1930s aprons

Well, these aren't quite from the 1930s... but they are from 1930s prints! I love this fabric!

The main blue floral print is a fat quarter, then you add borders around the bottom with a mitred edge...

then make straps, baste them onto the front of the apron, then make a lining, bag it and turn through.

The top of the apron is folded down - I am going to add a fabric-covered button to hold folded down.

Andrea and I are going to run a workshop at our local quilt group. Too fun!!

I almost forgot!!

How very wicked of me!! I almost forgot to post a picture of the finished Quilt-Aid quilt top!!

If you would like to make this quilt, or a different quilt using these blocks please go to the Quilt Aid website and sign up!!

We are supporting a hospital in Ethiopa for women who suffer from fistulas.

Christmas Belles

I am not yet resigned to chopping up my wedding dress to make a quilt as shown in my previous post, but, I have been very busy!!

I started a new project! Is that wrong???

It's a Christmas table runner, using a pattern by Cinderberry Stitches called "Christmas Belles". I will include a photo of the pattern next time I show you what I am up to!!

I love these fresh Christmas fabrics - they are from the Sherry Berry Christmas range - quite suitable for a hot Christmas!! I thought they would like right on the table next to fruit salad and ice-cream!! LOL!! Mmmm ice cream!

I have started to stitch the mice (the belles) featured on the runner. I will give you an update soon!!

Different wedding quilt

What do you think of this idea?

It's a wedding dress turned into a quilt.

Hmm.. Maybe I will do that with mine. I was thinking of selling it because I thought it would never be used again. It's been dry cleaned.

Mine has a lot of beading and sequins on the front and a frothy overlay. I'd better find a photo and ask you again.

Maybe I could put my wedding blocks in with it...

It's something to think about!!

Quilt-aid continues...

Yes, the Quilt-aid quilt continues, but what about me?? I need some aid with this quilt!! I am guessing you know how I might feel, where you have worked and worked on a quilt, woke up in a sweat after dreaming about it... and just want it to be finished!! I know I will enjoy the quilt later when it's not such a chore. The deadline is looming!

The final step has been to applique scalloped borders and join them around the outside as final borders... This one looks lovely... awww...

So does this one... Awww..

Hang on!! That means the borders look like this... Whoops!! and Dang it!!

Uh oh!! They are supposed to be like this....

I had to a fair bit of frog-stitch (you know: rippit, rippit, rippit??).. then my bobbin ran out after sewing 6 inches... and I had unpinned as I went, so I had to re-pin re-sew! It was way tooooo late to be sewing tonight.

But, I am on a very tight timeline. I need to finish appliqueing and embellishing the centre of the quilt next.

Here is the incomplete centre surrounded by all the blocks and borders on 2 sides. Only the centre to finish, 2 sides to applique, then join the pieces together. Phew! I need it finished by Tuesday for photography...

Okay, I'm off to bed for a fresh start in the morning. There's no point trying to do more now, it only leads to frogging.

Night!

Quilt-Aid centre progress

Can you see where I have fussy-cut the borders for the centre of the quilt?

The applique and stitchery aren't quite finished yet. I needed to put on some borders first, as some of the applique extends over the first border.

More embellishment and definition to come.....

I wonder how the other QuiltAid quilts will look!!

I just found this blog about The Toy Society. Have you heard of it? What fun! I think I would like to give it a go!!

Tweed swap

I have been collecting tweed and wool jackets from the opp shops- especially when they are having a "all clothes $1 each" sale.

I pick up the nice tweeds and wool jackets with the view to do some wool applique. It doesn't matter if there is a cigarette burn in the sleeve - I won't use that bit.

I wash the jackets in the washing machine in cold water on the gentle cycle. If they stand up to that, they can go in my quilt or cushions.

So what do you think, shall we swap "pieces" or squares of wool jackets? Anybody want to host it? I am working my butt off, and this would be insipiring.

I just read Bernadette's blog and she entered in a "vintage sheet" swap. Dang! I missed out!! That would have been great. I've collected some old kitchen curtains too...