Thursday, October 27, 2011

When you Ask Grandma for a Quilt, You get a Quilt !

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 Last year for the holiday's I did three quilts for three of the Grands.

Well, the oldest did not receive one of the new quilts last year !  April at his birthday he asked for a quilt for Christmas.


Quilt Fabric for a New Quilt

So, I've collected fabrics and this is my starting off place.
Quilt Fabric for a Young Man's New Quilt

Now, the four basics.


Quilt Fabric for a Young Man's New Quilt

Adding the Grandma fun !



Quilt Fabric for a New Quilt

No solid background for this one !
Quilt Fabric for a Young Man's New Quilt

Grand #1's finished line up, here I go ! !



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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

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Bias Tape is NOT hard to make, you will need 

2 Straight Pins
1 Piece of fabric cut 1" x 3" approx - Holding Strip

The strip you will make into bias tape, I cut mine large to show, normal cut will be 
3/4" to 1 1/4" wide. 

A dry Iron  and Ironing board. bethanndoing.com


Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way



How to make Bias Tape

Iron over your edges, 1/8" to 1/4" and Press


How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

Do both sides


How to make Bias Tape


Lay your started binding down, press side up.
Take your Holding Strip and lay on top, Pin into your ironing board cover next to the bias tape.


How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

Pull the bias tape


How to make Bias Tape

And, with a hot, dry iron press, at first do a bit, and lift iron, pull and iron.


How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

As the tape becomes longer you can leave the iron and pull slowly.
(Other side view)


How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

Pull tape slowly
How to make Bias Tape

Good side of bias tape.


How to make Bias Tape

I like to roll mine  to keep it until I'm ready to use it.
I learned this years ago from a Home Eco. teacher in the 70's
No need to buy a machine to do this for you !  But, you can if you like !

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Carrot Quilt

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Mini Carrot Quilt
Carrot Quilt
This is a pattern from the 80's and I think everyone did one.
Mini Carrot Quilt

Machine pieced and hand quilted.


Mini Carrot Quilt


Carrot Quilt

I still love this background fabric.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Pink Applique Flowers on Patchwork Squares

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Pink Applique Flowers 

Pink Applique Flowers on Patchwork

Machine pieced quilt, hand applique and quilting.  When you first try applique try something small so you can see results quickly.

Pink Applique Flowers on Patchwork Squares

Quilt measures 12 " x 14"

A fun project

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Quilt Star Table Runner in Browns and Rust

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Years ago in Burlington, IA I started quilting.

Quilt Star Table Runner

This quilt is one of the second or third things I ever quilted.


Quilt Star Table Runner in Browns and Rust 

I didn't know how to do corners, so I just did the best I could !! !

Quilt Star Table Runner in Browns and Rust

It's machine pieced

Quilt Star Table Runner in Browns and Rust

And I hand quilted, it's not perfect and there are a few runners on the back, but I really like it .

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Painted Writing Desk Finished

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My little corner of the world is finished, I over look the back yard and I love it
See the beginning - HERE

Painted Desk Finished

My old desk chair works perfect.

Painted Writing Desk Finished

The center draw is my favorite, having everything right there.


Painted Writing Desk Finished

It fits under the window perfect and I have all my needs on the 
bookcase right next to it.


Painted Desk Finished


Painted Desk Finished


My desk all done.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

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 I hear it all the time, why paint? and as I say to my mother, "Why not."  
I'd paint everything,  change it, make it mine. This is not an expensive piece of furniture, even in it's day, it wasn't. So I'm making it mine !  Project start - HERE


Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

I did it in sections, it was to hot in the garage this summer, so had  plastic and paper down in the desks new room.

Had an email from Amy at  A Quilting Sheep and she asked my process, my email back to her.

"I like the de-glosser, it's great. Just takes off the shine. You put it on, let it dry and paint. Don't have to remove anything. And it has very little smell. Try an inside door it you like first. I deglossed in the garage and then painted in it's room.

I do de-glosser, primer, paint, with this desk I  did not put a sealer on. The paint looks great. After everything is dry, 48 hours, use a heavy brown paper sack and go over everything like sand paper, makes it so soft."

Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

My sewing studio will no longer be my office too ! Have to separate the mind work from the creating work.

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