tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64939862248127452072024-03-17T15:41:26.500+00:00Plum QuiltsMy quilting story as it unfolds.Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00256310916540057337noreply@blogger.comBlogger691125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-2279237953899749632024-03-13T07:00:00.001+00:002024-03-13T07:00:00.151+00:00Part Two<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU0mXghBGpllNiBjpazf2f8wT0zz_EAIxpAoI0Sj-YuXtLjd8slpseSJa1E7HVDHeFE8MW9NDVnujrxX1kEe4dI7XsC9kjIcmhph_CO3Ifssi6vo6uGjg_5ZGOImx0LTZvPFuOEZaCQxcmE9wbfKHKqQPC0YhxlVIcFkeivEk3lL9_2I8VpBFxM-RuDY/s1424/b%2001%209%20-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1424" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU0mXghBGpllNiBjpazf2f8wT0zz_EAIxpAoI0Sj-YuXtLjd8slpseSJa1E7HVDHeFE8MW9NDVnujrxX1kEe4dI7XsC9kjIcmhph_CO3Ifssi6vo6uGjg_5ZGOImx0LTZvPFuOEZaCQxcmE9wbfKHKqQPC0YhxlVIcFkeivEk3lL9_2I8VpBFxM-RuDY/s320/b%2001%209%20-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The next nine birds!<p></p><p>I can see that I need to get better at making ones that face right! Funny that I didn't notice as I was going along, it's only now that they are grouped together that my bias becomes obvious!</p><p>Still, I'm pleased with days 10 to 18!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-16953836987743211202024-03-06T09:50:00.002+00:002024-03-06T09:50:39.713+00:00The Start of Something!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0Acff5xnl5Pm8Nn_wnoBH05cDEJmJVrkgj4H8qNq1cdUYAop3aj4njb9xbtnC4dCBFuUxpbfUt98aVWaMCHJ39lIdi2KypDUUI69NwaeDV54owuMeflmuEqhtvP3OMnV5LFTtOuaUss4c0CYzIKrzbgQlZUYsheez3ww6Y2x6dOQmyiWePDIz7JAiEQ/s1434/IMG_9855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1405" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0Acff5xnl5Pm8Nn_wnoBH05cDEJmJVrkgj4H8qNq1cdUYAop3aj4njb9xbtnC4dCBFuUxpbfUt98aVWaMCHJ39lIdi2KypDUUI69NwaeDV54owuMeflmuEqhtvP3OMnV5LFTtOuaUss4c0CYzIKrzbgQlZUYsheez3ww6Y2x6dOQmyiWePDIz7JAiEQ/w393-h400/IMG_9855.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /> It's the time of year for #the100dayproject again!<p></p><p>I'm joining in!</p><p>This year I'm making a series of 100 birds on 2.5" squares, ready to make a wall hanging with them at the end.</p><p>I'm running slightly behind in showing these on here, as today is actually day 18, but here are the first nine. I like photographing them as a square, so you'll get 11 of these and then a single final bird to make them up to 100!</p><p>The first four of these are raptors, to represent the days that my daughter was volunteering with the <a href="https://raptorfoundation.org.uk/" target="_blank">Raptor Foundation</a> as I started this project! I should really add a burrowing owl to them, to represent Basil, her favourite of all the birds that she was involved with! If you are ever near Huntingdon, UK, with an hour or two to spare, she'd recommend that you visit - they do fabulous work educating people about raptors, alongside their main focus, which is to rescue, rehabilitate and then, where possible, release raptors.</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-3736445899356701862024-02-28T07:00:00.001+00:002024-02-28T07:00:00.126+00:00Last of my Christmas Scraps<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVohcjuDCZQ0TTmg0-A3GCRMjE4QkWjl7GCzYRfL-RGDY-VWYOfF-bk6iw3vDKxLjv_PtjIWnhSLizrJ7jiZTnQEN8t9edF4A2OQLShD6pspZ5TFXmBH2yrRh1zNN59Xs7lYQtFLIdYwfuUN9_vw4w0V2OJAne1LYkPUqlan6hI76Qsd7VyheKZayk2dU/s640/IMG_9806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVohcjuDCZQ0TTmg0-A3GCRMjE4QkWjl7GCzYRfL-RGDY-VWYOfF-bk6iw3vDKxLjv_PtjIWnhSLizrJ7jiZTnQEN8t9edF4A2OQLShD6pspZ5TFXmBH2yrRh1zNN59Xs7lYQtFLIdYwfuUN9_vw4w0V2OJAne1LYkPUqlan6hI76Qsd7VyheKZayk2dU/s320/IMG_9806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Last push to get all the Christmas scraps used up, once I'd had enough of making stockings!<p></p><p>This is a reasonable sized 'wrap' for Christmas wrapping - about 35" square.</p><p>This side is made up of scraps, put together in blocks and then sewn together.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD7vBjzng4wMm-kO-XaQxiUgip_5L3fZT1CNMzQZYDZBHspZVQL53-UP8T_nI0jjG9wliPrZyhBSGeJyy164zNuooNNwQGCwp04ODYiwsZTNOB-uxlwyfGUYrV2zwR476kPRV9-NEdUYibkzwdmLkm0F8lg1gFTFeBV8AIqguXK6EOcTp2iYDEDQmYYA/s640/IMG_9807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD7vBjzng4wMm-kO-XaQxiUgip_5L3fZT1CNMzQZYDZBHspZVQL53-UP8T_nI0jjG9wliPrZyhBSGeJyy164zNuooNNwQGCwp04ODYiwsZTNOB-uxlwyfGUYrV2zwR476kPRV9-NEdUYibkzwdmLkm0F8lg1gFTFeBV8AIqguXK6EOcTp2iYDEDQmYYA/s320/IMG_9807.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I backed it with something else Christmassy, which isn't really substantial enough to be used on its own.<p></p><p>Perfect for this project!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyEwYFMl3I27wP53s6H0OqUMyLiPTDTbhWpZgRaEdv_-2CgAzL2cjC4IE-rq4TfeTfGC9sSUMbjWbxsnPZR4bWpnp_8GEYhlIvd7dPTXeVAqtBirjGiHdlITKQehXOg86NFBpOXY9IKgsdM9usiGKxQaTf9SDssteIbWrZ2HKkINNPKRy57EaHyfj2Q8/s640/IMG_9808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyEwYFMl3I27wP53s6H0OqUMyLiPTDTbhWpZgRaEdv_-2CgAzL2cjC4IE-rq4TfeTfGC9sSUMbjWbxsnPZR4bWpnp_8GEYhlIvd7dPTXeVAqtBirjGiHdlITKQehXOg86NFBpOXY9IKgsdM9usiGKxQaTf9SDssteIbWrZ2HKkINNPKRy57EaHyfj2Q8/s320/IMG_9808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My final project was to complete this selvedge project.<p></p><p>I'd joined the Christmas selvedges together on a backing piece of wadding, and once I'd got two pieces of a reasonable size, I was able to make them into a Christmas themed zipper pouch.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer2aq1He-t0mgZDUrCQfLWJSIOP8Lg76X-0qUwezlCJCcDGYjdo9ENL9jUkN2bW2g3w65K1mDRqoSo8mvQq8nkohAw0cUl20UFKirAXWp7PKnrBk18efdS9uDkKTjk1PBX2Kh-c5OTWvvQlwjD9uydgj96y9fQ8WqcB20WM5GipCKa8cWc7bdRmUwI4Q/s640/IMG_9809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer2aq1He-t0mgZDUrCQfLWJSIOP8Lg76X-0qUwezlCJCcDGYjdo9ENL9jUkN2bW2g3w65K1mDRqoSo8mvQq8nkohAw0cUl20UFKirAXWp7PKnrBk18efdS9uDkKTjk1PBX2Kh-c5OTWvvQlwjD9uydgj96y9fQ8WqcB20WM5GipCKa8cWc7bdRmUwI4Q/s320/IMG_9809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Lined with the same fabric that I used to back the wrap.<p></p><p>I'm pleased with how it turned out, but not in a hurry to make another! </p><p>I'm quite pleased to be done with Christmas for the moment!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-29439280421083161152024-02-21T07:00:00.043+00:002024-02-21T07:00:00.138+00:00What Else Would I be Doing?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdrMbkU5kyFdiG9fi1NqKDKUrkxlWfN_ay5Q5sjqUk6tdSFMz_SelFFCXlKUA-NANmQVipmu0CJd0KC1DdrHsfg27B7sufnQyMlpTedCulRQkFuIOzUuzCUKaffdGl0NQvo1FHg0PbnxqoyomMihb-QSoEQcosV6m2mw9WqE_r3zPDZPi3w7x9dVToaY/s640/a%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdrMbkU5kyFdiG9fi1NqKDKUrkxlWfN_ay5Q5sjqUk6tdSFMz_SelFFCXlKUA-NANmQVipmu0CJd0KC1DdrHsfg27B7sufnQyMlpTedCulRQkFuIOzUuzCUKaffdGl0NQvo1FHg0PbnxqoyomMihb-QSoEQcosV6m2mw9WqE_r3zPDZPi3w7x9dVToaY/s320/a%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Surely everyone deals with their Christmas scraps in February?!? No? Just me?<p></p><p>There were lots and lots of scraps from DD1's fabric bag business - and it was time to deal with them all, in her effort to be as close to zero waste as possible.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke6tfLh0DLAJoi2wnECnEhVSpqxCGZxnMqHh6prDxTQuf3KTysEJTSlBy_RgUZoNMJOWBkUTn_rXpKqE8gHUlrGocVv3MIHMi6JOKH22GjibGOtycRPARVzcBOLb07hm2w-h9Jz4oAJ-BhHzUnhRfYjEkJmu1sMcqg2AjJJu9Y_qixPfjvxv29GyHhAM/s534/a%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke6tfLh0DLAJoi2wnECnEhVSpqxCGZxnMqHh6prDxTQuf3KTysEJTSlBy_RgUZoNMJOWBkUTn_rXpKqE8gHUlrGocVv3MIHMi6JOKH22GjibGOtycRPARVzcBOLb07hm2w-h9Jz4oAJ-BhHzUnhRfYjEkJmu1sMcqg2AjJJu9Y_qixPfjvxv29GyHhAM/s320/a%2002.jpg" width="288" /></a></div>So, I drew up a stocking template on paper, and mounted it on some scrap cardboard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWj8G7YaE-6oBZcPdn_5mU6SIpXX81rL6b5kFG3IcdLcP6cuA7mbPuYxPoSWnMPle37SshP1euwVr6DMEF29ddBpiiYdpIWdJmraInrlE4w3Q0dTGeB8LkczlDCGbTrceBX37NVDMfv9qOA0M_Oi1kJsiP0HGOoFuO9lFpXBALWwr3Zhwdhn_0-mRoCA/s524/a%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWj8G7YaE-6oBZcPdn_5mU6SIpXX81rL6b5kFG3IcdLcP6cuA7mbPuYxPoSWnMPle37SshP1euwVr6DMEF29ddBpiiYdpIWdJmraInrlE4w3Q0dTGeB8LkczlDCGbTrceBX37NVDMfv9qOA0M_Oi1kJsiP0HGOoFuO9lFpXBALWwr3Zhwdhn_0-mRoCA/s320/a%2003.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>Roughly cut the shape out of some scrap fleece, and then added the fabric scraps / strips using the 'quilt as you go' method to the front.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBEZcSs76l-fEMd5oWD3bPAZGSGsNlj19cTsYehoVB5yUQgf72aIhjs94Sx6TEAxCxFK1R-4D9JQU2YaLVaFjoVcEZ65511Wu20m5_yhwfzh9H9DywB_kjc13gTLCC0wSDD-O0HwEaJV-cZanvL1b2isgsSr0JMDp2ku4CeX4DC21Pyc3gsxp0pcnZZU/s640/a%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBEZcSs76l-fEMd5oWD3bPAZGSGsNlj19cTsYehoVB5yUQgf72aIhjs94Sx6TEAxCxFK1R-4D9JQU2YaLVaFjoVcEZ65511Wu20m5_yhwfzh9H9DywB_kjc13gTLCC0wSDD-O0HwEaJV-cZanvL1b2isgsSr0JMDp2ku4CeX4DC21Pyc3gsxp0pcnZZU/s320/a%2004.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Then it was time to trim it and flip it over to admire it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn9TP8vFhnDUqCSQ1DNQjfvw7zn9C5WIZwgY1aM0qnsOK8cG8GPa1vQCkUa3_02eH2tkjoV_6uQDjPMKFaCuhjtoVojFKl6XpXKQlgTu3Ismjc1qmKg36Uq5eDPw1_seWfRXGk-HjdaJ2GJcYed6YkKnLwKNQ3sdhA6K0lF2I7944QGJEfHLGErteTZo/s592/a%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn9TP8vFhnDUqCSQ1DNQjfvw7zn9C5WIZwgY1aM0qnsOK8cG8GPa1vQCkUa3_02eH2tkjoV_6uQDjPMKFaCuhjtoVojFKl6XpXKQlgTu3Ismjc1qmKg36Uq5eDPw1_seWfRXGk-HjdaJ2GJcYed6YkKnLwKNQ3sdhA6K0lF2I7944QGJEfHLGErteTZo/s320/a%2005.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>Repeat that seven times, add fabric for the back and lining, sew them together (pouch construction over the years helped me be able to do this fairly competently, I'm pleased to say!), along with a hanging loop, top stitch the edge - and this is the result.<p></p><p>I'm really pleased with these seven stockings, that FabWraps will be able to sell next Christmas.</p><p>On to deal with the rest of the Christmas scraps now!</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-87812299977328103202024-02-14T15:21:00.003+00:002024-02-14T15:21:57.895+00:00Overnight Necessities!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx-O99IxXs3a1gSHLaU2BowuT0BjWmV-fhFRrZnFMArwjR2p8hMuQQMFiVMt_X7dz4NtxypLFwp2ejG3ftOkfNDbI_02v4ZQr04epO_8P4M8SD62jGJoofqRS-BVfXivUopGrxSXObjIqFIc5loKi6czOEu1cm5OGmsMlFJlNMnAXMJdJ0feYlz95B-Q/s640/IMG_9797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx-O99IxXs3a1gSHLaU2BowuT0BjWmV-fhFRrZnFMArwjR2p8hMuQQMFiVMt_X7dz4NtxypLFwp2ejG3ftOkfNDbI_02v4ZQr04epO_8P4M8SD62jGJoofqRS-BVfXivUopGrxSXObjIqFIc5loKi6czOEu1cm5OGmsMlFJlNMnAXMJdJ0feYlz95B-Q/s320/IMG_9797.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>When a girl might spontaneously stay away overnight, her mother thinks that there are some necessities that she should travel with - and a toothbrush and clean knickers come top of the list, with antiperspirant not fair behind.<p></p><p>After discussion, DD1 also wanted to add in her own toothpaste and her preferred brand of shower gel, handily available in a travel size. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AJvOZYRW_KShrEcA73p8A8eR9PkArBN6ASrA9zpCM15N1c4OPY_TAs_Rr74GtrJ6Z2HphY8O2rRPR1uEFwgd8-x7wY1z8yImX-zaxBzclcnfmFfj6mjZlUG2wclzwYgIH9d-9vplc4dcXm2ZqeFLswvlc52c0A46OwWgIPO1Iu9iXJoN7WzWD6INtsc/s640/IMG_9799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AJvOZYRW_KShrEcA73p8A8eR9PkArBN6ASrA9zpCM15N1c4OPY_TAs_Rr74GtrJ6Z2HphY8O2rRPR1uEFwgd8-x7wY1z8yImX-zaxBzclcnfmFfj6mjZlUG2wclzwYgIH9d-9vplc4dcXm2ZqeFLswvlc52c0A46OwWgIPO1Iu9iXJoN7WzWD6INtsc/s320/IMG_9799.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>So, I grabbed a fun kitty print, made some pleated pockets, and produced an overnight roll for her.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHppSjAuv1IWAcI_8tN8Tu5eJME4VAaqaX9yok7iiCsw5Hkv9K1CyCPHKvU7cD9ylvb-HpxHJOpJTc1iGsB-aqbTWn17mcrulzGGPeGm0Uv6Y5ueOIMohGIY4FaMMX9Mfvjn6CtDVcrF2qRUP9ON5rxB9AGQTHReuUx6iJF4h0_VVDNJO5-Q9DIBGOKL0/s640/IMG_9801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHppSjAuv1IWAcI_8tN8Tu5eJME4VAaqaX9yok7iiCsw5Hkv9K1CyCPHKvU7cD9ylvb-HpxHJOpJTc1iGsB-aqbTWn17mcrulzGGPeGm0Uv6Y5ueOIMohGIY4FaMMX9Mfvjn6CtDVcrF2qRUP9ON5rxB9AGQTHReuUx6iJF4h0_VVDNJO5-Q9DIBGOKL0/s320/IMG_9801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> With a hair elastic and a button to close it, it makes a neat roll to be dropped into a handbag, just in case 'plans change' and there is an overnight stay involved!<p></p><p>We are both happy with the outcome!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-57101832840496928112024-02-07T07:00:00.001+00:002024-02-07T07:00:00.135+00:00Not the whole bird....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAewJPTU3rglGM7m9p7cltsL3Kj-NSDg-qgB-nax4EeLIV5wDgYDJU84EQKndlto382Wz7LqquhVHIcW1lU5xOHfuKe8C66Fu92xwLV2CRurj_sAtL6_MOOBWRLY_SjuxEN7Rrjuv8C1ktDvhyphenhyphenbA9KzktHKArvroMem9OBvKALCkfLz6s-FE29ID8OVA/s640/c%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAewJPTU3rglGM7m9p7cltsL3Kj-NSDg-qgB-nax4EeLIV5wDgYDJU84EQKndlto382Wz7LqquhVHIcW1lU5xOHfuKe8C66Fu92xwLV2CRurj_sAtL6_MOOBWRLY_SjuxEN7Rrjuv8C1ktDvhyphenhyphenbA9KzktHKArvroMem9OBvKALCkfLz6s-FE29ID8OVA/s320/c%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgch3Vx6MYo7KXKROT2YsjF5KgQ9-3sPNpUII5Xd6rfqPTx4dmccBVmWiexc_q02BY15q0HL4nk7Ar4CQmCuWDK18Ou28r7BFhlfK6nDgr0lwnWs4GLh-fLwXBfbBnnFdsqyH72-IJDn9RGPwYlBvcsU0uRJJpFyUrF-zE6dQrlx8wNo1R8lgaVuCQ3yX8/s217/c%2002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="149" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgch3Vx6MYo7KXKROT2YsjF5KgQ9-3sPNpUII5Xd6rfqPTx4dmccBVmWiexc_q02BY15q0HL4nk7Ar4CQmCuWDK18Ou28r7BFhlfK6nDgr0lwnWs4GLh-fLwXBfbBnnFdsqyH72-IJDn9RGPwYlBvcsU0uRJJpFyUrF-zE6dQrlx8wNo1R8lgaVuCQ3yX8/s1600/c%2002a.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>I'm taking part in the Quilters Guild 'Imagine a Bird' - and they ask that full images aren't shared ahead of a particular post that they are going to make, so here are just some snippets.<p></p><p>First of all, above, is the background that I've made for my piece. A technique that I've seen other leading quilters use, layering up different neutrals, that I enjoyed creating.</p><p>Then you can see little glimpses of my work in progress - the bird that I am going to applique onto this background.</p><p>This was my first guess at a bird breast - but the colour wasn't working!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAO-fUHGQqDESxLYqXKVRSRz68MYXf49RKd4p6r0N0tVh5SHjbFKyklLT8edCykHBd9qrGpzUP74_NXpYm6-vkvv90M9qMSwiiF_T1ghtAVbur5DVjaqCwArXFTavNYCohtRrNGsNEB4RNAkzc1TVy0sTgLZpNHrj08BKSg2HBNR3o9GVuGiBDkg3SXk/s204/c%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="148" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAO-fUHGQqDESxLYqXKVRSRz68MYXf49RKd4p6r0N0tVh5SHjbFKyklLT8edCykHBd9qrGpzUP74_NXpYm6-vkvv90M9qMSwiiF_T1ghtAVbur5DVjaqCwArXFTavNYCohtRrNGsNEB4RNAkzc1TVy0sTgLZpNHrj08BKSg2HBNR3o9GVuGiBDkg3SXk/s1600/c%2003.jpg" width="148" /></a><br /></div>I was much happier with my second choice!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHESQqBXfts1VXggnqj7ZUla9S6dN_mAkXBaeoWIp5Lxu8fW7aaNNNiOIe4REYx5Wk-1IIE4kabVl6jtnFWiMha0xZmmB6NQkZgUu9b9o2TSq0puhEREdEGKofqpr0B_nWwbVpKOoGEYm1_R8yyknckToJ4DLHtW7G0Ufk2U0Yp0gqML6pWNqvum6VUY/s72/c%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="72" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHESQqBXfts1VXggnqj7ZUla9S6dN_mAkXBaeoWIp5Lxu8fW7aaNNNiOIe4REYx5Wk-1IIE4kabVl6jtnFWiMha0xZmmB6NQkZgUu9b9o2TSq0puhEREdEGKofqpr0B_nWwbVpKOoGEYm1_R8yyknckToJ4DLHtW7G0Ufk2U0Yp0gqML6pWNqvum6VUY/s1600/c%2004.jpg" width="72" /></a></div>And the eye! I thought that it was going to work, but it really didn't!<p></p><p>I've reversed the colours, and it's looking better than it was.</p><p>A fun project that I'm enjoying at the moment, although I'm having some adventures with threading needles, perhaps part of the reason why I haven't been doing as much hand sewing over the last couple of years. More on that another time.<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-471384935390220302024-01-31T10:22:00.002+00:002024-01-31T10:22:45.339+00:00Sewing and Crafting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45V2S7DyrzDMY0M13nkDPpkeiXWZVTzXHKJD20qKRU374y3AINF_AYFkhYUGsTx3ilPXiVLJ1SWNAHpGLmvWQz9fSZz94B2LXaCdUswcjNPTXl3Vp7wmFOGkHKr-MCzTkV_TJtXNZqEP9JyV54llNTRxhTZyhq9j4I8Tu5_vkFvffGy6P1lOYpXG0KY/s586/b%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45V2S7DyrzDMY0M13nkDPpkeiXWZVTzXHKJD20qKRU374y3AINF_AYFkhYUGsTx3ilPXiVLJ1SWNAHpGLmvWQz9fSZz94B2LXaCdUswcjNPTXl3Vp7wmFOGkHKr-MCzTkV_TJtXNZqEP9JyV54llNTRxhTZyhq9j4I8Tu5_vkFvffGy6P1lOYpXG0KY/s320/b%2001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>A fun 'crafternoon' with Benta and Vicky led to me sewing these card toppers. <p></p><p>I had fun assembling pieces of felt with a selection of scraps, adding stitches to hold them together, and then finishing them with simple flowers.</p><p>Have you seen flowers like this? Mine were made with fabric circles that were about 2" diameter, then cut in half. Then it was a simple matter of deciding how many petals to use in each flower (mostly I used six, but not always), and sewing a small running stitch across the straight edge of each petal, joining them onto the one length of thread. Then tie a knot, fluff out the petals, and you have finished a flower!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9STKTOA7_rOXhygfzWNwW1EnuSHEv_hIBkKfsEu3dlZ7nZ4wGuaZuRUFF2QtuphBDwif89Ae4H5ZvWnOFYMsb0z7NHwVFEl2C-dFnqGlnEeh9EuxLOkoagQsbIFOykbc3bZjaWSAvvqurztGcoyz8QPHwpvzPrDPF883PlkPkpyQV6PCa4NFcoQSkG8o/s595/b%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9STKTOA7_rOXhygfzWNwW1EnuSHEv_hIBkKfsEu3dlZ7nZ4wGuaZuRUFF2QtuphBDwif89Ae4H5ZvWnOFYMsb0z7NHwVFEl2C-dFnqGlnEeh9EuxLOkoagQsbIFOykbc3bZjaWSAvvqurztGcoyz8QPHwpvzPrDPF883PlkPkpyQV6PCa4NFcoQSkG8o/s320/b%2002.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /> I'm still using up random cards from my papercrafting stash, so these were the ones that I made. Even though they didn't photograph well, the two on the right are silver.<p></p><p>They didn't make much of a dent in my scraps, but were fun to make!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-2554867095412458072024-01-24T07:00:00.001+00:002024-01-24T07:00:00.170+00:00Crafting not Sewing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAe9-VAcB3TyR3Y7aiVA6aKtAnXuBhYZWaid8tmoTDeteBKwLQRUy8ECYcxAtD6gp1gNeQoUKVuD7cC6pTTmYzrPKOiHD0bu0cXYdbMswrmOk0KdLL7KwfWZKNWe1gr138ADFOZO6tmDpFjv3CB-xSYqBlAACld0VdFumo0B5lTVJRm_zygXbyTOae20/s1377/a%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1377" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAe9-VAcB3TyR3Y7aiVA6aKtAnXuBhYZWaid8tmoTDeteBKwLQRUy8ECYcxAtD6gp1gNeQoUKVuD7cC6pTTmYzrPKOiHD0bu0cXYdbMswrmOk0KdLL7KwfWZKNWe1gr138ADFOZO6tmDpFjv3CB-xSYqBlAACld0VdFumo0B5lTVJRm_zygXbyTOae20/s320/a%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> A little side trip into crafting this week - every now and then I make a batch of cards. This time I had a few bits and pieces that I wanted to use up - sticker sheets that were almost finished, scraps of paper and cut outs - you know how these things accumulate when you aren't looking!<p></p><p>So, with some of my older - again very random - cards, I made a few cards to tide me over until I next sit down with a good idea what I want to do!</p><p>Always satisfying, and it makes life easy when you have a few handmade cards on hand!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-32294636948312839752024-01-17T07:00:00.003+00:002024-01-17T07:00:00.252+00:00Bench covers re-done.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZsdkh1GfWgemeZi5VGd1RMZT4lhIx94_G0Qi0DDGn9UeJD6QpJ30fRqhQND9gOVlk8q4MHERytZfch_WHhmmzL0MhUdUbZTlvt2pcp5_VY5wKKHirmFQ_LQHTHA2AGQCL0GSvW9J299uEwwoqD_XpJAuC33Fh1KhHWooXVPBfEMOcRGbxyIevHUJoNQ/s632/a%2001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZsdkh1GfWgemeZi5VGd1RMZT4lhIx94_G0Qi0DDGn9UeJD6QpJ30fRqhQND9gOVlk8q4MHERytZfch_WHhmmzL0MhUdUbZTlvt2pcp5_VY5wKKHirmFQ_LQHTHA2AGQCL0GSvW9J299uEwwoqD_XpJAuC33Fh1KhHWooXVPBfEMOcRGbxyIevHUJoNQ/s320/a%2001a.jpg" width="177" /></a></div>My kitchen benches (two storage ottamans) were needing an update on the quilts that we use to cover them.<p></p><p>This is how they look now, with their new finery quilted on.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35SnVHZswub9z9s5xw4IYeXtXT7lWDGx0jALcn5TGXv9whyphenhyphenzGnuBBCtDjtT8MpNrDGnzNnYF_fFrCu9XAz5NucVL-eiTEte1bD1jFmcCA3R7jCrOEQnV1vsozkJFqf5-uBtfo4QQhT193nSc1cyLB0z6_RiKusF_Ec4lhXaWknTSpoa1iFC0Qxlg5298/s554/a%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35SnVHZswub9z9s5xw4IYeXtXT7lWDGx0jALcn5TGXv9whyphenhyphenzGnuBBCtDjtT8MpNrDGnzNnYF_fFrCu9XAz5NucVL-eiTEte1bD1jFmcCA3R7jCrOEQnV1vsozkJFqf5-uBtfo4QQhT193nSc1cyLB0z6_RiKusF_Ec4lhXaWknTSpoa1iFC0Qxlg5298/s320/a%2002.jpg" width="277" /></a></div>This is the third time that I've used the main materials. <p></p><p>I made two quilts originally (cream and blue hourglass pattern with the floral shown here on the back). When the quilt got a little too worn, I covered the fronts with new quilt tops, made from the favourite blue and green batiks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX3PdXp-vDYTc1o8b5u31jIvkXdzwPSEEahWvPwBUx0UHCMWwzaOZflsvzobYivnPe-51lmkqYXOa-inWUTcXoxk37-QO4OjcCNcl7_k_nSbTCKztTzl_7c7Avm_nMhj4dxJqlWgHof4toXS8k78yEMJVxoMoV2aOVhAvJt6ZSS2boaGzYPJYpIxIVc0/s553/a%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX3PdXp-vDYTc1o8b5u31jIvkXdzwPSEEahWvPwBUx0UHCMWwzaOZflsvzobYivnPe-51lmkqYXOa-inWUTcXoxk37-QO4OjcCNcl7_k_nSbTCKztTzl_7c7Avm_nMhj4dxJqlWgHof4toXS8k78yEMJVxoMoV2aOVhAvJt6ZSS2boaGzYPJYpIxIVc0/s320/a%2003.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>Now the batiks are, in turn, getting a bit too worn. You can see them here.<p></p><p>This time, I'm covering over the floral back, and 'facing the new quilt top onto the old quilt, apart from one side which has been chopped off to match the new shape of the quilt top.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-VBHTkj2dkkLpYiJtZpw8d6yCfXt-93UL5IqZ3QIyayg8eKRncow3WegKI1f9ub4rpaMFoAa3HrYeWsqHuxH-p6o87pa-Q0dV9-niugLYbOlRINN_oz9YHbiYUPjSsH5WZUGZLy3LtE4XlTTCYmCwihfsHUsIiBezRuH0xMvGENQy50oQ0Wwp-E_bcI/s517/a%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-VBHTkj2dkkLpYiJtZpw8d6yCfXt-93UL5IqZ3QIyayg8eKRncow3WegKI1f9ub4rpaMFoAa3HrYeWsqHuxH-p6o87pa-Q0dV9-niugLYbOlRINN_oz9YHbiYUPjSsH5WZUGZLy3LtE4XlTTCYmCwihfsHUsIiBezRuH0xMvGENQy50oQ0Wwp-E_bcI/s320/a%2004.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /> You can see that I had to lose about 5" - it's probably going to be better, as the amount that was tucked down the back of the bench was quite a lot before, so it should be more manageable now!<p></p><p>A simple nine patch with sashing was what I decided on, with plenty of meander quilting to keep everything together.</p><p>It's the last time that I'll give these particular quilts a 'do over' though, as the extra layers of fabric on them have made them surprisingly heavy to help through the machine when I'm quilting them! All new wadding and backing next time.</p><p>Still, as the old ones have managed a creditable 18 years, I don't think that they owe me anything!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-25008618278047010782024-01-10T10:07:00.002+00:002024-01-10T10:07:52.554+00:00What a lucky thing I am!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-LN7hmrHkH_8JgyLnWRQ_CPPh3Lwu6_CBQ9YeIhfd35gYma_wlFDoX0j-cQmB3yQeyTTnurGSAWtXCK9H5k6xr_i9N4TUs6hiRzhZsYBkVkijn5m-qlCg0gevkDNO5ypoiUJwZTGK6QL_b_gMAk6arFNkKabP4Z89nRpZ-VUZkz6hNUM2HL5BnIBXMo/s1512/IMG_9696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-LN7hmrHkH_8JgyLnWRQ_CPPh3Lwu6_CBQ9YeIhfd35gYma_wlFDoX0j-cQmB3yQeyTTnurGSAWtXCK9H5k6xr_i9N4TUs6hiRzhZsYBkVkijn5m-qlCg0gevkDNO5ypoiUJwZTGK6QL_b_gMAk6arFNkKabP4Z89nRpZ-VUZkz6hNUM2HL5BnIBXMo/s320/IMG_9696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> So, I little belated, and a little incomplete, but still much appreciated!<p></p><p>My Christmas munificence included a lovely stack of fat quarters, expertly chosen by DH, a small project holder, and these wonderful puffin buttons, both made by the lovely <a href="https://slikstitchesblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Benta</a>!</p><p>Not shown is the Christmas 'ginger' that she also gifted me - but it's packed away with the Christmas decorations now.</p><p>Thank you! I love my Christmas presents!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-70076282389508349742024-01-03T20:28:00.002+00:002024-01-03T20:28:42.665+00:00Taking a Line for a Walk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSGJrD6NdHiwunju6iLB7rKSmICve87exgvPEvJaVEphTQHPSmdni_ckt02V5vmTCwRhZs0nDMJPIwLGkKYVnuy7kuIBLIZN7w8ATVCs1kyJCNPAdZ7QBpbZI8Z6l9HVtKqropDE0ticjUGQ0yDsf7e5Ek4XIJRePAHIel9D8cNEgP4B9woeFLDUVYyQ/s640/IMG_9597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSGJrD6NdHiwunju6iLB7rKSmICve87exgvPEvJaVEphTQHPSmdni_ckt02V5vmTCwRhZs0nDMJPIwLGkKYVnuy7kuIBLIZN7w8ATVCs1kyJCNPAdZ7QBpbZI8Z6l9HVtKqropDE0ticjUGQ0yDsf7e5Ek4XIJRePAHIel9D8cNEgP4B9woeFLDUVYyQ/s320/IMG_9597.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I recently took an online workshop with<a href="https://whitearborquilting.com/" target="_blank"> Bethane Nemesh </a>- inspirational! She had a lovely manner, and a very clear way of demonstrating her ideas both on a whiteboard and with stitch. Amazing! Makes me think that I should spend more time planning quilting and practicing it!<p></p><p>This was what I produced shortly afterwards, demonstrating different freehand feathers and fills - fairly quick to quilt, with all sorts of possibilities rolling around my mind as a result of it.</p><p>This was just a demo piece for myself on plain fabric, so I could see what I was doing.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlOqOuZpIsYjXh2rIZ26yPg8Zsb3Rlmk5zPrnwqCHt5NKt6RPbg3twQxilwpmaZzoPtFUWY4ZmrITrNywaWIfjRkbtXQZZA52WOcgGdfRnW9XRv1fH7brLXa4Ja4dHZn_qFZ30TCcKSltgleb5F1fSnleGxXYgqbdZjm0k4jK0X3t8V8I-SYV-bT1O30/s640/IMG_9598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlOqOuZpIsYjXh2rIZ26yPg8Zsb3Rlmk5zPrnwqCHt5NKt6RPbg3twQxilwpmaZzoPtFUWY4ZmrITrNywaWIfjRkbtXQZZA52WOcgGdfRnW9XRv1fH7brLXa4Ja4dHZn_qFZ30TCcKSltgleb5F1fSnleGxXYgqbdZjm0k4jK0X3t8V8I-SYV-bT1O30/s320/IMG_9598.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Of course, it seemed a waste to leave it like that, so I turned it into a zippy pouch.<p></p><p>This is one side.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf6I4IcttV-24Pz-rxcuA2wmGaNFajMaEzJjaHeWdrvNkL6MXBlcpDAdUqWZpKVZ3eeoEHDI433YhBFJhtJxtEfm0pbTeFA9o5KJScIrezCaFA8oi21UI8oLDRuygnINCW1QYJLOsKDgajp0DMTpgdZy2oJ1R5_JIfgUXVieWqsS6sbsNa5MZSeNCFoI/s640/IMG_9599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf6I4IcttV-24Pz-rxcuA2wmGaNFajMaEzJjaHeWdrvNkL6MXBlcpDAdUqWZpKVZ3eeoEHDI433YhBFJhtJxtEfm0pbTeFA9o5KJScIrezCaFA8oi21UI8oLDRuygnINCW1QYJLOsKDgajp0DMTpgdZy2oJ1R5_JIfgUXVieWqsS6sbsNa5MZSeNCFoI/s320/IMG_9599.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the other.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bke_rbYPlHNHSSKk7r5limi1BsyB9jqK0jnt0dIkBe1fo-rZ1gHbE5Xg3vpYI8Nm9oFqBR5m8f852ok03Vj8_EiaCGVb8FCCSFOAD2Qc6MhuI00zQ5y2ecz-_X0pR_3gjuU3xqUj-VS8Aq7p6u1t5LOA7yIpYHqWDw0J083pQAEHPGXiSBg1c3qkMk/s640/IMG_9600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bke_rbYPlHNHSSKk7r5limi1BsyB9jqK0jnt0dIkBe1fo-rZ1gHbE5Xg3vpYI8Nm9oFqBR5m8f852ok03Vj8_EiaCGVb8FCCSFOAD2Qc6MhuI00zQ5y2ecz-_X0pR_3gjuU3xqUj-VS8Aq7p6u1t5LOA7yIpYHqWDw0J083pQAEHPGXiSBg1c3qkMk/s320/IMG_9600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>And here you can see the zip and the lining (which I added after the quilting was complete.<p></p><p>A nice result from a fun workshop. I recommend!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-64050245843619029732023-12-27T07:00:00.001+00:002023-12-27T07:00:00.260+00:00Cute Pouch!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3Ua_uPmWNAqrjaSjUqCNS5mCP7o37BXMTjmPCtjN06pCdwyRnzhBLesF9Qcg_Ix_mPqTz2lF8T65ipeuLZKXrILeaTclav8b0bs-jMT7JXDh8Kqp14o9E2eaOxlLF5YpdcT3F-dt9PwfkdTsVyRyJYpEUfJ8yT7xmEoFG6O2c6LSzLdAruHlk_pfCIc/s567/b%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3Ua_uPmWNAqrjaSjUqCNS5mCP7o37BXMTjmPCtjN06pCdwyRnzhBLesF9Qcg_Ix_mPqTz2lF8T65ipeuLZKXrILeaTclav8b0bs-jMT7JXDh8Kqp14o9E2eaOxlLF5YpdcT3F-dt9PwfkdTsVyRyJYpEUfJ8yT7xmEoFG6O2c6LSzLdAruHlk_pfCIc/s320/b%2001.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /> A couple of weeks ago I took part in a sew along (once again with the Miniatures Group with the UK Quilters Guild - they do great work keeping us busy!).<p></p><p>It was to make this cute drawstring pouch, using various scraps.</p><p>It's a useful external pocket - useful size to take a phone and a chocolate bar (ideal for a winter walk?) or sunglasses and suncream in the summer!</p><p>Mine has been gifted to my osteopath (so I can show it here now!), who is always keen on extra pockets, so when I made this I was thinking of her.</p><p>Happy New Year, everyone, and happy sewing in 2024!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-2968647948132606762023-12-20T07:00:00.001+00:002023-12-20T07:00:00.245+00:00A Christmassy Make<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXyNrtY2wJcJN0yhH7KoArv63P8vGCEMcrm6Ks2Xxy_zmOiYINVjT9xoT_gN_fx6w0gS-Bm0hNzwmQ30NOrAkmFvcxsjIyxx1SV3Qq-k0W05hpHiKXKiCeAz9fydAgfz1VR05vr1mxKjZTJWCsCR_XobcRKue8g7GPay4ou2DuPE1gWCi352sEpShc0I/s631/a%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="631" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXyNrtY2wJcJN0yhH7KoArv63P8vGCEMcrm6Ks2Xxy_zmOiYINVjT9xoT_gN_fx6w0gS-Bm0hNzwmQ30NOrAkmFvcxsjIyxx1SV3Qq-k0W05hpHiKXKiCeAz9fydAgfz1VR05vr1mxKjZTJWCsCR_XobcRKue8g7GPay4ou2DuPE1gWCi352sEpShc0I/s320/a%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I wanted to make a table runner, and had these four Christmas fabrics to hand.<p></p><p>I followed this pattern, which was really easy.</p><p><a href="https://www.centerstreetquilts.com/christmas-tree-table-runner-tutorial/">https://www.centerstreetquilts.com/christmas-tree-table-runner-tutorial/</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrlISdBIBMAmU1tqINcGbVoFg4kPZN4FPCapR-kUk7dLHs_VzvpP9vIcEV9uZqLcZ-sk8lXtKaCEWVBBh3qjU7Ns0wULfUb2-l_ZYMmJTxTvJH9F2dpZSvWuzadkPsD4VymwS5IsUg2gxbq2X8nVeDVpCDUx05ez1tpfuAHf4DyHSGr6VWegeDj-m8TI/s631/a%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="631" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrlISdBIBMAmU1tqINcGbVoFg4kPZN4FPCapR-kUk7dLHs_VzvpP9vIcEV9uZqLcZ-sk8lXtKaCEWVBBh3qjU7Ns0wULfUb2-l_ZYMmJTxTvJH9F2dpZSvWuzadkPsD4VymwS5IsUg2gxbq2X8nVeDVpCDUx05ez1tpfuAHf4DyHSGr6VWegeDj-m8TI/s320/a%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>You start with 2.5" strips (always popular!), cutting them in two types of ways, depending on whether you are making a full tree or two half trees.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpgQDf0ayiQATQrydSzx6Gljpn8xG6sJ86j-HxdeOVKtHhtqqsfGs7SPg2DvabV1j2fTgASc7zbH1mYTpouJq8a0b7v0HVrqZCNqG31xsp6SycIncNn2tAI_Uj_0LtEt7QLi9t0EvE6iyPHKp60BX7gQCxCLAoWLh88DL6dQS_SAIcdCWb_1HnkaUIn8/s640/a%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="640" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpgQDf0ayiQATQrydSzx6Gljpn8xG6sJ86j-HxdeOVKtHhtqqsfGs7SPg2DvabV1j2fTgASc7zbH1mYTpouJq8a0b7v0HVrqZCNqG31xsp6SycIncNn2tAI_Uj_0LtEt7QLi9t0EvE6iyPHKp60BX7gQCxCLAoWLh88DL6dQS_SAIcdCWb_1HnkaUIn8/s320/a%2003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Then it's an easy sew to make them into blocks, then add the blocks to each other in order to make the runner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rE5JFwiEkLpdwC1PsO4BkaJv7yNOUKqGEkbU9nuK7rP8PI-FPyHAeCTUg5Emf8Ec4WbHqylFpbM9isz8jTEQH6kQfL75-UZkHEVNo_eYNbJyXs74lx9hrkmCWXbbiCwsnIR2WzuDQ5SDHUHRE6wYAiEHzGgjyYgkwSkxTaVUSfHxQorxd1K8A_J_LaA/s640/a%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rE5JFwiEkLpdwC1PsO4BkaJv7yNOUKqGEkbU9nuK7rP8PI-FPyHAeCTUg5Emf8Ec4WbHqylFpbM9isz8jTEQH6kQfL75-UZkHEVNo_eYNbJyXs74lx9hrkmCWXbbiCwsnIR2WzuDQ5SDHUHRE6wYAiEHzGgjyYgkwSkxTaVUSfHxQorxd1K8A_J_LaA/s320/a%2004.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>I really wish that I'd waited for some dark green saturated fabric for the other trees, or a different fabric for the border, as when it was laid out I realised that the 'white' trees bleed into the border, and just look like background.<p></p><p>Lessons! Lessons everyday!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw5EIjcMx9LjDaF3ksFYFq33nPdlNLsxA2Z5Byz-r3cndfMCiEZFOKCYqCXcsivlSxgmRKmG-drNm6t16B48ZAEdFMPaCnfnAS5h0stlz4Wml09rLvZfIVL37miA20nAXuZaupMV345fwSLxj0ddIjUYAftepBjNoqU5ClPrAAahouzYdMbVjfJQoi_Y/s640/a%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw5EIjcMx9LjDaF3ksFYFq33nPdlNLsxA2Z5Byz-r3cndfMCiEZFOKCYqCXcsivlSxgmRKmG-drNm6t16B48ZAEdFMPaCnfnAS5h0stlz4Wml09rLvZfIVL37miA20nAXuZaupMV345fwSLxj0ddIjUYAftepBjNoqU5ClPrAAahouzYdMbVjfJQoi_Y/s320/a%2005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I quilted the tree shapes with red thread, to try and give them a bit more punch, but I think that I need to add even more quilting to them (or some inktense pencil work!) in order to make a real difference!<p></p><p>Never mind, as it's only really going to be used under our Christmas themed ornaments for two weeks or so every year, I'm not going to stress about it too much!</p><p>Happy Christmas everyone! Hope that you enjoy the festive season, however you spend it.<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-13108269588854895082023-12-13T07:00:00.001+00:002023-12-13T07:00:00.145+00:00Look What I got!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQK7-zNdFDPOp0Fpisd-FCGk8VbN3_NyYY4ICh2vv-16f8RR_CeS4Avks8k6OMSS2CzD4feq5UPWjBD-qzGx7BPr3mUYIliN7hBiOtg_88kq3ufhR_jjv-Yeloo20m-2oEkFvil0PVpORxSr6a7mT79uiHTvjhjLu7FRNBZidTcYnnUdFG1R31SN6UKU/s548/robin%20card%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="548" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQK7-zNdFDPOp0Fpisd-FCGk8VbN3_NyYY4ICh2vv-16f8RR_CeS4Avks8k6OMSS2CzD4feq5UPWjBD-qzGx7BPr3mUYIliN7hBiOtg_88kq3ufhR_jjv-Yeloo20m-2oEkFvil0PVpORxSr6a7mT79uiHTvjhjLu7FRNBZidTcYnnUdFG1R31SN6UKU/s320/robin%20card%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Look what I got! This is the cheery Christmas postcard that I got from Anne in Argyll (thank you Anne!) through the Miniatures group, part of the UK Quilters Guild.<p></p><p>I enjoyed the swap. Fun to do after so long of not making fabric postcards!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-42508077895438223242023-12-06T07:00:00.008+00:002023-12-06T07:00:00.145+00:00Welcome, December!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMlnax1FGKFroJIFIeOVNQbJQskVmFt5hyphenhyphen4GW83YRY26E9n4XDF-T6HNVaumbcupZDH8vegVwDDjtCg04sz1QcIpJOkx1UwKjr-K_x3KzktDZa4Jpx4QgMaxMdhuRdwtNi5X3G9v0xobKFZr56Ti2g04LMlpur24ePMtU-4QrsBSVRO6UhpP2nV8_Pss/s576/IMG_9530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="576" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMlnax1FGKFroJIFIeOVNQbJQskVmFt5hyphenhyphen4GW83YRY26E9n4XDF-T6HNVaumbcupZDH8vegVwDDjtCg04sz1QcIpJOkx1UwKjr-K_x3KzktDZa4Jpx4QgMaxMdhuRdwtNi5X3G9v0xobKFZr56Ti2g04LMlpur24ePMtU-4QrsBSVRO6UhpP2nV8_Pss/s320/IMG_9530.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I thought that it would be nice to welcome December in with a photo of my fabric post card, all ready to write when I hear who the recipient will be.<p></p><p>The Miniatures Group - part of the UK Quilters Guild - is hosting a swap this year, and this is my contribution to it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1jj_2fZxKiw1qjZtxX4P6lGTw7htBRTSkThMGd0eGAB3qYOkhsdFQK6-W0XxQB1iaYxmlmvPktMGPc0BICIgG8oDfrgVWQBi6JrlwNhBZTiZShUJngk2LzvtaSTDS2Wka1IYel2HeNmVCtzvlMPyij7qQ0xNTaHtHtoGBGdx0G8UYryMMr533z9bgWI/s573/IMG_9531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="573" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1jj_2fZxKiw1qjZtxX4P6lGTw7htBRTSkThMGd0eGAB3qYOkhsdFQK6-W0XxQB1iaYxmlmvPktMGPc0BICIgG8oDfrgVWQBi6JrlwNhBZTiZShUJngk2LzvtaSTDS2Wka1IYel2HeNmVCtzvlMPyij7qQ0xNTaHtHtoGBGdx0G8UYryMMr533z9bgWI/s320/IMG_9531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I wove a background from 3/4" fabric strips, then applied a simple Christmas pudding to it.<p></p><p>On the back you can see the outline of the quilting, and the pen divide that I've drawn between where my message will go and where the address will go.</p><p>It's ages since I've made a fabric postcard, so it was fun to make this one!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-79386836954200830122023-11-29T07:00:00.026+00:002023-11-29T07:00:00.137+00:00Ta-Dah! Bobbin Roll Complete!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCyMXxZQDYXn5wLBbRIGAphWYruQW1rCiLb9CevlbgdcDXINRafiD0v9unJ40mWqU3NqErRliIYg1bigkvhurA8-A0xV-tKAB7AzmNMhLgQ88y21Xh3Bno-8rCrJ9Ng5F6CdYp-eH5RKF6JXv20ZYo6R3UgUNA84-sOYw4eKNLZu-JbpWnrawiJd6c-c/s609/f%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="609" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCyMXxZQDYXn5wLBbRIGAphWYruQW1rCiLb9CevlbgdcDXINRafiD0v9unJ40mWqU3NqErRliIYg1bigkvhurA8-A0xV-tKAB7AzmNMhLgQ88y21Xh3Bno-8rCrJ9Ng5F6CdYp-eH5RKF6JXv20ZYo6R3UgUNA84-sOYw4eKNLZu-JbpWnrawiJd6c-c/s320/f%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Final three blocks: Books, Glass, and Coral.<p></p><p>That's it! Thirty-five blocks complete!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTb-OZsETtU7d2mym7fueCZsrUsnaVPuWeChyphenhyphenkSOTlTxYYlaHdSuyYeGP7xN7Rw6ZEvHObUJc5KsNRUGxGV2e18gPPudJIzS7YY95Z3UszKlaOq92795JUwo5VOChnGRoaBzfDWwhgrobIx64ChCQwp9akwdw-7yG4DuDPf9hvaemteimaT2iPJWct5I/s591/f%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="297" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTb-OZsETtU7d2mym7fueCZsrUsnaVPuWeChyphenhyphenkSOTlTxYYlaHdSuyYeGP7xN7Rw6ZEvHObUJc5KsNRUGxGV2e18gPPudJIzS7YY95Z3UszKlaOq92795JUwo5VOChnGRoaBzfDWwhgrobIx64ChCQwp9akwdw-7yG4DuDPf9hvaemteimaT2iPJWct5I/w224-h445/f%2002.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>It was quite a quick process to line them up in order and satin stitch the blocks together. It's makes a wonderfully colourful 'scroll'. Fun and bright, just like I wanted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQr1fxgPvTJWamDx0XwPwifp4JrZquDyTYt8x7K3QpNxhYS2SPA3ga8RN7-7PxnU4Zm6h9oF8weCYpnMuaQADQdcnFISBAgHtVj14QjuQ-6mYY0sJ_rX7kgTuGnPsXX4JeR5OVk4IpvymRe8X2pMD-gfY2EkBf8xpKyjgpV7GQO58mqSd451jWG8ibWQ/s537/f%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQr1fxgPvTJWamDx0XwPwifp4JrZquDyTYt8x7K3QpNxhYS2SPA3ga8RN7-7PxnU4Zm6h9oF8weCYpnMuaQADQdcnFISBAgHtVj14QjuQ-6mYY0sJ_rX7kgTuGnPsXX4JeR5OVk4IpvymRe8X2pMD-gfY2EkBf8xpKyjgpV7GQO58mqSd451jWG8ibWQ/s320/f%2003.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>This is how the top of it looks, with the blue fabric around the wooden bobbin that was the start point for the project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNrR1VIdI50Z33OK8nZgzabqb5zO0-QJPj3ldVjE7cp9iFn6Wfnm4mAgOBiv_qc0WXEJ6heCeiQVHGlleVXt-fFlGB2j-wlwxuoLbSJeIWfwFYockeRzNFBF7HwMBjWjshjN7a_z2DLhFi2xlcjdnhvmH1E-IKnhKGi7yvxRdts9dGoRNMhrTXc4h-cw/s545/f%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNrR1VIdI50Z33OK8nZgzabqb5zO0-QJPj3ldVjE7cp9iFn6Wfnm4mAgOBiv_qc0WXEJ6heCeiQVHGlleVXt-fFlGB2j-wlwxuoLbSJeIWfwFYockeRzNFBF7HwMBjWjshjN7a_z2DLhFi2xlcjdnhvmH1E-IKnhKGi7yvxRdts9dGoRNMhrTXc4h-cw/s320/f%2004.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /> And this is what it looks like from the back. Almost all the blocks are backing with my husbands old work shirts (thank goodness for retirement!), each labelled with the number and subject, so I couldn't get muddled.<p></p><p>The whole scroll is now rolled up around the bobbin, and has been sent off to Switzerland. </p><p>Big thanks to 'Swiss Suz', PatCHquilt, and all involved in making this almost year long project a fun one to participate in.</p><p>The bobbins will be on display at various places around Europe over the next couple of years, even, I believe, at the Festival of Quilts in 2024! </p><p>Another project complete, time to move on to something else!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-27410515245494829792023-11-22T07:00:00.022+00:002023-11-22T07:00:00.135+00:00Christmas Bag Making Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBHxNbY1t1I1lxaH1cC_gSG1Y1WDCeUmtCDAdYRJ1FrE08jDjpXxf-lv2YmNAVDGCjQ-TGp8BILRcNL8D-L9YO-auPNICmyonWVzDjWuzbSMr8_b3Abdw4zzplqNvUmu2XpQmNUYJzDugdyihV7xIppIogMxavGu6exvp6uVLfzXY1etY2PPe9Wzhf_k/s456/e%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="456" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBHxNbY1t1I1lxaH1cC_gSG1Y1WDCeUmtCDAdYRJ1FrE08jDjpXxf-lv2YmNAVDGCjQ-TGp8BILRcNL8D-L9YO-auPNICmyonWVzDjWuzbSMr8_b3Abdw4zzplqNvUmu2XpQmNUYJzDugdyihV7xIppIogMxavGu6exvp6uVLfzXY1etY2PPe9Wzhf_k/s320/e%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As I get further into my Christmas wrapping, I have realised that it's time to replenish my store of fabric Christmas bags.<p></p><p>Of course, I could just buy some from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FabWrapsByGeorgie?ele=shop_open&section_id=26707608" target="_blank">FabWraps</a> - my daughter's business (and I'd encourage you to do that, of course!), but they are also very simple to make.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqeG0VZOAv7QxUg7RYfZEP9PXuRXnhldM2crj07eGkEAqB2lZMeixQqWlyz-hbD46ug2mqp8fkgCIiBzApyHupITJOAct1rYQdqtmdJEq6R8QhlnuampdEc_t4qnGlimH0K2EOmNWB9x1_ipDhiaI6pEomOizUb2pDr3qJ1tdyRDUwZjg9_GqSD-XV04/s604/e%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="604" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqeG0VZOAv7QxUg7RYfZEP9PXuRXnhldM2crj07eGkEAqB2lZMeixQqWlyz-hbD46ug2mqp8fkgCIiBzApyHupITJOAct1rYQdqtmdJEq6R8QhlnuampdEc_t4qnGlimH0K2EOmNWB9x1_ipDhiaI6pEomOizUb2pDr3qJ1tdyRDUwZjg9_GqSD-XV04/s320/e%2004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We like the design with a tie sewn into the seam, so it can't be lost. They make wrapping very easy, whatever shape or size present you have bought. Love using 100% cotton so that they are completely biodegradeable at the end of their life, but that they can be used so many times before that!<p></p><p>If you are in the Twickenham UK area, then you can come down and see Georgie's bags in person, as she has a stall at <a href="https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/christmas-shopping-weekend/" target="_blank">Orleans House Christmas Shopping</a> event on the 3rd December. </p><p>I'm glad that I've got my supplies topped up, ready for the wrapping that I still need to do!</p><p><br /></p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-2455202803301378282023-11-15T14:29:00.001+00:002023-11-15T14:29:00.140+00:00More Bobbin blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13bwrmijCa3hExGQQFHe9bA91i6Y7ctbcJATaIiKNe3_BCCmueMbRxIAU5EO6g3YzAzGVBMf4l-Obm_d3NP1UvFX0VHo3q4OQZw1h5UyazOQdlMnlAz5BLm4NODV4idmX3BSwd6wfOnhjZnyg0ToXbSaNMK4ArJRNVXW8r3qbyvYrlxGSaejUwuhUtQg/s1512/IMG_8745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13bwrmijCa3hExGQQFHe9bA91i6Y7ctbcJATaIiKNe3_BCCmueMbRxIAU5EO6g3YzAzGVBMf4l-Obm_d3NP1UvFX0VHo3q4OQZw1h5UyazOQdlMnlAz5BLm4NODV4idmX3BSwd6wfOnhjZnyg0ToXbSaNMK4ArJRNVXW8r3qbyvYrlxGSaejUwuhUtQg/s320/IMG_8745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The next four blocks!<p></p><p>Photo, pearl, travel and bronze.</p><p>My thoughts? That I'd like to include a family picture - this one is from our summer holiday. I didn't have any fabric to print on to hand, so I printed it on paper, then used PVA glue to paste it to backing fabric. Once it was dry I sewed it onto the pink block.</p><p>Pearl uses pearly buttons - I was thinking a bit like a traditional pearly king or queen, although I suspect that they have shank buttons that look more like pearls.</p><p>Travel uses a fragment of fabric that has various landmarks from around the world on it. I used it to make a set of bags, pouches and accessories for my younger daughter when she was setting off on her first 'proper' holiday with her friends earlier this year. </p><p>Bronze, I liked the idea of a sun bather, someone bronzing their body, but also tried to get a vibe of those art deco bronzes of young ladies that were so popular in their day.</p><p>On to the last three blocks now!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-51524762722612413772023-11-08T07:00:00.001+00:002023-11-08T07:00:00.139+00:00The Jury is Out!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkfuL3miM1F5z5gHTLV4BAlj5W7dgSGRHS8TZYd7lDYX1PH5WC1Bv2Myt7AZAYBhgqBRhWWylna7crZMU4oYPwjLen2Jo7mfdTAijrXM8arJlgpUqXnbZ09cbsAL6Lhs-0nRQjb2muWp0mxzX-zhTHmBir2cA3aFRHrxLzI4NbbmlmbqHi_AECc9pfSc/s640/d%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkfuL3miM1F5z5gHTLV4BAlj5W7dgSGRHS8TZYd7lDYX1PH5WC1Bv2Myt7AZAYBhgqBRhWWylna7crZMU4oYPwjLen2Jo7mfdTAijrXM8arJlgpUqXnbZ09cbsAL6Lhs-0nRQjb2muWp0mxzX-zhTHmBir2cA3aFRHrxLzI4NbbmlmbqHi_AECc9pfSc/s320/d%2001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>So, I saw a fabric bowl on Instagram, with an advert for a template for it.<p></p><p>I thought about it, decided that it couldn't be too hard, might make fun Christmas presents, and bought it.</p><p>I waited for a couple of weeks, and then the template and some rudimentary (and slightly confusing!) instructions arrived.</p><p>I gave it my best shot!</p><p>Shown here at the final stage of zig zagging the top edge to give it it's final shape and structure. Binding clips going everywhere as I tried to manipulate the fabric ends to how I wanted them!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbus8-fSiKWqAxb-9hBfGfVcbAPw2wbyFBpskNJIBCEp3-sKbTcrkB4aS7OR5a8bzEV8usKiaR36xeSWorjQH14Bz4A1PQ_jKpH7I0eSvWlf6deWZp6Q6ULkB8pQOCCsxy_lNrYpEWyrdDhgfKakKAd7G01ZlxW4fEpE3OnBm5AhGuuE4S3l_71123NOk/s640/d%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbus8-fSiKWqAxb-9hBfGfVcbAPw2wbyFBpskNJIBCEp3-sKbTcrkB4aS7OR5a8bzEV8usKiaR36xeSWorjQH14Bz4A1PQ_jKpH7I0eSvWlf6deWZp6Q6ULkB8pQOCCsxy_lNrYpEWyrdDhgfKakKAd7G01ZlxW4fEpE3OnBm5AhGuuE4S3l_71123NOk/s320/d%2002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Here is the finished bowl.<p></p><p>I'm not sure that I really enjoyed all the process.</p><p>The way I did it was to sandwich two fabrics with Heat N Bond (you do that twice over, to make two 'star's that you then interlock and weave together). I didn't use the suggestion of adding wadding, as then I'd have to zig zag both shapes completely, and I wasn't sure that I wanted to do that - but I can see that it would give a lovely structure to it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAklNV1_ltiqcl4zIdQ0sSnWa3RStoEpnVngWqwOvo44lo26FnsLbNwQsyxtB_hUbX77-lbS3qIlCQv0rZCNmsZKSLo2GN2KupasN0l5CDYyjCQ34yUhPT5K1k4Ak9-hJBRXshKufML_NBcPW1PziBrypDImKx-Mwd4P_SaASYuwuahtyuCplc2kkUVYE/s640/d%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAklNV1_ltiqcl4zIdQ0sSnWa3RStoEpnVngWqwOvo44lo26FnsLbNwQsyxtB_hUbX77-lbS3qIlCQv0rZCNmsZKSLo2GN2KupasN0l5CDYyjCQ34yUhPT5K1k4Ak9-hJBRXshKufML_NBcPW1PziBrypDImKx-Mwd4P_SaASYuwuahtyuCplc2kkUVYE/s320/d%2003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>It makes quite an attractive shape. Mine has 'crown' points. I think that the demonstration one has a straight edge. It would be easier to stitch, but harder to wrangle the points into the right place, I think!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e0reI3oKuaYZc-64OWKHNAYEAyprc46O2wXHy5q3eNsl7BTWG10Or_DU4i8qvt5lMj_-6VkFsKAtVLHGtgtMhnEjJ7HuEHtw-D_nB72JBt_YIzRVaP3chyphenhyphenPYDuHSDUxFj4ToxjFzwrrQwwc7hyy3OKuw20R8_aV2KpB9amWNhb7ZzwHXnwZrXbh_ZJ8/s640/d%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e0reI3oKuaYZc-64OWKHNAYEAyprc46O2wXHy5q3eNsl7BTWG10Or_DU4i8qvt5lMj_-6VkFsKAtVLHGtgtMhnEjJ7HuEHtw-D_nB72JBt_YIzRVaP3chyphenhyphenPYDuHSDUxFj4ToxjFzwrrQwwc7hyy3OKuw20R8_aV2KpB9amWNhb7ZzwHXnwZrXbh_ZJ8/s320/d%2004.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>For those of you interested, this is the template that I used. I cut squares of fabric and interlining at 8.5".<p></p><p>So, I think that it's a reasonable outcome, but the jury is out as to whether or not I make any more. If you get one for your Christmas present you'll know that I decided to step up and make more!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-41396858215749333162023-11-01T10:09:00.009+00:002023-11-01T10:09:00.136+00:00Still Bobbin' Along!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB5i-OfmD2gfOtUZJpKgPd3k2xpwd49SUzkUCHSIFRpJj5ob60lJDWb3RhhsdrqX8kK3873Bv0qTHA93xLVdjf4CoV53FJXndmuJwxY8H6wIm1U1zogK4_RAf6NzgSmfmRQQWK9Z9JgLjSqWjM3q-vSGw0HK49BBsack7bIiBKU3ETRnI8QYg83daPNg/s1512/IMG_8714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB5i-OfmD2gfOtUZJpKgPd3k2xpwd49SUzkUCHSIFRpJj5ob60lJDWb3RhhsdrqX8kK3873Bv0qTHA93xLVdjf4CoV53FJXndmuJwxY8H6wIm1U1zogK4_RAf6NzgSmfmRQQWK9Z9JgLjSqWjM3q-vSGw0HK49BBsack7bIiBKU3ETRnI8QYg83daPNg/s320/IMG_8714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> My next set of four mini blocks (did I say, they are 4" square).<p></p><p>Silver, with silver buttons, Art - my attempt at an easel, Music, and Linen.</p><p>This takes me up to 28 blocks out of the 35 required.</p><p>I really feel like I'm making progress now!</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-41590810389710680362023-10-25T07:00:00.001+01:002023-10-25T07:00:00.140+01:00Yet more bobbin blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksPGNYsx0R9CeuI-tvk8mlOkLih7un6TOa8CAs7i-riGAfBz686YqjHnYHZquRv9trO-NwIsmtORwcq2kzppYyMHzrr4g9XVrN0_DNtgnUmjkHEvza2eBvvvRkLQMdFB_qCvc8r0yJ2LcxxevnRdVDR5RlwXaHjG_iejKRZws8HItIa8x3gU1OKmLuI4/s1512/IMG_8677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksPGNYsx0R9CeuI-tvk8mlOkLih7un6TOa8CAs7i-riGAfBz686YqjHnYHZquRv9trO-NwIsmtORwcq2kzppYyMHzrr4g9XVrN0_DNtgnUmjkHEvza2eBvvvRkLQMdFB_qCvc8r0yJ2LcxxevnRdVDR5RlwXaHjG_iejKRZws8HItIa8x3gU1OKmLuI4/s320/IMG_8677.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> My next four blocks completed - Fire (difficult to see the flames sewn in orange cotton, but they are there!), Water, Air and Stone.<p></p><p>I'm pleased with my 'stacked stones'. Makes me want to head to the beach and stack some in real life!</p><p>I've now finished 20 of the required 35. It's very tempting to start putting them together in their long strip, but I think that it would probably be better to wait until I can do all the blocks at once, or I won't get the settings exactly the same (I'm intending to use a zig sag to join them, and my machine is adjusted manually, no digital accuracy for me!).</p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-53308025960580769392023-10-18T07:00:00.008+01:002023-10-18T07:00:00.151+01:00Interleave Mini Quilt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iU7FBxmU1TUost7ulas3vXoAs9mylU3gYVEcucN4RJODqT6i94YyiIwDwAf808mQg04yPzUbbi04W8ok_G7QitWBKKV-BfwJ15yDXQkWYVBuXQOk-bU3P_WEcAzUnoXjKs3r0f_T6dsXGuq9gc0dyyV0Df08yAfcnV25egG9een1dvKbtI6vXNkp7JA/s630/a%2001.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="630" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iU7FBxmU1TUost7ulas3vXoAs9mylU3gYVEcucN4RJODqT6i94YyiIwDwAf808mQg04yPzUbbi04W8ok_G7QitWBKKV-BfwJ15yDXQkWYVBuXQOk-bU3P_WEcAzUnoXjKs3r0f_T6dsXGuq9gc0dyyV0Df08yAfcnV25egG9een1dvKbtI6vXNkp7JA/s320/a%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am a happy member of the <a href="https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/special-interest/miniature" target="_blank">Quilters Guild UK Miniatures Group</a>. They have fab organisers, who keep us well supplied with online workshops and challenges.<p></p><p>As part of their offering, I had the pleasure of an online workshop with Sue Battley last week, who taught us how to go about making interleave quilts.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyziD9L5_y49gYj9DTKX33rICVR7jD3f7HH5kKrUYa1GlH6sttZTH13gj4dq55374FvWvmCDDPeGPfmXKxTG-VMSq7I1-MQE56ShsCHVq6MYARIsHMxlrExxvfxKN5Eoht7uKrb3kEFd-S-JEjfN4dDUXJwSaEfL2TMzTEqv1A3o5y40V2U-YZ5GBmis/s594/a%2002.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="594" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyziD9L5_y49gYj9DTKX33rICVR7jD3f7HH5kKrUYa1GlH6sttZTH13gj4dq55374FvWvmCDDPeGPfmXKxTG-VMSq7I1-MQE56ShsCHVq6MYARIsHMxlrExxvfxKN5Eoht7uKrb3kEFd-S-JEjfN4dDUXJwSaEfL2TMzTEqv1A3o5y40V2U-YZ5GBmis/s320/a%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This was, of course, a mini one - making something perfect for a mug rug, with strips cut at 3/4" and finished at 1/4" - so cute!<p></p><p>I used a piece of fabric over my wadding, that I'd marked with 1/4" lines on, just to give myself a fighting chance of the stitched lines coming out parallel to each other. Sue taught me the value of a central 'spine' line to arrange the strips on.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n32LZAjr7IWWjx5mpidLooZ5j5WGicBRNadaqMxWPecX1k_gwsEwaekevxfIVFAhtbqyf4eTQw5bg4Z8OItbVb4cov_QjQiJrLLmuEBjUoj9WljJiELSjW_nEiuXuKMB3hNhMq-RUSttQeFE_ls_q91LHfQ2LSWOxKpURPaiHJS002o59TGjTaKHb7Y/s564/a%2003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n32LZAjr7IWWjx5mpidLooZ5j5WGicBRNadaqMxWPecX1k_gwsEwaekevxfIVFAhtbqyf4eTQw5bg4Z8OItbVb4cov_QjQiJrLLmuEBjUoj9WljJiELSjW_nEiuXuKMB3hNhMq-RUSttQeFE_ls_q91LHfQ2LSWOxKpURPaiHJS002o59TGjTaKHb7Y/s320/a%2003.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>After marking the central lines on the back of the triangle blocks too, it was time to cut them into the 3/4" strips, and lay them out with gaps between them. The blocks started off at roughly 8" wide and 10" high.<p></p><p>I laid them out on a large ruler so I could move them around when I needed to, without disturbing the layout.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEt0Fo-VtF9PTdMufkTIhmQWVr3uI2yyuyB9q3RKVVav3EkWCiquHsi_w4yo5KpAjySmk1dLbL9XV7fN8JzHxCdvm0ZG8hxg_JtxnVsAjd5VM_FujXkyUSWDiDhzAdoH0Ffsu3fIicKx6AoiDXVIem1bLnpsP2_ncdtdR-wzckFRZY_ELpIycpDDN6Fg/s640/a%2004.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEt0Fo-VtF9PTdMufkTIhmQWVr3uI2yyuyB9q3RKVVav3EkWCiquHsi_w4yo5KpAjySmk1dLbL9XV7fN8JzHxCdvm0ZG8hxg_JtxnVsAjd5VM_FujXkyUSWDiDhzAdoH0Ffsu3fIicKx6AoiDXVIem1bLnpsP2_ncdtdR-wzckFRZY_ELpIycpDDN6Fg/s320/a%2004.jpg" width="188" /></a></div>Then the second triangle block was cut and interleaved between the first set of strips on the layout ruler.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78fHZ6npd799KgHhpt5dL8ZIfzCS2pVeoz4ZJtS1s6_jvDNE9Reljm2IgpzOjSjFV46xPL8vsF4bim8qbocpSUVItd2XqEuD1U0PDBGT1w6G48xBQ6DGqDpSYeOjJ4B2NmT1otUC-ZZyvPv-BTk9_x6XCgva-pTXfUHj6IBCD2VkImREiKnnCse34Ilw/s621/a%2005.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="621" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78fHZ6npd799KgHhpt5dL8ZIfzCS2pVeoz4ZJtS1s6_jvDNE9Reljm2IgpzOjSjFV46xPL8vsF4bim8qbocpSUVItd2XqEuD1U0PDBGT1w6G48xBQ6DGqDpSYeOjJ4B2NmT1otUC-ZZyvPv-BTk9_x6XCgva-pTXfUHj6IBCD2VkImREiKnnCse34Ilw/s320/a%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After that the fun began! Quilt as you go, but in small scale. <p></p><p>You can see that I didn't always get my centre lines quite right. I struggled to see my markings on some of them - I need to find my chalk marker if I do this again with dark colours!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsRwjw6rzxDqxzrRb5nylcX_ypF73tSRwL2vng6FhCQn9R8eGDjgtZjZ9y93c_64aYyYdUJU7QfHJwJbqiowtZZKmLxF5Wr1SJBHYLWuC1VeGmNx4J3Vq_2sHJb5UKnyubhkssV-U9TFraDlxGTuT9U83RDtRQEFjhAWmVYJSegZid5dd4qkfB4Jk2UI/s500/a%2006.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsRwjw6rzxDqxzrRb5nylcX_ypF73tSRwL2vng6FhCQn9R8eGDjgtZjZ9y93c_64aYyYdUJU7QfHJwJbqiowtZZKmLxF5Wr1SJBHYLWuC1VeGmNx4J3Vq_2sHJb5UKnyubhkssV-U9TFraDlxGTuT9U83RDtRQEFjhAWmVYJSegZid5dd4qkfB4Jk2UI/s320/a%2006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So, not perfect (and, not quite finished, it still needs to be bound), but as a demonstration piece, very effective.<p></p><p>Thanks Sue! Lots to think about there, and perhaps time to experiment with some larger shapes and different colour layouts too!</p><p>The finished piece is roughly 6" tall by 7" wide, once trimmed. All those seams eat fabric!!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-6680266572518539292023-10-11T07:00:00.001+01:002023-10-11T07:00:00.145+01:00More Bobbin Blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA26ocoRqtRDovOaw4MY-Icu9FWd6teWVzN1DqaQxWKLbVBkez7ECSBeK5KTu6HjfxIbvaavxtqnci8So55a0aRrfY7HrB2bwiuR9Hq1yyMeq3lcbEsZjfvvsP5DxU8XP57s9N45lLqK_SOa36UMJ-fR4EaUfQn7E6Enc3oBiM2SxXzOTB4_WHqioGdg/s1394/16,17,18,19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA26ocoRqtRDovOaw4MY-Icu9FWd6teWVzN1DqaQxWKLbVBkez7ECSBeK5KTu6HjfxIbvaavxtqnci8So55a0aRrfY7HrB2bwiuR9Hq1yyMeq3lcbEsZjfvvsP5DxU8XP57s9N45lLqK_SOa36UMJ-fR4EaUfQn7E6Enc3oBiM2SxXzOTB4_WHqioGdg/s320/16,17,18,19.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>My next four blocks on my bobbin project. These represent coffee, wine, time and jade.<p></p><p>I love working on these little 4" blocks, even if sometimes I'd be better off having the idea and doing the sewing before trimming and finishing the block (like the jade one, where I made the block and then 'quilted' it, which has pulled it out of shape.....)</p><p><br /></p><p>Never mind, I'm still having fun, playing with these!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-11171833057647912542023-10-04T14:11:00.000+01:002023-10-04T14:11:07.891+01:00Jacks Chain<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrYpH9Oxs5JHa9P0hh9tuLaScivpiFbpi6UaG-DXo5BpDrXt3LfBclREmSe-l1e8nNIr-GgTGQk_oQIX_30-0-3NyGBgn20WX614HzIJcAE5VCpvNzEaY4wr4Gn3V6-Vbp5uQNn3HD_1VDVNw1LgMWaC87SBGy8XP09HcxQRJb19U4YV5S9ZQPz0HalU/s623/c%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="623" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrYpH9Oxs5JHa9P0hh9tuLaScivpiFbpi6UaG-DXo5BpDrXt3LfBclREmSe-l1e8nNIr-GgTGQk_oQIX_30-0-3NyGBgn20WX614HzIJcAE5VCpvNzEaY4wr4Gn3V6-Vbp5uQNn3HD_1VDVNw1LgMWaC87SBGy8XP09HcxQRJb19U4YV5S9ZQPz0HalU/s320/c%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlELDpDS7tpyRXcmg6lVytvcEZi571wBJ3Jmi95UoHDco15XjbV-JKUrhSyDHH0Sbz0PV6kMyPnH0tsBGSWICPCja3dvogcgrQumTMITzq9mTpBe1z0Vuigugk1bRkKEZqpR_KB94X4AYSoySGmJ-k5zOFNL-SPS-SQvEna-lvyFbt5HD9arkJVkF3s0/s579/c%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="579" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlELDpDS7tpyRXcmg6lVytvcEZi571wBJ3Jmi95UoHDco15XjbV-JKUrhSyDHH0Sbz0PV6kMyPnH0tsBGSWICPCja3dvogcgrQumTMITzq9mTpBe1z0Vuigugk1bRkKEZqpR_KB94X4AYSoySGmJ-k5zOFNL-SPS-SQvEna-lvyFbt5HD9arkJVkF3s0/s320/c%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jacks Chain is a lovely design - in theory - but I'm in no hurry to make another one of these, despite loving the 'dancing circles' of the nine patch blocks! In many ways it was a car crash from start to almost the finish!<p></p><p>The start was fine. I wanted a fun way to use my 'leaders and enders' which I piece when I'm using the sewing machine, so I don't have trailing threads.</p><p>I wasn't best pleased with the number of partial seams that the hexagons, nine patches and triangles needed in order to go together, and I'm not that good at them, either, really.</p><p>Then I didn't do a great job of applying it to some straight strips to make the size up and to straighten the edges, so it was all a bit baggy. Then came the basting. I ran out of masking tape (which I use to keep the back taut whilst I'm spray basting), so it was going to be a bit wrinkled - but I carried on, as I wasn't really in love with it. I quilted it - but the wrinkle turned into a couple of tucks on the back of the quilt. All my own fault, but annoying!</p><p>I squared up, put on the binding, and sewed it down, and almost became happy with it again. By the time I'd sewn down the tucks, they hardly showed on the busy paisley backing fabric - so I've finished with something that I'm not exactly proud of, but that will keep someone warm when they need it, without me being embarrassed to put my name to it!<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493986224812745207.post-26050924099892845752023-09-20T15:32:00.001+01:002023-09-20T15:32:00.150+01:00Penguin Terrace<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXED8Ml7-MybelWa2LuZartKaUhNFHkJ1uf44IuWhv535ds7IDI9GYTUS6KFZqj3rYCXQ3vS4s8WRTPZsin7abTO4uDmq1rqvGmFvrIc_6geA-HdoOnqZe01z0LWNztvBj9h_EMpIKvH-pOsSxQtGVTQR57UH78Yn0srM_69QF2ReHqEQNgnVLreoGNU/s624/b%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="624" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXED8Ml7-MybelWa2LuZartKaUhNFHkJ1uf44IuWhv535ds7IDI9GYTUS6KFZqj3rYCXQ3vS4s8WRTPZsin7abTO4uDmq1rqvGmFvrIc_6geA-HdoOnqZe01z0LWNztvBj9h_EMpIKvH-pOsSxQtGVTQR57UH78Yn0srM_69QF2ReHqEQNgnVLreoGNU/w640-h438/b%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-yyYnHaEsrEcbW8ZBZ_HaNVKJXVVncpyDpDNiTiewD1udnTrxgEmFGL0lMJ4IDmgcetesL3Wy7FvVTy0vii-ltIPyJ4MYnymChNP2yGz9uC2yYUc7-YDmYf_5rKLrbNYaSc9ybdqaFXGgsCK8KgbBU0JNYsYa_GMGNxfX-gEvyg2uUQtGkc70jjtXl4/s640/b%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-yyYnHaEsrEcbW8ZBZ_HaNVKJXVVncpyDpDNiTiewD1udnTrxgEmFGL0lMJ4IDmgcetesL3Wy7FvVTy0vii-ltIPyJ4MYnymChNP2yGz9uC2yYUc7-YDmYf_5rKLrbNYaSc9ybdqaFXGgsCK8KgbBU0JNYsYa_GMGNxfX-gEvyg2uUQtGkc70jjtXl4/s320/b%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So here is what I did with the tiny improv houses that I showed you last week. Last week it was all <a href="https://joavery.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jo Avery. </a> This week, after an inspiring talk by <a href="https://annekellytextiles.com/" target="_blank">Anne Kelly,</a> this is what it has become - with fabric, lace, gimp and lots and lots of stitching!<p></p><p>The additions were laid on as raw edge applique. Tree-like flowers were added in front of the houses, along with a few penguins that I found in my scrap drawer.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVv5ty418uIyzOAz23XwHFbs7G9xeRAF-M-qo6zHNZfNYA13OxTwd9ISHdVm4iVAeBHXI-gGrIdrBreQrNlCqBJ796T9N3gL3GmIaRHOZMDAii3xBJlS_gM7RwikOQnOwHb-9AdpKh9d7aQCI4xGl4UlPjpAmoDqDgL6tUrVvhn1UOwn8x2jEp9B2__Q/s640/b%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVv5ty418uIyzOAz23XwHFbs7G9xeRAF-M-qo6zHNZfNYA13OxTwd9ISHdVm4iVAeBHXI-gGrIdrBreQrNlCqBJ796T9N3gL3GmIaRHOZMDAii3xBJlS_gM7RwikOQnOwHb-9AdpKh9d7aQCI4xGl4UlPjpAmoDqDgL6tUrVvhn1UOwn8x2jEp9B2__Q/s320/b%2004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I paid attention to Anne's stitching. Not only was it dense, making good use of decoration stitches, but it also changed direction to add extra interest.<p></p><p>I did that too.</p><p>I may not have reached Anne's quality of work, but, my goodness me I had fun!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboisTXNtImY0cpKogpkKW6NIABRh_nPIzrC3qGgUKJXWt7YejV--s8CfCVP6zlplIEMkbAJh1VdA1qIG9R9uXXy5rjGIwrPV_vn8wRugzk6C8WVg7SXGhNWbEMheT8Ky3NK_b1BhwRsz-eXTlO_vU6MUb-5qtOtIDzhZ37BYr2LegiR2aEVPYb8X-A2E/s640/b%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboisTXNtImY0cpKogpkKW6NIABRh_nPIzrC3qGgUKJXWt7YejV--s8CfCVP6zlplIEMkbAJh1VdA1qIG9R9uXXy5rjGIwrPV_vn8wRugzk6C8WVg7SXGhNWbEMheT8Ky3NK_b1BhwRsz-eXTlO_vU6MUb-5qtOtIDzhZ37BYr2LegiR2aEVPYb8X-A2E/s320/b%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So, here are a few details from Penguin Terrace.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you enjoy seeing how it has transformed from last week to this week.</p><p>Now hanging on my wall. Approximately 17" x 12"<br /> </p>Plum Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798045795856394906noreply@blogger.com0