Last week I made my "Pockets with Love" in Christmas fabrics. Practice is the best teacher! If you bought my patterns, here are a few more tips. For a set I used a little heavier interfacing than I usually use and I broke two needles. If you want to make some pockets, stitch using Jeans/Denim needles #90/14. If you want to use them as gift bags or as decorations, you can make them … [Read more...]
This and that…
I am in love with Robert Kaufman fabrics. I am happy just looking at the pictures of their wonderful collections of fabrics.I just bought this fabric from the Holiday Flourish III collection and I think it is the most beautiful Christmas fabric I have ever had. Can’t wait to make something out of it. A kaleidoscope, I could not cut it for other thing than a kaleidoscope. I told you that I have the … [Read more...]
Pockets with Love
Finally, I can show you my new patterns: I wanted to make something different (but at the same time something quick) for the little girl of my friends and this is what I came up with : folded pockets, made with origami technique ! These are the quickest things I have ever sewn ! Initially, I planned something else for my next patterns but after I made these pockets and I saw how cute they … [Read more...]
A Tired Santa…
...visited me a few days after Christmas...because he came all the way from Brazil...My friend Lucia sent him to me...Isn't he a cute Santa ? I can tell you he is even more beautiful in person... He measures about 15".Lucia and her friends make fabulous hand crafted things; too bad they don't have a blog to share them with the world...Thank you, Lucia. He makes me smile... … [Read more...]
Other Christmas gifts…
received from Ortansa...She has an incredible patience to make these things. And they are so time consuming, I am amazed by how many she made. You can see them here and here, they are wonderful !And Ortansa's friend, Silvia, send me this little pocket. It's wonderful !Thank you, my friends !If you are interested to make something similar, I found a few tutorials.From KatrinaBall ornamentOn Blue … [Read more...]
My Interview for EQ Newsletter
Would you like to know more about me and my passion for quilting, and especially for shadow trapunto ? You can read my interview for Electric Quilt newsletter. The entire newsletter Eight years ago when I started quilting I did not dream that this could happen to me. At that time I did not know anything about quilting. I can’t thank enough to Penny McMorris for this opportunity. And for … [Read more...]
Fun with photos and colors
The first snowdrops from my sisters' garden:Create a color palette from a photograph- and use these colors in your next quilt !Have fun here: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/colors.php … [Read more...]
Colors for quilts
After I made this quilt, I fell in love with blue color and blue+green combination !Dupa ce am facut acest quilt, m-am indragostit de albastru si mai ales de combinatia albastru+verde !Don't you know what colors to use for your next quilt ? Just pick up a fabric you like !Look at its colors and choose some fabrics in those colors !This fabric was the starting-point for my color scheme:Nu stiti ce … [Read more...]
Another gift from a friend
I received another gift from a friend. It is a painted card. And this card takes my breath away !Am primit un alt cadou de la o prietena. Un card pictat, care m-a lasat cu gura cascata ! Princess Iris4 x 6 inchThank you very much, Betsy, you are a true artist.It is a real joy to look at Princess Iris. It is a wonder and all my family admires your work of art.Multumesc, Betsy, esti o adevarata … [Read more...]
Fun with your photos/ Distrati-va cu fotografii
Yesterday I saw on Dora’s blog a fun picture: a quilted cube (thank you, Dora !). So I went to this site and now I am still playing with my photos.Ieri am vazut pe blogul Dorei o poza haioasa (mersi, Dora). Asa ca am mers pe acest site si acum inca ma joc cu fotografiile mele. I made another set of floral postcards. I am crazy about them.Am facut un alt set de carduri florale. Imi plac la … [Read more...]
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