patchwork

Yesterday was a very busy day, and the actual crafting happened late in the evening. So I will share my new fabric obsession today. These prints make me smile.

I played with this set of fabric pieces figuring out what to use them for. I have not decided what to make with them yet. These are just part of the samples and I have too many ideas for them.

This is an evening picture again. And I have just noticed the bright thread that was photographed there, but I will keep  - it absolutely authentic with the thread.

This quilt is a wedding one too. It was a custom order wedding gift.

Piecing the bright top was a real pleasure. I was lucky to have all this colours around me in a dark week, which was quite stressful too. I had to design and make it in a hurry so I proposed a simple layout. The customers had clear idea of the desired style and look, so it was great to work on this project and I did feel lucky to work on such a bright and almost provocative quilt.

I like the mix of small scale, large scale prints, solids and abstract prints. I think it turned out quite cheerful and warm quilt. It was supposed to be full of colours energy and joy, and I think it is. Hopefully the recipients feel the same way.

This is the quilt I received. It is made by dearfii.

I had no chance to make a picture right after opening the envelope in the evening - a nice and colourful envelope…. and was too busy to post the pictures. It was a really hectic week so I sent the “thank you” e-mail only and quick blog entry of excitement - it took it only 5 days to arrive this time.

Fi also sent me some extras - buttons, a fabric piece and a felt apple  and a scotch tape with cars - it was the first car stamped one here. My kid like it a lot! Thank Fi! Read the rest of this entry »

This is something I made just before finishing my Doll Quilt Swap quilt.

It was a present for a special family friend.

I have made several of this table runners and I love the way this simple pattern turns into a soft crinkled beauty. I like simple designs, not too complicated or ornamental.
The centre of this one is ornamental actually, but in a very soft way as it is only light and shadow, crinkles and puckering that create the ornament.

Well, I think I will make more of these pretty soon. I really love the soft effect of ecru and fresh airy solids with traditional quilting motive. It seems I am in a soft colours period now. I will show you the wedding quilt I made in August. Soft colours…well, not exactly this kind of softness.

This table runner can be ordered in the Boutique (plus an option for custom colours).

The quilt is ready. Or it was supposed to be… It hangs on my kitchen wall ready for its next wash and pictures.
I find some minor problems about it every day… and have not made my mind whether I have to mend some parts. Well, I have to decide about these mending dilemmas and consider it ready this week. I have not made any pictures yet, but I will as soon as I place it in my completed projects list.

This is some of the quilting.

I completed 90% of it, then noticed some tension problems, my family decided it is all quilted too much… some quilting removal took place… and quilting again…

This all led to a new look I am not quite sure about.

And my initial idea was to quilt only the leaves… it would be so much easier if have not changed my mind to more complex quilting and experiment

I will show the completed quilt pretty soon and plan to send by the end of next week.

The top was pieced shortly after I posted here that the design was finally chosen.

I had some photo problems however, so I was not able to post it earlier. The photo shows the top almost done. This is the top before trimming the white border and adding an outer cream border.

It will be free motion quilted and I think of binding it in either pink or green, but it way may add a kind of candy look, so I have not decided yet.

It is quite simple, but I do hope my partner will like it.