Pillows

 

I made these hand dyed strings blocks into pillow cases. When my son moved out I set them with him to use. As it happens, I do not have finished photos of my pillow cases. They are done.  

I am pretty pleased with how they turned out. Just wish I had a totally done photo of them 

Snow Dyed

We have very little snow left but back when we had some a friend and I did a quick bit of snow dying. My friend's 2 pieces of fabric in the snow bank.

My fabric in the snow bank.

Mine fabrics on the left side and my friends 2 are on the right side. 

Mom's NCW

Yesterday I posted about Gaylene's NCW I made her for Christmas. I realized I forgot to post Betty's NCW I made her back in Aug 2018 for her Birthday. 

I have used a warm lime green leather for the out part and Tula Pinks Squirrels for the flap. My mom Betty, loves lime green and turquoise just like I do. I used gold metal findings on this one. 

Here is the inside view. So the squirrels on the inside flap again, and then the side and card slots are my hand dyed fabrics. 

Here is my Frog wallet and Betty's squirrels together. 

NCW for Sister in law

For Christmas I worked on this wallet for my Sister in law. The pattern is called Necessary Clutch Wallet. Or NCW it is called. I used a dark Navy leather on the outside and for the handle. Then I used Tula Pink's Owl print for the flap and sides. The solid purple is one of my Hand Dyed fabrics. 

There are 2 areas to put your cards. I also did this inside flap so you can put your cell phone inside and not have it flip out. 

The hard ware I used is the Rainbow finish. It was so perfect with the Owl print. I hope she loves the wallet. I know I love how it turned out. 

On the side you can see I used Chicago screws and then did not sew up the sides. I did it for my wallet. After I am happy with that part I put a dob of glue in the screw so they stay in place.  

Paula Rafferty Class

I got to do a Paula Rafferty class for 2 days earlier in May. She was in Edmonton. 

I am slowly hand quilting this painted hand dyed fabric. I am using hand dyed thread too. 

It will be my background for my collage. I also have some stenciled leaves in gold also on it.  

Then I will add my paper bits and more stamped parts. 

Friday's Wallet Finished

Last week I bought this pattern and at the Red Deer Quilt show I got some of the notions I needed to get started. Wow look at me, I got it done. I think Thursday I pulled the fabrics from my hand dyed fabrics. I thought this purple marbled fabric needed a special place. I love the bright pink framing it. 

Inside I used another purple and the pink again. I have card holders. Lots of pockets and one zipper pocket perfect for change. The pattern is from Emmaline bags. 

Here are the fabrics, so you see I could still make more. I did make a second front flap just to see which one to use. The all Mable fabric flap is also got more stiff peltex so might work well over time. 

This wood deck was covered in snow earlier today. Yes we had snow again. The snow has never really left us for 6 months. I can't wait for a real spring. The sun is nice but I want warm no coat kind of weather. 

Inside photos and colour is just not showing off as well. 

Last night I got the latch part done. Wow that was new experience. 3 Tiny screws luckily the kit had an extra screws as one is lost on the floor. Cutting into my fabric and using glue. Well I got it done and it works well. Looks good too. 

All parts cut and have the interfacing in place. Now to think about the next one. Not sure what colours for the new wallet. I might change a few things next time. 

I have added this post to Crazy Mom Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Indigo Hand Bag

For A Friday Finish I have completed my Indigo Hand Bag. I just love it. 

It goes so well with my new Spring Jacket. 

I used the basic MoJo Pattern from Sew Like a Rock Star. I made the same width as the pattern but made this one taller 13". 

Shibori indigo hand dyed fabric was used on the inside. With the metal frame in place, the bag opens up so nice a wide. 

I have added pockets on both sides. 

You can see the hand stitching I did on the close up shot. Made a post about the hand stitching Here and picking out my fabric back Here. 

One half with the handles before I started the bag assembly. 

I used Chicago screws to attach the leather hands. You can also see the bottom of the bag is reused jean fabric. 

Here is the back side of the out fabric, you can see I also added a small rectangle of thicker interfacing to add more firmness to the handle area. The screws are 1/4" but needed something more to feel right.  

The bag just before I placed the 

metal frame inside. Not a bad looking bag but it is so much nicer with the metal frame inside. 

The cute Red print with flowers was used for my zipper tabs. 

The other side. On Sew Like a Rock Star, Sally has the best ever video of how to do the zipper tabs. How to fussy cut and sew this just perfect. I do not think I will ever mess these up and they are just a great detail.  

I have linked up with Crazy Mom Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Hand Stitches Indigo

I got the hand stitching done on my 2 indigo patches. The plan from the beginning is to make a bag for me. So nice to finish the first step. I just love the feel and texture of the hand stitching.

side one

side two

Here is the stitching on the backside. You can see how much texture there is. 

I bought this needle case last June at the Edmonton Quilt Show. One of the members buys beautiful fabrics on line and then has made needle cases and scissor cases. The workmanship is wow! I had to use my needle case and have it with me as I stitched on my Japanese patches.  

The thread I used on my patches is the crochet cord, a good fine one. 

Here is the inside of the needle case. A vinyl pocket in the front and another one in the back were I had scissors and a small ruler. 

I have added this post to the linky page on Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Happy Easter and Happy April Fools. 

Stitching Olympics

I have some special fabrics that are from Japan or inspired by Japanese culture. The blue indigo fabrics are dyed by me in a vat. I hand stitched a resist pattern in them and dyed them. The red print was from Japan, I won a pack at the Edmonton guild years ago. Well I needed to stop saving them and make good use of them.  

I like watching the Olympics each evening with my husband. I like to keep my hand busy with something, so hand stitching it is for now. I plan to use my new stitched fabric to make a bag. I think I might put a handle on the bag and use it as a hand bag. 

I have linked up to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.

Fancy Forest Friends

My critters are all done! Last year 2016 I saw this quilt at one of the shops. I loved the pattern. It is by Elisabeth Hartman, you can get your own copy of the pattern with the link. 

I got the quilt finished in time to put it in the Leduc quilt show but had not taken the time to get my nice outdoor shots. This week we have had warmer weather and nice clean snow. So I got the hang it on the fence this week. 

I love all the colours. I used mainly the Kaffe Fassett collection and then some light hand dyed fabrics by me. I love how they play well together. The background fabric is a linen type cotton, so it is a little heaver then quilting cotton. 

I know some of the royal blue blends but I think the background is grey enough for the blue to show. 

I quilted it with a free motion wood grain that I just did. I got better the more I did. 

Snow photos 

I have added this post to Crazy Mom Quilts, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Green Dyed Strings

Green is the colour for May! We are getting green grass and the leaves are thinking of opening up. All the sades of green are out. 

So for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2017 Green is it!

I worked on my Hand dyed string and made some half squares of Green. Love them. 

I have added my green scrap blocks to Soscrappy.

2nd Time Around

In 2013 as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge I made this wall quilt, Around About. I used the first few colours of the year and used some scraps to play. Each month a new colour was used. So Jan pink, Feb purple, March orange, and then green. When I got this far it felt done, but I was not sure so it sat. I got it quilted in time to have it in a quilt show the fall of 2015. I have this quilt listed as For Sale in my Art Quilts for Sale Page. 

While this year Turquoise started the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2017. I started a bit late but here is a start to a 2nd Time Around. I am hoping to use hand dyed fabric, solids and a few solid like batik fabrics. This way the piecing will show off more then if I used prints. Some of my scraps are cut nicely and some not so much. I will allow it to get a little wonky and try not to use a ruler to square up. Sometimes I just wack off a tail with my scissors. 

I work this on the design wall lots. I play with bits of fabric to see if it the next fit. February the colour is Purple so I have started to add a hint of purple.

I have added a link to Design Wall Monday.