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pollyskettle

cuddles123 wrote: »

WOW - great work :T

Have you got a walking foot for your machine?
I would love to do something like that but my machine is not worth spending the cost of a walking foot, so I'm going to wait until I get a better one.:cool:

Nope, just some steady work with my hands feeding it through - it's not perfect, but it works. I have this machine (c&P link as I've turned off the parsing thing )

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-4064.aspx

I've had it just over a year and I have so far used the straight and zigzag stitches on it :rotfl:

xxvickixx

Thanks Luxor, you have done some fab makeovers.

cuddles123

Nope, just some steady work with my hands feeding it through - it's not perfect, but it works. I have this machine (c&P link as I've turned off the parsing thing )

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-4064.aspx

I've had it just over a year and I have so far used the straight and zigzag stitches on it :rotfl:

That machine looks great!
Did you drop the feed dogs or was the quilt not that thick?

pollyskettle

The quilt wasn't very thick - I only used 2oz polyester wadding so it was a bit bouncy but squashable. I know absolutely nothing about quilting - I really did make it up as I went along!!

I had an epiphany regarding my strawberry fabric last night and have just turned one fq into...........


..........drum roll please.............





a bread basket!!



I didn't use wadding but I found some stiffening vilene (oo er missus!) in my box so I used it on the strawberry fabric. The gingham is LA scarlet gingham left over from my kitchen blinds.

I like it so much I might make my mum one in bibi and heath green gingham for her birthday on friday (I made her a peg bag in those fabrics a while ago).

jackieglasgow

That's really lovely pollyskettle.:D

xxvickixx

pollyskettle wrote: »

The quilt wasn't very thick - I only used 2oz polyester wadding so it was a bit bouncy but squashable. I know absolutely nothing about quilting - I really did make it up as I went along!!

I had an epiphany regarding my strawberry fabric last night and have just turned one fq into...........


..........drum roll please.............





a bread basket!!



I didn't use wadding but I found some stiffening vilene (oo er missus!) in my box so I used it on the strawberry fabric. The gingham is LA scarlet gingham left over from my kitchen blinds.

I like it so much I might make my mum one in bibi and heath green gingham for her birthday on friday (I made her a peg bag in those fabrics a while ago).

Love it! Just added to my list lol!

pollyskettle

Thank you - rather proud of myself today

I used this as a guide for the measurements and the proportion works really well:

http://www.ehow.com/how_6469461_make-french-fabric-bread-basket.html

Only took less than an hour start to finish as it's just basically straight lines all the way! I didn't bother over stitching the open side closed after I'd turned it the right way out, I just top stitched 1/4" from the edge all the way around instead of 1/2" to close it.

I *may* make a fabric covered square to sit in the bottom as it's not very sturdy - or I *may* try enclosing something strengthening in the bottom of the next one as I make it. Dunno yet

bargainbird

Loving todays offerings.....:D

Just thought i'd let you know about this they offer 2 free A4 wallpaper samples ..... Also fabric too

Also if anyone has seen either multi coloured spotty wallpaper on white background or multi coloured starry wallpaper on a white background i'd be very very grateful...:cool:

cmazza

Love all your makeovers Luxor.

Gorgeous fabric on the bread basic pollyskettle.

danemi1

lolly_896 wrote: »

Good evening Ladies - has been so long since my last post. Been ever so busy.



BTW i have loved looking at everyones pictures and i am now inspired to start a blog
Thank you all x o

Where is this blog then hun - have you painted yr table?