Monthly Archives: March 2014

Working On A Table Runner

Now that I painted my kitchen a lovely shade of pistachio ice cream, I need to redecorate! I started this table runner at work last week, and hopefully I can finish the quilting on it tomorrow, so I can hang it up in the store for a couple on months before taking it home! I just love the embroidery features on the Designer Diamond Royale. I really, really, really want one! I did this with the build in applique tools on the machine design program, and now I cannot wait to finish it so I can stare at it! I really do need one of the embroidery machines at home. Imagine all of the work I could get done! It would be insane! Anyways, wish me luck on quilting this!

Someone Bought My Mario Quilt!

 

 

I’m so excited! I just re-opened my shop on Etsy, and someone has already purchased a quilt from me! I already have the top done, and now I just need to quilt it! I’m so excited for it! I think I’m going to do a dark grey thread and just stipple! I cannot wait to mail it out!

I’m on a roll!

Check back tomorrow for pictures of the awesome table runner I am working on!

Yet Another Quilted Pillow

I just love using variegated thread! It makes my world go round! I also am now in desperate need of an embroidery machine! I’m still experimenting with the embroidery machines, I’m sure once I get all of the features down pat, I will definitely be buying one! All I need is $6,500! Better get saving!

Crazy Quilt Pillow Almost Done

Here is an updated version of the crazy quilt pillow I am working on. It is for a co-workers birthday, and I really hope she likes it. It will be a sample in her store for a while and then she can take it home! I even going to be teaching a class on it soon! I can’t wait to put the back on and shove a pillow in it!

Sneak Peek: My Return To Quilting

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As a lot of people know, my Father was hospitalized last week, and I have just been running around doing everything I have to do around the house, and at work, so I haven’t had much time to sew, but I finally started up again, and it’s getting pretty intense! I’ve made 4 different quilted pillows, and I’m going to be showing one off each day for the rest of the week. I hope everyone likes them! The one above has appliqued circles, and then embroidery designs inside of them. I went with monochromatic embroidery, as I didn’t want to take away from the circles. I’m thinkiing about doing a table runner like this! What does everyone else think?

Crazy Quilted Pillow

I was working at the Indiana Sewing Center today and I was going to start work on the next crazy quilt, but then I thought about how cute it would be if I did a crazy quilted throw pillow. I am so in love! It was really easy to piece, and it was really fun to embroider, and it is a great way to use up all of my scraps! I still have to do the quilting on it, and then make it into a pillow, but I did all of the piecing and decorative stitches down the seams today. I think I did alright. For the next three months it will be hanging at the Kalamazoo Store, and then after that it is going home with the person I made it for. It’s her birthday present, and I know she is going to love it.

I’m Just An Embroidering Fool

I swear, I’ve just gone head over heals for embroidery machines! I want one so bad! I did all of this on the Viking Ruby. I just love it! Think I might even buy one… So today, I was working on this at the Highland Indiana Sewing Center, and I’m just so in love with it! I’m not sure if I’m going to put it at the Highland or the Merrillville store on display, but either way I’m excited to have just finished it! I love this kanji fabric, but I can’t remember where I got it from. I would love to buy more, alas, I cannot. I’m sure I’ll stumble across something else gorgeous in the meantime. I need to go fabric shopping!

Crazy Quilt 1: Quilting Is Done!

I did it! I finally finished the quilting on my crazy quilt! This is probably one of the longest projects I have ever done. I don;t even want to think about how much thread was used! It was only half mine anyways. I did about half of the work at work, so that was at least nice. I cannot wait to put on the buttons. I even have them all picked out already! Hopefully it will be done by the end of next week! The next one is going to be blacks, and greys with red thread and sashing. I’m so excited!

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