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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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Finished stitching up an orange slice. Pattern from #StitchYourDream on etsy. I want to adjust the colours for a blood orange and frame as a pair for my kitchen.
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I wasn’t too sure whether this pattern would be suitable for the K’rahmyteh costume, so I made up a pair in fashionable stripes as a test. This is honestly a beautiful pattern and allows for french seams if you want. My only edit was to machine blanket stitch the raw edge where the waistband is…
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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…
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I’ve been wondering for a while if there was a better way to keep pattern pieces in place instead of pins, and there is! I made myself a set of 18 fabric weights. There are 2 sizes here; small = 6cm per side, large = 10cm per side. They are filled with rice and are…
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Remember how I was going to make placemats using these sashiko squares? Well, I’ve finally got around to cutting all the edging strips and they’re all ready to be sewn together.