Colourful finish

Thanks to FNwF I have another finish ;-)


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Finishing and Repurposing

This was a project from Sewing Club in 2010, using the Piping Hot Tool to trim our piping, then attaching the piping in a curve.  I had dyed the fabrics for this project and it needed to be finished and used.  I made it to store my inktense pencils and water soluble pastels. 

 

I dont have a "before" photo of the next one.  It is an older UFO, also a sewing club one.  We were to make a hanging storage "thing" - it could be used for toiletries when travelling, or sewing things  when going to a retreat.  I cant remember  how it was to be finished, but felt it wouldnt be a particularly useful item.  It had very thin pellon in, and was very "floppy".  So I cut mine up. 

There were 3 zips already sewn in, so I have cut it in a way to make use of them, and have ended up with 2 project wallets.  The plastic panel, and flower shapes were  part of the original project also.   The third section is not finished off yet, and I am not sure what I will end up doing with it - maybe just pulling it apart and starting again.  With the 2 I have done, I was able to add some cotton wadding and some quilting to them to add a bit of stability.

Baby quilt in reds

I think I put this quilt top together in 2011 or it could have been the early part of 2012. Either way, I was in an online class with Bonnie Hunter and this is one of the designs we worked on. A couple years back I bought a mystery box of fabric and there was a couple quart size ziploc baggies crammed full of HSTs. I pulled out a bunch of red ones and added in the dot fabric from my stash and there it sat until recently. I decided to hand quilt this one. I used 3 strands of white or red embroidery floss to make some chunky quilting lines.

Of course my quilt inspector (Whiskers)  needed to check out my quilting stitches.   This is my fourth finish for 2013. 

~Robin 

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A February finish!

I started this back in December, but I had to tweak it a little before I was satisfied  Still not thrilled with the final version, but it's a lot better than it started out

Sunny

February Finishes

Greetings!  I am new to the group so I just squeaked in with posting my 3 February Finishes!

February 8th:

Four-Squared Weekend, measuring 40" X 40" --The front

Four-Squared Weekend, measuring 40" X 40" --The back

Four-Squared Weekend, measuring 40" X 40" --a close-up

Each Quadrant was prepared separately and then joined using Leah Day's QAYG Joining method.  I made a sort of FMQ Scribble stitch using Orange Cotton thread.

February 16th:

Two + Two Blouse:  Front

Two + Two Blouse:  back

I made two items using a Lavender polka-dot print fabric:  A blouse and a dress, both sized for about a 3 year-old in the United States.

Playdate dress: Front

Playdate dress: back

Playdate dress: the details

I am so excited about joining the group and look forward to more finished items to come!

*Shanna

My first 2013 finish...

Just squeaking one in for February - a UFO is from last October. One of my then-5-year-old twins started wiggling a tooth and put me in panic-mode to put together a quick tooth pillow. I had my other twin pick out a fabric, cut all the pieces, and sewed the felt pieces together, then it went into a project bag and sat. The twin with a pillow has been able to use his pillow twice - so the other twin is moping a bit. I'm hoping finishing his pillow will lift his spirits. We'll see when he gets home from school today. (That and they have tomorrow off from school for conferences...)

The new one is on the right. The first pillow turned out so skinny, I think I over-widened pillow #2. I still have one more pillow cut and ready to make. I'm hoping to strike a happy medium with that one! Maybe I'll be back next month with another finish! We just moved all 3 boys to twin beds, so I have a lot of quilting/finishing to do!
Laura

February finish

Hi all
Just realised as I was typing  that it is still February here in England but you are already into March!
Here is my cushion cover from Sarah Fielkes Craftsy class.  The photo makes it appear dull - it is much brighter than shown.

 

It is my first attempt at needleturn applique.  There should be a few more leaves on the stalks - it does look sparse - but I needed to stop there as it was annoying me slightly.  I used scraps so its eco as well!

Lavinia