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hmo

PootleFlump wrote: »

QUILTING HELP NEEDED PLEASE!!

Hi All, Need some help please. Ive been wanting to embark on a quilt for some time and finally found the fabric I want to make it with (Im also going to make hexies with it so I can make patchwork cushions for a different room). The range is here (I love it!! - particularly the blue stuff with the writing thats right at the bottom of the page but Im not overly keen on the cocoa stuff.)

http://www.quiltfabricdelights.com.au/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=Moda&Sub=256&isThumbs=Yes&Thumbs=150

My question is that Ive decided to buy a jelly roll to make it easier for myself but how do I know which of the fabrics I actually get in the jelly roll? Its obvious there are different colours from looking at it but is it likely to be a mixture of the whole range or just some of them? Anyone have any experience with jelly rolls that can help me please?:o ...or would I be better buying a layer cake?

This is said jelly roll..... (as you can see it doesnt really give any indication of whats going to be in it - am I being really thick??)

a jelly roll is usually a strip of fabric from the whole range of the design you are buying. so some will be similar in different colours and some will be different designs but along the same colour theme.

hmo

ok ive made my first buttercup bag tonight and i love it so does my dd who wants it or one like it.

is it worthy of me buying the licenece to make and try and sell them?

i have ideas for other fabrics, i did interline the lining but not the bag and its slightly smaller than it should be as i only had a certain amount of the dotty fabric so reduced my pattern ever so slightly to make it work.

the eagle eyed amongst you will notice i only have 4 pleats, thats where i reduced the size in the middle.

i couldnt be bothered with the flap thing for the buttons so just sewed on shell type buttons direct using the machine of course i dont do hand sewing!

next time i will add a line of top stitching around the whole bag i couldnt do it this time my magnetic snap was in the way

hart44

nykied wrote: »

Shame about not being able to use your pintuck foot (whatever that is!). I've heard you can use a zipper foot instead of a piping foot, sort of..

The pintuck foot is what I will use with my twin needles to make some cushion covers
Like this
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_33611%20E072953_-1
I have the matching curtains to this cushion cover but I got mine from the CS, they were £3.99 for a pair of new curtains so I had to get them and I want to make some cushion covers now
I have made pipeing for a cushion with my zipper foot but the foot helps keep the line accurate lol (I hope :rotfl:)

hart44

hmo wrote: »

ok ive made my first buttercup bag tonight and i love it so does my dd who wants it or one like it.

is it worthy of me buying the licenece to make and try and sell them?

i have ideas for other fabrics, i did interline the lining but not the bag and its slightly smaller than it should be as i only had a certain amount of the dotty fabric so reduced my pattern ever so slightly to make it work.

the eagle eyed amongst you will notice i only have 4 pleats, thats where i reduced the size in the middle.

i couldnt be bothered with the flap thing for the buttons so just sewed on shell type buttons direct using the machine of course i dont do hand sewing!

next time i will add a line of top stitching around the whole bag i couldnt do it this time my magnetic snap was in the way

Well done hmo :T the bag is lovely
I top stitch the bag before putting my magnetic poper in, I grope about in the bottom of the lineing before sewing it up, I find that easier I don't bother with the little decrative bit on the front either :rotfl: (sometimes I dont put the pocket in but thats usualy because Ive forgot to do it in my hurry to finish it :rotfl:)

In_Search_Of_Me

How I made my quilt!!

First how big do you want your quilt? I wanted mine draped to floor all round a double bed so it was HUGE but I had a vision and nothing else will do. It’s a lifelong/heirloom item so best get it right!

Then chose fabric that I loved! After much hunting got a moda charm pack (or a few of them!), rejected a few of the designs that I didn’t like and kept the rest for the quilt. It did cost more as there was wastage but wanted there to be nothing yeugh in my quilt. I used calico for the cream squares so that helped keep the cost down. If you have a good quilt shop locally then go there for guidance re fabric amounts etc. I went to this shop (http://www.thecottonangel.com/) who helped make sure I had the right amounts and were very patient with me! I ended up getting moda Shangri-la charm packs; nice wadding, machine thread and calico for the back of the quilt.

Then came home and chopped them all into 5 inch squares in readiness for sewing. Then sewed long strips the length of the quilt using a ¼ inch foot (make life SO much easier); the sewed those strips on to each other until all sewn on the top. I then tidied the edges using a rotary cutter and board. Finally I sewed on one side of the edging, making sure that the corners were mitred (I did this with help!) and then used a basting machine (for an example see here: http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Quilting_Notions.html) to put the bottom layer (plain calico in my case), wadding (I used wool-more expensive but gives lovely “heavy” feeling) and then the quilted top – all sandwiched together with the basting machine. Then I machined each block in place before finally hand-sewing the back edging – again with mitred corners.

Sounds simple?!! I think if I was to give any advice it would be – measure twice before you cut; check your measurements along the way and accept from the start that this is a loooooong term project that need not be rushed! I felt a bit of a failure because it took a year to make (on and off – more off it must be said!) and if I’d accepted from the start that it was a big task it would have been better. My final job (because I didn’t check size along the way and the quilt was 3 inches short when I finally put it on my bed...I cant describe quite how gutted I was in that moment!!) was to hand sew a message/signature on to my quilt before I handed it over to my mum..who absolutely loves it so made the previous guttedness worth it - my quilt is where its meant to be!

ps...should have said also that this is a very simple step by step!! Please feel free to ask questions if you get stuck as y ou go along and I (or any other, probably more knowledgable person than me!!) will be pleased to help!

In_Search_Of_Me

hmo love the bag - you seem to know what youre doing (unlike me!!) so why not try and design your own then you can sell them as originals and no need to buy a license....could also then have a wee etsy shop or suchlike?

hmo

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

hmo love the bag - you seem to know what youre doing (unlike me!!) so why not try and design your own then you can sell them as originals and no need to buy a license....could also then have a wee etsy shop or suchlike?

hi

thanks i have just bought the licenece i thought it best just incase i do manage to sell any.

i have a folksy shop so may try it on there and i have an ebay shop too.

nykied

hart44 wrote: »

The pintuck foot is what I will use with my twin needles to make some cushion covers
Like this
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_33611%20E072953_-1
I have the matching curtains to this cushion cover but I got mine from the CS, they were £3.99 for a pair of new curtains so I had to get them and I want to make some cushion covers now
I have made pipeing for a cushion with my zipper foot but the foot helps keep the line accurate lol (I hope :rotfl:)

My sister has cushions similar to those - they're lovely. Bargain buy on the curtains!

I have twin needles too, no idea I needed a pintuck foot too...

hmo, your bag is gorgeous

In_Search_Of_Me

nykied wrote: »

D'oh. You posted while I was typing

dont worry happens to me all the time as I often go off and do sommat, come back and realise I was a bit slow on the uptake hehe!!

hmo

hart44 wrote: »

Well done hmo :T the bag is lovely
I top stitch the bag before putting my magnetic poper in, I grope about in the bottom of the lineing before sewing it up, I find that easier I don't bother with the little decrative bit on the front either :rotfl: (sometimes I dont put the pocket in but thats usualy because Ive forgot to do it in my hurry to finish it :rotfl:)

i was trying to be organised so i put the magnetic snap in before i sewed the lining together i put it lower than it says in the instructions too.

maybe next time i will go a bit lower more or do what you say.

i also sewed in my handles between the outer and lining i like things neat, thats just me!

ive bought the licence now so may make another and see if i can sell any