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Stitched up this cute sashiko pouch kit. Vaguely annoying that the kit instructions didn’t actually tell you how to cut/assemble the pouch, but I figured it out. I’m going to use it to keep some fibre tools in.
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Finished the sashiko cherry blossoms panel. I really like this design, so it’s sad it’s not being produced anymore. This was supposed to be a runner for our TV unit, however after placing it on the unit and doing some calculations it turns out the panel is too big to allow for it to be…
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Plugging away at this still. I decided to use a hoop this time to see if that prevented the oils from my hands warping the cotton and the conclusion is yes, but it also seems to be speeding up the stitching whilst making it more even as well!
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Recently got the last print of this cherry blossom design. Unsure whether it’ll be a new tablecloth or a runner as yet.
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Forgot to take progress photos of this project. I needed something for the top of my upright piano, so I decided to create a quilted runner with sashiko panels. Fabrics are a mix of standard quilting patterned fabrics and traditional woven japanese fabrics. Top stitching was done following the borders of all the rectangle blocks.…
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Did up my partners’ owl cushion over a weekend afternoon. For some reason I thought it was a clever idea to sew the opposite sides first…um, no. Don’t ever do that when quilting, you just end up having to unpick the corners to make everything line up properly. Some other hot tips are: always pin…
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New set of 10 dinnerware placemats. Possible teatime use modeled by Māui. Some egg on my face though; after ordering new plain fabric for the backing I found the stuff I originally bought for this project.
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Finished the new double sided table runner. This was really frustrating to do as the side strips and sashiko fabric stretched causing some puckers in the top stitching and rolling at the ends initially. Eventually fixed it by doing some handstitching to tuck an end seam in a bit further to compensate for sashiko stretch,…
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Progress on the placemats. This is a pretty simple design where you just keep sewing strips around the edges. The tricky bit is the 4th strip where you have to remembr to stop at the edge of the first strip, so you can reverse the flaps to maintain the pattern before securing the end of…
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My fabric arrived for the new table runner! The lovely colour floral print is destined to be the backing so the piece is reversible. The small flower block pattern will be the runner topside border. The shop also had some super cute owls that my partner just had to have. Lucky for him, years ago…