Wednesday 19 October 2016

New Gadget!

 My ever lovely, ever thoughtful big sister was clearly paying attention last month when I was rigging up  a 'light box' with a sewing machine extender table and some camping lights.

For my birthday I received the most stylish light box that I've ever seen!

Thin like a computer tablet, but with a surface that you can draw on and a control for how bright the light is.
 I had seen some rather lovely miniature Baltimore style applique (one of the traditional suitcase collection quilts on loan from the Quilters Guild that I saw through Richmond and Kew Quilters) so I thought that I'd trace some positioning squares with wash away pen and then work on making the applique pieces for them.

Turns out that the ones that I was most attracted to were ones that could be turned into simple stitcheries..... so that's what I've done instead!

Such a great product - it even comes with a bag to store it in, so you don't have to crush it in a stack of stuff, but can easily hang it within easy reach - genius!  I'm really pleased with it!
My other sewing related task this week was to pull out this stack of fabrics for a mystery quilt that I'm planning to make with RKQ too.

Next I need to cut them up, following the first step of the mystery.

Happy sewing, everyone!

PS For those who are interested, the light box I have been given is a 'Vario' A4 light box - they also make an A3 size in a similar format.  Available from Amazon and I'm sure other places too!  NAYY

6 comments:

  1. A light box - what a wonderful gift! Perhaps you will have to make your sister something special as a thank you?

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  2. Lightboxes make life so much easier, I have seen these ultra thin ones and they look amazing. It is a stroke of genius that your sister got you one!

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  3. Where did your sister get the light box? Brand name, or store, etc. Interesting!

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  4. Happy Belated Birthday Plum and glad it was a day of fun, surprises and laughter and better still to see you are using one of your special gift. Its sure nice to have a light box at the tip of your fingers happy playing Hugs Glenda

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  5. I'd also like to know more about the lightbox. I've been contemplating adding one to my sewing room. You have a nice sister! (so do I, but she's definitely not comfortable with anything sewing related)

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  6. What a good sister!!!!! Are you doing the mystery quilt? Well done fir not being put off by those tiny cuts! Looking forward to seeing it xxx

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