After miniatures or large quilts (for shadow trapunto a 52 x 52 inch piece is large enough !) I made a table runner ! It was a pleasure to work on this scale ! Dupa miniaturi si quilturi mai mari (un quilt de 130 x 130 cm e mare pentru shadow trapunto !) am facut o fata de masa ! A fost o placere sa lucrez la dimensiuni mai "normale" ! 15.5 x 33 inch (39 x 83 cm) The flowers are big … [Read more...]
Quilting tips
Chain piecing :Cusutul "in lant":After you sewed the pieces, stack them and then remove all the pins at once.Dupa ce o serie din bucati au fost cusute, asezati-le unele peste altele, si scoateti boldurile din toate bucatile odata:When you want to piece different shapes ( like triangle with rectangle or square ) : draw those shapes on a piece of cardboard , add 1/4 inch seam allowances (or whatever … [Read more...]
Quilted gifts for a little girl
In a few days the little girl of my best friends will be 5 years. For her first anniversary I made this quilt (my first quilt with flannels):Peste cateva zile fetita prietenilor mei implineste 5 ani. Pentru aniversarea de 1 an i-am facut quiltul acesta (primul quilt din flannel): The quilt for second anniversary (the first quilt with pictures); Quiltul de la 2 ani (primul quilt cu … [Read more...]
The latest Kaleidoscope quilts
Ultimele kaleidoscopuri de anul asta:I finished these blocks very quickly (every block is a little quilt), because my husband gave me a helping hand: he wanted to do the unskilled work ! Le-am finisat destul de repede, pentru ca am avut ajutor: sotul meu a vrut sa faca el "munca necalificata" !The piece of fabric was gorgeous, I wouldn't have cut it for anything else than Kaleidoscope … [Read more...]
My quilts in Houston II / Quilturile mele la Houston II
Yesterday I received a new surprise in my email box: another pictures of my quilts displayed in Houston.Thank you, Michele, you made me very happy !Ieri am primit o noua surpriza pe email: alte poze ale quilturilor mele expuse la Houston.Multumesc, Michele, m-ai facut foarte fericita !It's great to see your own quilt surrounded by wonderful quilts !E bine sa-ti vezi quiltul inconjurat de atatea … [Read more...]
My quilts in Houston/ Quilturile mele la Houston
The International Quilt Festival in Houston just finished. You can see its winners here. Too bad that there aren’t details of the quilts, these photos can’t reflect the real beauty of the quilts. My dear friend Sanda has surfed the Internet for pictures from Festival. And she found pictures of my quilts too. What a joy ! Because I wasn’t there, I was so happy to see my quilts in pictures … [Read more...]
Electric Quilt for baby quilts
I made this quilt for my godson's first birthday. Baby quilts are so special ! Raducu will be 3 years old soon and the quilt is still in use.Iata quiltul pe care l-am facut pentru finul meu cand a implinit 1 an. Quilturile pentru bebelusi sunt atat de speciale ! Raducu implineste curand 3 ani, dar quiltul inca "ii mai este bun".The Electric Quilt version of the quilt and the quilt … [Read more...]
My husband steals my job / Sotul meu “fura meserie” de la mine
I have wanted for years to make a quilt for my husband. I can’t manage to make it for his birthday so I planned to give the quilt on my birthday !I have worked on this quilt in the last month, and a couple of days ago I finished the top. And I didn’t like it ! I wanted to make for him the most beautiful quilt, but it is not !After I made so many wholecloth quilts, I think I lost my ability to … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope again
I had another piece of Christmas fabric with stripes and I made kaleidoscope blocks. I made these Kaleidoscope blocks using the "Stack-n-Whack" method of Bethany Reynolds (I have one of her books).The most important thing before you cut the shapes is to not wash the fabric (because this process will distort it). Also iron the piece of fabric ( NO STEAM) with care to not distort it.Prints like this … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope from stripes fabric
Whenever I see a beautiful print, I remember about "stack and whack" Kaleidoscope. But just recently I have used stripes fabrics. It's so easy to make Kaleidoscope from stripes !Ori de cate ori vad un imprimeu frumos, gandul imi zboara la kaleidoscope, prima mea dragoste. Dar acum e prima oara cand am folosit materiale imprimate cu benzi. Cat de usor se lucreaza cu acest tip de imprimeu !I cut … [Read more...]
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