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Thursday, May 01, 2014

String Quilt Progress


Design bosrd

A dream fulfilled : I have a design board in my studio! After years on the knees to arrange the disposal of my blocks on the floor, after years of pains and stiffness I remembered that they were some isolating panels in the underground, remains from the building of the house, and that I could use them for this purpose!
As they were too high to put them vertically, I installed three panels horizontally, one over each other, using adhesive tape all around, to maintain them together. I will have them cut one day, to set them vertically.
For the time being it's ok. This is really an essential tool, especially for this kind of project.

String quilt blocks


String quilts blocks

I spend a long time re-arranging the blocks, and at the end I think that not one remained at the place I had chosen at the beginning!

String quilt blocks

Little problem here.

String blocks

This is much better!

String blocks


Pressing tool

This tool is as well essential : instead of standing, each time I sew a stripe, to iron it, I press it with this
"ecologic" iron and it makes the job alright!

Making a wreath

 Today is the first of May. Here it's a holiday and the tradition is to make a wreath with fresh spring flowers
and hang it on the door.

Making a wreath

My daughter and her boyfriend are doing this perfectly!

Making a wreath

Flower wreath

Flower wreath

Have a beautiful day!
Christine

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Zig Zag hand bag


Today, reading again this book, bought years ago, I decided to start sewing 
a bag which pattern is inside. I always wanted to do so, but for an unknown reason, 
I postponed it many times.

Book

The point was to use my remains from Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

Kaffe Fassett fabrics

I assemble the triangles into squares

Triangles

I ironed them, then the stripes.

Stripes & squares

Here I try to match them properly.

Project

I will try to finish it and post it tomorrow.