Organic Cotton Bag

 Tote / shoulder bag made from organic cotton twill supplied by Minerva for review. The lining is 2nd hand from a quilting cotton bundle.  Pattern is Buckley Tote.

I interfaced all the fabric, except for the lining but I interfaced the top of the pockets. You don't need to interface cotton twill for totebags, but I like the structure. I added a button loop and Pigeon Wishes button from Stephen, Might use a smaller button as I rushed the sewing and the closure is very close! Could have unpicked the seam and added a few cm extra for adjusting. 

I cut the outer fabric in 2 parts with a seam allowance as the print is directional.  Also added topstitching to the edges for extra structure. I used berry red Gutermann thread.

Fallon's Christmas Blanket

Pet / baby quilt. I made a 48 by 48 quilt from 2 Benartex Christmas jelly rolls - geometric prints only. The red stripe looks like peppermints I used prewashed cotton flannel as batting for this.

No pattern needed for this as it's just jelly rolls strip pieced into 6, I chose dark light dark. Then cut at 6.5inch. 

The blue swirl is Timeless Treasures (remnant) and the backing is an old Cotton & Steel I purchased close, I only had 1 metre so I pieced it with leftover blocks and strips. 

Rail Fence Quilt

The lighting was low today, but Mr W (modelling) took me to the lake. Will try to photo again as the colours look muddy rather than gentle. I designed this pattern myself using rail fence technique, 2nd hand yardage and Moda scrap bags! The only stash fabric is the leaf print side borders as I used all the vine print. I didn't have enough of the vine print, so added corner blocks leftover from piecing! It's approx 53 x 65 inch. 

Binding is Art Gallery Fabric and the backin

g is 2 beige prints pieces together (Camelot, Benartex). 1/2 metre vines, 1/2 metre pale olive vine, 1/4 metre inner border diamonds Edyta Sitar Andover purchased 2nd hand. Moda scrap bags are slow stroll and storybook Fancy That Design House. Side borders Windham fabric. All the white jelly rolls leftover from Eunha's quilt. Cream Aurifil thread serpentine stitched seams.

Before quilting:

Nine Patch Baby/Dog

My own pattern! It came together using the teal, green, peach and yellow strips from a jellyroll, when I was ironing the strips, I sorted out the tropical colours. I managed to get it to a baby/pet quilt by adding a.border and extra white fabric. It is approx 43.5 inches by 49.5 inches. 

Yellow tile border, white with rainbow polka dot cut into strips, label, backing: Art Gallery Fabric poplin. The daisy print I purchased 2ndhand new. 

Moda jellyroll Love Lily purchased on sale, binding is the peach Moda print from the same range also on sale. I cut 2.5 inch double fold binding, I usually cut 2.25 inch but I thought wider would look cute 

Wadding: Soft & Bright polyester. Quilting: serpentine stitch in Superior Thread in cream, I use Gutermann thread for my labels. 

Wadding: Soft&Bright 

I had to cut 6 strips from white print yardage.  I cut the strips in half and strip piece into 3, for a nine patch colour coordinated checkerboard.

Patchwork Quilt

Skip to my Lou from Easy Peasy book. Prewashed cotton flannel batting.  I love the look and feel of a quilt lined in cotton flannel as batting, it's smooth and heavy like a weighted bedspread, it packs well for days out. 

Blue and white tile print, Fleur de lis. Both Gutermann fabric remnants.

Blue tiny hearts John Louden. Grey flower Moda fabric. Backing: aqua geometric tiles Camelot fabric 

Quilting: serpentine stitch each seam and criss cross on the blocks, very light grey Aurifil thread. Pattern is Skip to my Lou from Fabriccafe, from the book Easy Peasy 3 Yard Quilts (over 3 metres with double fold binding and directional prints). 

Barn Star 2 Quilt

Pet quilt 40 by 40 inches. We had to crouch for these photos as we didn't want to be photographed! 

Christmas present pet quilt for Fallon. I used a puffy wadding for this one and serpentine stitch. 

Pattern Barnstar 2 by Coriander Quilts, I've sewn Barn Star 1 and will make 3 or 4 next, I think there are 9 but not all are my style. 

Moda layer cake "Emma" (Sherri & Chelsea designer). 

White heart outlines on white tonal John Louden.

Binding: Green straws RB Studio @fleur.et.ours . Backing is Benartex, I liked the swirls but didn't realise it had squares on it, ok for backing, they look like Chinese almond biscuits. 

Wadding: Sew Easy polydown crib size

Quilting: Gutermann thread, white.

Recycled Pencil Case for Friend

My friend wanted 'Keep on Rucking' embroidery, I didn't know what that is, it's hiking or walking with weighted rucksacks! I machine stitched it in green with a leaf for outdoors, both sides.

100% cotton teatowel with crossiants on, cotton promotional tote bag, both never used. I prewashed the fabric and reused the loop and care label from the teatowel. 

Hand sewn on brass magnet. Denim and art gallery fabric tote for my friend.

Pineapple Quilt

I couldn't get one of the screws out of my bobbin plate to clean out the bobbin area, so my tension was off, it was difficult and time consuming to quilt. 

Serenity from Go Bold. The pineapple print in the boxes and the yellow lattice print were 2nd hand 1/2 metres. I used a different pineapple print for the border and doubled the width of it. It uses more than 3 yards as I tried to keep the green Art Gallery oval elements and the pineapple border directional and used a double fold binding.

Art Gallery Fabric gold symbols and green ovals. Backing is yellow polkadot Benartex. Binding is leftover sage green from Fallon's baby quilt.  Quilting Aurifil cream thread. Soft & bright wadding.