Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts

Friday, 26 June 2009

Really teeny scraps and really big lengths

See???
Never throw any tiny bits away,because you can always use them ,this is my down fall,clearly,I have the teeniest scraps,but so ,so many,this pin cushion and more like it will be going into my Folksy shop this weekend,it is rude not to pass on the mini log cabin love



Then some super,super,fabric arrived by post this morning,yum,the "Ginger Tile" is many times more stunning than I thought it would be ,I plan a skirt from some of it,and hope the scraps will be big enough to log cabin.........

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Log cabin-ish fever

I have a love for log cabin blocks
I tried making some log cabin inspired ones,I am way to lazy and undisciplined to find out how to do it "properly",so I made this way up ,with a vast amount of 6cm wide strips a rotary cutter and my machine!




What I love is the way I can really use up lots of strange ,oddly shaped,scrappy bits of fabric left from projects.

They are going to be scatter cushion covers ,some destined for the sofa,some for gifts and some for Solly's bed

Is it strange to have a favorite corner?






Well call me strange,as this is mine!

Then this one is only pieced so far,not quilted yet,I went for a more traditional use of the blocks here to create an orange half and a green half...I liked the effect more than the random ones I think










This one is for Solly's bed, he enjoyed greatly ,spotting the bits of fabric which his clothes are made from...sweet little observant boy!




(I have actually made 12 blocks the same size too,for a single bed quilt for Sol,but I am taking my time on that one................. )