Yay! I finally completed the Minecraft Creeper quilt for my son who turned 13 years old recently. I wanted something quick and easy to sew up so I made the Creeper quilt with large 7″ squares. To make the quilt more rectangle in shape, I added 10″ dark grey border to the top and bottom of the quilt. LOL I think I made it too big as it’s a little big for his single sized bed! Plenty for him to wrap himself in, right :). Below are some pics of the last stages of making this Creeper quilt. Not sure why but the black fabric attracted all the fluff from the batting!! Creeper quilt have since been washed, fluff brushed off and gifted to my son. My son loves the quilt and started using it straight away :). Quilt Details: Finished size is 70″ x 90″ Pieced and quilted by me Binding was done by sewing machine (binding sewn to back first then front of quilt) Linking up with Sew Cute at Blossom Heart Quilts (6th Jan 2015) and TGIFF at Quilt Matters (9th Jan 2015)....
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Wow! Where have November gone! I can not believe there’s only one day left of November. This school term have been crazy busy with lots of school events and birthday parties. I did manage to finish my Piece of Cake 3 quilt for my 7 years old daughter’s birthday this month. Quilting is not perfect but a big improvement compared with my first 2 quilts. My daughter loves her quilt and started using it as soon as it was dry :). More info and photos of this quilt can be found at these past blog posts: My First Quilt Top – Piece of Cake 3 My First Quilt Sandwich Quilt Details: Finished size is 60″ x 71″ Pieced and quilted by me Binding was done by sewing machine (binding sewn to back first then front of quilt) Piece of Cake 3 pattern by Camille Roskelley available at Thimble Blossoms Fabric used is a layer cake of CHERRY ON TOP by Keiki I have decided to link up with Sew Cute at Blossom Heart Quilts, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts and TGIFF....
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I have finally finished the Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt for my 4 years old daughter. This is my second completed quilt. My daughter loves it and started using as soon as it was washed. More info and photos of this quilt can be found at here: Completed Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt Top Quilt Details: Finished size is 48″ x 66″ Pieced and quilted by me Binding was done by sewing machine (binding sewn to back first then front of quilt) Two of the chosen fabric used in the dolly quilt is from the fabric range Veranda Screen Print by Amanda Murphy for Robert Kaufman. The purple print is D#11500 and the yellow print is D# 11485. I’ve decided to link up with Anything Goes Mondays at Stitch by Stitch, Sew Cute at Blossom Heart Quilts, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? at Confessions of a Fabric...
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Yay! I finally finished the hand sewing for my first completed quilt. Now to wash and gift to my friend and her baby boy :). More pics of this quilt can be found here: My first nearly finished quilt blog post. I’ve decided to link up with Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts and TGIFF at Quilt...
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For my mug rug swap friend, I made something extra to go with the mug rugs i.e. a hexagon needle book using My Three Sons’ Hexagon Needle book tutorial. I used the same fabric as the Hexagon Log Cabin Mug Rug so they match. Only problem was that I forgot to take a photo before sending it. Doh! So I made another one today. Luckily I just received a gorgeous Charm Pack in the mail this week :). The tutorial was easy to follow and the needle book was quick to sew up. I had to use the walking foot for the last step as 4 layers of wool felt was too thick to go under my sewing foot. Love making these and will definitely be making more :). The fabric used for the front and back of the Hexagon needle book is Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille. Love their fabric range/designs....
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A group of Aussie quilting ladies on Facebook decided to do a Mug Rug swap. I quickly googled “mug rug” and had to participate in the swap :). We had to make 2 to send to a special friend and will be receiving 2 from a different special friend. The mug rugs were quick & fun to make. It allowed me to practice piecing, basting, quilting and binding in a much smaller scale. My first mug rug is a Reversible Mug Rug made using this tutorial by Stitching by Starlight. I was aiming for a mug rug size of approximately 6″ x 8″ so I modified the pattern slightly. For my mug rug, I cut the following: 4 strips of 2.5″ x 6.5″ 3 strips 2.5″ x 9.5″ For the binding, I used the single fold binding tutorial by Samelia’s Mum. The fabric range I used for this mug rug is Fandango by Kate Spain. Instead of using the word “java”, I appliquéd the letter “F’ for my swap person’s name :). For my second mug rug, I made a Log Cabin Hexagon Block using Sewing Chick’s tutorial but with a much smaller starting hexagon piece. I then added white fabric to make the block a rectangle. For the binding, I used this easiest cheat binding tutorial by Pretty Prudent. I have no details for the fabric I used for this block as it was purchased for me by my sister in Japan. I have really enjoyed making these mug rugs and hope my special friend likes them :). I plan to make many more. I also made something extra to send but forgot to take a photo of it. Looks like I now have to make one for myself :)....
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