Found this online, and thought everyone might enjoy it!
This is how I feel when I gt a fabric store and the pattern I like was stopped! I actually ran into this problem for a border, I had just less than enough and went to Joann to get more, and they no longer had it! Sad Day! Oh well, I improvised and got some other orange fabric that I liked just as much!
Sewing tip! I know a lot of people know this, but I have come across quite a few people who do not!
When pressing open a seam with an iron, make sure to press the seam close first. It really helps lock everything in place, and it helps give you a nice smooth look to your piecing! I didn’t know this when I first started quilting about a year ago, and all my seams were fine, but never perfect! It was a little annoying, but not the end of the world. My friend who taught me how to quilt told me to do it after she saw my first quilt top, and I have been doing it ever since! It truly is an amazing tip, even if most people already know it! I just wanted to share!
Even though I am sick, I have managed to finished sewing this top! I couldn’t stand looking at it anymore in the state of a half finished top in pieces on my floor. My allergies are acting up, and my eyes keep watering, so watching the sewing machine was a little much for me, so I had to finish it in parts, and only sew one or two seams at a time. It was kind of nice though to be able to catch up on some of my Netflix dvds that came in the mail this week. ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ was pretty darn good! I’m not usually one for action movies, but it was pretty entertaining.
I’m sure people are more interested in how I sewed this beautiful creation, and less interested in what movies I like to watch. So, I sewed the diagonal strips together with the squares. Then I ironed all of the strips with the seams in opposite directions from each strip. So every other one had the seams facing down, and the other ones had the seams facing up. I think just started sewing them on my machine and a couple dozen seams later. Here it is in almost all of it’s glory. I still have to quilt it. Haha.
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Look what I found today! This was actually the second quilt top I made, and I need to quilt it soon! It’s been put together for almost a year now. The reason I made this actually was because I has started a quilt for my Cousin and I was cutting the fabric while watching new episodes of Dr. Who on Netflix, had I had mis-cut about 5 fat quarters of fabric, and I was pretty upset. I didn’t even want to look at her quilt fabric anymore. I decided I needed a break from her quilt and I made this one! It only took me 2 days to make, because I was so worked up over cutting all of her fabric wrong. I channeled all of the rage into making this quilt.
When I made it I had no idea who I was going to give it to. I was just making it to take my mind off of the other quilt. After I made it, I decided to just hold on to it. I finally figured out who I am going to give it to. It is going to a dear friend of mine. I’ve been friends with her daughter since freshman year of college. She also quilts, but she does everything by hand. I do not know if I have the dexterity or the patience for that. Anyways, I just wanted to share this with everyone!
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That’s correct! I’m on Reddit! I started one yesterday, and already I got a few likes! So far my most popular is Frozen Star, and I also have Sandstorm, and TJ’s Quilt on there! I got a few upvotes, and I’ve had a nice increase in traffic from Reddit. So, I cannot really complain! I also have been working on TJ’s quilt! Here are some updated pictures! I still have a headache, so I haven’t been working at full speed. Focusing on the sewing needle is a little hard on my eyes right now, so I’ve been working on getting my internet presence and branding up and running. Reddit has proved quite helpful, and I’m really excited for all of the quilting boards I’ve been hitting it! People really like my work, and I’m very happy to share it with everyone who will look at it. I am even working on getting a gallery showing for my work for next summer going! No guarantees, but it’s in the works!
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So I took some better pictures once I pieced it out better on my floor! I just took these!
I am so ridiculously sick! I have a horrible headache, so for every 10 minutes of staring at the sewing machine, I need about a 20 minute break, so sorry for no posted progress this evening. Hopefully I’ll have something for tomorrow morning! I have been working on the Legend of Zelda Quilt, and It is coming together nicely!
What did I do all day you may ask. I worked hard on this beast of a quilt. The pattern was so confusing because I labeled it poorly, so at one point one hunk of the quilt had an extra row of blocks, and nothing matched up, so I had to start half of it over again! Some of the pieces are sewn together, but most of it will be done tomorrow morning. I am just too tired right now to even think about sewing more. My line of vision is a little blurry, so I know that means to step away from the machine and get to bed, but I just needed to share this before I went to sleep! Hope everyone likes it!
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Hooray! The background is all cut, and tomorrow I shall begin work on the foreground! I have the yellow and gold fabric picked out, I just need to piece it all together, and make the multi-piece blocks! That is just a little too much for today. Mainly because the neck hurts from leaning forward while sewing, so I’m going to kick back for the rest of the evening with my roommate and watch some Drop Dead Diva. I’m excited! Not sure what I am more excited for though. This quilt, or Drop Dead Diva. Hmmm?
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I started the piecing of the background for the Zelda quilt for my best friend TJ. It is his birthday in August, so I’m in no hurry, but the sooner I knock out the top, the sooner I can get it off of my mind. For the background I decided to do shades of Green, Brown, and Black. I really think they are blending together quite nicely. The pictures aren;t the greatest, because I don;t have the best lighting in my basement, but I can assure you, it is going to be gorgeous!
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