Here are my new Pockets with Love (pattern here). I love this fun technique - FOLD-PRESS-SEW - origami adapted for working with fabric! It uses two layers of fabric and this time, instead of bulky seam allowances, I chose to work with layers of fabric kept together by fusible web. This is, actually, my favorite way of sewing these little gift bags. I should have used a pinking blade to cut the … [Read more...]
Cake boxes- my new fabric gift boxes
Daisies are among my favorite flowers and I was so anxious to buy a few prints from the "Oops a Daisy" collection (by Kanvas Studio for Benartex). The first project I could think of was a new fabric cake! The stripe print is perfect for fussy cutting and the kaleidoscope effect makes the cake special!! Aren't this boxes adorable? I have used my own pattern - it's so good when … [Read more...]
Ideas for using gradation/ombre fabric for quilting
There are a few cool things about my latest quilts. One is the reverse applique technique, then it's the knife and then the pair design+fabric. I started with simple solid fabric but there are so many options for all the 18 designs included in the pattern. For my next two samples I used a gradation/ombre fabric - it's called Gelato by Daiwabo for E.E. Schenck (I bought it from … [Read more...]
How to quilt letters
If someone doesn't know what is quilting, I think this picture is pretty explanatory, don't you think? I adore the raw edge applique technique, because you can create a beautiful quilt top in just a few hours. I think you remember this quilt - details about it here. I did this straight quilting on the letters and I really like it. If you use a thick or fluffy batting, this … [Read more...]
Better Organized Quilter
Hello friends! I know for sure that all quilters are addicted to colors! And some are addicted to rainbow, right? With fabric and thread available in so many colors, don't you find overwhelming when it is time to make an order? When you can choose thread from 100 colors or fabric from 300 colors, how do you know that you order the exact colors you need? A few years ago I bought a rainbow … [Read more...]
New Free Quilt Designs
I added new designs to my Library of free quilt designs, available for my newsletter subscribers (form subscription in the sidebar, if you want to gain access to these resources). First, I made this one - it's fun, but a little too complicated for a quick quilt! You could use it for coloring - it's Sunday, after all!! Then I made this version... still too many pieces... So I … [Read more...]
Free heart quilt design
Here is a new free heart quilt design, for my newsletter subscribers (please subscribe below if you are not on my list and want to try it). A fun, colorful applique design that can be made in any size. Applique it super-fast using fusible web and keeping the edges raw. Anything can be quilted outside the heart quilt design. An echo quilting works great: transfer the echo lines and … [Read more...]
Folded flowers – miniatures!
I am glad you love my folded flowers! Last evening I started wondering how small can these flowers be made? I couldn't sleep without finding the answer! So here is what I made last night at 10. I printed tiny versions of my templates and here is the result. For size comparison! So, how small are they? The flowers are stitched in 2 steps, the smallest flower was too … [Read more...]
Fabric Folded Flowers
Hello friends! I am glad to show you what keep me busy these days. I am having fun folding fabric flowers. Inspired by beautiful cards made out of pretty paper, I started to fold and sew my own fabric flowers. After a few trials, I figured out the easiest way to sew these flowers. The 4-petal and 5-petal flowers are the easiest and quickest to sew, but they are not so … [Read more...]
I Love Precut Quilts – the book
Hello friends! Do you buy precuts? When I see a collection I really love, I like to buy a fat quarter bundle. I like to see that beautiful fabric on many small projects! A few months ago I had to make a quilt in a day and the squares of a few charm packs saved my sanity and made me a productive quilter!! This is the other benefit of using precuts: it saves you time! No need to find in your … [Read more...]
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