New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

sarahf191979

Ddraig wrote: »

Thanks loopy,see Im confused already,lol.Well done on your new quilts.Im sure we would all like a nosy at them xx
EEkk basted?
Top pieced?
Help lol.
Sounds like cooking to me.Oh i am useless.I hate being new at stuff,I always feel thick.
Any more help would be apreciated loopychriss or anyone.xx

I don't do Quilting but would love to, too, Rufus makes them on here I'm sure she will be along sometime today and be able to explain them to you the quilt she made for her daughter for xmas was Fab!!!

sarahf191979

Arrrrrrghhh what a week I have to look forward to:eek: cant go out this morning as have to wait for delivery from DELL and need to call them to get them to fix my laptop again:mad: Then I have my foot Appointment this afternoon:o need to phone up and order a new charger for DS1 laptop, and need to get a mountain of washing done:(

Also have a list of jobs as long as my arm to get through, we are off to skegness next week and normally I would have at least half the things organised for a holiday but not this time:o

Also have got playdough love hearts to make with DS2 tonight ready for beavers tomorrow and haven't even thought about what to get or make OH, I did make the kids some cards the other day and some of them pencils while we were doing them for beavers, the cards were totaly money nuetral so thats covered the challenge for valentines day, will have to think of something for OH or I will end up spending more money lol and have really spent enough this week, what with new shoes for the kids and picking up bits for christmas pressies.

sarahf191979

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j
Nicky - thanks for the phone links.............I like the second one down really because its vodafone and I know it would work. Trouble is it doesn't have a camera and my son sends my photos of grandson through sometimes -plus I was hoping to get to grips with camera part to put photos on craft section..........and I've never had pay as you go before.......would hate to be stuck half way down the A1 and have credit run out :eek:
Oh dear..........there should be one that does just what I want...........phone, text and camera..........thats all -nothing else............what a moaning minnie I am..........nothings ever quite right for grumpy me is it...............lol

Mary.... OH was on Virgin on a basic phone for a while and when ever he got sent a photo message Virgin sent him a text with a code to see it online on their website so he could still get them and then save them too direct onto the computer, HTH and I've not added more choices for you hun....

I hate my phone wish I could go back to the old style ones too with the proper buttons lol

sarahf191979

Meant to add I got 4 of these Flying Lanterns in pound world the other day



£1 each Amazon are selling them for £10.49 for a pk of 4 so a nice little bargin. The kids loved the lanterns on new years eve so will be doing them again on valentines although may have to do them early as DS1 wont be here sunday night.

HTH
Sarah
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rufusdog52

Ddraig wrote: »

Thanks loopy,see Im confused already,lol.Well done on your new quilts.Im sure we would all like a nosy at them xx
EEkk basted?
Top pieced?
Help lol.
Sounds like cooking to me.Oh i am useless.I hate being new at stuff,I always feel thick.
Any more help would be apreciated loopychriss or anyone.xx

Hi Draig

Top pieced is if your doing a patchwork quilt, once you have put all your pieces together it is "pieced". Usually you just do the top like this but some at the class I went to used up odd fabrics for the back too.

Basted is just tacked together through the top, wadding and backing so that the bits dont move about when you are quilting them together otherwise you will end up with bumpy bits. We were taught to do tack across both ways in a grid.

I use anything I can get my hands on for the backing of mine. The other ones I did for Xmas for my Grandchildren I bought secondhand duvet covers in the Oxfam shop and used that. For my daughters one I bought sheeting fabric in Dunelm Mill.

I'll dig out a pic in a minute of one of the Grandson's ones and put it on. Am in the middle of making two double bed ones at the moment for my eldest daughter and my son.

rufusdog52

Here's a pic. I did three of these. one for each Grandson. My Grandaughter had a slightly smaller one in pinks and lilacs but I dont have a pic of hers. My daughters one is on here somewhere.

sukysue

Corr Rufusdog what a picture what a photograph ! No seriously the quilt is gorgeous, just gorgeous, you clever thing you!

elysia2003

Rufus - that is fantastic!

I did quilting once at school, hexagonal peices which with bits of cardboard inside. Do you still do it like that now or am I just ancient?

rufusdog52

elysia2003 wrote: »

Rufus - that is fantastic!

I did quilting once at school, hexagonal peices which with bits of cardboard inside. Do you still do it like that now or am I just ancient?

Hi elysia, you can do it like that, I remeber making one in hexagonal shapes too with the cardboard but the way I have been doing mine is much easier, you make up smal squares by machining bits of fabric together then you sew the squares into strips long enough for your quilt, then you sew the strips together sideways to make the width. This makes it much easier and quicker to do especially when I had 5 to make from September to Christmas lol. You can get books which show you how to do all this and they are not that dear to buy, I was lucky as my SIL who went with me to the classes had a book already which I have borrowed.

Sorry the pic is so big, I have altered it on photobucket but its not altering on this forum for some reason xx

kelda_shelton

Hi guys, forst time poster here but have been following this thread since the end of December when it started! Decided I wanted to get involved this year and have been working my way through the Jan 24 Challenges... quite pleased with myself so far!

Anyway, we've just had an invite - for this Sunday! - to a friends baby boys christening. Now I just wondered what ideas you guys had either for a home made gift - something thats not too difficult given I'm just starting with the crafting and have only 3 evenings and Saturday - to do or something MSE to buy the wee one?

Thanks in advance!

K
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