The Sewing Room

PootleFlump_3

Thanks for comments re jersey material to all who replied. Will get a different needle and have a play around.

Hart, Ive put a wee question on your blog (re your purses). Hope you dont mind.

Georgiabay

I've decided that I'm using some of my Tesco vouchers for a subscription to Prima. Until it was mentioned on here I'd forgot it existed but used to get it all the time years ago. I've made quite a few of their dresses and skirts.

hart44

PootleFlump wrote: »

Thanks for comments re jersey material to all who replied. Will get a different needle and have a play around.

Hart, Ive put a wee question on your blog (re your purses). Hope you dont mind.

No probs Pootle, I have replied on my blog to your question
If you need any help give me a shout and I will see if I can help

The bigger purse was a kit I brought off uhandbag.com as I wanted the pattern. I had made 2 by making my own pattern (followed the uhandbag tutorial) but it took a lot of goes drawing around the frame before I got it right

The Uhandbag kit was lovely to use and Im so glad I brought it

23rdspiral

hi Georgiabay, i'm taking part in a patchwork-along, hosted by an american lady called Texas Freckles. this just really means support and encouragement (much like here), but with the chances of fabric swaps too. i'm making a 1" each side hexagon quilt. if i go full size i think i'll need 1178:eek: . so i've a bit of a way to go yet!

Georgiabay wrote: »

23rdspiral, the trouble with my patchwork is when I look at it now I can see if I'd taken more thought with the arrangement of shades and colours it could either look like building block steps or flower shapes because I've used diamonds. When I started it I couldn't wait to start sewing it together and just added pieces randomly. .

i understand what you mean when you say you wish you'd waited for a 'propper' pattern to appear before sewing them together, but i think your layout is beautiful and believe it wont matter if you just carry on.

Georgiabay wrote: »

Then as time went on and I'd done more dressmaking so got different materials I realised that if I hadn't got much of something from the beginning it would only end up in one part of the patchwork. I think I'm going to make a bag out of it but I've got loads of diamonds cut up plus the spare material so I might do something with them that's a bit more thought out.

there's been lots of discussion of what layout patterns to use - and everyone is doing different things. some people are piecing as they go along, which as you said, will mean a few of the same at one end of the quilt but none at the other end = i think that's cool as it means it will show the history and evolution of your fabric style choices!! If i go the 'charm' quilt route, that's ALL different fabrics! :eek: So I might do 2 of each, or 2 of some so 'matching games' could be played with it . This means the pieces i attach now will be quite different from those in a few years time... but i'm ok with that.

here's a link to some different layouts we're playing with: http://www.texasfreckles.com/2010/03/charming-hexagon-layouts.html Melanie talks about the problem of new vs old fabrics just above the 'colour spectrum' photo.

and here's a link to all her hexagon related posts, there might be some inspiration there! http://www.texasfreckles.com/search/label/Hexagon%20Piece-Along

sorry!! these hexies are more than a little obsessive-making! good luck with whatever you choose for your diamonds!!

xxvickixx

Oh wow, Dinah that maxi dress is amazing. If i'm honest I saw the pattern posted a while ago and though it looked really old fashioned and a bit frumpy but that one you made is so, so beautiful. I think the pattern makers would sell a lot more if they put a photo of your dress on than the drawings they are currently using!

Tete, nice cushion, are you a former member of the fashion thread?

Thanks everyone who linked for the zip, I will try, soon, maybe in a couple of weeks...

hart44

I managed to quickly do a heart YoYo before going to work and Im impressed how easy it was :rotfl:
I have put a pic on my blog but that was before I added a pale pink ribbon rose in the center so now it looks even better ( oh blimy at this rate I wont get my head through the door :rotfl:)

Kandipandi

Hart your yo yo is great! I might have to invest on one or two of those!
Tonight I made a little calming lavender mouse after a stressful night trying to fit a new blind in my bedroom!!

Georgiabay

What a gorgeous little mouse Kandi.

hart44

Kandipandi wrote: »

Hart your yo yo is great! I might have to invest on one or two of those!
Tonight I made a little calming lavender mouse after a stressful night trying to fit a new blind in my bedroom!!

Kandi the little mouse is so cute

I brought a butterfly YoYo too but it looks a little more complicated so I think I will do that when its a bit quieter in this house (if ever :rotfl:)

I got mine here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLOVER-QUICK-HEART-SHAPE-YO-YO-MAKER-SMALL-/390190170806?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_Quilting_ET&hash=item5ad92582b6

If you put a search for heart YoYo on ebay there are bigger templates but they are a bit more money

P.S. they have had some very good news on the quilt thread

dizzytina

Kandipandi wrote: »

You will need a zip foot, but with your brother machine is there not one in the little pack that came with it, that contains spare needles and a screwdriver?

I have had my machine about 6 years Kandi i don't remember it coming with anything and i can't find anything in my cupboard. Anyway i went and bought one from the sewing shop yesterday it only cost me £3.95 so no excuse now:D

I also made a simple skirt for my little girl last night. There are pics on my blog

But thought i'd upload them here to


Quite please with myself as its the first skirt i have made and i just made it up as i went along really. A Couple of minor faults but that is mainly because i don't even measure my strips just guessed at lengths.