effort from your part, without additional fabric or time. All you need is one more background fabric. The pieces are small - 14'', and SO … [Read more...]
Sewing for Christmas- easy and fun ideas
I can't say fussy cutting is my passion, but when it comes to sewing for Christmas, I do whatever it takes to make some pretty fussy cut projects. I also love repetition, so more pieces with the same fussy cut motif make sewing for Christmas even more interesting. This is the starting point of my Folded Flowers pattern and 5'' circles. At first I made these little … [Read more...]
English Paper Piecing Tips
Who doesn't love a few English paper piecing tips? Here is what I learned only from sewing these little samples for my pattern Summer Sorbet : a patchwork pattern that includes 3 designs for English paper piecing. Pre-washing fabric It is best to pre-wash the fabric for English paper piecing; you want to be able to easily fold and crease the fabric over the paper. A crisp fabric will … [Read more...]
A quilt that came as a gift!
Do you remember these pieces, cut out from this top? 522 applique pieces, backed with fusible web. I did nothing to achieve them! I was just making another quilt! This is the quilt. Isn't this reverse applique technique cool? It is inspired by the work of wonderful papercut artist; they make such intricate cutting on small pieces of paper, something I could never make with fabric. But … [Read more...]
A technique that gifted me 522 applique pieces
So it all started with a beautiful rainbow panel, Supernova Starburst (Hoffman Fabrics) and an Excel knife + a design and some fusible web. And a cutout job that is so relaxing! The design measures 33'', the space in between pieces is big enough, so cutting this design was pure joy. The next step in the big reveal: removing the paper backing of the fusible web. With … [Read more...]
Eat that frog! And how it applies to quilting
Eat That Frog is a book by the famous Brian Tracy. Here is an excerpt from Brian's website(click here to learn more): Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worse things that is going to happen to you all day long. Your “frog” is your biggest, most important … [Read more...]
New Patchwork Quilt Pattern
Hello, friends! I am so glad to show you my latest quilt. Let's start with the top! Here are a few of the 54 blocks I made. The beautiful fabric is from the Fossil Fern collection by Benartex. In spite of the intricate look, the pattern is really simple. I wanted to make the piecing as quick, easy and accurate as possible, so I made a few versions until I was happy! Oops, only … [Read more...]
Small wholecloth quilt – free motion quilting practice
Hello friends! Here is a new wholecloth quilt, it's small, the rosette measures 20''. This design can be quilted with the walking foot; it can also be free motion quilted- this is what I chose to do. I used a puffy, polyester batting and the texture achieved is just amazing! I quilted the rosettes and then I washed the quilt, in order to get rid of the marking lines. I … [Read more...]
Free Motion Quilting- burning questions answered!
A few weeks ago I received this message from Ellen: Good Afternoon Geta, I love your work and I am now ready to practice free motion quilting. I do have a few questions for you that never seem to be completely answered on any quilting tutorials I have read. I thought that probably there are other beginning quilters that have the same questions, so here is the questions and the answers! 1. … [Read more...]
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