Sleeping Bunny

The day I found this picture on Pinterest I instantly decided I have to make this cute little bunny!

Same day I did a pattern (approximate) and started to search among my Liberty scraps.

Next day it was done and sent to my niece for her baby boy to be born next November.

The patchwork body measures 22 cm x 22 cm (about 8.50" x 8.50").

I enjoyed so much sewing this cute cuddly toy that I will make a second one right now : we are expecting several babies soon... Opportunity for creating adorable things!

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Patchwork Tablecloth

Looking for a tablecloth matching my Haviland China tea set, I found nothing satisfying in my dozens of tablecloths stash. I then remembered I had some pieces of fabrics remaining from the pillows you can see in this post , that I had sewn some years ago. I love those romantic floral prints. The fabric is linen and I had ordered it from my favorite shop in London : 

http://www.cabbagesandroses.com

I used all the remaining fabrics. I sewed them together and added a white linen sashing all around.

I received my sister, niece and friends coming from France for a tea party. My new tablecloth was

successful... and my pineapple cake much appreciated!

Miscellaneous from Paris

Last month I was in Paris at my sister's house and I re-discovered some things I had done for her and her daughter Lea a long time ago, so I took pictures as a souvenir.

The yellow patchwork bag is the first one I sewed, all hand pieced and hand quilted, as I had not yet a sewing machine. The little red and blue bag comes from Provence in the south of France, from the Souleiado shop. I love this shop, they have such beautiful things and great traditional fabrics from this part of France.

As a matter of fact, this yellow fabric is as well typical from Provence.

This little doll is dressed with clothes knitted by my mother when we were children.

Blue drawstring bag.

Some years ago, more than quilts, I enjoyed making dolls, such as this one.

I used also to make various objects for Christmas :  decorative trees, hearts, stars...

My sister Dominique is a sculptor and this little sculpture is one of her works. Together, on the table are some parts of her collection of antique Barbotines.

I love the colors of this antique pot.

This is an incredible antique Barbotine dish... inspiring colors again!

Greetings to all my friends!

Christine

Patchwork Baby Curtain

Today, just showing a curtain I sewed for my grand son's bedroom. I bought 1m 50 of ecru cotton 

fabric (width 2m40).

I used the leftovers from this baby quilt and from this baby bumper to sew a decorative band.

The squares are the same size as for the nine patch blocks of the baby quilt.

I think that this will give the last touch of harmony to the bedroom.

Next picture when the curtain will be hanged on the window (first we have to buy the pole).

Greetings from London.

Christine

Tutorial for a String Quilt Block

So much fun and so easy to do!

Finished block

First of all I iron all my selected fabrics.

Ironed fabrics

Then I look for scraps suitable for my project.

Scraps

I cut strips of variegated width (between 3 and 5cm).

Stripes

I cut a sheet of paper (for ex. printing paper) 21/21cm.

Instead of glue, I had the idea to use a double face, very thin,

 sticking tape, that I stuck from one angle to the opposite angle.

Then I lay the first strip on it.

I sew the second strip right side against right side.

Sewing with small stitches enables you to take off

easily the back paper at the end.

I go on sewing strips one after the other, on one side of the central

stripe. Each time I sew a strip, I IRON IT CAREFULLY, 

then I turn my work and go on the same way with the rest 

of the strips, on the other side of the central strip. 

Finally it gives this :

I turn my block and cut each side along the paper.

Last step : throwing away the paper. 

This is very easily done!

I hope you will have as much fun as I had doing such a block,

and you will go on for a whole String Quilt!

If ever you have a question to ask me, please don't hesitate!

In my next post I will show you the progress of my string quilt. Greetings to everybody!

Christine

Half Square Triangle (HST) TUTORIAL with Layer Cake

For this little quilt I chose a Layer Cake 

from Moda, line Hometown. 

I think the colors are suitable for a baby girl or a baby boy.

In fact with one layer Cake I have just enough 

fabric to sew two baby quilts.

I put 4 layers together and cut them in 2 triangles.

Again I cut them in 2 parts.

I obtain 16 triangles.

I sew them 2 by 2 ...

... in a continuous way.

I press the seam on the side.

One seam on the right and one seam on the left.

When all the blocks are ready, I use my iron

to open and press the seam.

 I cut again the blocks to be exactly 23/23 cm.

Then I begin to assemble 4 blocks,

after chosing a suitable arrangement.

  

I sew each row of 4 blocks,

pressing all the seams the same side.

Next row, I press the seams the opposite way.

I press open the horizontal seam.

Finished top.

 I will show the ready completed quilt soon, once quilted and binded.