tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16546296559171153372024-03-05T09:17:57.482-06:00Two Hens Cluckin'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-83218230591258196032013-06-23T18:00:00.000-05:002013-06-23T18:00:13.809-05:00You can just add "teacher" to my resume.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's right. I'm now teaching! Daniel and I were in our local JoAnn's a few weeks ago shopping for some fabric to bind a quilt, when the Education Coordinator asked if I quilted often. Well... yes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She then asked if I'd be interested in teaching since their previous teacher just called and quit. Well, I suppose I could give it a shot...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now imagine having a job interview for a job you hadn't considered before 3 minutes ago while keeping a 17 month old boy who is due for his nap any second from destroying the entire store. Yes, you imagined that correctly... it was not the way I would have planned for a job interview to go, but I guess it worked out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've taught two introductory quilting classes so far and it's gone well! It's actually kind of fun. I definitely have learned a lot. Who knew that teaching newbies to use a rotary cutter was an hour long process. I did not see that lesson coming my way. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I thought I'd mention it on here in case anyone in the Kansas City area reads our blog and would like to come take a class from me. I have two new classes coming up soon. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/9121540444/" title="I'm the new quilt teacher at JoAnn's on Barry Road. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="I'm the new quilt teacher at JoAnn's on Barry Road." height="288" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/9121540444_d6e90c91ed.jpg" width="288" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First one is Quilting 201: Hexagon Pieced Pillow. It's a really fun project where you'll learn how to machine piece hexagons and do a free motion stippling quilting pattern. It's a 2 part class that runs July 2 & July 9, 6-9pm. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/9119310837/" title="I'm the new quilt teacher at JoAnn's on Barry Road. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="I'm the new quilt teacher at JoAnn's on Barry Road." height="400" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/9119310837_fd8ac72aec.jpg" width="291" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Second class this Diagonal Wave class. It's a 4 part class that runs July 3, 10, 17, & 24, 6-9pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please excuse the terrible photos, I forgot to get good ones of them before I brought the projects in for samples. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-23108875086337931882013-06-23T17:26:00.000-05:002013-06-23T17:26:47.087-05:00My new addition.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I did it! I bought a long arm. I wasn't expecting to do it or really looking to buy one. It is something that my husband and I had discussed as a future move, but we didn't plan on doing it just yet. One that is pretty close to brand new (used for maybe 12 quilts) and had every feature I thought I wanted just happened to pop up for sale at a really awesome price. How could we pass that up?</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/9076926089/" title="Isn't she pretty? :D by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Isn't she pretty? :D" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/9076926089_2506cb6144.jpg" width="500" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here she is. I think I am naming her Florence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Florence is a 2009 Ansley 26 made by Tin Lizzie 18. She sits on the 12' metal Hailey frame by the Grace Company. She has the Lizzie Stitch (their stitch regulator), an on-board bobbin winder, and a manual mode. That's about all there is to her. She is huge and I love her. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/9076942799/" title="And just in case anybody out there is looking for one... I still have a wooden grace quilting frame for use with a domestic machine or hand quilting. $400. Let me know if you're interested. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="And just in case anybody out there is looking for one... I still have a wooden grace quilting frame for use with a domestic machine or hand quilting. $400. Let me know if you're interested." height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/9076942799_4113e7cbe7.jpg" width="500" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And just in case anybody reads our blog and is interested, I do have a 10' wooden Grace Frame with carriage to accomodate a domestic machine for sale. $400. I'm located in Kansas City, MO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-7980033148746171282013-06-17T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-17T04:00:08.698-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Fuzzy Wuzzy Blanket<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I mentioned in the last post that Fabri-Quilt is going to have/might have it now printed minky to compliment this fabric line. I had intended to have the striped print on one side of these and the printed minky on the other side.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695562347/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="398" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/8695562347_cb5396625d_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The thing about doing things with BRAND NEW, HOT OFF THE PRESS fabric is that it might not make it to you before you need to sew with it. That was the case here. So, instead of the coordinating elephants, it's a SUPER soft bright green minky. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696682594/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="399" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8696682594_b900467094_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He's such a big helper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was going to make another one of these blankets (one for each of the three groups: elephants, monkeys, & bears), but there was only enough of the green minky to do two. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696683590/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="399" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8398/8696683590_bfaf5ef7d8_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> This pattern went together really quick. The secret is ironing. If you sew the binding down on one side, iron it really well and pin it, it's a piece of cake. And I like cake. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Pattern: Fuzzy Wuzzy from<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Booties-Blankets-Bonnets-Bibs/dp/1600593151/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368213075&sr=1-1&keywords=sweet+booties"> Sweet Booties!: And Blankets, Bonnets, Bibs & More</a> by ValerieVan Arsdale Shrader</i></span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="color: magenta;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-80887958043962669992013-06-14T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-14T04:00:00.862-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Growth Chart Panels<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabri-Quilt kind of went all out with this Mystic Forest fabric line. The whole line is going to be available in regular old quilting cotton. Most of the prints (I believe) are going to be available in flannel. The dots are going to be available in PUL. There are a few complimenting prints that will be available in minky. And they have these cute little panels on a heavier weight cotton. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695570901/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8695570901_b2ae8e9d0f_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I backed these and put a binding on them. At the top, I added a tube and a loop for hanging at the top. In the tube, I inserted a dowel for a fun look and to help keep the panel open. Fabric things like this have a tendency to flop closed when you don't support them well.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695571297/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8538/8695571297_eabc94921d_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is my little guy adorable or what? I hung this up on the wall to snap a quick photo of it and he runs over to point to the bear and say "RAWR!" We're still at the stage where he says the sound the animal makes instead of what the name of the animal is. It's cute. We have arfs (dogs) , rawrs (bears, lions, tigers, etc.), vrer (elephants), qua (ducks), and a few others I can't think of right now. It's such a fun age. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But, back to our regular scheduled programming... These were a panel that I turned into a growth chart, so...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I side note if you plan on making something similar to this growth chart... I got an adorable panel like these with sheep standing on top of each other for my little guy. I quilted the heck out of it and put it on the back of his door. My husband then decided to measure it. Crap! It shrunk about 2 inches. So, a word to the wise... Quilting shrinks things. Quilting shrinks things A LOT. If you plan to quilt something to make it a growth chart, perhaps it would be wise to add the measurements after quilting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-18492578933204136972013-06-12T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-12T04:00:12.707-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Diaper covers<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are on again, off again cloth diaper users in this house. I love putting cloth diapers on my baby. I love how cute they are. I love how we save money by using them. I love how we aren't using icky chemicals on some of his most sensitive parts. I don't really mind washing diapers. I LOVE how convenient disposable diapers are. That's pretty much the gist of it. If I could buy my ideal stash of diapers and not worry about forking out a small fortune for them, we'd do it full time, all the time in a heart beat. But, because we are a budget-conscious family, we cannot fork over our body limbs to pay for baby undies. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY love the fluff, though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And Fabri-Quilt is coming out with a new printed PUL that they let me make some cute diaper covers for them out of. They have this dot print on a variety of colors. I made three diaper covers in three of the new colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Are they adorable or what?! Super easy to make, too! If you're a fluff-aholic and want to make your own covers, I love this pattern. I made it in a small for Daniel when he was a little bit teensier and it fit really well over a prefold with snappi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-65145408229897299712013-06-10T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-10T04:00:08.888-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Bath Robe<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you ever tried to photograph a bath robe? It's hard. Have you tried to photograph a bath robe on a toddler? It's hard to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When you try to photograph hard things, this is what happens. Blurry photos of a toddler excited about wearing something new while running through the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But, that's besides the point. The point is I made a bath robe. I think it's adorable. It's out of white terrycloth with orange cotton on the inside. Have you made a bath robe? Why are the two layers separate at the bottom? I looked at my bath robe after completing this project (that called for the two layers to be separate at the bottom) and I got curious. I didn't end up finishing that way because I felt like the two layers were hanging kind of funky together, so I ended up folding them over and top-stitching them together, but it made me wonder... why are they like that? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Pattern: Little Lounge Around by Favorite Things<br />Fabric: White Terry cloth & <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest </a>by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-7674877524028735762013-06-07T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-07T04:00:04.415-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Bibs<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bibs are such fun little projects to sew up. Not only are bibs useful, they can be fun and adorable, too! The bibs I use for my little man the most are these adorable little cowboy bandana looking things my mom made out of a wash cloth and a triangle of cotton. They're adorable and they get so many smiles and comments when I pull them out around other people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This little bib is pretty cute I think. It went together pretty smoothly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Mr. Cowboy on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs<br />Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Mr. Formal on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs<br />Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Mr. Businessman on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs<br />Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All three of the bibs above from the Little Man Bibs! pattern were really easy to sew. The directions were super clear. I altered it a little on Mr. Cowboy & Mr. Formal. I didn't wan to mess with any fusible tape, so I just pinned the two halves of the bib together and stitched it by hand. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696692784/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8402/8696692784_da405a5758_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8658445035/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8658445035_1b399b76e7_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8658443893/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/8658443893_1443e1b4b1_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The last three bibs above were done without a pattern. I used the Baby Bibs pattern to outline the edge of the bib, but that was all I took from there. Unless I was given only part of the pattern (which could be the case), I wouldn't buy this pattern. It just included the outlines of the appliques and of the bib with very little directions on how to construct or applique. It is entirely possible that I wasn't given the whole pattern to work from, but it didn't really look incomplete to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, if you'd like to make something similar, follow these easy steps:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fussy cut your applique fabric with fusible web attached to the backside. It doesn't matter really if you cut the fabric and then apply the fusible web or vice-versa. I prefer to apply a bit more fusible web to the back and then cut the fabric so that the edges are matched exactly perfect. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trace a bib outline onto a medium-weight fusible interfacing. Apply that to the wrong side of the front of your bib. Flip the pattern over and repeat for the backside of your bib.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fuse applique onto right side of bib top. Using a zig-zag stitch and matching thread, sew around the perimeter of the applique to attach it to the top of your bib. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Align the top of bib and the back of bib with wrong sides together. Baste.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Permanently attach the front and back sides of the bib together using 1/2" double-fold bias. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Make a closure for the bib using either snaps or a 2" strip of velcro. </span></li>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Baby Bibs 3 by the Little Quilt Company<br />Fabric: Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-84299173999454446512013-06-05T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-05T04:00:11.321-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby in the Hood Jacket<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you're not familiar with Anna Maria Horner, yet, you should be. She's a fabulous designer and an awesome pattern writer. I love, love, LOVE her style. Her book, Handmade Beginnings, is another book you should probably have in your library if you sew for babeis a lot. Or maybe even if you sew for babies sometimes, but really like to and want to own some awesome patterns. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695565777/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8695565777_85ce272c9b_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This little jacket is from Anna Maria Horner's book. I've made it up a few different times and it is always such an easy thing to make. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695566155/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8695566155_249e6fe834_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696687264/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8696687264_8babab4bc4.jpg" width="399" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My little guy likes it, too. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695566815/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8255/8695566815_9ba1e5a1b7_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wish instead of buttons, the closures were a zipper. It's easy enough to change, but buttons are kind of hard to do up on a little guy who is constantly running at 592 miles an hour with very little pit stops along the way. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696690292/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8696690292_c224a5e61d_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really love this jacket. It fits well. It's easy to make and the directions are crystal clear. If you haven't made one already, you should. I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Pattern: Baby-in-the-Hood from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Handmade-Beginnings-Sewing-Projects-Welcome/dp/0470497815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368213435&sr=1-1&keywords=handmade+beginnings">Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby</a> by Anna Maria Horner</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-19680596877634413682013-06-03T04:00:00.000-05:002013-06-03T04:00:06.544-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Shoes<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is there anything cuter than baby shoes? Well, probably, but baby shoes are definitely up high on the list. I made three really cute pairs of shoes for Fabri-Quilt's booth at Spring Quilt Market. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8658441793/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8658441793_184b8f6aba_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love this pair. They look so cozy!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Simplicity 2491-C</span></i> </blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696688412/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8542/8696688412_d8d5697f7e_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695568177/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8406/8695568177_f3efccf01f_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And who can't resist a pair of micro sized Mary-Janes?</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: Simplicity 2278-A</span></i> </blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8659548142/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/8659548142_0ebdc0d016_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These were fun, too. They were pretty easy to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Pattern: Simplicity 2278-C</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All three patterns were relatively simple to put together. As to be expected, things that tiny take time to make, but does it really matter when you end up with an adorable pair of tiny baby shoes in the end? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-89264043625395420452013-05-31T15:21:00.000-05:002013-05-31T15:21:00.331-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Appliqued T-Shirts<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a project added later on in the game, but oh my didn't they turn out well?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695564903/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8695564903_c2c4699452_o.jpg" width="399" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't use a pattern. I just used fusible web, ballpoint needles, and some thread to applique these little t-shirts.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695565229/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8695565229_1382f78127_o.jpg" width="399" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't you just love this little bear? I do. He's kind of pathetic looking. I imagine him saying, "Please come give me a hug. I need your love. Also, do you have a cookie? That would also make me feel a little bit happier." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8696686954/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8399/8696686954_ec3ea20b76_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: No pattern used.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-89025495556835326132013-05-29T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-29T04:00:10.643-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Dress<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695569063/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8542/8695569063_8a46a463db_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is this dress cute or what? I unfortuately don't remember what the pattern was that I followed to make it. It was pretty easy to follow, but it was very slow going . It takes (at least for me) a while to sew something with gathers and layers like this. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695567465/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8695567465_30746b2bc9_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the bloomers with it were really stinking cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Pattern: I didn't think to write it down, but I want to say it was maybe a Vogue pattern</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-74669507416138621532013-05-27T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-27T04:00:05.802-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Quick Change Pants<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8658445333/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8658445333_20f596057c_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is another of my very favorite sewing projects for baby. It's the Quick Change Pants from Anna Maria Horner's book. These pants are adorabe with the contrasting butt of the pants and the large cuffs on the legs. They're reversible, so if you get tired of one fabric being the main print, flip them inside out and you can see the opposite fabric for a while. I love the fit of these pants on my little man. They're easy, fun, and fast to sew. The instructions are well written and I just love the finished project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Pattern: Quick Change Pants from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Handmade-Beginnings-Sewing-Projects-Welcome/dp/0470497815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368213435&sr=1-1&keywords=handmade+beginnings">Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby</a> by Anna Maria Horner</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-3399285901018876872013-05-24T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-24T04:00:08.802-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Oh, Kimono!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8658444575/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8658444575_e695e71ef2_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you sew for little babies often (especially baby girls), the book Sweet Booties might be one for you to consider adding to your sewing library. I've only sewn a few things out of this book, but there are a lot of really adorable projects in it for babies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Oh, Kimono pattern was easy to follow and went together nicely. I didn't love the way the button-with-elastic-cord closure on the inside stayed closed, but it is probably better on a tiny human than on a plastic hanger. I also prefer a bigger hem on the bottom, but that would be something easy to change in the future. Other than those minor, nit-picky preferences of mine, I really liked sewing up this pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And don't you just love the elephant print? I think this might be my favorite from this line. It's so bright and happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Pattern: Oh, Kimono from<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Booties-Blankets-Bonnets-Bibs/dp/1600593151/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368213075&sr=1-1&keywords=sweet+booties"> Sweet Booties!: And Blankets, Bonnets, Bibs & More</a> by ValerieVan Arsdale Shrader</i></span></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: magenta;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Jessica </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-92084497252375823512013-05-22T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-22T04:00:00.457-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Huck Finn Pants<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695572797/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8695572797_a3a0f2c871_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've made these pants before, too. They are simple little britches to put together and look adorable in super cute just about any sort of fabric. The book shows them in a striped fabric, I've made them in flowers and rain drop prints in the past. I think this subtle blue polka dot looks pretty cute, too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in the previous post, I really like Heather Ross's book. Her patterns are so well written and are really easy to follow. I think these pants took me around an hour to make, start to finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll say it again, just to drive my point home... If you don't already own Heather Ross's book "Weekend Sewing", you should. It's a great book filled with awesome, useful patterns that real life people would actually use. It's a great book to add to your sewing library.</span><br />
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<i style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pattern: Huck Finn Pants from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Sewing-Projects-Inspired-Stitching/dp/B004Y6MWC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368211433&sr=8-1&keywords=weekend+sewing">Weekend Sewing</a> by Heather Ross</i></blockquote>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest </a>by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-80959164570652176922013-05-20T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-20T04:00:03.682-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Flowergirl Dress<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8659548726/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8659548726_8365dc7023_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love Heather Ross's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Sewing-Projects-Inspired-Stitching/dp/B004Y6MWC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368211433&sr=8-1&keywords=weekend+sewing">Weekend Sewing</a>. If you don't already own it, you should. It includes patterns for an awesome bag, baby pants, adult clothes, and this amazing dress. There's also a whole bunch of other things, too, but those are just the few projects that stick out in my mind. I love the way the projects are illustrated in this book. Sometimes hand drawn illustrations just get the point across a whole lot better than computer drawings. There's just something in the quality of a drawn line that seems to make a lot more sense to me than reading a perfect computer drawn diagram. (That's saying something, since my last "real job" was as an architectural draftsman/technician/CAD monkey/whatever you'd like to call a girl who draws architectural stuff on the computer all day.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This dress is a super simple project to sew up. It is four identical pieces for the bodice (2 for the inside, 2 for the outside), 2 straps, and 2 rectangles for the skirt. It's adorable sewn up and goes together so quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>Pattern: Flowergirl Dress from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Sewing-Projects-Inspired-Stitching/dp/B004Y6MWC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368211433&sr=8-1&keywords=weekend+sewing">Weekend Sewing</a> by Heather Ross</i></span></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-36456778267855912482013-05-17T04:00:00.000-05:002013-05-17T04:00:00.163-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - The Austin Lee Coverall & Romper<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8695571947/" title="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Spring Quilt Market Projects 2013" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8695571947_d25bd69a12_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love little boys' clothes. Yes, little girl clothes are adorable and fun to sew, but little boys' clothes just seem to be used. I like it best when things I make are going to get some love. This little romper was fairly simple to sew together. I wish I would have thought a little bit more about it because I think the alternate neckline included in the pattern probably would have been better suited for this fabric. The fabric is just a basic quilting cotton, so it's not really intended for things like this. Probably nobody is ever going to wear this little outfit, so it's just more to show off this cute monkey fabric line that Fabri-quilt is just releasing this month. Can you tell the neckline lays a little bit funny? Well, that's because clothes like this shouldn't really be made out of non-stretchy materials. They should be able to stretch over your head and then shrink back to fit your neck nicely. One other problem I had with this was snaps. I hate doing snaps. I had to pry three of the five snaps off of this and do them again because I smashed them with the hammer trying to get them in. Thank goodness for my kind husband who was willing to come to my rescue. Other than those two mistakes on my part, this pattern went together easily. It included a lot of photos to help you along the way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-823852617111702042013-05-13T04:00:00.001-05:002013-05-13T04:00:10.340-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Simple Dress<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This little dress was a breeze to sew. The binding on the inside of the neck and arm holes through me for a bit of a loop. I think if I would have understood where they were intended to go, I probably would have done them out of the same fabric as the top of the dress. That'll teach me to read the whole pattern before beginning, right? No... probably not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After I made the dress, I thought since the "pocket friend" didn't take too much extra work, I'd add that to the dress, because really, what little girl wouldn't need a little pink polka dotted monster attached to the bottom of her dress's pocket? </span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-28041314115138115192013-05-11T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-11T07:00:00.475-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market - Reversible Bucket Hat<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have long been a fan of the Oliver + S designs, but until recently had yet to stitch anything of their patterns up. For this year's spring quilt market, Fabri-Quilt let me use some of their Mystic Forest fabric to make a pair of hats to be displayed in their booth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These hats went together pretty easily and I think they're adorable. </span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pattern: <a href="http://oliverands.com/free-patterns/reversible-bucket-hat/">Reversible Bucket Hat</a> by Oliver + S</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest</a> by Fabri-Quilt</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-89321929503278559042013-05-10T16:57:00.001-05:002013-05-10T16:57:51.772-05:00Sewing for Quilt Market<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been sewing up a storm lately. Quilt Market is coming up very soon and I sometimes sew things for Fabri-Quilt for them to display in their booth to show off their latest fabric lines. This time I mostly sewed baby things from the new <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=467#categorysearch">Mystic Forest </a>fabric line they have, but I also made three quilts from the <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=419#categorysearch">Marblehead - Global Brights</a> line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if I've explicity mentioned it on here before, but I'm a fan of a lot of the work from the modern quilting aesthetic. I like the clean, crisp use of solid fabrics or minimal prints. I like the bold colors. I like the intentional wonkiness. I was really excited when Fabri-Quilt asked if I wanted to come up with a design using this fabric because it spoke to me. I came up with about two dozen different designs and sent them off. Well, instead of picking just one design for me to make, they picked three. Woohoo! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8726227395/" title="Sunset Boulevard by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Sunset Boulevard" height="720" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7388/8726227395_69b1b8bf5e_b.jpg" width="720" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The quilt above is my favorite of the three. It's titled "Sunset Boulevard". I love how it flows. I developed a strip piecing rhythm to do it, so the piecing was really fast. I think it's beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I quilted it in swirls within tiles... another of Angela Walter's quilting designs. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8726227575/" title="Sunset Boulevard on truck by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Sunset Boulevard on truck" height="720" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/8726227575_ea3e81592e_b.jpg" width="720" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I found a new favorite place to photograph quilts, too! How fun is this little orange truck? My little guy loved playing on it while I snapped away. I think the photos are cute with him running through them. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8726227621/" title="Library Stacks by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Library Stacks" height="720" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/8726227621_ffc61cc4a7_b.jpg" width="720" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The quilt above is titled "Library Stacks". It's quilted with a simple all-over meander. Nice and simple for a kind of complex-on-the-eyes piecing pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This quilt above is titled "Dresser Drawers". </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8727346970/" title="Dresser Drawers Wood Grain by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Dresser Drawers Wood Grain" height="720" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/8727346970_51eae04007_b.jpg" width="720" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I quilted it using Angela Walter's wood grain pattern. Easy to do and it looks cool, too!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8726227441/" title="2 quilts ladders by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="2 quilts ladders" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/8726227441_c7d5f8d96f_b.jpg" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you'd like to read more about these quilts, Fabri-Quilt interviewed me about them and featured them on their blog yesterday. Check over there to read about my inspiration and such for these three quilts.<a href="http://inspiredbyfabric.blogspot.com/2013/05/playing-with-marblehead.html">http://inspiredbyfabric.blogspot.com/2013/05/playing-with-marblehead.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have posts lined up about various projects I did for quilt market sewing from now until sometime in June, so be sure to check back often. I made some really cute things that I'm sure you would like to see. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-19957586477322341582013-04-30T11:17:00.001-05:002013-04-30T11:17:31.275-05:0022 Steps to a Really Easy Baby Blanket<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Twins seem to be happening so often lately. We have friends with twins who are about 4 months younger than Daniel and now Jason's step-sister just gave birth to a set of boy/girl twins a few weeks ago. Time is a little tight around our house lately, so I came up with a simple, personal project to make for the new step-niece & nephew-to-be. I made each baby a small blanket and appliqued their name onto the bottom corner of each. It was a quick project and they turned out really cute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30"x30" of white flannel for blanket top</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1: Cut backing fabric to 40"x40". </span><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Note: If you are using a directional print for the backing fabric of your blankets be aware that the direction will not be the same on all sides of the front. The top & bottom will be going in the same direction, but the sides will be going in the opposite direction. If this is going to bother you, consider using a non-directional print. </i> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2: Measure 5" from each corner of backing fabric. Cut corners off at a 45 degree angle.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3: Use your computer to print off the letters you plan to applique in the font of your choice. I picked a font that had minimal "swirlies", but still had some serifs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Using a ballpoint pen, trace an outline of the letters onto the glue side of the fusible web. No need to trace backwards, they will come out the right way when you trace with the letters going the correct direction.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4: Cut the letters out leaving a little margin around the pen marks. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5: Iron the letter fabric making sure to remove any wrinkles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6. Iron the glue side of the fusible web (with letters marked on it) to the wrong side of the letter fabric. Make sure to follow the manufacturer's directions. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7: Peel the paper backing off the fusible web. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ink from the pen is sandwiched between the glue of the fusible web and the wrong side of the letter fabric. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8:Cut the letters out with sharp scissors right along the pen line. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">9: Cut the top fabric to a 30"x30" square. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10: Use your acrylic ruler to put the letters in the right space on the top fabric. Make sure the letters are spaced how you want them, straight across, and with glue side down. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11: Following the manufacturer's instructions, iron the letters in place. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12: Set your sewing machine to a small zig-zag stitch. (You could also choose a blanket or applique stitch, but I prefer the look of the zig-zag.)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used this clear, open-toed foot to make it easier for me to see EXACTLY where my needle was going to hit the fabric. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are the settings I used to applique. Stitch width: 3.2. Stitch length: 1.4.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trace around the raw edges of each letter. I like the outside edge of the stitch to hit at EXACTLY the same edge as the fabric. I feel it helps the stitches blend into the design. Make sure you take it pretty slow, so your stitches are nice and even. When you come to a corner, stop, pivot, and start sewing again. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13: Make sure the top fabric is still square. It can stretch and shift with the applique. Trim the edges if necessary to square it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used these settings: Stitch width: 3.5. Stitch length: 2.5.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I changed my presser foot to my 1/4" foot. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15: Line up one edge of the top fabric with one edge of the back fabric, wrong sides together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The top fabric should be aligned with a straight side between the angled corners of the backing fabric. Stitch together with a 1/4" seam allowance, starting and stopping 1/4" from the corners of the top fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">16: Repeat for each of the 4 sides leaving a 6-7" opening for turning in one side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17: Press seams towards to the backing fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18: Match up two of the raw edges of the corner seams. Stitch using a 1/4" seam allowance. Clip corners. Repeat for other 3 corners. Press seams open.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">19: Turn blanket through opening. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Use a turning tool (my favorite is a metal knitting needle) to poke corners out. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20: Press the blanket so that the corners form the outer edge of the blanket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21: Topstitch about 1/8" away from the inside edge of the border. Make sure the opening that you left for turning is closed by the topstitching. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8578829132/" title="27 by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="27" height="288" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8578829132_a335d55348_o.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">22: Topstitch about 1/8" away from the outer edge of the blanket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enjoy your new blanket!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8578829124/" title="Ava by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Ava" height="288" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8578829124_56ced91341_o.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-69580135040285530292013-03-07T11:08:00.000-06:002013-03-07T11:08:29.215-06:00Craftsy!Have you discovered <a href="http://craftsy.com/">Craftsy</a> yet? I've been taking a few classes on this site lately and am learning so much. <br />
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The first class I took was Angela Walter's <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/machine-quilting-negative-space/112">Machine Quilting Negative Space</a>. Angela is a fabulous quilter who's designs really blow me away. It was awesome to spend some time just watching her quilt. I learned a few new designs and used one of them to quilt this quilt. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8534879316/" title="Just finished the quilting on this. Oooo! My shoulders are tired!!! by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Just finished the quilting on this. Oooo! My shoulders are tired!!!" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8534879316_403b967110_o.jpg" width="612" /></a><br />
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This quilt will be shown at quilt market in Fabri-Quilt's booth. I am in love with this quilt. I really don't want to give it back to them. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8534883288/" title="Close up of the quilting. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="Close up of the quilting." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8534883288_51cd3fe25c_o.jpg" width="612" /></a><br />
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You can see the quilting I did on it a little better in this photo. I used Angela's tiling method and filled them with the swirl. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8530436841/" title="My ghetto rigged large spool adapter. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><img alt="My ghetto rigged large spool adapter." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8530436841_8705cb418b_o.jpg" width="612" /></a><br />
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Angela recommends the So Fine 50 weight thread. I decided to try it on this quilt. As far as I can tell, though, it only comes in the large cones. During my trolling on pinterest, I found somebody who had shown using a coffee cup as a thread holder. I tried that, but the thread kept getting stuck and needed more of a guide. I used a few index cards and some masking tape to make a better track for the thread to follow. It worked like a charm!<br />
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I'm currently taking Leah Day's <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/free-motion-quilting-a-sampler/116">Free Motion Quilting A Sampler</a> class. When I first started experimenting with free motion quilting, <a href="http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365project.htm">Leah Day's website</a> is where I went to find ideas on what kind of designs to use. I'm not very far into this class, but I've already learned so much about how to baste a quilt using a new method for securing the backing to a table. And who would have thought to starch a quilt before basting?! That never occurred to me, but makes perfect sense! I can't wait to keep watching and see what else I learn. <br />
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Are you a fan of modern quilting? Craftsy is offering the<a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/quiltcon-lecture-series-2013/194"> lectures from QuiltCon</a> for free! <br />
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There are several mini courses you can take to test out the site. There is a block of the month available. It really is a neat way to learn new skills. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-15316208572594677662013-02-28T08:27:00.000-06:002013-03-01T15:45:01.269-06:00Snow Hike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just a little something silly and fun to maybe warm your day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We went on a hike in the woods in the snow. It was awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Remember the </span><a href="http://2hens.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-made-mei-tai-and-i-love-it-lot.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">mei tai I wrote about recentl</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">y? That's what Daniel rode in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our little man is such a ham. Look at him making a silly face there in the corner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fist bump! Little dude is awesome. Our hike was a lot of fun. The snow made it something different than our normal hike. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-77242936013216282032013-02-26T07:00:00.000-06:002013-02-26T07:00:04.483-06:00QuiltNon<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you heard about QuiltCon? It's surely awesome and I'm jealous of all my quilting friends who got to go to Austin to partake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of us from the KCMQG who didn't get to go got together to sew downtown and called it QuiltNon. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8501469412/" title="Take that #QuiltCon! We have scraps! #QuiltNon by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Take that #QuiltCon! We have scraps! #QuiltNon" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8501469412_40387a9888_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There were lots of scraps brought to share. By lots, I mean probably multiple buckets worth. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8500364389/" title="Fabric is flying! #quiltnon by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Fabric is flying! #quiltnon" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8500364389_bcfacd263b_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They may have been tossed around a little. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8500367149/" title="#quiltnon Sewing downtown with a really cool view. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="#quiltnon Sewing downtown with a really cool view." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8500367149_7177b96a9e_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's where I sewed! Nice view, huh?</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8501014295/" title="Still rockin' #quiltnon by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Still rockin' #quiltnon" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8501014295_714e96888f_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And these are some of the girls who were there with me. Thanks to Lesley for arranging it. We had fun. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-21170901622407947832013-02-24T19:24:00.001-06:002013-02-24T19:24:14.579-06:00Stay tuned...I've been thinking. Lately I have spent a great deal of time thinking about blogging. I delight in the idea of blogging with my daughter. Like Jessica, I make stuff. Lots of stuff. I am hesitant to blog because quite frankly, I lack some computer skills. But I am ready to attempt this. After all, I am the gramma hen and I have stuff to cluck about. So stayed tuned..I plan to blog in the near future.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243555987008065810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654629655917115337.post-71866229088992578192013-02-24T11:16:00.001-06:002013-02-24T11:20:59.044-06:00Rainbow Bright Quilt<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm not 100% sold on that title, but it does kind of suit this quilt. Feel like looking at some in-progress shots? I'm not finished with it yet, so you can't see a completed photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love this fabric line by Ro Gregg for Fabri-Quilt. It's called <a href="http://www.fabri-quilt.com/products/prints.asp?categoryID=419#categorysearch">Marblehead in Global Brights</a>. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8479551522/" title="Yum. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Yum." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8479551522_7a8cdab608_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I figured out how to strip piece this quilt. It went smoothly. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8480534866/" title="I'm loving it!!! First part of strip piecing finished. :) by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="I'm loving it!!! First part of strip piecing finished. :)" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8480534866_dbbc2f9525_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I cut the strips into blocks.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8489785466/" title="Blocks cut! by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Blocks cut!" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8489785466_f9e870095e_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Assembled into bigger blocks. From there I ended up making it into quadrants before finally sewing it all together. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8489803890/" title="Aren't design walls fun? by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Aren't design walls fun?" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8489803890_33487e8fc2_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't you just love it? Also, I'm in love with <a href="http://instagram.com/jesstoye">instagram </a>photos. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8490315582/" title="I might be in love. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="I might be in love." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8490315582_8d9f8549a3_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am also having a new love affair with pressing my seams open. I think this might be a permanent thing. We seem to be hitting it off. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8500937690/" title="Yes, I am in love. I dig having my seams pressed open. by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Yes, I am in love. I dig having my seams pressed open." height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8500937690_2f3293d8dc_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I took Angela Walter's <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/machine-quilting-negative-space/112">Machine Quilting Negative Space</a> class on Craftsy and learned this tile and swirls design. I'm liking it. Also loving So Fine #50 thread by Superior Threads. Angela is right, it does melt into the quilt. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewbotslaboratory/8501794508/" title="Progress. #quiltnon by The Sewbot, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Progress. #quiltnon" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8501794508_3a98896743_o.jpg" width="612" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, that's what I've been working on. How about you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jessica</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480586589078909606noreply@blogger.com0